New Britain herald., 1923-06-09
Filipino Butler Confesses
Staying Blossom SeeIey
Martin, Nurse in
Fashionable Home in
New York
Was About to Throw Body
Over Rail of Ferry Boat
When Attacked by Crew
Warned by Policeman.

New York, June o. Elulgo Lozada
/ Filipino butler, today confessed, thu
; police reported, that he stranglad Il
death Blossom seeley Martin, a nurse
1 IN the fashionable home OF DR.. Ger.
'ais w. McAuliife. and took her body
wrapped In green portieras. 10 Eliz.
| hhethport, n, j., Is miles away
where he was attempting 10 dump b
from a fcrrybont when arrested las
night.
Miss Martin, 20. served as nurse IL
the Doctors home, where Lozade wa,
a butler Although the Filipino re.
fused to tell why he killed the girl
police believe his poverty caused he,
to withdraw promise of marriag,
and drove him TO slay her.
Lozade, 25 years old. came to thl,
country five years ago and had beer
employed at the McAuliffe homA
since 1921. Miss Martin had been 6
nurse there for four years. He Il
short and slight. Weighing about III
pounds, She weighed 140
Quarrcled at Employers Home.
They were left alone in the hom,
of their employer at 26 West s7ti
street just off Central Park, yester
day afternoon. They quarreled
Miss Martin went TO an upper flou
OF the four story brownstone house
to dof her uniform before going u
hef rooming house. Lozade waited
for her at the foot of the main stair
way In the drawing room and, as SHIT
came down, leaped up and clutchee
her throat, he is alleged to have con
fe ssed
He choked her for half hour. hi
said. Convinced she was dead. hi
dragged the body to the basement
wrapped 1t in Manila paper, hrough
the pair of green portieres from
storage room, doubled the body init
them and bound the whole with stou
cord, then he tossed the short. heav,
bundle over his shoulder walked T.
Fifth avenue and entered a taxi,
Police surgeons reported that asilt
from the blue marks Of fingers a.
the throat, the body was unmarried
Madly in Love With Victim
Among the prisoners effects was
letter which apparently was copied
from one he had sent to the girl.
read in part:
Probably this is the poorest ant
most despised letter YOU ever re
'eived. Ever since l met you I hav,
been always in terrible dilemma.
can't help but think of you pro
'oundly and in SO doing it is onl,
matter Of time to tell you that
lave selected you and&only you as
air wife, xxx | am only waitinI
or the time to tell you the supreme,
acrificc | am having at present.
Please be merciful and use tn,
'est Judgment in. my favor. Don,
AIRY in answering this letter In orde
haiti may be free from mental ana
hysical disturbances
It was signed Yours sincerely.
1t was through accident that th,
urder was discovered, Lozade, tn,
lthorities say had transported tn,
ody In motor car from the Nc
ulihe home to the lower end O
anhattan, transferred It to a ferr-
II staten Island and embarked witt
In another automobile for tn,
lizabethport ferry station, nine mile
way.
He struggled with the weight,
indie as he attempted to board
'at for New Jersey and the cal
liver, Edward Mareur ran TO his aid
areur his suspicious aroused by tn,
ID shape of the burden and feelint
yield TO his touch, notified Police
rgeant John Miller who ran for tn,
at lust as it left its slip.
Seeing the officer approach LOAD,
alleged to have struggled to lif
body to- the rail in an effort I,
row it overheard. Miller shouted Il
p deckhands who rushed Lozads
e corpse dropped hack TO the dec,
he turned to fight them off. H,
IS overpowered. the boat returned
the slip and the suspect was taker
o custody after Miller had learned
lat the bundle contained.
Lozade continued stoical unde,
urs of questioning by the authori.
s He refused TO talk az first. say
he did not understand or speat
glish hut finally made monosvllabi,
swers TO some of tha o,,est,ops