New-York tribune., 1912-02-29
WIDOW ROBBED, BEATEN
Neuro HaIIboy ConfeSSeS he
Then Turned on 16 Gas JetS'
TOOK MONEY TO PLAY CRAPS
Gas Odor Brings Help to Woman
Who May Recover-Pollce
Quickly Trace Criminal

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Having beaten and left for dead Mrs.
Johanna Hueoenor. Of so. 2iil Seventh
..r.,,e Tuesday night. turning on sixteen
, cas- lets in her apartment TO make sure Of
his work Frank 9. Copper. a negro na'I-
hoy returned yesterday morning ana ''"'
ry started Ia work as though ne h"'N
norniug Of his crime Of IN" nisht n'I"'
IIa affected entire surprise when told MIS.
Uuebcnor had been found i'm a dNins '""-
rffior i'm her bathroom. hut after w"
hours. griIIirc 10y the police b" JUST 80
,crrrr made "a complete confession
4 In IN, afternoon Copper was arraiened IN
. r.rr.,,, court on an affidavit charging him
with assault and robbery Magistrate hro-
..r held him i'm $500 hail for eNamlnat""
ON March s.
/ % ouit work AS usual at 7i5 TUESDAY
rig.f" conner said Yesterday. Wll'lhsF
telling his story over again as h" was
/ being taken iu the subway down 10 n'""
ouarfcrs 81 like tu shoot craps. thaI
what made mo do IL. ! know where '''''
is % good game every night down IN us,
street. near Eighth avenue was I"S'
.raz, 10 get INTO that game last night "u'
! did not have q cent
Il know Mrs Hucbouor had money. Sh"
/ had "a line apartment. and was always II"-
/ rr.I The temptation kept coming 10 mn"
to go and rob her ! kept lighting II OH.
lrr that crap game kept coming into my
mind When was through work couIdn
resist amy longer went up aud rang
her n.U ~Hp opened the door Sn" was
fr her ri2ut2unu I jumped against h"r
and knocked uol down. When sn" began
I'm scream ,uokod ror uu She didn Z
make amy more noise.
.Tnou dragged ncr body into th" battle
room went into Uor bedroom and ON
r.o Nur.sm found nog purse and took som"
NONE. au, of .r S6.. D think. There T"r"
tuo So gold pieces. Tho" J turned ON '''
Gin. ..-. Inn r., rooms and went out Tn"
door ..I spring lock- and ! pulled I'
shut
AFT. CHAT wont 'o % saloon and
changed r.. gold none. f"r paper and
f.,r won't .u -,r woman friend """r" J
u-.. ra live and made .or. a ur"-eu' "i
8. 300 w.ou went down "a" ''st street
..u PLAYED craps uu o'clock
.E,.. .. -..G when asked II .a at' u"'
....... r..r '.. laa naaH probably Bin
r., woman y Thought .t would. 7 az
..-, m..-.' f would ra back about -
u...... ara r.n .r off. ulr d.ant-'alt
... a.#. u.. 20. good.
oacr Of Gas Leads to Discovery.
r.. .... of a.. .s.au.u- from Mrs
.f........ ....s .,.r ... ro r.. discovery
.s '.. ,... .u,. T..-.a. u.-.r Dr. vas
noticed .. H.- charles H,..r.f. N.1 lives
..... -.. us.... OH. superintendent "t
r.. .r. i., .aU.. Sir. Charles h".-
dur nH. ugr. '.n a..-. ar. lives There"
T.-.'... t.se u.uh, .u.a w.d." open.
.r. u. .r. escape and 'u'.r,. t.. sH#
allied r..u. THE. ..nE E... H....a.r
..... ....r...a.. .n r..l ~ blood .n '.o
N.,.... ..m. s..-. 0.",. .aa H.a-s.d ...
... .... $50. af ur.' reported .. some
.r. a. . .....I.. ..' 70. -..u a- a.'..GN.
from '.. West ...,H e'r.~' station arrived
H.. declared ~ Was m..l.. aa Mr..
H....... $500. M...Ht them r" Ha dead
r. ,.mr..u OF $50 --} seventh
a.,... r.. called .n detected signs of
.r. .r. .t... .....a hours w".a brought
.. patient back Zoo ,nH..lu.sn,-s for "a
l.n moments
I.r .... mI aa. .aa Dee" broken and
.aa a.. u....I about r.. h.E. from '..
...... H..una Copper -aH. .,. H" told
t., ..... that ., used ..Iy ... hands bat
l.u ,.f. uu H,r bead Oh. physician said
..r. blunt Instrument had been us.i
uHIn- 0.r nr.' brief period ". conscious
r... -.. rurH tH. police 'ur.u-H 900 inter-
.r,..r rrr .h, speaks only German THAT
"a Negro had assaulted Io. Then sh"
ur..J again into un.uuer.uu-..s-
With This s.aut Glow tine rnN.. went in
work. w.,. eliminated r." u.-ut N5IInoE.
Hawkins. and then started out 'o look for
Copper r., dav hos. Hawkins .sH copper
had borrowed quarter from him when no
came 90 work
Tile police wont 20 am address copper
gave ai tH, apartment house a- his home
They found hr had moved from that piar.
Ir had been there that evening however.
"a woman said and gave her 81 81. This
struck Detectives Frank Hawkins. William
Randolph. John Morr,U and Ac'iuE Dap-
tain Tguucu. vino w,T. working uu the
mystery. as strangely sudden stat" of
anu,u.o for one who borrowed a quarter
only few hours before They learned
also mis- correct address, 50. Il West 9'lh
street. hut failed 10 nud him home. H,
had been 30. !, was said. but had Eon" out
Negro Returns 10 work as usual
This was as far as the detectives w'l'
able To- get until yesterday morning when,
at his usual hour. O'clock copper entered
the house uucoucrucdly to so TO work iio
profa-z,d surprise atenndIng the detectives
there and denied knowing that anything
had gone wrong in Mrs. Hucbonor's apart
mrnts
How much money have ynu got In your
uorEctso' said Detective Hawkins, sud
denly.
Fifteen dollar. about Copper said,
starting To feel IN hts pockets, bat the do
tcctiyc- seized his hands. 81 got letter
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