The Washington times., 1919-07-13
NEW IS INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
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Keys, in charge of the prosecution,
was inclined to the theory that New
killed the girl in a frenzy Of jealousy
when he learned for the first time
that she cared for the man in Biz
mingham.
New, according to the theory, was
| frightened out of hiding the body,
realizing that eventually it would be
found. and decided to bring it to
Central police station and confess the
crime, believing such an unusual act
would be considered the act OF an
insane man.
Harry thought all women were
good" says his mother. Did he then
approve the past of his own mother,
or the mode of life chosen. by Frieda
Lesser when she accepted his love
without marriage?
Cloud Over Girl
Over Frieda Lesser, too, hung
cloud. Her father, suspected as.
German spy, suddenly disappeared.
His suicide was thought probable
Although the girl soon was to be-
come a mother, she refused to be-
come the wife of Harry S. New and
he killed her.
senator New always acknowl-
even from the day of his birth" said
Harrv's- mother. He educated and
SUPPORTED him. He has a good heart
and he loved me- He still loves me"
Mrs. Burger told of the affair OF
long ago-of her disappointment
when Senator New, on account OF MS
position, did not want to accept Har-
nv before the world as his own son.
she told of the battles OF the years
and the struggles of her son without
q name.
She has said that on account OF her
own experience Harry wouldn want
any other woman to suner as ms
mother did, since no one knew oetteT
than he the unspeakable position OF
the nameIess child. and the torture
of hope deferred by promise 10
marriage that is not kept.
But did Frieda Lesser know OF the
ancient disgrace that was upon her
lovers head2 Was she enraged When
he told her of it? And was that why
she refused to marry him, although
| in her own home there was Tragedy
Harry New has said to John Clay
pool the attorney form Mrs. burger,
that he would never marry WlIhout
telling his intended of the fact OF
! his illegitimacy.
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the girl when she announced her de-
termination of not becoming mother
This would bear out his mothers
statement concerning his ideals about
women.
Defends Her Slayer. Son.
aft he only had known more
about women" she said to a re-
porter. "a man who gets to be
thirty-two before he has a love az
fair takes love like that. He took
it the way l took my love for Sen
ator New. 1t was sacred thing to
him The boy was so gentle that
when ! think of what he has done
1 assure myself over and over again
that he was insane.
81 had ambitions for my boy.
though perhaps l shouldn't have
been so hopeful. But he was a
wonderful boy! So like his father!
father wasn't a fine man; but he
was. and l know. He was right at
heart, and always meant to do the
right thing. I'm sure of il.
II tried TO discourage the match.
felt that he was beginning to care.
and I didn't want it. The girl is of
German descent. ! have always been
opposed to drink. Harry didn't drink
or smoke. The men in Frieda's
family drank when they felt like it.
Her father was drowned at Ocean
Park after being investigated on
charge that he was actively friendly
with Germany.
II suppose Harry thought he would
hurry, and marry Frieda before ! got
home. He knew / didn't want il. |
but he knew l loved him so much |
that, IL he could marry her and then /
bring her to me as his wife, I'd do all |
I could for them and make the best |
of it,"
Mrs. Burger told also of her love |
for Harry's father.
when / was sixteen I fell madly |
in love with Harry. There was moth /
ing in life so sacred to me as tlat |
love, and Sail through the years il |
has remained so. 1 was his slave. |
For sixteen years I lived with MIN |
and was true to him.
81 have always brought Harry up !
to love his father. l have been |
scrupulously careful not TO let any |
bit of feeling creep in to prejudice |
him against him. He had seen him
from time TO time. and they were
the best of friends"
Slowly the causes of murder grew.
as can be gathered from the personal
history of each factor in the crime
the mother, with her love for Senator
New and their Unrecognized child;
the young girl with her father an
outcast, the slayer himself with his
own unhappy memories.
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