The Detroit times., 1916-03-14
||'ONFESSES
TO Staying
CONSTABLE
Jacob Weiss M q k e 8
Frank Statement To
Prosecutor
ROW STARTED
OVER WOMAN
Found Gun Lying in
Cellar of Saloon,
He Declares

Pale and emaciated from the loss
Of sleep and lack of nourishment,
Jacob Weiss. known to the police as
the New York Kid" and several
other aliases. stood before Prosecut'
ins Attorney Charles Jasnowski
\ Monday afternoon, ana told vividly
how he killed Constable Harry Davis
\ In IN east side saloon, last Tuesday
! night. and why he did II.
Before making his confession he
told the prosecutor he was hungry
A messenger was sent for some
sandwiches. Weiss consumed eight
OF them before starting his CONVEX
sstion.
The whole row started over wo-
man." he declared. :. He then told
how he met Davis in an east side
\ disorder1y house about 10 o'clock
] last Monday night.
II had some words with colored
maid In the hallway, when Davis
came out into the hall in his shirt
sleeves" said Weiss. Don't start
any rough stun in here Davis said
4 10 me-"
According TO Weiss confession
Davis became then abusive.
we've got a special cure for
New York gunner here in Detroit"
Oavis Is alleged to have said. and
Z e ron pull anything rough you know
4 what you'll get"
81 Weiss declared he left the house
after the argument. He saw the
G constable again the following after
moan IN Hastings-st., he said. There
+ they held an argument for several
Minutes and parted. threatening TO
~ dire things TO each other.
The next meeting, Weiss declared.
W1s IN the saloon Of Mendelson &
q Apseeln, Hastings-st. and Adams
49,. Tuesday night. about 8 o'clock
~We stood In the barroom talk
ing;~ Weiss said. Davis kept talk.
Z m louder and louder and calling me
4 usnnog and telling what he was go
& INK to do to me. He accused NE of
Ming = eunman and a crook. I
|4sG1ot.a crook. ! got good parents IN
Z New York and ! talked hard to hin.
d when he called me names kept
Eotting madden and madden all the
Tine.
FINALLY. when he got so abusive
II couldn't stand II any longer,
\ ! went IN the basement of TIE saloon
70 cool my temper While was
y down there found gun hidden in
4 corner and I took IL out and look
ed to see IL 1t was loaded. When I
found II was kept thinking what
Il could do to Davis With 1t.
Eat least got SO mad at what
& uAvis had said to me that went
y back upstairs. He was still stand
\ ING At the bar laughing with some
3 other guys. telling them what he
was going 10 do to me. | fired two
y shots at him and beat il"
After fleeing from the saloon
& Weiss told the prosecutor. he
II walked around the city all night. In
the morning he caught an interur.
II han car and went to Toledo. After
spending several hours there he
boarded car and returned 70 DE
tsoit. He slept nights in lumber
yard on DeQuinJre-st., Re said, and
took maps during the afternoon in
4 moving picture shows downtown.
Monday noon he went to barber
shop and after getting shaved made
mp hts mind to give himself up, he
4. laid. He was walking along Forest
Z. ave. when he saw Patrolman Cor
" nelius Goodsnow The officer rec
4 ugnized Weiss AZ once
"you're that New York Kid they r.
looking for" Goodenow said
"Yes." admitted Weiss, I'm tn
guy you're looking for. You bette
take ME in and have II over with
NJ Al the .Chene-st-. station weis
q told Lieut.. Dietrich he was "goin
i to his own funeral but he was gla
\ to end the chase"
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