The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-15
ADMITS HE SLEW BOY
RIVAL FOR JEALOUSY
Edgar Murphy Breaks Down
and Tells How He Shot
Young Fisher.
BOTH LOVED SAME GIRL
Lad Slain After Seeing Sweet
heart--Had Told Her Man
Was Married.

MouNr Holly. N. j.. July IA COM
plete confession OF the details surround
ing the murder of Herman Fisher near
the homo of his sweetheart. Ida Wilhelm.
at New Albany shortly before midnight
on Saturday was made tonight by Edgar
Murphy. who was arrested on suspicion
yesterday afternoon by County Detective
Parker and Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood.
The confession was made at the county
jail IN the presence OF the officers named.
Prosecutor Atkinson and Sheriff Jordan.
II came at tho CLOSE OF their investigation
of the crime and rigid examination of
Murphy.
The officers were satisfied yesterday that
they had the murderer OF young Fisher,
but II was not until to-day, when their
Investigation was finished. that they were
able to show Murphy how he had lied to
them and confronted him with facts and
circumstances which he could not deny.
The state was well fortified with direct
evidence for the ordeal to which Murphy
was subjected tonight and when he saw
| nothing could he gained by his further
denial of the facts he broke down and
made a clean breast OF the crime. Prose-
cutor Atkinson would not give the details
OF the statement.
Was with Victim's sisters.
/ When Parker and Fleetwood arrested
Murphy yesterday while lie was riding
home from Riverside with tho sisters
OF the murdered boy, after he had been
with them to purchase some mourning
clothes, they asked him II he wanted to
make statement
| sure. I'll tel YOU all know" he
said.
He repeated tito statement that he had
previously made .bout being on his
way home from Camden when the victims
brother. George. met him. told him about
seeing a suspicious character along the
road and asked him to go along 10 see
that Herman was not harmed while COM
ing home over the lonely path that he
always used when leaving the Wilhelm
house. They went together. he said and
soon stumbled over the body OF Herman.
Sheriff Jordan and Prosecutor Atkinson
went over the situation again to-day and
found Murphy's statement to ne untrue.
Returning to the Jail sheriff Jordan went
10 see Murphy in his cell. gave him the
result OF tho Investigation, and said:
Murphy. you have lied think over this
awful crime and give us the truth"
In a few minutes came the surprise OF
the case. Murphy. apparently affected by
the sherins accusation called ono OF the
jail attaches 20 come to him He said
that " they would send for Prosecutor
Atkins he would tell them the whole
story. which he did.
waited In Ambush nm Hour.
Murphy told them that he went out or
Saturday night for the purpose of kill
ing Fisher after he knew that he was
with Ida Wilhelm, for whom he had mr.
affection that he could not shake off. HI
took with him a suitcase and the gur
that is now In Prosecutor Atknson's pos
session. using the suitcase to conceal tn,
gun from any one who might pass him
For an hour he lay In ambush. Then a:
Fisher passed he fred two loads OF sho
into his body. killing him instantly. II,
says he knew that Fisher would pass tina
way, as had been his custom.
After firing the shots he cut across the
fields and was his way 10 his HON,
when George Fisher met him. At tn,
time he was carrying by his side the CUR
which had been used for the murder. bu
young Fisher was 80 excited over havini
. seen suspicious character and so fear
, full OF the safety OF Herman that h,
failed 10 notice the weapon. Murphy lief
1t at the house when he went TO get
revolver before accompanying George.
: This is as far az the officers would 70
with the details of the confession anC
they would moi even make public tn,
motive which Murphy has given them 70
, the crime. The fact that he was Jealous
OF Herman Fisher is believed to be thu
real motive.
| Hilda Wilhelm. the twenty-two-year
old sister OF Herman Fishers sweetheart
said to-day she was the member OF tn
family upon whom Murphy has bee
, calling.
"He started TO call on me early las
, January" she said. lie seemed like
very nice sort of man and | did no
know that he was married and had
wife and child. My sister, Ida, told m
I that Herman had told her that Murph
was a married man, and I asked HERNIA
~ that was so, He told me 1t was. Ate
that I did not see Murphy. He came I
the house, but my father would not alloy
I him 10 remain"
. Elsie Fisher. a sister OF the murdere
youth, recalled to-day a conversation sh
said she had with Murphy. She sal
he had told her II Herman ever told III
e wilhelm girls that he was married h
z would do something 10 Herman.