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Br V CAREER CE CRIME I BEGAN LONG AGO J I MURDERER OF BOYS STARTED BY - / POISONING MAN. / According to Frank Hickey's ConfesI sion, Sight of Boy Drove Him to Brutal Frenzies. Buffalo, X. Y., Xov. 29.?The accidental killing of a man in Lowell, Mass., ^ 20 years ago, was given tonighc by John Frank Hickey in a signed con fession as to the starting point of a . career of debaucherv and crime, during which, he murdered two boys and assaulted many others. Hickey's victims, according to his confession, were Ed. Moore, of Lowell, Mass., poisoned with laudanum over 20 years ago; Michael Kruck, VI years "*r 1 - *?/\rt?nVk/vxr 1 >1 Old, J\ew I OI K I1CVYBUUJ, isnaii&ivu ill Central park in 1902, and Joseph Josephs, the 7-year-old soil of George Joseph, a merchant, of Lackawanna, killed in a similar manner October 12, 1911. "The details of Hickey's ?ast two crimes are too revolting to make, public," said District Attorney Dudley. "Hickey apparently is a man with a dual personality. He is intelligent. lie is now overcome with roaiorse and says again and again that he can't comprehend what possesses him 10 commit the crimes. He asserts thai he ^ became a maniac only wnen tilled with whiskey." Hickey's full confession came after a series of admissions made District t Attorney Dudley and Police Chief Gil* son, of .Lackawanna, that began Wednesday, when the two officials left New York for Buffalo with their prisoner. Today Hickey agreed to sign a confession and was taken to the district attorney's office through the tuar.v:l connecting the county jail anil the city hall, used today for the firsc time since Czolgosz was taken through ii after being sentenced to deata for the as$ sassination of President McKmley. There he again went over rh<? details of his crime. In addition to tcie murders, Hickey confessed to many assaults and attempted assaults on small boys. He insisted that all his crimes were committed while he was iutoxi cated. Whenever he became diuak. tie said, there came over him an insatiable desire to kill small boys. victims were tortured before fceing killed. j After signing his confession Kickey said he was glad his life of crime was at an end. "I have made my peace with God," he said. "I am ready to pay the penalty for my crimes demanded by man." The killing of Moore in Lowell, ac - cording to Hickey's confession, was accidental. He was then a clerk in a drug store and Moore frequently begged him for whiskey. To get rid of the man Hickey said one day he put laudanum in the whiskey, intending to make him sick. This crime prayed on his mind for years, he said, ^ and ultimately drove him to drink. Police Commissioner Reagon received from Henry Kruck, father of the murdered newsboy, a letter begging to tT,VTr^? "I am not happy since the child was lost," the letter read. "No matter where I go my child will cool me up when the murderer is dead." In reply Kruck wa? told he might see the prisoner provided he submitted to a search at police headquarters before going to the jail. 4 ? RAYSEB'S SUCCESSOR. r?r. Goldsborough Picks G. 0. P. Lead, er la Maryland?Legislature Meets. Baltimore, Nov. 29.?Gov. Goldsborough tonight announced the appointment of William P. Jackson, Republi? can national committeeman from 7 Maryland, to succeed the late United States Senator I&idor Rayner. He will ^ ^"Serve until the legislature, which L \aneets in January, 1914, fills what will J then be an unexpired term of thn years. The legislature at that tin-" also will elect a successor to Senator John Walter Smith, Democrat, whose term will expire in 1915. Mr. Jackson, who is a resident of Salisbury, has been closely associated with the governor, socially and politically. In the recent presidential cam\ paiga he was the leader of the Taft forces in this State. A Millionaire, >'o Doubt Mr. Jackson is 44 years old and a "business man of large and varied interests, chief of which is the manufacturer of lumber. He is reputed to T>e a millionaire. His entry into active politics dates from 1908, when he became Republican national committeeman for Maryland. Mr. Jackson's father, William H. Jack pv son, served three terms in congress;. / .His uncle, the late Elihu E. Jackson, was govearnor of Maryland from 1SSS /"N to 1892. His Ambition Itealized. , It is well known that Mr. Jackson has long cherished an ambition to go to the United States isenate. He was /~,f tVio. T?cnuHlir>an minnritv LU.^ V. 11U1V/V/ KJ *- ViiV. lVV|/UW?*vw4i . . v?r in the legislature of 191f, which r? elected Mr. Rayner, and it is understood he will be a candidate at the senatorial primaries next fall. Mr. Jackson was twice married. Ho I has four children, two of whom were | by his first wife who died several years ago. "ADVOCATE" BO IRD RENAMED. Ifin'ctAWo T ill tTC\ 1?* Hpflt. ^uflhuu im iuu ui^t/ 'ii a?.v?