Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
SLAYER Of WOMAN
DECLARES SENATOR
NEW IS HIS FATHER
Harry S. New, Jr., 81, Held
in Los Angeles for
Murder.
SHOT GIRL AND CARRIED
CORPSE ABOUT IN AUTO
Assailant Finally Takes Body to
Police Station and Con-
fesSeS.
ASSERTS SHE WOULD NOT WE'D
llcgcd Parent Issues Denial in
Case, and Mother Tells OF
Divorce.
ASSERTS SHE WOULD NOT WE'D
4 llcgcd Parent Issues Denial in
Case, and Mother Tells OF
Divorce.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, July 1.-The
girl is dead. | shot her. 1t mus, have
been in a temporary 1T Of insanity
All l want now is 10 die"
Calling again and again for his
nancee. Harry S. New. Jr ,hir;y-,wo
years old, said 70 be son Of United
States Senator New. o. Indiana. is held
in the city jail tonight on charge OF
murder. while IN the morgue lies the
body OF beautiful Fr.cda Lcse-. aged
twenty. formerly Of Birmingham, Ala
who was kifled By New in one of the
strangest murders in the annals of the
local police.
New shot the girl while driving with
her IN sedan in lonely canyon last
night While they were discussing their
wedding plans. The wedding was Il
have Occurred tonight. II had been
postponed untI! Saturday night be
cause relatives could not be present
After the murder he drove about
hours, hoping against hope for fain,
ray OF NE. and intcrn,ien,ly feeling
her pulse for spark OF lie.
Bore Body in Automobile.
According 10 New. the girl, who was
within a short time 10 become the
mother Of his child. told him on the
midnight ride that She would not marry
him. New :ired 4 bullet into her fore
head. The girl lay motionlcss. He
picked her UP in his arms. not realiz-
ing wha, had happened. according 10
his story 10 the police.
Then he i!tted her body 20 the rear
sea, OF the car and tried 10 make her
comic! BILE. drove the machine abou,
with one hand while ne held her hand
would soon show spark OF life. For
three hours he drove around, otter
stopping 10 make the body more com
Then he decided to give himself vi
10 the police. and drove with the body
10 the. central station, arriving there
ton New took fur from around tht
girls neck and placed it over her open
glazed eyes.
4 could not stand those accusing
eyes" he told the police.
They seemed 10 look directly a
Il do no, care what becomes OF mt
now he said Ia his cell in the jail
Il VIII not make any defense. ! VII
not even hire 4 lawyer.
Intended 10 Move .t,vny.
New declared he had intended tc
marry the girl and move to a distant
town. as she wished TO avoid the ac'
cusa,ions thar her father. Emil Lesser
had been sought on suspicion that ne
two years ago. and his wife states thai
he died from drowning.
New mot the girl Al lumber con-
panr's Office here where both We're
employed eight months ago. lie was a
truck wagon driver and she s,enog
rnpher.
The automobil" used IN the dealt
ride was owned by Mrs. Lula Burger
News mother, who. according to News
statement. was divorced from Senator
New, Of Indianapolis. eight years ago
Relatives Of Miss Lesser claimed the
body. and Will take II TO birmingham
Ala. her former home. for burial
New claimed that he was the son OF
United States Senator New. OF Indiana
The police Immediately teleGraphed &c
Senator News home and We're told that
Senator New had no children.
Harry S, New calmly told the police
hat he had shot the girl when she re
fused 10 marry him.
Refused TO Wed Him.
The couple had been driving around
in the car and when they reached
Topango Canyon he asked her &c
marry him. according TO the confessed
slayer Miss Lesser urged that tho
marriage be postponed.
II became cnraged." New said tc
the police. and shot her before | knew
what was doing. l loved her anC
still love her. | picked her up in my
arms. but she could not speak TO me
She must have died instantly, but
tried 20 make her comfortable in the
rear seat of the car and held her hanc
as drove toward town in hope thai
! might feel some pulse beats"
New said that his mother, Mrs. Lula
NJ Burger. was divorced from United
States Senator New eight years age
and that She had married again. Mrs
and reputed to he OF very prominent
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