Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-01
Actress Wife Says Conway
Slew Sophia Singer.
MONEY MOTIVE OF CRIME
Declares Circus Clown Struck Heir
ess With Doorknob Billy.
CONFESSION AFTER GIRL
"Thank God" Cries William r.
Worthen When Told of Woman's
Story to Chicago Police.

CHICAGO, November 1.-Confession of
the murder of Miss Sophia G. Singer.
the Baltimore heiress who eIoped Ia
Chicago with William r. Worthen and
was killed the day before she was
to have been married, was reported by
the police to have beens obtained today
from Mrs. Lillian Beatrice Conway, who.
with Charles n. Conway. the circus
clown and high diver. was brought here
from Lima, Ohio earlier in the day.
She mas admitted knowledge of the
murder said the police official who an
nounced the confession, but says she
had little to do with it.
She says that Conway knocked the
Singer girl down with improvised billy
made of a door knob in handkerchief
and with a shoe lace a handle, with
the intention of robbing her.
Money the Motive
we thought she had more money than
she did, continued the officials account
of the woman's story; Charlie did it. All
1 did was to throw the blanket over her
when we left. / didn't think she was
dead"
She then told the officials that she would
tell the whole story, and they sent for a
stenographer.
ger girl, who has been held by the police
pending clearing the mystery, though
they accepted his story of innocence. be-
came hysterical with joy when the news
was taken to him.
Worthen Is Overjoyed.
Thank God. they have confessed" he
shouted. Now / am cleared, and my
father and her mother will be comforted
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in the brutal murder. l can go back to
Baltimore now with clean hands / knew
they did it. 1 told Mrs Conway so when
l saw her this morning. Now Conway
might we'll confess.
1t was announced that Conway would
be given an opportunity to tell his side
of the case after a copy of the woman $
way might read it.
Conway Refuses to Talk.
The Conways We're brought back to
Chicago today from Lima. Ohio, where
they We're arrested.
A cab had been provided to convey
Mrs. Conway to police headquarters.
The husband, handcuffed. was taken on
a street car. Half an hour after reach
ing Capt. Halpin's office the Conways
station. not far from the rooming house
in which the murder was committed.
Conway refused to talk, more than to
reply in monosyllables to questions
not involving the crime for which he is
held. Mrs. Conway, apparently nervous
and ill at ease, was less reticent
She jested with her captors On the
way to the police station, but their
refusal to reply and their constant
she was on the verge of hysteria when
Lieut. Michael Crotty began question
ing her.
Capt. John Ha pin, whose teleSramS
caused their arrest, sat by and watched
the woman steadily. One by one the
bloodstained objects found in the room
where Miss Singer was murdered We're
brought out and she was asked what she
knew OF each of them.
The police brought William Worthen.
Miss Singers fiance, into the room after
they had talked to the actress only a
few minutes. Worthen was told to say
nothing, but to listen.
Worthen Accuses Mrs. Conway.
Unable to stand the strain, however, in
a few minutes Worthen broke out in bit
ter denunciation of Mrs. Conway and his
voice could be heard throughout the po-
lice station as he shouted: You know
you did it You both did it. You know
YOU killed my Sophia.
The woman cried aloud and became
hysterical, shouting: It's not So It's not
so! You know you killed her yourself,''