The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-18
Prize Fighter Tells Sensa-
tional Story of Life
of Crime
CONFESSION FOLLOWS
LIFE SENTENCE
w. b. Jennings, "Young Kid Carter,
Startles Boston Court Room After
Being Sentenced for
Killing Bartender

Boston, April 17.-"I killed Mildred
murders that / committed. Tint is all
have TO say. What do you think OF
thatsv
This confession was uttered from the
dock in the superior criminal court to-
day by William b. jennings, known in the
prize ring as Young KID Carter" just
after he had been found guilty of killing
William III. MACPHERSON. d bartender. on
New Years Day and had been sentenced
TO Imprisonment for life
In boastlng of the success which he had
experienced in eyadng punishment for
his deeds, the prisoner said:
1T was as late as 1910 that | beat the
cops atither own game in jackson, Mich.
My pal. Bert Smith, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree, but got out
of it. Leave 1t to me- L was mixed up
in lots of other murders. but they were
in the western part of the country, where
they have no electric chair, and / can
safely say that no man was hanged for
any of the crimes committed.
Police Blamed
II place the blame for all my troubles
with the police. When I was a little kid
they locked me up without any reason,
put me in cell and beat me. They did
it many times. IL l had been used all
right when was young ] would be all
right today"
! OF Mrs. Mildred Donovan of Revere.
who met her death New Years Eve, Jen-
nings said he invited her for a walk and
near cemetery strangled her. Her body
was found the next day.
| Il killed her because / was afraid she
would squeal about some OF my crimes -
Jennings declared.
MACPHERSON was shot by Jennings dur
ing barroorn brawl. This happened on
New Years afternoon. Macpherson said
/ Just before he died that he knew of no
reason for the shooting. Jennings him.
self gave no reason for the killing, merely
saying: ! Just had murder in my heart
I The prsst ier's declaration in the court
/ room was not made Until sentence had
been pronounced. Just as the Judge was
about TO order court dismissed. Jennings
rose in the dock and proceeded calmly
| with his confession.
In the detention room later Jennings
talked to reporters.
Tells of Murder
Il killed Mildred Donovan he said. Il
confess this to save innocent parties She
died easy. l choked her for is minutes.
| pressing both my thumbs into her mouth.
Mildred died at exactly 1855 o'clock. l
| know that because the bells in the town
clock on the square struck o'clock five
minutes after she stopped sduirming.
| After her death l was getting ready to
make my getaway. See this raincoat? |
/ bought it the next morning for dis
guise. See this blood, here and here and
here? l. 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
murder in my heart
Jennings said he was resigned to his
| fate Il am willing to take anything they
| give me, even the chair / don't fear the
chair l have played my cards in luck un-
! til today Now / played the last one.
never did days work in my life"
| District Attorney higgins of Middlesex
county, in whose jurisdiction the Donovan
murder occurred tonight said:
( Jennings confession Is not news to us.
The inquest into the death of Mrs Dono-
| van showed that Jennings was respon-
| sibe for her end. We have been waiting
| for a statement from him."
| District Attorney Higgins said late to-
night that he had warrant for the
arrest of Jennings on a charge of pre-
meditated murder for the killing of Mrs.
Donovan.