Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-11
ADMITS LIVING
THE CAREER OF
A JEKYLLHYDE
College Graduate, Arrested in
Elizabeth, Tells of Terror
izing Many Women.
GOT THE INSPIRATION
FROM STEvENSoN'S BOOK
my Life Is Wrecked" He
Cries, When Judge Sends
Him TO Prison.
Special to the evening star.

Special to the Evening Star.
ELIZABETH, Dec. I1.-Dramatical-
ly asserting that his future is ruined.
and his life wrecked, Loring p. Cross,
twenty-four years old, of West Jer-
sey and Cherry streets. a college grad
uate and scion of prominent New
England family. following his ar
raignment before Judge Owen P.
Mahon in police court today on a
charge Of terrorizing young girls and
women on the public streets, appeared
satisfied with the sentence of six
months in Jail and a fine of $50 meted
out to him.
The complaints to the police said
the man merely frightened his victims
Tut offered no physical HARM. The
tale told by Cross subsequent to his
arrest was the most remarkable and
Incredible ever heard by the local po-
lice. He admitted his guilt and re-
fused counsel to defend him this
morning. expressing his complete
willingness to allow the law to take
its course.
His remarkable confession hinged
about the reading of Louis Robert
Stevenson's celebrated novel, 'Dr.
Jekyll-Mr. Hyde" by him several
years ago, and he convincingly stated
that this story made such a deep i'm
preston on him that he had been
possessed with a mania to startle
girls and women into state of terror.
Has Won Medals in College,
Cross, who is developed wonder
fully physically, standing six foot
three inches in height and who has
won athletic honors in intercollegiate
meets, stated that he has never
smoked or drank and has always had
the opportunities OF excellent en-
vironment. He says that he has held
numerous positions as an expert en-
eraver, but because OF being unable
To control his mania, has been COM
PEELED to flee from city to city IN es-
Gaping detection and apprehension.
i He said that shortly after gradual
| ing from Haverford College in Penn
syivania he read Stevenson's wonder
fsIi tale. and the ensuing. suppression,
heea lleges, was such as TO completely
transform him mentally and fornu-
lated a desire in him TO emulate the
metamorpnosis OF the kindly physi-
clan to the aninal-Iike and murder
Gus Hyde. He said that the feeling in
him grew and grew until the desire
became too strong for his will to re-
sist and he was forced 10 give way
to the passion.
Planned His Flights Ahead.
Cross said that he had always as
siduously mapped out his locations so
that he could flee from one part o3
the city to another in the least pos
sible time. He said ne had always
exercised the utmost care in avoid
ing the police. Never, he said, was
he affected with a desire TO harm
anyone When his mania oyercame
him, he said, no matter where he was,
he was in agony until he had terror
lied some women. He said he was
ready and willing to suffer confine-
ment ere his dual personality could
do more harm.
Chief of Police Mulcahy, after in
terviewing Cross and seeing several OF
his victims, was astounded and said
that the case was the most remark
able and strange that had ever come
to his attention. He says that he is
confident that the story is true. and
that the cause is a peculiar one of
dual personality.
sJust as a user of opiates suffers
tortures when deprived OF his drug,
so was when I attempted to over
come my nocturnal wanderings which
left trails OF terror stricken girls.
During the day when my DR.. Jekyll
nature was in power, ! shuddered at
what / had done and actually prayed
for strength to prevent the return of
Hyde. 1t was useless. Just as I
have acted here, I acted in other
cities, but this is the first time I was
ever arrested"
Cross asserted that he had been ter
rorizing women and girls here for
the past two months, and that he has
also frequently the street Of Newark
and New York. He bears every as
pect of refinement and appeared to be
relieved after his arrest and confess
sion.
Cross admitted he accosted young
woman near the Market street station
in Newark on Wednesday afternoon
of this week. Her escort, who was a
step or two behind, Immediately
stepped forward and discolored one
of Cross eyes.