Evening journal., 1923-01-23
NEGRO ADMITS
KILLING CHUM
Harris Says He Threw
Glasco's Body Into
Quarry Hole
FAKE CORPSE
BRINGS CONFESSION

stable Michael Moynihan. Chief Will
liam Leonard and Burgess George
Scarlet. Of Kennett Square, covered
themselves with glory when they
secured a confession from Robert c..
Harris, that he had struck and killed
George Glasco. on December 10th
last. and deposited the body back OF
his home in a quarry hole there. The
story, as published is correct TO the
letter and the surmises made in that
article were confirmed by the off,
cials when Harris who had been ar
rested. broke down and told the en-
tire story. his confession being given
below.
Glasco, Il viii be remembered.
work ed on the Charles Waiter farm,
near Kennett Square. He married
about two months ago a woman
who had been "A former housekeeper
for Harris. and had, Il is said, two
children by him. on the afternoon
OF December 10th last. Harris ap-
peared at the Glasco house and IN
yited the groom of two months TO
20 to his (the Harris) home and get
some cider. Glasoo never returned
home, and later in the evening
Harris appeared and showed several
cuts In his clothing and stated he
had had a fight with Glasco and
that he had cut at him with
razor and then disappeared. Mrs.
Glasco remained at her home
week and then again took up her
residence with Harris. and the
public soon had suspicious that
something was wrong. Although
Harris was frequently questioned,
he stuck TO his original story.
For the past three days Moynhan
ana Leonard have been busy. A
letter was received by Mrs. Glasco
having been mailed from Philadel-
phia. telling her to get the $50 in
wages due Glasco from Mr. Walters.
The letter was seen by Leonard and
he saw In the writing some letters
that resembled those made by Har- !
ris. Tho name Glaseo was spelled |
'Glasgo" and that is the way Harris Z
wrote ths name when requested to |
40 so bv the officers. with this in
formation in hand Burgess scar
ett was called into the matter and
, plan was laid TO see II Harris
would break.
In the office Of Magistrate John
Pratt. a fake corpse was laid out
md covered with a sheet, and then
warrant was issued by Magistrate
Nm. voorhees,, who Is acting in the
,Iace Of Magistrate Pratt, who Is
Il in a hospital charging Harris
With murder and the man was ar
.ested last evening and taken to the
,ffice
Harris maintained a calm manner,
)ut grew confused and at the proper
moment was shown the supposed I
,orpse. which was a lot of clothing
veil arranged, and then the colored
nan broke down and confessed all.
Te said the hght had started and he
lad to defend himself. had struck
ilascco over the head twice with
hovei and finding him desd had
brown the body into the quarry hole
Z the rear Of his home. He said
he body had no weights on it. Har-
Is then repeated the confession
iven below and Il was written down
nd signed by him, and he was then
,cked up and the party dispersed
or the night we'll satisfied with their
forts in clearing up murder case
,hlch has caused much feeling IN
hat section OF the county. The
tatement Is given as follows;
Kennett Square. January IL
coorqe Clasco came to my house
, New Garden township, with me on
40 afternoon of December TO- l922'
: shont 1 o'clock to get some cider
while there we got into an alterca-
.o, over some money he said
wed him. He finally came at me
nth a sharp instrument ana cut my
oat ,n two places and my trousers
"a the knee. Then 1 struck him
,ith the butt end OF a cart WHIP
tier this he left my place.
He came back 20 my place pe-
ween Q and 10 o'clock that evening
was lying on the couch when ne
anne in and he said he wanted some
ider. I went down 20 the ceiiar
With him TO draw the cider. Nhile
90 were in the cellar me again
tarted the argument about the
,onev He reached in his hip pocket /
$ if to get knife or gun and !
licked up a shovel handle and struck !
i'm over the head. The blow with
he shovel handle was repeated al
erward. l discovered then that he
VA dead. l carried him outside or
he house and dragged him to the
dge OF the quarry hole and threw
i'm in head first. then returned
O the house.
ROBERT @. HARRIS.
District Attorney w. Butler Win
lie was apprised OF the facts and
vas much pleased at the success OF
he examination. THE officers and
Burgess Scarlet deserve great credit
or their work" he said. 1t Is a
ase of murder and II is fine the af-
cir Is cleared up" said Mr.. Windle.
Burgess George Scarlet over the :
elephone was a bit loath to accept
nv credit in the case. "All the
.redit goes to Moynihan and Leon
.rd. They worked hard on the case
md the letter that Harris wrote was
lis own undoing, although we eN-
,ected TO drain the quarry hole as
Don as possible. and of course would
rave found the body. I only took a
mall part in the good work"
Harris was brought to jail here.