The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
STRANCLES
GIRL IN
AUTO
Youth Chokes Her While New
Sweetheart Sits Be-
side Them
BENTON HARBOR. Mich

BENTON HARBOR, Mich,
Aug. 13.-In the county jail at
st. Joseph today are Emile Znpke,
twenty-four-year-old farm hand,
and Zupke's sweetheart, Florence
Mckinney, the nineteen-year-old
daughter of a Royalton township
farmer.
!. Both, by confession last night,
admitted the murder of Cora May
Raber, twenty-five.year-old rival
of the Mckinney girl for the love
of Zupke, according to authorities.
Clicked Her to Death.
Zupke. according to his comics.
sion, choked the Raber girl to death
as she rode by his side in his
roadster. And driving at the wheel,
sat Florence Mckinney. an accom-.
plice to the crime, she admits, Of.
fieers state.
z Zupke confessed last night. it was
announced. Two hours later the
Mckinney girl walked into the
sheriff's office and calmly an.
nounced that she had been with
Zupke when he had killed the Raber
girl. Nineteen years old, her hair
bobbed, pretty of face, trim Of
figure, CARRIED in natty sport
clothes. the Mckinney girl made
her confession to the sheriff with.
out culver in her voice or a tear
in her eye. At the conclusion she
seemed relieved.
1t was the night of Wednesday,
August g. said Miss Mckinney, that
Zupke drove to her home, accom-.
panied by Cora Raber. "I got in
the car behind the steering wheel, +"
confessed the girl. He sat in the
middle and Cora Raber on the out
side We had driven down one road
about half mile when l heard
Cora Raber gasp. l said. Ace,
what are you doing?" He said.
Never mind, honey, I am not GO
ing to hurt her. ! would say we
drove about a mile. During that
time l think he had her by the
throat. l nudged him once and
said. What are you doing to that
woman He said. i am not going
to hurt her.
Helped Carry Body.
He then rode with his -acy< to
me and asked him what he had
done to her. and he answered. It's
all right, sweetheart. When we
came to the railroad crossing he
told me to stop there. l got out of
the car first: then he got out. I
said. Ace, you have killed her. He
said, I couldn't help 1t, honey. /
had to- Then he said, I have got
to get her out of here I said,
Ace, she is not dead Then l got
into the car and listened to see il
her heart was beating. could not
tell, as the engine was running.
Then ] said, Ace, let's take her to
a doctor He said, It's no use;
she's gone He then said. You
have got to give me a little lift.
helped push her out while he
pulled. He told me to drive down
the road and turn around. I did,
and he got back into the car ami
we drove to my home, where he
stayed until ESQ in the morning."
The Mckinney girls confession
differed somewhat from Zupkc's, in
that Zupke had made no mention of
anybody being present when he
killed the Raber girl in his roadster
after he had lured her to st. Joseph
with a promise of meeting her with
a marriage license Ihd thus wipe
away the stain Of fatherless child.
1t is said
Other Girl Fears Him
Miss Mckinney told authorities
today she greatly feared zupke.
'I was afraid he would kill me
as he had threatened, she said.
elf told anyone about the killing. "
Miss Mckinney said Zupke had
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