The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-22
DEMPSEY TAKEN BY POSSE; SAYS
 KILLED WOMAN

Marshal Isaac, Evans at Seward Mon day had confessed to the murder of Margaret Lavore.
 Dempsey was arraigned at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and waived ex- animation. He was bound over to the grand jury without bail for first degree murder. He maintained a de liant attitude during the hearing. But three witnesses were examined, all of whom testified that he was the man who shot Deputy Marshal Evans.
 About o'clock last evening, after the examination had been concluded, Marshal Brenneman was sent for by the murderer who stated that he wanted to confess. He told MT. Bren- neman that he had killed the woman, and after making the statement faint ed dead away and it took a physician summoned by Marshal Brenneman some time to revive him.
 Following consciousness, he told Marshal Brenneman and witnesses that he had enticed Margaret Lavore to his cabin by telling her that he had cache of whiskey. When the woman entered he struck her in the head with a sandbag and she ran from the cabin screaming. He fol lowed her and struck her on the head repeatedly with a hammer or heavy wrench. After killing her he hid the body in the well where it was found.
 The prisoner lost his nerve during the recital and showed the craven side of his nature.
 lowing account of the capture Dempsey:
 William Dempsey, alias w. Cum mings. alias Jack Nichols, who shot Deputy United States Marshal Isaac Evans last Monday morning. from which wound the latter died yester- day morning, walked out from the brush near the upper reservoir short ly after 12 o'clock this noon and sur rendered, with hands in the air. to Aleck Little and Freq Martin. Demp- sey's one gun was taken from him and he was marched down to a cabin near the sawmill where he was turn ed over to Marshal Brenneman and Deputy Mossman who had gone out in an auto.
 l Dempsey was brot into the city, taken to the federal jail and there questioned by the officers.
 Dempsey is sorry for his deed, said he had never killed a man be- fore and stated that Evans fired the first shot.
 Shortly before l o'clock this after noon Deputy Mossman was called to the telephone in Commissioner Whit tlesey's office and told by Andy Ras- mussen, at the saw mill, that Demp- say had been captured.
 The word spread quickly and every available auto with armei men and otherwise were on the way to the saw mill in quick time.
 At the cabin. where Dempsey was held, Marshal Brenneman placed the handcuffs on the murderer, hurried hum into an auto md took him to the federal jail.
 Dempsey has been wandering around in the woods around Porcu- pine City since the hold-up of Brown ell. Men have been near him often. He did not know that he had killed Evans until told so by Little and Martin. Last night, shortly after darkness fell. Dempsey made his way to the cabin where he slept last Saturday night. going there to se- cure, coat which had been left there. The coat was gone Demp- sey stated that on the road were armed men and he kept to the woods and worked around to where he was taken today.
 Dempsey had planned to get the coat out of the cabin and then mak ing his way into town and get some thing to eat. according to his story told to the authorities this afternoon.
 In telling of the incidents leading up to the shooting, Dempsey stated Evans told him in the marshal's of flee that he must be taken into custody.
 "On our way out from the office and down the alleyway." said Demp- sey. q drew my gun and told Evans not to shoot. Evans backed around the corner of the building and then fired at me-"
 Dempsey says he returned the fire backing down the street. He did not know that he had shot Evans fatally nor did he know that one bullet had gone thru Evans hat. !,
 q didn't mean to kill him." said Dempsey. "I just wanted to get away"
 Deputy Mossman asked Dempsey if he had committed m crime whv