Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-05-18

Fatrolman Quinlan took him to
the police station without further
delay and he was searched and lock-
cd up in cell on a charge of mur-
der. When Yes first appeared at the
police station this morning to tell
Sergeant Mulligan about the body,
he laid a hirty-two-calibre revolver
ON the desk and said that 1t was the
weapon he had used. It contained
Ave cartridges, three of which had
been exploded.
Prosecutor Notified.
As soon as Patrolman Quinlan
made his report Chief Burke notified
Prosecutor Booraem and Coroner
Ferd Garretson County Detective
Frank Hoffman was at Manrer when
the murder was reported to him and
reached the police station shortly
after o'clock. While the coroner
went after the body Detective Hoff-
man interviewed Yes, and made ar
rangements to have photographer
take views Of the place where it was
found. County Physician Suydam
WAS also notified and will come to
this city tomorrow morning to per-
form an autopsy on the body. which
ls at Mr.. Garretson's morgue in High
street.
Statement Of the Coroner.
Coroner Garretson says that the
body was lying in a clump of bushes
between 500 and 400 yards directly
east Of St. Mary's Roman Catholic
cemetery and about 200 yards from
the northerly end Of Penn street. He
says that when he reached the place
this morning there was q mob of ex-
cited people there, all of whom we're
very much excited over the case.
The woman was lying face down
ward with her apron and shawl
grasped tightly in her hands, which
were pressed against her face. Mr..
Garretson says that one bullet had
entered her abdomen on the left
side, just below the navel, and that
the other went into the back of her
head near the base of the brain. Mr..
Garretson thinks that the murderer
first shot the woman In the abdomen
and as she fell forward he shot her
again. The coroner says that the
woman was in delicate state of
health. 1t was apparent that the
slayer had held the weapon close to
his victim when he fred, as there
we're burns on her garments.
Hearing Tomorrow Morning.
Recorder Pickersgill said he
would give the prisoner hearing
tomorrow morning after he had
questioned him in his cell. Yes told
the recorder IN tho presence Of wit
nesses that he had married the wom-
an about year ago and that he be-
lieved she had been untrue to him.
Although the recorder told him that
anything he said might be used
against him later, he did not hold
back any information and seemed
perfectly willing to make clear
confession. He said that his wife
had left him three times since De-
cember, the last time being the first
part of this month. He said that
she was about thirty-three years old
and had been working In the cigar
factory for about six months He
said that he had recently been work.
ing In a brickyard near Newburg-on-
Hudson and had been in this city
for the past two days He was
boarding with man in Huntington
street and yesterday morning he
went to see his wife, who lived on
"the hill" The hill. the police say,
is little settlement between the
Catholic cemetery and the railroad.
Conversation between Couple.
He said that his wife boarded
with John Budna there, and that
when he saw her yesterday morning
he asked her IL she wanted him any
more and that she said NO. II Is
then believed that the man. feeling
that HIS wife had been unfaithful
and in view of the fact that she said
she did not like him any more, de-
cided to kin her. Just how he got
her to the spot where she was found
the recorder was unable to learn,
and he states that the prisoner SEEM
ed little confused on this point.
After the recorder had finished qnes-
tioning him. Yes sat on the cot In his
cell with his head In his hands and
seemed to fully realize what he had
done When questioned By Detec-
fiYe Hoffman Yes said, in speaking
tContlnued On page