The Washington times., 1920-11-14
o Pretends to Be Demented and Has
very Effort Of the Detectives to Unravel
Mystery, Insists That the Child Is Dead
But Is Little Blakely Alive and in Hiding
With the Woman Whose Footprints
Were Found Under the Ladder?
The Confession Which Mrs. Coughlis Does Not Believe

light out they went to another room
I went on my way because I had no intention of
kidnapping any one; but il came to my mind later
that 1t would be good way to make some money by
stealing that boy, then get some ransom from his
parents.
So, few nights later went to carry out what
! had my mind. took the car in Philadelphia,
where was living. and when got mile or SO from
the house got off and walked the rest of the way
When got to the place where had seen the boy
there still lights in the house. But after wait
ing for an hour so the light went out, so went
to new house they were building door and got
a carpenters ladder and coat that was in the new
building and carried it to where the boy was.
Setting the ladder against the house, put that
old oh and pushing the screen up went into
the baby's l took the baby's milk bottle heater
down on the ground, setting it on my left as was
facing the house.
Then wen>back up and in the room and turn
ing the bed cover wrapped the baby up with the
coat.
As picked him up he gave little cry, so went
right out Of the window and after got out heard
someone talking, thought the babys little cry
had awakened his parents and forgetting the hot
water heater started to run down the road toward
Philadelphia.
After going for about half mile I got to a.
country road that led out from the main road to my
right, so, thinking that maybe they were going to
follow took that road and after going for about
a quarter of mile stopped to listen But didn't
hear any one, 50 sat down while to look at the
baby, and so threw the coat aside. His head fell
back and found that he was dead. I killed him by
holding him too tight around my breast little too
long.
So, not knowing what to do with him the4, I took
him down to the river because didn't want to put
him in the ground because didn't want the dirt and
worms to touch him. So took him to the river and
sat there by the track with the boy my lap until
! saw daylight coming
Then, not daring to hold him any longer, I tied
him with string that found wagon in the
stone quarry nearby to piece OF rail that was stolen
also in the quarry. Then threw him in the river
After that went home and wrote my first letter
TO the boys parents in Philadelphia
Then came back to Norristown to learn from
the paper or someone that knew the name and ad-
dress Of the boys parents as could mail the let
ter. I had to wait for the paper to come out, and
when it did come out went in a saloon across from
the railroad station and wrote down the address and
mailed the letter.
After that was writing to the boys parents
often as could whenever was reading in the paper
that they were worrying much, telling them not to
worry about the child that he well and alive just
to keep them from worrying too much.
And I to get money for killing their child-I
can't find name strong enough for myself.
Now am not trying to save myself because It
that killed the boy, but by pure accident did
kill him by holding him too tight against my breast
and had his face against that he couldn't breathe.
MY intention was to 60 over to Swedeland and
get a room for me and the boy. have over 5000.
and that was going tokeep going for while until
could see if his parent going to pay something
II they were going to pay was going to leave
him in the elevated station in Bridgeport and call
them up on the phone and tell them where to 60 to
get him And If they didn't pay was going to turn
him back to them the same because had no inten-
ton to do him any harm, and didn't intend to Keep
him, rs could get the money or not the boy would
have been returned just the same, but am his muir
o~e AUGUST PASOUALE.