The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-18
CONFESSES To MANY
MURDERS IN THE DOCK
"Young Kid Carter Makes
Startling Announcement Af-
ter Being Sentenced.
BOASTS OF HIS GRIMES
Blames the Police for His
Downward Course; Sensa-
ton in Boston Court.

BOSTON, April 17-"I killed Mil
dred Donovan. That was only one of
many murders that l committed. That
is all have to- say. What do you
think of that9"
This confession was uttered from
the dock in the superior criminal court
today by William B. Jennings, known
in the prize ring as "Young Kid Car
ter" just after he had been found
guilty of killing William i. MacPher-
son, bartender on New Years day,
and had been sentenced TO imprison-
ment for life.
In boasting Of the success which he
had experienced in evading punishment
for his deeds, the prisoner said:
'It was as late as 1910 that [ beat
the cops at their own game in Jackson,
Mich. Ny pal, Bert Smith, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree,
but I got out Of it. Leave it to me.
I was mixed up in lots Of other mur-
ders, but they were in the western
part of the country, where they have
no electric chair, and I can safely say
that no man was hanged for any Of
the crimes I committed.
Blame the Police.
~ place the blame for all my troubles
with the police. When I was little
kid they locked me up without any rea-
son, put me in a cell and beat me. They
did it many times. II l had been used
all right when I was young, l would be
all right today"
OF Mrs. Mildred Donovan Of Revere,
who met her death New Years eve,
Jennings said he invited her for walk,
and near Holy Cross cemetery, in Nal
den, straneled her. Her body was found
the next day.
~ killed her because I was afraid
she would squeal about some of my
crimes,' Jennings declared.
Macpherson was shot by Jennings in
barroom brawl in a south end sa-
loon. This happened on New Years
afternoon. MACPHERSON said Just be-
fore he died that he knew Of no reason
for the shooting. Jennings himself gave
no reason for the killing, merely say
ing;
''I Just had murder in my heart"
Startling Confession.
The prisoner declaration in the
courtroom was not made until sentence
had been pronounced. Just as the
Judge was about to order court dis
missed, Jennings rose in the dock and
proceeded calmly with his confession
In the detention room later, Jen-
nings talked to reporters.
"I killed Mildred Donovan,n he
said. "I confess this to save innocent
parties. She died easy. I choked her
for eighteen minutes, pressing both my
thumbs into her mouth. Mildred died
at exactly 1865 O'Clock. / know that,
because the bells in the town clock on
the square struck 8 o'clock five minutes
after she stopped squirming. After her
death ! was getting ready to make my
getaway. See this raincoat-I bought
it the next morning for disguise. See
this blood here and here and herel I
had this coat on when [ shot MacPher.
son. That is Macpherson IS blood. 1
was just about ready to get out Of town
when I shot him. But there was mur.
der in my heart"
Jennings said he was resigned to his
fate. 81 am willing 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. I never did days work in
my life"
District Attorney Higgins Of Middle
sex county, in whose jurisdiction the
Donovan murder occurred, said tonight;
"Jennings's confession is no news to
US, The inquest into the death Of Mrs
Donovan showed that Jennings was re.
sponsible for her end, We have been
waiting for q statement from him. Z"