The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-23
BOY SLAYER BACK,
NATTY AND SULLEN
Lads in Hull Murder Brought
From New Jersey and
Philadelphia.
o'BRIEN WILL NOT TALK
Paige, Undernourished and
Poorly Dressed, Appears
Badly Scared.

Edward o'Brien and Edward e.
Paige, the boys indicted week ago for
the murder Of their employer. Gardner
c. Hull. stationer, at 1o6 Fulton street.
were brought back here laSt night by
detectives. Requests for the sxtradition
Of the prisoners having been IGNORED by
the Governors OF New Jersey and Penn
sylvsnia. Detective Sergeant William
T. Reynolds was assigned TO bring
o'Rrisn here from the county jail at
Freehold, N. j.. while Detective Will
lam Oswald was sent to Philadelphia to
bring back Paige.
O'Brien. nattily dressed and slim. was
tho first to arrive at Police Headduar-
ters On the request of John r. Joyce.
Assistant District Attorney, in charge
Of the homicide bureau In the District
Attorneys once. he was taken to the
latter's quarters In the Criminal Court
Building. where his mother and two of
his sisters. MIRA Joseph Bosardet and
Mrs. Alice Healy, were waiting to see
hin,,
While his mother and sisters were
affected at the sight of him he was
touched but momentarily himself.
silent TO Reporters.
To reporters who sought TO ply him
with questions ne made the tersc re-
joinder: II amt goin' to say notiin'."
He was readily responsive only when
Mr. Joyce offered him a cigarette. which
he snatched up with avidity.
He exhibited prayer book to his
mother and sisters, indicating to them
an inscription on the ny leaf. He passed
'this to Mr.. joyce at the lattors request
and when reporters edged over to see It
he smirked and with gesture indicating
defeat. said "Goodby, that Amt my Sc
cret no more neither"
The pencilled note on the ny leaf read
ITO Edward O'Brien,
from Marie Finn.
Elberon, y. j..
Freehold jail"
He declined to say anything further
about this other than TO admit he had
met Miss Finn in the Jail.
Retaining his sullen and unconcerned
air. he was taken back to Police Head
quarters to be booked and fingerprinted
His alleged confederate. Paige, had jus,
been brought in by Detective Oswald
and the two youths confronted each
other in Capt Carey's office. Neither
one was inclined to give any sign Of rec
ognition, and when Capt Carey asked
O'Brien II he knew Paige, O'Bricn grew
surly, but finally mumbled that III
thought the other boy was Paige after
Capt. Carey had repeated his question
several times.
Both boys will be arraigned this morn
l.
Sessions.
Each one is declared by the police to
have confessed a part in the murder OF
the stationer, who was assaulted and
beaten on the head with a hammer or
the afternoon OF July IL. dying next das
at the Volunteer Hospital
Paige Hopes for Help.
Paige, according to Detective Oswald
seems TO have the idea that he is going
| to be returned to the institution In
Providence from which he skipped with
O'Brien over q year ago. In referring
to anything concerning the every day
affairs OF the world. he invariably speaks
Of the outside world"
In striking contrast to O'Brien'i
sporty appearance and SNOWY" be-
hayior, Paige Is an undernourishcd
shabbily CARRIED and Ill used youngster
His demeanor is that of very badly
frightened boy.
Mrs Healy, sister of the OBrien boy
| said to q reporter as she was leaving
| the Criminal Courts Building that she
was unable TO ind any comfort in the
thought that the boy might possibly be
tried on a lesser degree OF murder, OF
may possibly escape the electric chair
because of his youth.
II wish my brother was dead" she
said despairingly. II had rather SEE
him dead than In a scrape like this. 1t 1,
awful /"
And hope he won't got to talking
that's his trouble. he talks too much.
she added.