The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-07-15
MURPHY ADMITS
MURDER OF RIVAL
Breaks Down and CODfesseS
Staying Herman Fisher.
JEALOUSY WAS HIS MOTIVE

Lay In Ambush One Hour by Road
and Still Had Gun When He Met
Brother of Victim.
Riverside, n. j., July l.. - Edgar
Murphy has confessed to the murder
of Herman Fisher In the presence OF
the officials who have been working
on the case he broke down and admit
ted that he had committed the crime.
Prosecutor Samuel a. Atkinson re
fused to give out the details OF the
confession made in the county jail at
Mount Holly and would only announce
to those waiting for the conference
to close that Murphy had confessed.
Detective Parker said that Murphy
had completely broken down when he
was shown how he had lied to the OF
fcials and admitted that he had slain
his rival as he was leaving the home
of the young mans fancee late Sat,
urday night.
Just what led up to the confession
cannot be told, although the officials
and detectives said that when Murphy
met George Fisher he had the gun in
his hands and had just come from
killing Herman Fisher.
1t was learned from those at the
Jail THAT the confession was made that
Murphy had admitted he had shot
Fisher because he was Jealous of him,
because he had taken his place in the
affections of Ida Wilhelm, the eigh-
teen-year-old fiancee of Herman.
1t was also said that the confession
had come at a time when the officers
were about to ask George Fisher why
his statements regarding the move
ments of Murphy did not tally with
those of others, and that George
would be asked to verify some of the
statements he had made.
Sheriff Jordan and Prosecutor At
kinson went over the whole situation
again and found that Murphy's state
ments were untrue. Returning to the
Jail, Sheriff Jordan went to see Muir
ply in his cell and gave him the re-
suit of the investigation and said:
Murphy, you have lied. Think over
this awful crime and tell US the whole
TRUTH
In a few minutes came the surprise
of the case. Murphy, apparently af
fected by the sheriff's accusation, call
ed one of the Jail attaches to come to
him. He was trembling like leaf,
but was prepared to confess. He said
that if they would send for Prosecutor
Atkinson he would tell them the whole
story, which he did.
He told them that he went out on
Saturday night for the purpose Of
killing Fisher after he knew that he
had an affection for Ida Wilhelm that
he could not shake off. He took with
him a suitcase and the gun that is
now in the prosecutors possession,
using the suitcase to conceal him from
any one who might pass that way be-
fore Fisher, came along.
For an hbur he lay in ambush wait
ing for the opportunity that ne Sc
later to FIRE two loads of s
Nsher's bohy. He says ne Kh1
Fisher would pass that way. AFTER
firing the shots he cut across the fields
to his home and was on his way there
wheu-George Fisher met him.
At that time he was carrying by his
side the gun which had been used for
the murder, but young Fisher was so
excited at having seen a suspicious
character, and so fearful of the safety
of Herman, that he failed to see the.
weapon. Murphy left it at the house
when he went to get revolver be-
fore accompanying George.
This is as far as the officers would
go with the details Of the confession,
and they would not even make public
the motive which Murphy has given
them for the crime. The fact that he
was jealous of Herman Fisher is be-
lieved to be the real motive.