Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-08-15

receipt Tor the trunk n Ridge Btroot
was signed by Edward Unger.
II put a watch on the house at ~
Ridge street. II was learned from
the neighbors that Unger-Capt Un-
ger he was called-still lived there,
but the man named Bodies had gone
to Chicago. The FIRST real connec-
ton Of one of the men with the trunk
was made when the detectives heard
the description of Capt. Unger. II
was the same as that given by Bense.
THE men had only q short time to
wait when Capt. Unger came to the
house. He was arrested. and was
brought ut once to police headquar-
ters. He laughed heartily when &C
cused OF numbering Bodies. He said
that Bodies had gone to Chicago. and
he could bring him TO this city with
o telegram. -
ginger lived on the NTH hoor.
front, and In the room was found
abundant evidence Of butchery OF
some sort. The carpet was stained
with blood, and q hammer, saw and
knife had particles Of blood on them
near the handles. There was q great
blood stain on O sofa. Bense was
brought from Brooklyn, and positive
ly identified Capt. Unger as the man
who had brought the trunk to his
place. learned from Mrs. Siegel the
important fact that Bodies little nm
ger on the left hand was crooked.
"Unger had an iron will and more
nerve than any man I ever met under
similar circumstances.
IL placed the saw, knife and ham
mer on my table, and sent for the
captain. He gave Q careless glance
at the tools and sat down. talked
with him, not about the crime, and
at the same time kept handling the
tools. He did not say anything about
them nor did l.
THE trunk with the remains had
arrived from Baltimore. and had
them and the bloody sofa that was In
fingers room brought to police head
quarters. let the captain stay in the
dark for awhile, and then had the
trunk and sofa placed in the corridor
near his cell door.
After q while l went down to the
cells and stood in front Of fingers
door. As l said nothing, this made
him uneasy. After fifteen or twenty
minutes said:
"'Come out here, Cap. want to
see you moment
"'All right he responded.
HE stepped slowly out Of the cell,
and as he passed me, l slapped him
on the back. He turned quickly, and
there stood, pointing at the open
trunk, with It's horrible contents In
full view. Unger jumped, put his
hands over his eyes and staggered
backward. l helped him gently to the
bloody sofa. He sat down without
looking. / did not say anything, neil
Their did he. I could see him pull
himself together to face me. As he
took his hands from his eyes he saw
the blood spot on the. sofa. He jumped
to his feet, and l motioned for q de-
tective to lead him to the cell. Then
I said: Now, Cap, any time that you
wish to talk to me I win be In my
ONCE
HE gave me O glance which re-
minded me Of q beast at bay, but !
saw that his spirit was broken. 1t
was only little while when Detective
Hickey came to the once with the In
formation that Unger wanted to see
me. l fixed the bloody tools on the
table, and alongside Of them q pack
age of labels of the glass company In
Wooster street, which had been found
In his room.
"The captain looked defiant when
he came in, but 1t was only the last
blum.
"well, inspector, can't beat this
game. What do you want to known
"Who killed BohlesT I asked
quickly.
at did, he replied, and he acted
as II great load had been lifted from
his mind. Then he told the story OF
the butchery, and claimed that 1t was
done In self-defense. He was sent to
Sing Sing for twenty years. He told
me that Bodies was looking over his
shoulder all the time. and the spectre
made him insane q short time after
he ruaa taken to Sing SinR.r