South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06
Says He Is Son OF Indiana
Senator by Former
Marriage.
FORMER NOTUE Dame STUDENT
Declares That He Killed His
FianCee to Protect Her
Honor.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July s.
MIs. Lulu Burger. mother OF Harry
:. New, who Saturday surrendered
the the Los Angeles police as the
murderer of Miss Frieda Lesser,
Saturday left indianapolis early
Saturday evening for her home iE
lhat New is the son Of Sen. Harry
:. New Of Indiana, and that she was
divorced from sen. New about Is
years ago. Mrs. Burger also said
she expected TO wire sen. New and
solicit his aid in Behalf OF her son.
Los ANGELES, Calf. July B.
Claiming 10 be the son OF L. 5. sen
Harry :. New Of Indiana, young
man. who gave his name as Harry
: New. drove 10 police headquar-
tors here saturday with the body
Of Vrieda J. Lesser whom he claims
to have murdered.
The body of the woman was "
inr in the tonneau of News auto
mobile. There was a bullet hole
through the head.
New told the police that he is the
SON Of Sen <ew OF Indiana by a
clvorced wife now Mrs. Lulu Bur
ger. He said he has been living
with his mother and his sister. Ed
ma Clancy New. at Glendale. Calf
lie said his mother was divorced
from Sen. New 10 years ago and
row is visiting IN Indianapolis and
staying at the Hotel Linden there.
After few hours OF quiet in the
poIicc station. all nervousness
seemed TO leave New and he I'M
folded what the police said was the
most remarkable story ever told
them.
Was TO Marry Girl.
New declared 10 police and news
uapermen that ne had planned TO
marry Miss Lesser Saturday night
and had made ali arrangements for
a wedding trip TO Fresno, Calf
Friday night. he said Miss Lesser
conhded 10 him that she could not
marry him now on account of her
condition and that she was going
30 undergo an operation.
New declared the operation would
have been a reflection upon the hon
or Of the girl he loved and that he
could not tolerate it. Rather, he
said. he would see her dead, and
shot her
Attended Notrc Dame.
New gave his age as 50. He said
he was a member Of the Black
Horse troop OF Culver military acad-
envy. when he was i'm school. and
later attended Notre Dame univer-
sitv at Notre Dame, Ind.
For several years. New said that
he and his mother. now Mrs. Lulu
VI. Burger. and sister have been liv-
ing at Glendale. Calf, and added
that since his mother had been sep
arated from United States Sen. New
IS years ago. ne and his sister had
supported their mother.
Il have killed her" he nervously
but quietly told the police who met
New in his sedan as il stopped in
'front.' OF police headquarters.
Body In Car.
Detectives peered into the rear
department OF the natty closed car
and there. beneath a robe. lay the
body % Miss Lesser. A hig bulle.
hole through the right temple had
caused her death.
This is the gun" New half sob
bed. as the police carried the body
from the car He handed over a
IS Colt automatic.
Inside the police station. New told
detectives that he and Miss Lesser
had eft Friday night for a ride
through TopanCo canyon. At a
spot where the road was darkest he
topped the car and soon asked Miss
Lesser 20 become his wife. She re-
fused
An argument followed New said
and in ft Of temper he told the
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