Evening star., 1912-11-03
ADMITS KILLING HER
Conway Says Baltimore Girl
Tempted His Wife.
MAKES SELF-DEFENSEP PLEA
Real Name of Chicago Murderer Is
Charles N. Kramer.
HE EXONERATES THE WOMAN
Circus Clown Breaks Down in Singer
Case in Chicago After SO Hours
''Silent Treatment"
MAKES SELF-DEFENSE PLEA
HE EXONERATES THE WOMAN

thlrty-siN hours Silent treatment"
Charles n. Kramer confessed this after
noon he killed Sophia Singer, the Balti-
more heiress. found murdered here Mon
day night. Kramer, whose stage name
is Conway, added a new feature to the
statement made yesterday by his wife,
Beatrice Ryall-kramer, known on the
variety stage as the "Burlesque Queen"
He said that he knocked Miss Singer down
in self-defense when she attacked him
with razor, after he had rebuked her
for making he said, suggestion to Mrs.
Kramer to go out and meet some men.
Kramer exonerated his wife from all
blame in connection with the crime.
Proposed They Meet Men.
''She wanted my wife to sell herself
She proposed that they meet two strange
men," Kramer said. Il resented this and
rebuked Miss Singer. We had some
words and then she attempted to strike
me with a door knob. l wrested this
from her and then she picked UP a razor
from my dresser and rushed at ne. l
struck her with the door knob. She II
on the floor and the razor dropped from
her grasp. My wife had no hand what
ever in the assault. She had left the room
before the assault occurred. I did not
think that Miss Singer was seriously
hurt and SO 1 bound and gagged her to
prevent her making an outcry. In this
acted alone Also"
Kramer. the former clown, high diver
and circus acrobat, paced his cell all
night begging for word from the turn
keys, who refused to vouchsafe him a
syllable.
Heard Wife's 0utcries.
He heard his wife's outcries as she
made her confession yesterday, but could
get no information as to their cause or
what she said.
Today Capt. Nootbaar began a system
attic passing of Kramer's cell. occasion
ally saying, well, do you want to see
me?'
Finally, Kramer broke into tears and
begged to be allowed to tell his story.
First he pleaded to see his wife. It was
not allowed. 5a-- -.
Don't send me back to that black
| cell, he cried. "Ill tell it all"
Kramer's story differed from his wife
| only in the detail that he claimed sell
| defense in Justification.
Took $35 and Clothing.
He said that he never meant to kill
| Mis- Singer, and that he bound and gag
ged her to prevent her making an out
| cry He said that he took $35 from Miss
| Singers purse, and two suits Of clothes
| belonging to w. r. Worthen. Miss
| Singers fiance, because he was penniless
! and was shabbily clad. He and his wife
| fled through the alley. he said. hoping to
get away before Miss Singer revived. pc
| heving that she would not want to come
! into publicity by prosecuting them.
Ran Away to Join Circus.
The man told his life history from the
| time he ran away from his home to join
| a circus. He said that he had been
convicted Of horse stealing and that he
| had served eighteen months sentence in
| a reformatory.
| Kramer, after promising to TELL was
! confronted by his wife. He demanded
to hear from her own lips that she Lao
confessed to what she knew. ne woman
was brought before him weeping Ineh
/ he ended his resistance.
| Yes. / did it, he said. Il Killed
| Sophia Singer"
Conway then told the manner OF his
| flight from the Indiana avenue boarding
house.
Read Of Victims Death.
| He said he did not hear OF his victim
death until Tuesday morning, when ne
Tread about it in a newspaper. Conway
said the assault upon Miss Singer oc-
CURED between and $50 in the evening
His wife had said is was at II o'clock
| He said they packed suit cases before
leaving the rooming house.
Il am not convicted yet. and what's
more. l won't be-" ne declared. assuming
a defiant attitude as he was led away to
! his cell.
| Kramer said he was born at st. Marys.
/ Ohio March g 1886. The inquest on the
BODY of his victim will be resumed on
Monday.
charged with murder. Worthen is de-
tanned as a witness.