The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-18
CONVICTED OF ONE
MURDER ADMITS
ANOTHER
"Young Kid Carter" Says He
Strang'ed Mildred Donovan
BRAGS OF MANY GRIMES
Prize Fighter Says He Killed Woman
Because She Knew Too Much
of His Crimes.

Boston, April >1S.-T killed
Mildred Donovan. That was on
ly one of many murders that /
committed. That is all | have to say.
What do you think of that?" This
confession was uttered from the dock
in the superior criminal court yester-
day by William b. Jennings, known in
the prize ring as Young Kid Carter"
Just after he had been found guilty of
killing William H. MACPHERSON, bar
tender, on New-year's day and had
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
life.
In Boosting of the success which he
had experienced in evading punish
ment for his deeds the prisoner said;
1T was as late as 1910 that | beat the
cops at their own game in Jackson,
Mich. My pal, Bert Smith, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree,
but got out of it, Leave it to me.
was mixed up in lots of other murders
but they were in the western part of
the country, where they have no cleo
tric chairs, and | can safely say that
no man was hung for any of the
crimes committed. | place the
blame for all my troubles with the po-
lice. When | was a little kid they
locked me up without any reason, put
me in cell and beat me. They did
it many times If had been used all
right when | was young would be all
right today"
Mrs. Mildred Donovan of Revere,
whom Jennings described in a state
ment made after court adjourned as
"a pal who would do anything for me"
met her death on New-year's eve. Jen-
nings said yesterday that he invited
Tor for a walk and near Holy Cross
oe~il cry in the Linden section OF
VI lden strangled her Her body was
f3,nd there the next day. Il killed
he. Der Fuse / was afraid she would
r, cal about some of my crimes"
Jt ngs declared.
MACPHERSON was shot by Jennings
during a barroom brawl in South
end saloon in which the former was
bartender This happened on New
years afternoon. MACPHERSON died
few days later, after saying he
knew of no reason for the shooting
Jennings himself gave no reason in
his statement Il just had murder in
my heart" he said.
The prisoners declaration in the
court room was not made until SEN
tence had been pronounced, although
he had been given the usual opportu-
nj 30 ot
the judge was about to order court
dismissed, Jennings arose in the
dock and proceeded calmly with his
confession. AS he sat down after the
brief statement he looked around APP
parently to see how his declaration
had been taken by those in the room,
and a moment later was led out by
the court officers to be removed to the
state-prison. In the detention room
he talked to reporters.
Il killed Mildred Donovan" he saiN
81 confess this to save any innocent
parties. She died easy. | choked her
for Is minutes, pressing both my
thumbs into her mouth. Mildred died
at exactly 1855 o'clock. / know that
because the bells in the town clock
on the square struck s o'clock five
minutes after she stopped squirming.
After her death l was getting
ready to make my getaway. See this
raincoat? bought it the next morn
ing for disguise. See this blood.
here and here and here? | had this
coat on when | shot MACPHERSON.
That is MacPherson's blood. | was
just about ready to get out OF town
when | shot him. But there was MUIR
der in my heart" Jennings said that
he was resigned to his fate. 81 am will
ing to take anything they give me-.
even the chair. | do not fear the
chair. | have played my cards in luck
until today. Now | played the last
one. / never did a days work in my
life"
District Attorney Higgins Of Middle
sex county, in whose Jurisdiction the
Donovan murder occurred, said last
night: "Jennings's confession is not
news to us. The inquest into the
death Of Mrs. Donovan showed that
Jennings was responsible for her end.
We have been waiting for a state
ment from him"