Evening star., 1928-10-05
KILLING
OF TWO YOUTHS
Prisoner, Held on Theft
Charge, Admits Commit
ting Murders.

A voluntary confession that he killed
two boys was made today in his cell
at the District Jail by Carl Panzram Of
East Grand Forks, Mimi, who is held
here awaiting trial on. charges of rob-
bing the homes of DR.. Lewis w. Eugster
1920 McComb street.. and Mrs. NJ. v
Engelbach, SIP Connecticut avenue.
One of the murders, Panzram said
was committed at pier SO, at League
Island, near Philadelphia, on August
3 or 4. A check with Philadelphia
authorities reveals that on August "a
the body of boy appearing to be about
Is years of age was found some dis
tance from the place at which the al
legged murder occurred.
Philadelphia authorities say that the
body was in such condition as to make
identification impossible, and that ii
was buried without the formality Of an
autopsy.
The other murder to which Panzram
has confessed is supposed to have taken
place between Boston and Charlestown
Mass, in 1920. Authorities Of both cities
have advised local police that they have
no record Of any such murder having
occurred.
LAPAdAuS DOJ OCtbns
The Philadelphia murder was ex.
planned in detail by Panzran1. He sale
that he choked to death the boy, about
11years old, whose name he did not
know, and then covered his body with q
white blanket that he had stolen {
short time before from the Essingel
Yacht Club. A broken up radio SCI
that he had stolen from the same club
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Authorities state that the body of the
boy found was wrapped in two white
blankets and that the broken pieces oi
radio set were found beside it. The
only variance to the story is that
Panzram claims he left the body lying
at the pier, whereas it was found quite
distance away.
Panzram also claims that in 1920 he
broke into the home of Chief Justice
William Howard Taft in New Haven
Conn, and stole jewelry and othel
articles totaling $4,000 in value. Ht
disposed of the loot for $4,000 in cash
and Liberty bonds.
He also claims that he committed {
big robbery in Newport, r. l., shortly
after he murdered the boy in Massa.
chuSetts, and that he left a greer
blood-spattered cap in the house. The
ulOOOSId1llS OIl GI1c cap NCIS tLc result
Of the murder he had previously COM
mitted. he says.
Panzram was arrested on September
in Baltimore, and returned here tC
answer charges Of robbing DR.. Eugster',
home, from which he is alleged to have
taken a quantity of jewelry and a radio
set Police say that the radio set was
found in operation in his room in Balti-
more. After his return here he is
claimed to have confessed to the rob-
berry of the home Of Mrs. Engelbach.
Following his return here PanZram
was arraigned in Police Court and held
for action Of the grand jury. On We'd
nesday he requested a conference with
Maj William l.. Peake, superintendent
of the District Jail, and stated that he
wished to make voluntary statement
concerning the murder of two children.
After hearing his story Maj. Peake
notified the police, and Headquarters
Detective Richard Mansfield went to
the jail and too ka statement from the
man, which was substantially the same
as the strange story related to Maj.
Peake.
Although Panzram claims that the
boy he choked to death in Philadel-
phia was but IL years old. police say
that his body indicated him to have
been at least Is and to have been over
grown for even that age. The child was
feet inches in height and attired in
blue overalls and sneaker shoes. No
identification has yet been made.