The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-03
confesscs to tho Crime and Uses tho
coward's Defence That Ne Was
Afraid She Would
Hurt Him.
TOLD TUE REPORTERS
After Collecting $3.50 for Tobacoo
and Cigars, Murderer Calmly
Relates HE Version Of the
Assassination.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-Charles Conway !
this evening confessed that he struck
Miss Sophia Singer, the Baltimore
heiress, knocked her senseless with
cloth-covered doorknob stuffed tow
Ell In her mouth and bound her,
His confession was not made until
he was confronted with the statement
OF Beatrice Ryall-C Conway, his actress
wife, He smiled as he told Captain
Max Nootbar and the other officers
present Of the killing, and then asked
that the newspaper men outside the
captains Office be admitted and that
he be allowed to tell them the story
himself.
Conway's confession came after a
third degree examination that lasted
the entire afternoon. The questioning
was pressed by fifty-tvo hours of
silent treatment during which time
Il Conway was alone in his cell, where
none Of the guards or officers was al
lowed to speak to him, and where a
large clock ticked off the seconds
slowly and loudly.
\ He was deflantly sullen at first, re-
fusing to admit any part of the muir
der. His denials sometimes were
spoken with sneer, and at other
times he calmly answered, We'll, ii
that's what you've been told, believe
lit IL you wish; know nothing about
q IT.
a His composure was not broken
when his woman companion was
brought into the room. Shn Mas seat
ed facing him, and at a word from
. Captain Nootbar, repeated the sub
stance of her confession of yesterda,
in which she said that Conway killed
the Singer woman. When she hao
finished she stepped over and kissed
! Conway He smiled and patted hel
arm
II did my best, Con, she said, Du1
I had to tell
WELL said Conway, his smile re
: naming, you've got me. I'll tell yo,
l about IT.
4 After he had finished long recita
Q of the details Of the crime, William R
4 Warthen was brought into the room
a Warthen still showed visible signs o
9 the anguish he has suffered since tn,
K killing of the woman he said he wa,
i going to marry.
Conway arose and offered his hand
9 Warthen glared at the prisoner ant
y pushed his own hands deep into hi
Q pockets.
n You won't feel that way Bill. whel
II you know all the facts said Conway
l. Warthen turned and went out Of tn
y room where he broke down and wept
It Conway appeared not to hear hi
S sobs through the door and asked Car
tain Nootbar II he might talk to tn
g. newspapermen The reporters wer
v ushered in.
e Now, gentlemen said Conwa
v cheerfully, first want to see
e you're good sports. | need some t.
q bacco and cigars. You can all chip i
II if you want to-
a The collection from the reporter
n totaled $1.sc Conway pocketed tn
Z money and then said, Now I'll al
a swer anything You want to ask me.
4. In answer to the questions the col
!. fessed slayer told his story.
a 81 killed her in self defense h
! said. ''The trouble that led to
:. started when Sophia came into tn
: room where my wife and / were 81
ting. She kept her hand behind he
J. back. She asked Beatrice to com
- - with her, that she wanted to stal
= right away ON an immoral life, 9
~ she had threatened to do before, an
AZ get some money because we all nee'
ed it.
le .sI told her to go ahead if she wan
Up ed to. but that my girl would not q
d, That made her rngry and when ST
ne pulled her hand from behind her sa
ct she had a razor / remembered th'
sy she had cut Warthen on the should'
IT. not long ago, and didn't hesitate
re hit her on the head with the doc
sh knob
RS, did YOU take her money! one
nj the reporters asked.
lat mo" replied Conway. "She gave
m. Ito us. Yes, and the clothes, too
so "Why did you stuff cloth dow
by her throat?'
.at For few seconds Conway appear'
ra of q loss for an answer Then
said that he was afraid he wou
- scream and attract some OF the pc