The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WIFE SLAYER FOUND
VIEWING ROUGH GUY
X. =. Smith, American Indian.
Seized in City Hall Park
After Skylight Search.

Keoy Pendleton Smith. who claims to
be an American Indian and who stabbed
his wife to death last Thursday night
in the home of Alexander Katz at
S1S Bay Parkway, Brooklyn. where shs
was employed as n servant, was ar
rested late yesterday afternoon by De-
tectives Henne, Cramer and Ross OF the
Bath Beach station as he sat in City
Hall Park looking at the statue OF
Civic Virtue. According TO the police
Smith had in his pockets a three ounce
bottle of iodine and four page con-
fession which he ended with instruc-
tions for the disposal of his body and
property.
Smiths wife, Mrs Marie Rose Smith.
left him some time ago when she
learned that he had two other wives
living. and went to work as n servant
in the katz home. Smith called to see
her several times, and week ago yes
terday when she refused to go back
to him he became enraged and killed
her with butcher knife. Acting Capt.
George Busby. in charge of the Bath
Beach detectives, assigned Henne, Ross
and Cramer to the case and they have
been searching for Smith ever since.
The murdered woman was the only
person who knew Smiths home address.
but the detectives learned that he had
been living in q skylight room in Man
haitian. They went over the roofs of
every house between Eighth and
Twenty-third streets and examined
every slylight room in that section.
In this manner they learned that
Smith had room at 42s West Twentieth
street. but that he had not been there
since the murder. They learned, how
ever. that he liked to sit in the parks,
so they have been spending much time
searching for him among the loungers
in City Hall Park, Madison Square and
Union Square and Cooper Square. They
went into City Hall Park yesterday
afternoon and saw o man who re-
sembled Smiths photograph sitting on
bench looking at the new statue.
They drew their guns. but as soon as
he saw them Smith got TO his feet and
raised his hands.
TN the man you want" he said.
I'm glad it's over"
The detectives took Smith 10 the police
station, where they say he confessed
to Capt. Busby, and then to the Office OF
Assistant District Attorney Nicholas
Salvaggj. where he repeated X. His
written confession is said to have been
complete.
Smith made request that his per-
sonal effects be sent TO his mother, Mrs
Ida Smith, 73 Bent street, Dorchester,
Mass.
II hope and pray to Cod" he said.
that this is my last request
The confession expressed the hope
that the spirit OF the woman he killed
would visit the court room and help in
his defence and on the back of her
photograph he had written this:
Gone. but not forgotten. To the one
] love. From her husband, X. p. Smith
The only woman / ever loved in the
wcrld, God bless her. May the ray OF
divine light penetrate her body forever.
and that she will be able to come back
as Christ did and comfort the needy"
On the envelope containing the con-
fession he had written:
"In case of my death, please bury me
beside my dead wife. This is my last
wish on this earth. ] VIII be happy
| then.'
Smith will be arraigned in the Coney
Island police court this morning on p
! charge oe homicide