South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-11
SAYS HE LOVED
WIFE WHOM HE
SHOT TODEATH
Confessed Slayer of Two Per
sons Ordered Held
Without Bail.
By Associated Press


CHICAGO, July 10. - Carl Wan
derer, former army lieutenant, self
confessed slayer Of two persons, one
OF whom was his wife, pretty
choir singer. and the other a man
with whom he had plotted TO take
her life, today was ordered held
without bail on a charge Of murder
by coroner's jury.
At the same time the ragged
stranger, whose body had been un-
claimed at the county morgue since
the night Of the crime, nearly three
weeks ago. was declared to be that
Of Al Watson. former Canadian
soldier. who was said TO have told
acquaintances he was the only son
Of a millionaire turfman living in
New York
The Identification was made by
Mrs. Cartherine Nanos Of Chicago.
who said she met Watson in Folke-
stone England, while he was a pa
tient in a hospital. New York dis
patches said the police recalled that
last May an Alexander +. Watson
had been reported missing by his
wife The man later was reported
TO have been found in Paterson. y.
his whereabouts.
Places Tragedy Blame.
Wanderer today placed blame for
the tragedy on his familiarity with
firearms in the army, his rowing
temperament and his association
with his fathers butcher shop.
L planned the whole thing in cold
blood because l decided that was
the only way I could do il and get
away with it, he said. The thought
OF killing a person was not so re-
pugnant to me as 1t might be TO
most persons because OF my exper-
fence in my fathers butcher shop.
A man N a butcher shop gets so
closely acquainted with blood that
he lOoses his aversion to IT,
Their IN the army / had practiced
a great deal at target shooting and
became too we'll acquainted with
firearms and / learned TO love the
army life above everything else in
the world.
True to Name
In addition TO these things my
name sets forth correctly am a
wanderer and a rover by nature. I
hate 10 be tied down ! was not
intended for married life. With
these influences working in my
veins, the step from discomfort TO
what l did was a short one. OF
course I am sorry for what I did;
any sane man would be, and / am
sane but that does not help matters
now.
Il loved my wife in spite of what
have done. / loved her too well
to desert her and leave her with
memories of a ruined romance to
no ny ~.
of her life.
Il decide,- the easiest way was to
kill her. Most men, after doing that
would have been sleepless and
haunted by visions at night. 1 was
not. / slept ike a top and did not
have a single dream that I can re-
member.
Afraid of Stranger
I'm sorry l had TO Kill that other
chap but l was afraid he would
squeal"
The proceedings at the inquest
were brief. only two witnesses test
flying these were a detective and
a policeman. The latter told OF go
ing to the scene Of the murder on
the night of the crime The two
pistols, ten empty shells and five
bullets which were found in the hall
way where the shooting occurred
were produced.
Wanderer probably will be taken
before the grand jury Monday Wan
derer did not repeat his confession
before the coroner's jury though he
was present at the inquest. Instead
the coroner read the original typed
confession after Wanderer had said
he had nothing 10 add.
Wanderer was booked on two
charges Of murder late today after
he had been ordered held 10 the
grand jury by coroners jury. He
viii be arraigned in police court
Monday.