New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

US ] would make him detective and
| put him on my payroll, where he could
make more money than he could farm
ing. In this way got into his good
graces.
the peddler. Kings and O'Connell's
names were among them. Investigation
eliminated the other two from consid-
| Grafton"
Fight in the Courts.
Mrs. Humiston related the details of
the spectacular fight in the courts and
before Governor Whitman for the sue
cessive eleventh hour reprieves given
Stielow and told of the discouraging
rebuffs she latterly received from the
Judges and the Governor until. as Site
low was about TO be led through the
little green door, Justice Guy granted a
stay for a few hours and then decided
that the state should show cause Au-
gust % why a new trial should not be
granted.
Mrs. Humiston FASTENED to Auburn
prison TO follow out the clew furnished
by Stielow's sister-inlaw. She inter
viewed O'Connell and Roy Hall, both of
whom are serving time for the assault
, and robbery of A. H. Brown at Ran
dolph. O'Connell was the first man
definitely to fasten suspicion on King,
and he gave the information which led
/ to Kings arrest.
! Mrs. Humiston made many inquiries
about King of O'Connell, and the con-
vict appeared eager to fasten the blame
[ on his former pal.
ado you think King committed the
/ murder ." she asked
az wouldn't be surprised" he an
swered; at would be just like him"
Would he do the shooting"
king wouldn't do the shooting HIM
self, If he could help it," O'COnnell re
piled. ale would get somebody to do
il for him. He wouldn't kill anybody
if he could get some one else to do it.
Fits Into Kings Story.
This fits in a way with Kings con-
fcssion that he merely dubbed Phelps
with broomstick, while O'Copnell
fired the shots which killed the man
hoping 10 get a clew TO King, Mrs. HUI
mission asked O'Connell if he thought
he could locate King if he were free
+ take up the search.
"Sure; It wouldn't take me long to
find him." the convict asserted, proud
~. 81 know right where to look foi
hm."
How would you go about finding
him? Where is the first place you
would look?" Mrs. Humiston asked
hardly hoping O'Connell would reveal
so much.
"Why, l would go right to Hank
Burr's. in Buffalo"
1t was TO Hank Burr's that Mrs. HUI
niston directed one of her detectives
10 go, and il was there that he picked
I'D the devious trail which led to Pa
vilon, n. Y, where King was arrested
King was taken back to Buffalo by the
detective, Thomas O'Grady, and by
Sheriff Nichols of Cattaraugus Coun-
*. who believed King to have been
IMPLICATED in the Brown robbery al
Randolph. From there, with Mrs. HUI
miston in the automobile, the prisoner
was taken 10 the Jail in Little Valley
All the journey Mrs. Humiston talked
/ to King She asked him how an un-
armed person might defend himself
ana. according to her, he proceeded 70
describe a method which was almost
precisely that which he later said n
his confession was the means he used
10 club Phelps into insensibility.
He said'he would use a buggy spoke
/ or a stout piece of hickory, as Mrs
Humiston related the conversation, anc
that he would hit a person as nearly
as possible on a certain part OF the
head, so as to stun the victim, but not
TO kill him. His description, according
70 Mrs. Humiston, fitted almost eX'
aCtlv with the description he afterwarc
rave of his attack on Phelps, except
that he said he chopped off a piece OF
/ broom handle TO use as a weapon IN the
phelps robbery and murder.
No Hint of Confession.
Up to this time he had given no in
timation of a desire to confess any
part in the crime. No one had &C
cused him of IL, IL is said. But after
his arrival at the Little Valley jai
conversation was brought around
again TO the plight Of Stielow. Mrs
Humiston had the goodby letter OF
Stielow's thirteen-yea daughter "a
| her father. and read il to King. He
al,peared affected by the touching ex'
ample Of the child's faith IN hei
/ fathers innocence.
"He didn't say anything at that time
| but | could see he was thinking deeply
about something" said Mrs. Humiston
after he ate supper he talked to me
and Mrs. Nichols, the Sherif's wife
and then sat silent a few minutes
/ alone.
Suddenly he got up and remarked
without preface of any kind:
/ az think it's only right for me TO
tell YOU Stielow didn't do that murder;
! did it
Asked to Repeat II.
"Do you want to repeat that'' ! said
excitedly. Twill you repeat that to
Mrs. Nichols?"
ayes, III tell her. he said.
az did il; | did it, he repeated
before Mrs. Nichols. "'Stielow didn't
do it; | did it.
al began to get my self-possession
back, and | asked him II ne would say
liz before others. He said he would,
and | haIried TO the telephone, again
fearful he would weaken before he had