Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
NeWhaU Denies
! admitting Murder

saw very little OF her during that
time, but when | came out again we
met secretly at least four or five times
week.
Never did the thought of killing her
enter my mind at any time. don't
remember telling any ono anything Of
that kind.
"Thr night of the shooting left her
At Eighteenth and Market streets and
| havs no recollection Of seeing her
again. They tell me that | said ] saw
her in the arms of man named Sulli-
ran. and that when I saw him attempt
ing to kiss her | shot her twice and then
ran away.
That's nll blank to me. have abso-
htely no recollection Of anything like
that. tried hard. so hard. So clear my
memory. Iran't recr,l what did with
the gun. know had one that night.
Nor can recall where 7 spent that
night
Insists Mind Is Blank on Staying
II do remember going to a moving.
picture show on a Saturday afternoon.
and then | recall Of reading in the Eve
MING PUBLIC LEDGER that | was wanted
for the murder of Josie. | did not know
what to make of it. 1t was only the
night before that she pleaded with me
to elopc. as she had often done, but
put her off. telling her it would be better
to wait until We had more money.
Il was scared when ] read in the
paper that 7 was wanted. and ran
away When ] got to- Harrisburg
got room in the Wilson Hotel. Then
the, thought Of killing myself came.
mad no desire TO i've. knowing that
Josie was dead. 8nd went to drug.
store and bought some poison and took
II TO my room and meditatcd. My
sister had boon paying my life insur.
Ance, and ! thought IF commit sui
eide maybe they won't be- able to col
ect the. insurance though il all
scVer and concluded tha'. in view of tho
iact that the police knew that had
oeen In the company Of Josie on the
n,ght she was killed. that I would be
blamed for her murder. aud that I
"ouid Do sent to the electric chair.
Thought Of Insurance
~! knew if were sent 70 the cnai-
my insurance would be paid
80 sippcl tire poison on the floor,
Bot up and dressed and went out look =
ing Tor the Sheriff. went to his Office
ana they told me he would be back in
an hour. ] walked around a whilc and
came back to his office. but he was not
in, " ""' "''
..,,iney sentmc to an undertaking es-
Aohshment. ! went there and there
we're a lot of cofins in the front room,
baked at the door, and seeing n 20 :
,WSs,lnan, went to him anI asked
"nere is the nearest police station?'
a., lie told me and I went home and
% %'o tnem J was Lester Newhnll. want q.
~ ID Philadelphia for the murder of
IIIvsssphine Howard, He said, 'Stop your
.udlh | said. NO, that's right Sc
Philadelphia. '' " '"""' u
;. Inc detectives here were very kim
~ INC. have often heard Of third do.
~ n; methods. but no one tried any
ti,s toiIs IKE Tint on mo. All that they
~ tO'e LIME me was that I killed Josie and trie,
" SNOW me how did it.
Admits He Was jealous
NJ ! cannot remember doing onvthino
sAe mat ! recall talking to Coptair
, ,souaer several times, also to othrr Jr =.
;eaVes. IN They told ne that killed her
Z jealous rage. | must admit that
ah extremely jealous and there is n
I;rS I;a.S possibility that if | did see A man
Sin9 Si"s Josie TINT might have shot
Ii, IOsi,. Hut don't rcmcmbr sccinp
bcr'e' bcS re, ,et alone seeing any ono kissing
.;sim l did | would tell wilincly.
Mornouco nuco ! have been locked IN in
br,;;' Prison ] have rnckcj my
smn sun IN an effort to tvy and rlrn,
tbinss. INC cobwcbS. There are mau>
cas- can,t .nat ! remember distinctly. but
lorsd rs"no, remember shooting tho girI
sboN,, bed pStter than my own life, Wby
~ JVula ~" harm her? The future for hoiE
pl,usTa W. was bright and rosy, and We Ind
"'n"ca for a happy life, '"''
o.. Knew Girl Six Years
n, y !, BILLED her should be nunishc,
it""' out cannot remember doinr
,lMMhcn did you first moot this rirl ;,
~ one OF tho dctcrtivCs.
hail m'rl ..l her in 1916" rrpIicd Ncw
tim. ~ atrmount Pnr%. \l thn,
w." ! was sixteen years oil anL yh,
sOr s nponI fourteen. Shn wa" """ n', r"'
twenty. Nv" N'" Hirh' she was mean
n,na AS ! told YOU before wc kcpt cam
! Sheuaa aa'iI about eighteen months aco.
SH.ar my hrst sweetheart. "
'VD sinee wv your sisters been 10 see Won
ssksd you nave been in prison 7" he wa,
tx,es ses. aI both of them hav. been down
s una they wanted to take The % last