The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-17
Wounded in Bellevue. He Con.
fesscs Stabbing and Rob
bing Milliner.
DRAWS RAZOR on CAPTOR
Detective Fires When At
tacked-Bullct Hits
Passerby.

Oscar Noet. for whom the police have
been searching since the murder of Mrs.
Agnes Guth in her apartment on Decem-
Der 3. was arrested last night on Third
avenue near Twenty-third street after "A
fierce struggle. Nogt attempted to use
razor until he was shot in the head by
Detective Connolly. Nogt was locked up In
Bellevue on "A charge OF homicide.
Lieut. Iaupt and Assistant District At
tOrney breckenridge Of tho homicide
bureau of the District Attorneys office
visited Vogt in the prisoners ward at
Bellevue Hospital last night and after
ward announced that he had made a de-
tailed confession of the murder The
motive for the crime. according to them.
was Mrs. Guths refusal to give money
to Vogt. who was unemployed at the
time
Vogt said that on the day OF the mur-
der he insisted tina. Mrs. Guth lend him
money to get "A Job When she refused
and threatened to call the polio" nc took
a kitchen knife from the top Of the piano.
where I've had already concealed 1t. and
stabbed her once in the chest and twice in
the back before she fell to the floor.
He placed her body on the bed and was
about to cut his own throat. he said. when
| the doorbel rang and the hired girl came
in. lie washed his hands before admit
ting her and then the two set about pre-
pairing dinner. Tn. girl stepped out of
| the room long enough to enable him to
| take $50 in cash and a check for s44 from
| the dead woman. when he left the house
! and went to a delcatessen store on Am
! sterdam avenue. where the check was
| cashed.
| He then went to Twenty eighth street
! and Lexington avenue, where he drank
with friends. and later went 10 Hoboken.
! He came back to New York the following
| DAY he said and rented a furnished room
| a, 40 Third Avenue.
In the battle in which vogt was cap
tured Connolly fired two shots, one of
| and passed through the thigh Of George
Palmer of EOS East Twenty-hrst street.
who was passing at the time. Palmer
was not badly hurt.
J Connolly has been on Vogt's trail ever
since Mrs. Guth. who ran a millinery
, shop under the name of Mile. Agnes. was
found in the bedroom of her son. August
stabbed In the side. Seventyfve dollars
in bills and check for s++ which she
had IN her stocking were missing. Tn.
, check was cashed later by man who
was identified from photograph as Nogt
The detective learned that Nogt had a
wife. Thercse. who worked in Harlem as
"a cook and lived at 2g& West Twenty
fourth street. Every night Connolly has
been following Mrs. Vogt home in the
hope that her husband would go to hei
for assistance.
She had hardly reached the sidewall,
last night when Vogt stepped up TO her
Connolly tapped Nogt on the shoulder
He jumped back. drew n razor and started
for Connolly. With a swing Of his fs'
Connelly sent the weapon flying, but Vog
recovered il.
Waving the razor, Nogt sprang fol
Connolly again as the detective hrcd tn,
shot toward the ground that he hopet
would frighten NoRt. The next sho
Connolly fired just as Vogt was upor
him. and the man crumpcd up with s
deep furrow along his right temple Th'
physicians at bellevue do not think Vog
will die.