The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-04-23
4 HUMAN MONSTER
BRAzENLT TELLS In COURT OF A
SINFUL lice
STORY OF MANY CRIMES
Jennings, Better Known as Young
Kid Carter, Made Horrible Con-
fession Following His Conviction
at Boston Thursday for Killing
Bartender in 3 Bar Room Brawl.

Bartender in Bar Room Brawl.
'.I killed Mildred Donovan. Tha!
was only one Of many murders that
I committe. That is all have to
say. What do you think Of that?''
This confession was uttered from
the docket in the superior criminal
court Thursday at Boston by Will
lam 3. Jennings, known in the prize
ring as Young Kid Carter" just af'
ter he had been found guilty Of kill
ing VIM. H. Macpherson, bartend-
er, on New Years Day, and had been
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
life.
In boastins .,f the success; which
he had experienced in evaiing pun
ishment 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. 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 COM
mitted.
81 place the blame for all my trou-
bles with. the police. When was
q little kid they locked me up with
: out any reason; put me in a cell and
beat nae. They did IT many times.
If Ihad been used all right when I
was young, I would be all right to-
day.
OF. Mrs Mildred Donovan, Of Re-
yere, who met her death New Years
eve, Jennings said he invited her for
q walk and near a cemetery stran-
gled her. Her body was found the
next day.
stI killed her because was afraid
she would squeal about some OF my
crimes" Jennings declared.
Macpherson was shot by Jennings
during a barroom brawl. This hap
pened on New Years afternoon. Mac
Pherson said just before he died that
he knew of no reason for the shoot
ing. Jennings himself gave no rea-
4ca for the killing merely saying:
81 Just had murder in my heart" i"
The prisoners declaration in the
court room was not 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 con-
fession.
In the detention room later, Jen-
nings talked to reporters.
"Es killed Mildred, Donovan, ne
said. II confess this to save lnno-
cent parties. She died easy.
.,chcked her for eighteen minutes,
pressing both my thumbs into her
mouth. Mildred died at exactly 7:5o
O'Clock. knew that because the
bells il the town clock on the square
struck 8 O'Clock five minutes after
she stopped squirming. After nef
death I was getting ready to make
INV getaway. See this raincoat?
bought it the next morning for dis
guise. See this blood, here, and
heree I had this coat on when
shot Macpherson. That is MacPher'
sons blood. I was just about read!
to get out of town when shot him
But there was murder in my heart.
Jennings said he was resigned te
.sis fate. "I am willing to take any
thing they give me; even the chair
don't fear the chair. have play
ed my cards in luck until today
Now I player the last one: I never
did a days work in my life"
District Attorney Higgins, OF Mid
dlesex County, in whose jurisdiction
the Donovan murder occurred, sale
tonight:
Jennings confession is not new:
to us. The inquest into the death o.
Mrs. Donovan showed that Jennings
was responsible for her end. W.
have been waiting for statemen