The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-25
CONFESSFS He
MURDERED AUNT
eherhaTd Says He Needed Money
to Wed Sweetheart.
ALSO INTENDED TO KILL COUSIN

Marry Her Daughter - LED Dstec
tives to . Tree Where the $500 -.
Teek From Victim Was Fcsno
Says Ne Rad Aeeompliee. wao Fie,
TO the West.
New York. July 2i-Drawn bar, ts
the scene OF his crime by a fore. D..
could not resist. August EherharI thl
self-confessed murderer OF his aunt
Mrs. Ottillie Eberhard Yicucs.
widow. whom ne lurol % q lonely Spot
in New Jersey a few days ago and slo,
10 death. was captured near PatcrS,n
y. j.. and is now prisoner in "a
HaclSensack Jail
What interested the authorities most
in the confession Eberhard made g.
them was the reason be- gave for CON
hitting the crime Ebcrhard said ua-
he was in love with a New York e-.
and that be needed money 90 marry
her. and SO. knowing that his aunt hal
$500. he plotted 90 kiu her and stel,
the money. Eherhard SAYS he also .n.
tended 10 Kill his pretty cousin Ot,lIc
Eberhard. to whom Dc was enzsgel. s..
that nothing would stand ia the vas
of his marriage 20 the New York 1ir-
The police have the name OF the 1r'
mentioned by Eberhsri. and She ull
De brought 70 Hackcnsack 90 ten vaa.
she knows OF the murderer.
HollCw-cyoi. cheeks drawn ans w. In
the look OF a hunted animal en- hI.
face. Eberhard was found lying 90 O..
lawn Of a residence Just outside c.
Paterson There vas az ugly-iorkinr
wound in his right leg. which the mu~.
derer first said had been indicted br
Italians who attacked him. bat whl.t
be afterwards confessed was inc icte.
by himself 80 as % make the police hc.
hcve he had been wounded On tn
Night his aunt was killed
An important polas in the confcssi --
was the statement by Eberhard thn.
be had an accomplice in the murl
plot He said. however. that bis accom-
plice had no hand IN the hllnc oI
Mrs Eberhard This man who W..
one OF Eberhari's friends. has ga g.
the west and the police are Ioakia.
for him. They have his name
Ebc-hard told the police thar be has
planned the murder two months al.
He wrote many letters 20 his aunt b.
his EFFORTS 90 induce her % sell hr.
home IL Germany and come @ tht.
country TO live. He even promised TIA.
he would marry her daughter Otuui
and make a comforablchone for hor
here.
Then Eberhard rCcountcd the arrival
n his aunt and his cousin Oufilil m
OF the trip 20 New Jersey and the iata
walk Up 10 the railroad tracks
binding rain storm came up Will.
they were walking up the Susquelara.
tracks. ana this aided the murderer ir
his purpose As the two unsuspec-ir
women were ploddins along ia from
of him be drew his revolver. took care
ful aim and fred. Mrs Eherhari fell
at the first shot. but % make sl-e 90
her death the assassin fred auothar
shot into her body as IL lay on a.
tracks The POOR girl believed be wa
trying 10 protect her. and even ins.s.
Cd that she did not believe her cous
had murdered her mother. She
counted for his disappearance by g.
theory that he probably was shot o..
the murderers.
When Eberhard was searched not
panny was found In his pockets. 3.
said that he had buried the money h.
stole from his aunt He led the dete.
uves 10 tree near Little Falls ar
there dug Up a bundle OF bills The
was $4,000 IN the bundle. which We
the amount that vas stolen. as a..
murderer left small amount Of none.
in the bosom Of his aunt's waist. 81 r.
TO give the impression that she ha
not been robbed.
Eberhard says that he and his ac
complete escaped from the scene O..
the crime on a westbound train 81
declares that he passed through a
bany. Troy and Buffalo into Canad
and on to Detroit and Chicago witho.
being recognized by the police Wheu
he reached Chicago he says that 81
irresistible power compelled him
return TO the scene of the crime. an
then he planned 10 wound himself an
surrender 10 the police in the belle
that he could convince them that D
had not mWdered his aunt
When Otcle Eberhard was told o.
her cousins confession she was a.
founded.