New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
O'Brien Says
He Slew Hull.
Police Assert
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TOR So . week and then went to
movie m, Paige is crazy about movies.
we'll, II the darkness I gave him about
Soo OF the money. That's all Paige
got | kept the rest for myself"
OBrien then told how they rot
themselves. new outfits the next day.
o.brien also buying a gold watch for
nlmselt and wrist watch for girl
Irlend, to whom he said he gave it
TO hold for him Paige, when caught,
sen ssill 20 had s43~l2, while 0'Brien had
They remained in Newark Until Mon
day, when they decided to separate.
Paige going to Philadelphia, where he
got a JOB as a hellboy in a hotel, and
O'Brlen going to Montclair. n. !
where his mother. Mrs. Theresa
O.Brlen was housekeeper in the home
OF r. P Simms. Here he found that the
Slmms family had gone to their SUM
her home at Avon.
Avon Policeman Outwitted
He then took train for Avon. and as
ne passed the station on the way to the
Simms place at 225 Norwood Avenue.
policeman Of the town. who had been
apprised by New York detectives of
the boys probable appearance there.
suspected that ne was the youngster
wanted and questioned him. The boy
reassured the Avon cop, however, and
he was permitted to go on.
In the meantime Mr. Simms had
communicated with the police here and
had telephoned to his wife in Avon that
she had better tell Mrs O'Brien when
her boy appeared to advise him t. sur
render to the police.
O'Brien, Mrs. Simms told the police.
called on his mother in the afternoon
and told her about the trouble. She
urged him, said Mrs Simms, to give
himself up and tell the whole truth
He left the house, added Mrs. Simms.
Presumably to go to the police station.
He had to pass the police station to- get
to his train.
O'Rrien Escaped Reform School
When Captain Carey heard that
O.Brlen was at Avon he sent Detective
William 7. Reynolds there. The how
was arrested while waiting at the sta
tlon for train.
Captain Carey said that O'Brien was
wanted at Cranston, R. l., for stealing
money from an aunt, Mrs Mary Keefe,
and for other offences. He was ad
mitted to the State Home and School
at Providence, r. l., in January 16.
lsl4, but ran away in July. 1918. He
was later recaptured, but disappeared
again, shortly afterward. His mother
has three other children in a home at
Montclair, N. j., and married daugh-
ter in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn sister Of O'Brien, was in
formed of the boys confession: she col
lapsed.
Mrs. O'Brien. who was visiting there
last night, would not believe that her
boy had confessed or committed the
crime.
"He has confessed to Just what he
told me yesterday" she said, "and that
was that he was present when the man
was killed, but that he took no part in
it and struck none Of the blows Why
should he Kill that man for paltry
S100? | will never believe it. l will
only believe it from his own lips. He
has already told me he did not kill
him.
Promised Mother to Confess
u When my son came to see me yes
terday afternoon he drove up in a taxi
cab | saw him just as he was paying
the driver and I called out to him,
Hello, Eddie and he replied, Hello,
NOM Have you seen the papers? .
] asked him, and he said, Yes, MON;
know all about it. He then told ME that
he did not murder that man, but ad
mitted taking some of the money. I
told him to go right back to New York
and give himself up TO The police He
promised me he would do so. He was
on his way back when he was arrested
my son was always fond Of nice
clothes and always had money. l did
not know that he was even working
at that place. I thought he was work
ing an elevator. | will see my boy in
couple of days and l know he will
tell me the truth"
The Paige boy had been registered
as Earle Davenport Paige at the Rhode
Island institution. He was admitted
from Pawtucket on July g. 1910 Paige
ran away on August 1. 1917, and met
the O'Brien boy here in an arcade on
the East Side shortly thereafter. Soon
after Paige went with the Hull firm
he persuaded his boss to give O'Brien
place, although the firm was in no
m m eCi ate need of hsln