The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-17
MYSTERIOUS MURDERER
BUFFALO POLICE RECEIVE POS TAA CARD TELLING OF GRUB.
 SOME CRIME.
Body of Six Year Old Boy That Had Been Murdered a Year Ago Was
 Found in Cess Pool.

Buffalo, N. r., Nov. 16.-Confession to at least three murders, and there are still more, is the startling dis closure contained In postal cards from modern pr Jekyll and M.. Hyde the murderer ef 6-year-old Joseph Josephs, received by the of ficial and made public here today
 The murder of the Josephs boy whose entire body in badly decom- posed fragments of which was found today in cess pool near his home in Lackawanna, N. r., after search of oyer year. is believed by the police to be but one of long series of crimes committed throughout the country by the man who, according to his own confessions, has an ire sistable mania for killing boys.
 Today's gruesome discovery was made by following the minute in structions contained in the cards.
 Young Josephs disappeared on the afternoon of October 12, 1911. It was first believed he had been drown ed. but his father, George Josephs, d prominent merchant of Lackawan- na insisted that the boy had been kidnapped and country wide search was instituted.
 ton, the unknown writer speaks of murdering a boy in Central Park New York City It read: "Wednesday night, Dec. 10. 1911, enticed Michael Riecao Kruck, a newsboy into the park opposite the entrance to the Arsenal police sta tion. strangled him and just es. capped the officers who found him. Three times have taken life, twelve times have tried and cannot help it."
 Another unsigned card dated Bos- ton Mass. Nov 4, 1912, and writ ten apparently by the same person says the writer, unfortunately had too much money that he was a man of high degree, honored and respect ed "My son. it continued, is mar ried and happy. Can l give myself up?' Shall come?"
 The first post card received was postmarked Boston. Mass, Sept II, 1912, and was addressed to Supt. Began of the Buffalo department, It read:
 T am sick Of trying to fool myself. have a homicidal mania, 1 killed Joe Josephs of LackawaHa, N. Y. I strangled him as l did others Please advertise the fact. Post it or write for the information. Come today"
 Ink smudges, make the signature illegable.
 Another card dated Boston, Mass, October 26. read:
 If you only knew the remorse in my heart on account of the murders I have committed as the result of my homicidal mania, you and George Josephs would pity me. l am writ ing this just getting over another drunk to try and forget the ones l killed, but like Banques Ghost, it will not down. l am fast going to pieces mentally and spiritually"
 The next card also from Boston, postmarked october 23, 1912, read:
 Am so sick of this business that l shall go to Buffalo next Sunday and will call you on the telephone. My brain is worse and all think of $ murder, and l love to kill. Shall kin some kid before leave here Sun day"
 The last card was dated New York, Nov. 12. 1912, and stated that the writer expected to &e in Buffalo, We'd nesday. the 18th, and would call at the police office at II a. m. 'so shall expect you to be in your office" It was signed "R. Dennison, and was the only card of the series to bear signatures. The writer did not keep the appointment. The police and federal authorities in Boston and New York have been asked to assist in the attempt to locate the murder CT.
 Handwriting experts tonight stated that the signature to the post card was R. B. Deumessore," not Den nisoB.' as originally believed The word is a combination of latin words meaning Gods reapers"