The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-01
Fiance of Murdered Young Wo-
man Is 0verjoyed at News
of the Confession
CONWAY HIMSELF is SILENT

Chicago Nov. l.~-Chas. Conway and
wife. vaudeville performers arrested at
/ Lima, Ohio. in connection with the
murder of Sophia Singer. in Chicago.
arrived here today Conway refused
10 talk, more than to reply in mono
| syllables to questions not involving the
crime for which he is held. Mrs Con
way is apparently nervous and i'll at
ease and from he- the police are said
to expect the first break. The prison
ers are being held at the stanton Ave-
nue. station. Blood stained articles
found in the room where the crime
was committed were brought out, one
by one. and Mrs Conway was asked
what she knew about them
william Worthen the Singer girls
fiancee, was brought into the inquisi-
torial chamber He WIS told to say
nothing but 10 listen to the story Mrs
Conway was telling. He was unable
TO stand the strain. however and in a
few minutes Worthen broke out I'm a
bitter denunciation of the Conway
woman. He shouted:
You know you aid It, You both did
it, You know you killed my Sophia.
'rhe woman cried aloud and became
hysterical, shouting wildly:
It's not so you know you killed her
yourself"
This continued for several minutes.
the police interfering to advise the two
to tell the truth. Then all became
quiet and detective came out fer cof-
fee for Mrs. Conway, who had become
faint.
Murdered Girl for Her Money.
Later it was reported the police had
obtained a confession from Mrs Con-
way.
"She owned up to the murder" said
the police official who announced the
confession. but says she had little to
do with it. She says Conway knock
ed the Singer girl down with a billy
made from a door knob. i'm a handker-
chief and with a shoe lace as a ham
die, with the intention of rubbing the
heiress-
I'VE thought she had more money
than she did" continued the officials
account of the woman's story. Char
lie did il. All l did was to throw a
blanket over her when we left. l didn't
think she was dead"
She then told the officials. they an
nounced that she would tell the whole
story. and they sent for a stenosraph-
er.
William worthen, the fiancee OF the
Singer girl became hysterical with joy
when the news of the alleged confess
sion was taken to him.
THANK God they confessed" he
shouted. "Now that / have conquered,
my father and mother will be comfort
ed. l knew they did IT,"
Pleads For Forgiveness.
Conway the womans husband.
paced back and forth without nnowl-
edge of the accusation being made
against him by his wife. The door
opened and he could hear the screams
of Mrs. Conway who had become hys-
terical over the fact that the polio had
wrung from her an admission that
placed their lives in JEOPARDY. She
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killing, because of her weakened con-
dition
Another dramatic scene came wher
Worthen was brought before her
again. Tears streamed from the faces
of both and for. time neither could
speak. Then the woman begcn to cry
for mercy and forgiveness. With out
stretched arms she sobbed:
20 please forgive me--forgive him.
win. Kiss me and tell me Won for
give us. He didn't mean to kill her
win. honest he didn't"
Worthen extended his hand and she
covered II with kisses. Then she was
taken to a cell for rest.
Taken in Charge Yesterday
Lima, Ohio. Nov. 1.-Two detectives
from Chicago who arrived here yester-
day took charge of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Conway. vaudeville actors. who were
arrested here in connection with the
murder of Sophia G. Singer in Chi
cago rooming house Monday night, de-