Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11

room while the prisoner related the con
versation.
Tells OF Upbraiding Wife
Young then related the conversation
with his wife.
You will have 10 so to work now.
! told her. You laughed at me when
! told You to use me right. You
had nice time OF it when I was
working night and day. You were run
ming around with other men,
MY wife denied that she was run
ming around" Young continued "and
told ME l was the only man she ever
loved. Then ] told her she would never
go out with Harry Garwood again be.
cause | had killed him.
My wife started TO cry aud l told
her to brace up as / wasn't worth it..
! felt sorry for her and the children.
! wanted to die. | had no desire to
live"
At this point the jury was brought
back into court Young said he was
returned to the prosecutors office where
u" made statement to Mr.. Wolver.
ton.
They told me it would help me and
they made a number Of suggestions
while | was talking" Young said.
when / related that I had shot Gar
wood in the breast Prosecutor Wolver-
ton said to me:
Then you took Garwood by the
shoulders and dragged him into tho
bushes and fired two shots into his head
didn't you?'
Insists He Was Abused
~ made no answer TO this, but they
Vnnll lnNn hnlinuo bnt 4
1t. My condition of mind was such
after the treatment | had received at
the hands of Wolvcrton' detectives that
] was apt to say almost anything.
"All | had to eat was few slices
Of dry bread with the exception Of three
meas given to me by Chief Linden, of
MCrchantvilc. lie treated me like II
gentleman. They wouldn't allow me t.
write To any one; they would not allow
me to see newspapers; they refused tc
allow me to see Il minister. They kert
men in Section f. of the County Prison
for four or five weeks before | was al
lowed TO see any one, even my wife. -
Young then was turned over for cross
examination.
''D.d You ever tell nc that any of
my detectives had assaulted you|'
asked Mr.. Woiverton.
Is Firm Before Wolveiton
No. / did not" was the reply.
why didn't YOU"
Because | was afraid that il ! did
you would hit me-"
You say YOU asked me to get You
II iawycrE continued Mr.. Wol,crton.
YES, | asked you many times"
AS matter Of fact, didn't you tell
! M UTt Il ln' Ia.
court. no jury. but that you wanted 10
die and die quickly"
II never told you anything of the
Kind" retorted Young.
Justice KatzcnbaCh here ordered II
recess from II :J5 o'clock to l2:OJ
clock as a tribute to Americas dead
in the war.
Tries TO Defend Girl
As the cross examination continued,
Young repudiated nearly every state
ment said to have been made to the
prosecutor and detectives. He said he
had not been warned about his rights.
He admitted he lied repeatedly in his
various statements, but finally blurted
u told you one thing that was true. -
What truth did you tell mc?' MIR.
Wolverton demanded.
Il told you the truth about Amandn
! Green. ! told you she was an innocent
girl, that she had nothing to do with
this affair and that she is the fines,
! girl that ever walked on shoe leather. -
Further questioning developed that
! the prosecutor learned of Miss Green by
/ binding her name on q paper in Young
wallet. The prosecutor, through cues
! tionS, also brought out that YOUNG
agreed TO make confession in tho
presence Of his wife provided Mis-
! Green's name was not mentioned.