The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-28
Ttoma. fitzgerald, 80 and
Married, Tells Police He
Murdered Small Child.
POLICE CALL HIM MORON"
op,yrho-Sexual Case" Is Way
Doctor Describes Deed at
Inquest over the Body.
WINDY CITY is INDIGNANT
Prisoner Breaks Down After
Mos, Gruelling Third De-
gree by Detectives.

CHICAGO July 27 Thomas
yrrsa.I 80 years old, married, to-
a,y confessed TO the police that he
.U,ed little Janet Wilkinson, years
adansIehbor.s child. last Tuesday,
b, aauglug hor Then he accom-
n.nled the police 20 his homo and
showed them where he had CON
-sa.si the body beneath coal under
,hs hasOmcu, steps and It was re-
covered.
The solution Of the mystery which
has stirred Chicago as few police
rases have aroused the populaCe,
cane ths mornings when Fitzgcr-
a.d after sIcnplcSs days ana nights,
constantly kept under Il Tuelliug
sumIuau0u and ncyer-ccasing scru-
tiny called !or an officer and made
h, confession lie alternately
moaned and sobhod as he talked,
pouring our words OF self-loathing
A. he gave the details of his crime.
The crowd that surrounded the
FurwaIi home when the body was
removed gI0Hnrd and then cries OF
Indignation against the confessed
murderer were heard. a strong
guard " policemen was thrown
around him ana he was hurried
away 10 a cell.
The crowd followed 10 the police
s-aron and surrounded IT, Nulloys
Of angry words were voiced by the
crowd one man was reported tu
have been armed with a revolver
and 10 have threatened 10 shoot tho
prisoner in his call But the police
tailed 90 find the man.
The authorities acted quickly Al
though Fitzgerald has been termed
a moron boy the police the Grim
nal machinery was to proceed M
usual Coroner Hoffman quickly Sc
.ss,ei jury and opened the in
quest S'ttcs Attorney Hoync as
signed James e.. O'Brien. known as
Red Ne.hI- Jimmy his chief AS
sEaHl 20 murder trials who has won
more death penalties IN such cases
'har an" ~ his co. FFosccuiors, on
fhs case.
fitzgerald was nigh, watchman at
'he Virginia % highly reputable
fesdsn'1I hotel He lived I'm the
nsgtb1rhooi In the same build
.Hg ,N,' the wilkinson family
Janet was ono Of four children,
Their father grocer. She was "A
r-''v ch..l and was beloved OF the
rs.shbur-
last December Fitzgerald first
showed sinister attraction for the
'h.l 'h. father testified at The in
s'Fsi sua came homo after being
a. hr homo ana told q story ot mis-
treatment
Tho parents preferred 90 hush up
The affair and Fitzgerald escaped
prosecution. Eut when little Janet
a"ppstrul last Tuesday morning
suspicion was aroused against Fltz-
gerald
Fitzgerald was arrested. IIc was
Questioned Nhou, the child. but de-.
ni'l everything Hut tho police held
.h' man n prisoner. and subjected
..m 20 aH severe pn examination as
.'N PRISONERS ever receive Every
.ho"n m.tnH ~ forcing Fitzgerald
70 con'a Nns brought to bear
Io0'. reporters Tor the ncwsna-
p'f' 'r'..I .H. police iu the search.
ana 'h. . became local seusa-
H.n Detectives lug into tho coal
g..'' in '.. basement NJ the hotel
ihry .'.t .H. ashes They searched
-h' , ..EH l home Lake Michigan
vas I' ..H 'Hr mile along the
''ore "U. .s... mo nolghborhood ~
lh' H... TH.0 when the police
were '...' fn despair. Fitzgerald
virtual. .ips0l and made his