New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
Fraud Charge Keeps Half,
Breed in Baltimore for
New York Police.
CONFESSED MURDERS,
COMPANION INSISTS
Told of Killing Cohn and Muir
ray Children-BIade Found
Is Keen and Stained.

From a stan Correspondent Of The Tribune
Baltimore, Aug 10 Acting Captain
Patrick Gildea, of the New York police,
arrived here late tonight, ard to-mor-
row will examine Edgar Jones. held by
the local police under suspicion Of
being the ripper who killed Leonore
Cohn and Charlie Murphy in New York
City.
Jones. whom the police here say. is
really Atillo Fasco. Canadian half
breed, is a former employe Of Bellevue
Hospital. Grace Elliott, also AZ one
time a Bellevue employe, who has been
living with him as his wife, denounced
him as the ripper. after he had been
arrested on another charge.
The woman was intoxicated when she
first told the police, but she repeated
the story when sober The man is held
on the charge of defrauding Mrs. Rose
Byson of a board bill. When a detec-
tive confronted him in Jail this after
noon with the woman's story he
laughed and said it was not true. The
detective tried to induce him to ac-
count for all his movements since the
child murders lie told a rambling
story.
The woman told Police Captain San
try that the knife with which the crime
was committed would be found at the
Western Police Station in this city, IT
having been taken from the man when
he and the woman were arrested on a
charge of drunkenness.
Police Find Knife.
The knife was still at the Western.
1t is a giant pocket knife, with blade
three inches long and extremely sharp.
1t is covered with stains which the
police believe may be blood.
The Elliott woman says she and the
man left New York early in April.
That was before the killing of the
Murray boy in May. She says they
went to Washington and came to this
city from that city in April. The rec
ords show that Jones and the woman
were arrested on charge of drunken
ness on July 30, and that the charge
against them was dismissed on the fol-
lowing day.
"If YOU are a real copper, don't let
Jones escape" said the woman to Cap
tain Santry, when she was arrested.
"Do you know" she said, that you
have in your tolls the man who has
been sought all over the country as the
New York Ripper?
81 mean that if you are real coppers
you Will not let Jones escape she
continued. That was as far as she
would go for few minutes. She sat
on the wooden bench in the cell, and
wringing her hands and swaying to and
fro. was apparently on the verge OF
nervous breakdown. She Gained her
self. and five minutes later continued:
Captain, this has been worrying
me for months. In telling you this
am giving away the man | love.
Jones is the man who last March
killed two children in New York.
He killed the little Cohn girl and the
little Murray boy. He is Jack, the
Rippcr. If you don't believe me, in
vestigate my story. Tell the New York
police that you have him, and see how
quick they will come here after him."
Man Told of Murder.
The woman repeated her story to
Mrs Randolph, saying she had been
employed as cook in Bellevue Hospi-
tai. in New York, and that Jones, or
Fasco. was an orderly. On March 10,
she said. Jones came home and she mo-
ticed that his clothing was covered with
blood.
"'What is the matter with your cloth
ing? | asked him." she said. He told
me he had killed n little girl. lie
asked me to say nothing. The next
morning the papers were full of the
murder. | did not tell on him; |
loved him more than anything else
she told how, shortly atterward,
Jones or Fasco had come to her and
confessed that he had killed boy.
Then She read Of the murder OF the
Vurrsv boy. After rhis they went 10
Washington. A few weeks later they
came here.
Captain Santry, although believing
the story to be the mutterngs OF an IN
toxicated woman, investigated. Before
her commitment yesterday morning TO
the iail for a weeK, Captain Santry
brought the woman, then recovered
from the effects of liquor, TO his once.
He asked her TO repeat her story. she
did. and according to Captain Santry,
deviated verv little. After hearing the
second statement he took her to head
quarters.
Repeats Her Story.
There. in the Office of Marshal Car
ter. Captain Santry related the story
told bv the woman. She sat in chair
near by, and after Captain Santry con-
cluded, she admitted the statement
but according 70 Marshal Carter, made
a few corrections, that had no psrticu-
lar bearing on the case.
Detective Lieutenant Herman Pohler
ouestioned Jones in the jail. On his
return to headquarters Pohler said
Jones denied the accusations OF the
woman. Pohler also said he asked
Jones TO relate his whereabouts since
February Is. and several times tripped
him on conflicting statements.
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