The sun., 1919-07-16
Caught at station.

hesitated, but then he went out OF the
door. and l knew he would do what
| asked him. The police caught him
at the railroad station.
Il can't believe It. II can't be true.
None OF this would have happened II
the boy only had had a mothers care
for the last FIVE years. The war broke
out and my husband went with the
Irish Rifles 10 France. He was wound
ed in the first battle at Ypres and We
had to break up our home. I had to go
out working and Eddie went to live in
New York.
And why should he murder a man
for money? He had all he wanted. He
never was in want for anything. We al
ways gave him everything. A good boy.
he was"
o'Brien was arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Peter F. Dodd In West
Grove, y. j.. a suburb OF Asbury Park
yesterday and a charge Of murder was
placed against him by William T. Rey-
nolds. New York detective. Later he
was held without bail at Freehold.
II told the story that Paige did It
when the detective frs; asked me in or
der to shield my mother" said O'Brien.
MY mother said she would kill herself
II l was guilty"
How Crime Was Committed.
Capt. Arthur Carey OF the Homicide
Bureau returned from Avon. n. J.. yes
terday afternoon after his interview
with O'Brien. Carey has been on the
trail OF the two messenger boys since
the body of their employer was found
In his office. los Fulton street, last Fri
day night.
Carey said O'Brien told him that he
and the Paige boy had planned to rob
Hull some time before and had decided
to get the payroll a week ago. but Paige
was taken sick. On Friday night &C
cording to Capt. Carey. the boys waited
until Miss Smith, stenographer. had
left the office. and O'Brien walked into
the room where Hull was sitting. He
asked him for some pills to relieve an
attack OF indigestion Hull gave him
four pills
According to the boys story he then
went ito the water cooler. behind which
he had hidden a hammer. Then, says
Capt. Carey, O'Brien confessed he
smashed Hull on the head with the
hammer He struck him twice. Paige
and o'Brien picked up all the money
they could find on the desk. and went
to Newark, where they divided the
money.
Paige went on to Philadelphia, where
he was arrested. and is now held await
ing e1tradition. OBrien stayed in
Newark until Monday, when he decided
to go TO Avon to see his mother. That
was Just what the poles thought he
would do. hence his capture.
Describes His Crime.
AT the jail in Freehold O'Brien toll
a reporter:
81 killed the old man because ! had
grudge against him I did not in
tend to kill him. did not think
would go that far. did 1t all myself
to try to stop me from finishing the old
man with the hammer. / know I hit
the old man four times on the head
with the hammer. maybe more. l don't
know.
When ! hit him over the head the
first time he was sitting In his chair
alongside his desk. and when was GO
ing to hit him again, Paige grabbed my
arm and tried to take the hammer away
from me-"
For Gods sake don't hit him
again Eddie cried.
II chucked Paige away from me and
asked him. Who in hell Is doing thisg'
Paige did not bother me any more after
that.
II hit the old man three times more,
That I am certain Of When he did
not move ! grabbed the money, which
was about $3.50. Then Eddie and beat
It out the back door into John street
AS soon as / got a chance gave Paige
about $50. I kept the rest for myself"
The funeral of Mr.. Hull was held la st
evening at the Bushwick Baptist Church.
Bushwick avenue and VERIFIED street. of
which he was a deacon and trustee. The
church officers attended In a body and
the Rev. August Deppisch. who Is the
Junior partner in the firm of Hull &
Deppisch. delivered the eulogy The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev.
Charles T. Snow. an editor OF the Watch
man Examiner. Baptist publication, in
the absence of the pastor. the Rev. T.
J. Whitaker,
The church unit Of the United Boys
Brigade Of America. of which Mr.. Hull
was president, marched TO the church for
the service Burial will be at Cypress
Hills cemetery to-day