Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
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In Pasoualc's confession he said when
asked what he was going TO do with the
BODY when nc found that the child was
dead. 81 was going to put II at Swedeiand'
where ! was working that plant | was
working at over there used 70 work
thcrc was gong to get a room and take
the baby there Later on he SAID nc
tbrcv the body into the river, but did
moi think the current would carry II
away He told Major Adams IN his confcs-
SION that he thought the body could he
found At the place and said he had at
tachcJ "A piece of rail taken from the
railroad. to tho body by string
In the same confession, according 70
Major Adams. PasqualC admitted killing
4 woman about sixty years OF age inc
latter part of MAY or the first OF June
with piece Of slate.
IL ms confession he told Major Adam.
he had lived at 6OS North Eighth street,
Pbiladclphia. for q time, having room
anu giving It M after q couple Of weeks,
nm MOI before he got key TO the house
from a man who Travelled about making
krv, After he had given up tho room he
told The superintendent he went back the
lat mart Of May or tho first OF June.
Tic notes ot the confession say II
npcned the door. there was nobody IN,
.bcv were down in the kitchen vet and !
wrnt IN and hid myself IN the closet When
sbc the woman came there to bed they
lockc ID me IN the closet They were asleep
u | had Ia force the door open There
Was 4 piece of slate there. As forced the
/ door open the woman jumped up from
! the bed. She sat up in bed, that woke up,
so went to the bed
phiIacclphia. oct l2-If August Pas
/ q.Iale the sell confessed kldnapper 81
I thirteen months old Blakcly 1oughlln Is
/ telling the truth, hIs confession that ne
/ lipaJ woman in Philadelphia clea Is
/ HI mystery surrounding the death OF
I Nrs Rose fisherman. - years old. whe
conducted lodging house at COS North
,chth street. The aged woman was
folind dead in bed with her skull fractured
/ limo ! Her I2-vear-old granddaughter
III sleeping in the room when she met
.j,atb The girl couldn't explain how hei
.rr,rdrnorbrr met death. and she was de-
+ tanned b. the police as material witness
4 The woman was said TO have earned Al
/ her money IN her clothes, and the police
/ wl-a never able 10 definitely learn whether
robbery was the motive tor hilng ner
I'm rcplx 10 questions he said he haC
rkon AROUND $500 rcmarklng Il hac
/ some in my pocket. could not tel iol
! sr-a II, told / n. state police the woman I
fr., name was Rose and she was abou
e.z;y wears of age He admitted TO Ma!o
ADAMS hayIrg seen IN the newspape
.li.t Il girl Was arrested for killing tn
woman Later on. In reply 70 q question
,yne,E her hf had intended to Kill the woman
h, sad that hc had not, but had dom
d.
Major Adams declined TO make an,
/ further statement OF 10 amplhY VIVA
il. already had said He said all luforma
tlou would be made available for the Phll
h Iphia authorities regarding the murde
r9,'f.-zslou and for Montgomery count
relative TO the COughln case.
Philadelphia. Oct 12 2-Investigatlol
81 the latest confession Of August Pas
ouaIe. the crank, III which he Is allege
10 have told Major Lynn 9 Adams, hea
of the State police. that he accidental
srnothcred Blakeley CoughlIn while steaI
.ng the baby from the home Of ITS parent
In Norrlstown. ast June, was continue
tadav. Pasquale. according 70 Mag
Adams said that when ne lifted the emu
from its CRIB II started to cry and that d
/. placed IL uu0tI iliF tott, wiz "
toned tightly After making his escai
and running some distance, he unbuttone
thc coat and found the child dead.
Search of the woods and swampe aToun
Lgp Harbor and New Gretna, \ J yc
tSrdav failed 10 reveal any trace Of Il
chllds BODY. Il was IN the nelghborho,
, Of Egg HArbor that Pasquale purchased
= ,ua1 farm shortly ..fter he succeeded
2 obtaining SIP. .OOO from George II. tougl
lin. tie chlId's father, on the promise,
return the boz and It also was there N
h was captured when he attempted
vt an additional $4,000 ransom.
The authorities stated today that u
Investigation would be continued but q
,.lincd to say what their next move Won
be
Because cf the many false clues Pasqna
Il sand to have given those working on I
ease since lie confessed the kIdnappH
neither the Norrstown police nor t
C0ughl.ns place much credence 10
latest story
MAGISTRATE O. II LenhaTt declared
day that Pasquale has not yet told I
{ truth and added
~ cannot tell al that ] know, but I
!. real story viii be out within few ia
/. ana II viii be found that Blakeley Coul
j In IL alive am certain Of that and
+ ucct "a hear Of Mrs Coughlln MAKING
i complete Identification of her baby bel'