Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-14
Victim Made An 0utcrV
But tainted, Husband
Of Dead Woman Here

Washington Knight TWENTY-FIVE year old negro from
Cwood ~ j. arrested by Officer Mount keyport about
this morning confessed making attack Mrs
Edith Marshall Wilson Saturday night which resulted IN he
death.
Lawrence Long Guows Muka and Murray and
Officer Mount and confessed before Acting Recorder Stephen
Somogyi held without bail charge of murder and
rushed to New Brunswick under heavy guard for safety
The told that he to this city on Saturday ngE
o'clock off the trolley the OF Stat
Smith He stated that together with Robert Bates
Dick Henderson and Rogers Fault three eoored who hav
been held material witnesses he went to Mrs Surs store On
street. Of Commerce street. where he drank -four
pn of gin After spending about an hour and half IN the store
the confessed they went outside where argument was
started, and crowd gathered
Knight claimed he wandered away from the crwod met a
and grabbed her. The woman made no ou the man
stated but tainted away putting up struggle Taking her or
the lawn he made his attack the man confessed After commit
ting this act, he took trolley back to Clifwood
Blood stained clothes attracted the attention of Officer Mount
this morning and the placed under arrest charge OF
suspicion brought Perth Amboy The other three who
with the before the act committed We 1
rested by the Perth Amboy police A-~-----sl-----
Conductor Howard Hauser brothernaw Of the KeyPor
officer is said to have tip that he the get On
trolley Saturday night with bloody clothes The clothes
Saturday night taken by he police and held
evidence
Chief Tonneen and his staff workers. by Lieuenants
Lawrence A. Long and William Calvin deserve credit for
midnight Saturday night The Keyport officer and trolley
also are being praised for their quick work in causing the
position there last Tuesday.
Harvey Wilson, husband of the dead in the de-
tecves all during the third degree and after everything
had been successfully concluded called the mother of the dead
girl and notified her that the had confessed He
police headquarters about today after reading of the
dent in the papers.
Lieutenant Long appeared to be a IN after strenuous
session in getting the make confession and the captain
detectives satisfied with his leading the question:
the third degree charge of the guard the negro
murderer when he taken to New Brunswick early this after
noon
stiff third degree He printed and given thorough body
examination before being taken TO New Brunswick.
of the grand jury for Friday ndc the This
made early this afternoon after it learned the
Mayor William C. Wilson and the members of the police
committee held conference yesterday afternoon and after this
meeting Chief Tonnesen notified to time labor
pens an effort to run down the party responsible for the deed
Knight taken to New Brunswick shortly after making his
confession that there would be chance attempted
nehng charge by the citizens the local station house The
spirit of the people since the deed committed
that the police thought 1t best the the county jail
and out of the city at the quickest possible time.
The material witnesses held this city
short time after knight hal made his confession but they also will
be taken to New Brunswick by the local police
The funeral service of Mrs Wilson will take place tomorrow
Tuesday o'clock late residence Rev
IT, Hatchman of the First Baptist church where Mrs. Wilson
member, and Rev. Wilbe Weeott of the Simpson Meta
od church. where she organit will join together the
duet of the service As the home will not accommodate all who
would wish attend Mrs Marshall the bereaved mother
pressed the wish that only the close friends of her daughter
The nerment will be at the convenience of the family at Arng
ton Mass.
According the report County Physician John L.
who performed the autopsy 10 O'Clock yesterday Burke
chapel city, Wilson's death fright oeea
stoned by the attack hemorrhage of the the county ply
also caused by shock and fright There
the neck which could been caused by dragging
body the grass and brush in the lot in which the bod
found might have been made by the nails of man
woman fought for her life.
As soon the duty at the time the murder
reporte received report eighteen spread tn
city prevent the of the eulpt from the cit
had hesated making his getaway Men place
ferry railroad and along the main thorougha
acting suspicious
who could not give satisfactory account of their doings
twenty minute handicap certainly alowed
eulprit plenty of chance to make good his getaway.