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vas TO rob NJ. Phsips lie dld 90,
but aroused him.
King confessed that hs took his
pistol and shot and ALLIED Mr.. Phelps.
that thon he took the same pistol
and shot and killed Miss WolcotL
The nrst eonfession was made In tho
p.vssi.,s Va snoril kioaotAs, James
i.arsin. Justice VI toe rsAss ryatt.
detective O0rAdy, Deputy SnerlR
W heaton, Mrs. kichoias, Alrs. Grace
HuIniston. the woman lawyer who
mas piayod such an active part In
TINS mystery. and two others.
To Mrs. humiston. detective
OGrady and sheriff Nicholas must 70
much Of the credit for che arrest Of
King and for obtaining the full con-
fession from him.
Although king had been suspected
a long time. tho authorities at Little
Valley thought until foe days ago
that It would be impossible to fasten
the crime upon him.
Tho conviction Of Stielow was orig
inally procured mainly through an Al
legged confession obtained by q pri-
eats detective. George w. Newton.
Stielow could not sign his name. but
Newton had him make hia mark at
the end OF the typewriter CONFESS
sion"
sTlELoW MADE HIS MARK. BUT
DID NOT KNOW TO WHAT.
Aftidavits were submitted In mo-
tions for u retrial asserting that .
lawyer for Stielow had trapped this
detective into a description OF the
methods by which he obtained the
alleged confession. St!elow has con-
sistentiy told his lawyers that hs
made his mark 70 the confession
without realisinE what the paper
was. and simply 70 avoid constant
badgering by the detective.
Charles Phelps, . wealthy farmer,
seventy one years old, and his house.
keeper, forty. were found shot 70
death In West Shelby, Orleans Coun'
~. N. Y, ON the night OF March n
1915. The man was In his own home
Miss Margaret Wolcott was ON tbs
farmland. lived with his wife and
children; Nelson Green. his brother.
in-law, and the latter's wife. Al
Phelps was known to have had {
large sum OF money In the house, ant
a. this was missing. robbery wal
given a. the motive
Rewards aggregating $4,000 wer'
offered and before the month ended
Stielow and Green were arrested
They got "the thifd degree" from
duced an alleged confession. Thii
was unsigned. but at the trial Il
July, 1915, they swore II had been OBJ
| tained from etielow. He was sen
tenced to death and Green was sen
| 10 Elmira for life.
stielow was to die April 10 last. o.
the night Of April he sont for Dep
uty Warden Miller and swors he nsvs
made the confession. In spite Of Ii,
fact that Stielow had admitted max
| ing II when he testified In his own be
story that he telsphoned 70 Senate
Whitman's home. where he obtained [
two months stay.
DR.. Frederick Parsops Of the Hudso
| River state Hospital made Q car0fu
examination OF Stielow. and said q
an afYidavit that the Binst-s Simon sys
tenn showed him mentally a child Q
seven. with = vocabulary OF only Il
words. The confession contained q
different words.
Justice Wheeler In Buffalo this an
davit was presented, but not enoug
new evidence was forthcoming. an
after the Justice had obtained n
prieve for the prisoner until July
that ne might consider the test
monv ne refised 20 grant 4 new trla
JUSTICES COLE AND GUY A0kE
FOR RePRlEveo.
Fifteen hours before 6tielow Was
70 To the chair on July II. argumss
on a motion for . new trial began b
fore Justice Cole In Bunalo. La
that afternoon Justice Cole telephons
Gov, whitman. asking that the sxsct
ton be postponed until July 10. thu
he might consider the legal aspec
OF the question.
Justice Cole reserved decision.
, third tina the execution was pos
ponsd. this time until saturda
, July -.