Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-12
YOUNG'S MURDER
MOTIVE REBUTTEO
Haddonfield Police Chief Denies
He Told Defendant Of Gar
woods Attentions to Wife
PRISONER REMAINS SULLEN

The. plea Of Guilford Young. con-
t"sScd murderer. on trial In Camden,
that he had killed Harry Garwood.
crippled jitney driver. bc9usE the lat
ter WAS attentive to Ioung's wife, was
rchutted today BY witnesses for the
State.
In his confession. read this morning.
Young admitted the murder, but snid
he had killed Gnrwood because he be-
lievcd him intimate with Mrs. Young.
The defendant named George Pierce,
special officer employed by the Prnnsyl-
vnnia Railroad, and William Dennis.
chief of police of IIaddontcld, as men
who had told him they had seen Gar
! wood at his house during his absence.
! Pierce was one Of the first witnesses
! today after the conclusion Of Young y
/ confession. He said he had known
| Young for many years.
"Did you ever tell him that YOU had
seen Garwood in his home" asked
! Prosecutor WolvcrtOn.
II never told him that | had seen
Garwu"d or any on" else IN his home. /"
said Pierce positively.
| Chief Of lOlicc Dennis then was called
70 the stand. and testified in the same
vein. He said he had never told Young
anything 10 make him suspicious Of his
wife.
Mrs. Young May Testify
Mrs. Young later may be permitted
70 take the stand to vindiCatG her
honor aS a wife and mother.
Other testimony offered today con-
Cerncd SOung's attempts 10 break jail.
Johu Williams, Of Gloucester. Wa
called to the stand and testified he
had worked with Young for a year and
a half nt tho, GihbStuwn powder plant.
"Eury in October received let
ter" the witness testified. "signed by
l.. :. GeiAt, asking me 10 call at the
Camden County Jail. | saw GCiSt
whom | did not know, aud he brought
Young. The defendant offered mo $500
if I would get him six haCkSaw blades
! refused, and h" said: You're what
! call fine man.
John Clcary, Young's attorney, tried
10 keep Williams testimony out, but
it was admitted after a sidcbHr confer
on"e.
Lewis Shaw, Of Haddontield, also ar
acquaintGnc" Of IOung's of many years
standing, testified he had seen Young
in jail in October.
,, Young said: Pm in n ----, Of {
fix | said, why did you kill tha
man, then? HC answered, I was drink
: ing bad whisky when I did it, Thel
t h" asked me TO get him four hacksav
" blades, and | refused" "
Other witnesses today are expcCte
t to tell Of attempts the defendant mad
y 70 escape.
Mrs. Young Knits in Courtroom
Mrs. Sarah Young sat knitting
sweater for one pf her children tnda
white her husbands confession was be
ing read in the Camden COuaty Court
house.
Mrs. Young has been AT the trial 6inc
z II began, but never in the courtroom
She waa taken tho first day TO Prose
u cutor Wolv"rton'S private office, m
p. thorc She has Ent ever since. She wa
there this morning whil" the story {
~ the crime was being rcCtod, in Young
d own words, though not by his lips, I
the jury which IS trying him for bi
10 life
n Young, glowering in bis nlHco in tn
courtroom while his confession va
VI being read, maintained hts usual BulIC
n dCmcanor, lie has never asked for hi
wife. lie is being guarded by big Ber
]" SChcllnger, WhO Is six feet four inchc
% tall md carries with him 2i0 pound
Of luonc and muscle.
Prospects Of Sunday dinner 6
n home for the jurors went .gimmerin
today. Justice KatzPnbach announcr
- there would bc no night session tbi
ID evening.
. The jurors will be allowed to 6
to church tomorrow, but must go
ID a body. They probably. will be take
automobile ride SS&