Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-24
BOASTS IN COURT
Of MANY MURDERS
Jennings Makes Confession after
Being Sentenced to Life
Imprisonment.
BLAM mes TROUBLES ON POLICE
Killed Mildred Donovan New
Years Eve--Declares No One
Was Ever Hung for
His Grimes.
BLAME TROUBLES ON POLICE

Boston, April I7.-"f Killed Mildred Dom
ovan. That was only one of many MUIR
ders that ] committed That is all have
to say. What 10 You think Of that"
This confession was uttered from the
doclt in the superior criminal court to-
day by William T.. jennings. known in
the prize ring as Young Kid Carter"
just after he had been found guilty Of
killing WIN. n. MACPHERSON, a bartender,
on Now Years day and had been sem
fenced to life Imprisonment.
In b~oasting of the success which ne had
experienced in ovading punishment for his
decide, the prisoner said:
at was late in 1910 that I beat tho cops
at their own game I'm jackson, Mich
My pal, Bert Smith. was found guilty Of
murder IN the second doGlcc, bu. | got
out Of it. Leave it to me. | was mixed
up in lots of other murders, hut they were
where they have no electric chair and |
can safely say that no man WAS hung
for any of the crimes ] committed,
II place the blame for all my troubles
with the police. When was a little kid
they locked me up many times without
any reason, put mo in a cell ana beat me-.
If | had been used all right when | was
young | would he all right to-day"
FEARED WOMAN WOULD TELL.
Mrs. Mildred Donovan Of Revere.
whom Jennings described in a state
mcnt made after court adjourned as
"A pal who would do anything for
me- met her death on New Years
eve. Jennings said to-day that he in
Nited her for a walk and. near Il
cemetery, in Maiden, stranGled her.
Her body was found there the next
day. Il killed her because ] was
afraid she would squcal about some
of my crimes Jennings declared.
MACPHERSON was shot by Jennings
during a barroom brawl in a south
end saloon in which the former was
bartender. This happened on New
Years afternoon. MACPHERSON died
a 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.
1he prisoners declaration in the
court room was not made until sem
tenc" had been pronounced, although
he had been given the usual oppor-
tunity 20 speak at that time. Just as
the judge was about to order court
dismissed, Jennings arose in the dock
ana proceeded calmly with his con-
f~ession. In the detention room he
talked to reporters.
81 killed Mildred Donovan he said. Il
confess this to save any innocent parties.
She died easy. ! choked her for IS min
utcs, pressing both my thumbs into her
mouth. Mildred died at exactly 7:55
o'clock. | know that, because the bells
In the town clock on the square struck
eight O'Clock five minutes after She
stopped squirming.
POINTS OUT BLOOD on COAT.
"After her death was getting ready
to make my getaway, See this rain coat?
| bought it the next morning for a dis
guise. See this blood here, and here and
here? | had this coat on when l shot
Macpherson. That IS MacPhcrson's
blood. ] was just about ready to get out
Of town when ! shot him. But there was
murder in my heart
District Attorney Higgins Of Middlesex
county in whose jurisdiction the Dono-
van murder occurred tonight said; "Jen-
ning'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
statement from him."
District Attorney Higgins said late
tonight that he had Il warrant for the
arrest of Jennings on a charge of
premodltated murder for the killing of
Mrs. Donovan.
When this fact was communicated to