The Detroit times., 1908-04-02

can't even remember what Il was-1
tied her feet. Isthink II was strap
from some place.
Q--That isr light. that Is what was
found on her, a strap. What did you
hit her witht
A~-My hst and then took her In
QThis all happened out In the
Kitchen by the sink.
~ Yes sir, didn't carry her.
the bedroom and laid her down. and
put pillow under her head. I couldn't
lit her on TO the bed I tried. laid
NOT groan like. just I don't know. I
oan't--it wasn't groan.
M Q-Kind OF groang
o d--xssI SIR
Robbery Follows Murder.
Al takes--I was afraid somebody
would overhear you know, and takes
my handkerchief out OF my pocket and
puts Ii IN her mouth never gagged
her. I think I Just put the handker-
chief In her mouth. just kind Of pressed
rousd hs nsy e k Pe. n'a os aayt annE
just TO keep the noise from somebody
you know. Then goes out and goes
Into the little room. there where she
rot the stamp you know. and smpties
lifts the hox, cigar box. that Is the
nrzt thing come TO there. Now
Q--Where was the purse?
A--The purse was hanging just In
back or the thing on the wall like.
there and the purse was hanging right
on there on a nail.
The purse was exhibited and Bowin
sSwsd how sr. ne took ~, the mon money .s out
He got one dollar bill. He dumped a
LOT OF nickels out OF thee igar box into
4 hln pockets. And then
AZ took the KEYS on Mother weIch's
stand and locked her door. her door
81 and the other woman--
O. Locked the bedroom door,
locked her ins
Ayes. sir. locked her In and then
went e. the other door; wen 7 didn't
& itself X took the keys, i don't know
2 WnuT r nouH with tine keys. rec1use
LETT them there some place. ! don't
3 know where 1 put them though.
y left them there some place.
Q--Go on.
A--Wril. then came out came out
toll shut all the doors after me and
o~-wais minute you had to bet
The earrings out OF her ears.
Yes. took the earrings out OF
Howin later said he unscrewed them
and took them out. Returning 10 the
she was all blood the pillow was
A--Thsre was . little 81, o. blood.
Wfth her for five or ten minutes after
E II wing her on that--but there was no
blood then. not TO that extent
Q---When you FIRST struck her you
put your arm around her neck?
q " Yea. sir.
Q--you put the light out9
Ayes. sir.
QThen you struck herr
X Ayes. cir.
~ Q---kfow many times did you hit
\ a VA About twice. guess. sin't sure
IS o---shr fell TO the. floor when you
X Sal NO. sir. I never kicked her. re-
3 member positive that ! never raised
6--To1 dldnt strike her with any
m X---So. air. there was no instrument
NIL struck her with was my hand. my
~ several pages of the confession are
1rvoted 20 the disposition of the dia-
Uond earrings by Bowin In Buffalo and
~ movements IN the DAYS Immediately
5ollowfnn the crime Bowin made a
* humorous reference 10 the appealing
letter he sent to Alice smith from Buff
f Iaio. dating II Toronto.
e Q-~That was on the fourth
A~~And makes an awful spiel In
4 <h4<-~oh.. it's awful. Did you read IT.
o-Qes ! read the letter.
t 4--,Ain't n a shame.
--Well never mind.
A--Anyway goes right to the
washington hotel the New Washing
0-~Change your ciothesr
f # mo changed right In the store.
n Following ~ that part OF the CON
lpesioh bearing on the motiye~of the
d Now. Percy. want you TO tell
me how you came ia do this. the mo.
Tive. what your motive was. Tell me
Al hat your motive wsS for doing this
+ 11b and how you came to do IL?
Motive OF the Crime.
A--Well. the only motive had was
fnis Marie Hall. VIII she spent a 10.
~ money over me during last wee6
That know. from Two weeks or 50
y whatever II was. from Christmas and
+ fhorpht she was pretty good to INC,
pretty good girl. like girls didns
Nave no great love fol the girl but 4
(. VAS Just because she was easy with
* Her money showed me- a good time
HAT "A why wanted tc stick 20 her.
o--Yop didn't want 10 lose her
Yes. and / needed shoes and clothes
1t every fhins. and was going far
s Ycs. know yer we're getting
MI pretty well down.
+ Whcn thought The matter over.
ldn'< know nothihS about Motner
Ifh bad any nobt1 or anything a