% ed Debate?Matter of Interest Conference. I Anderson, Nov. 29?The Southern Christian Advocate question got before the Methodist conference this morning at 10 o'clock as a special order. It has been the matter of greatest interest before the conference, and it was ex' pected to provoke debate. Expecta! ~1;rrari onH fr?r a f i m P the j UUliS wcic nauitu x'u ~ ? ? debate waxed rather warm. The Rev. A. J. Cauthen, who introduced the original resolution on the FURMAX STUDENT DISAPPEARS. I Believed Tliat Young: Many May Have Taken Laudanum in Midst of Fit of Melancholia. Greenville, Nov. 29.?W. D. Watson, a Furman university student, member of a prominent Horry county family, is strangely missing from the college ! campus and it is feared that lie has I met death at his own hand. His disj appearance was discovered early this j morning when his roommate awoke {and found him gone. His collar and tie and watch were in the room and a bottle of laudanum which he was known to have had in his possession could not be found among his effects, i Searching parties have thronged the surrounding country throughout the day and night for a possible trace of the missing student but up until midnight he had not been found nor the slightest clue as to his movements after leaving his room uncovered. It is believed that he is a victim of some form of melancholia as he appeared greatly depressed of late and had been under the care of a physician. The young man registered from Nixonville, which is about 18 miles from Conway. As nearly as can be ascertained Watson left his room in the Judson college about 6 o'clock this morning. His roommate was asleep at the time he left the room, but awoke soon after and not finding the young man re ported the matter to other students in the dormitory. An investigation revealed the fact that "Watson had left without his collar and tie and watch. It was also noticed that a bottle of laudanum which the young man was known to have had in his possession for some time and which he is thought to have used externally was missing from the room. Several searching parties were soon organized and throughout the day a careful examination of the various buildings on the campus, a deep ravine behind the dormitory building and various nooks down on the river's edge was made. Finding no traces of the young man in these places the parties branched out and scoured the surrounding country. Information was had that'some one answering the description of Watson was seen to pass near the home of H. B. Tindal on Crescent avenue, a mile from the university, about 7.30 o'clock this morning. The parties made a thorough search of nAunfrv in that section and far Ui^ V?vuuv? ^ ? ? down the Augusta road. No trace of the young man has been found up to a late hour tonight W. D. Watson, who was 31 years of age, came to Furman university about October 1. He stated that he was a graduate of the Citadel, finishing there ten years ago. From the time he ! graduated up to the time he came to | Furman he taught school at various I _ . < places in Horry county, me young man stated that he desired to enter the fitting school and go all the way through college, as he had found himself so deficient in some branches he wished to "begin all over again." Since he had graduated at the Cita! del, Watson was matriculated in the j university department. He took up his studies at once, having some of his classes in the fitting school department t and some in the university. He pro {gressed in his studies and seemed to j be getting along in a satisfactory man| ner. j About ten days ago Watson became ill and was confined to his room until about Thursday. He made frequent visits to a physician and seemed to be suffering from some nervous trouble. He asked that the physician request the authorities to excuse him from his studies until he was better. This was done. When seen on the campus Thursday by one of the fitting school professors he seemed to be in a very despon dent mood. His companions ? I ''state he acted somewhat queerlv of late, seemed to be in a very downcast mood and worried about somethins. and sometimes talked queerly, ! thougli no one suspected that he was | in any way mentally deranged. Watj son was not a man of bad habits. On the contrary, he led an exemplary life. It is understood that he was considering entering the ministry. Watson's Body Found in Woods. Greenville, Sow 30.?"Nobody did this but me," scrawled upon the back of an envelope found in the inside coat pocket on the body of W. D. Watson, whose corpse was discovered about 9 o'clock this morning, in a pa'cl? of i woods two miles from Greenville, foli lowing his mysterious disappearance i from his room in one of the Furman ! university dormitories yesterday mornj ing, tells the tragic story of a student | whose mental poise was toppled over 1 from brooding over what he had con| ceived to be a rebellion against the i voice of God calling him to the minis| try in earlier life, and who in a lit of ' despondency, wandered off to the spot where he had often studied Greek with ; a class mate and drank of a deadly potion. Body Discovered. i Following a search lasting through i roctorrttlia (/rcQtor Tiurt nf liict j J VOtV/1 \XsXJ UliU *3* VUVVi u Vi. iUkJW ; night, one of the university so-udeiiis ! came upon the prostrate form of tiie | young man in a patch of woods 011 the Augusta road. The alarm was sent into the university and immediately the college bell was set tolling, carrying the sad intelligence to searching parties throughout the surrounding I country that the body of the missing j man had been found. j The coroner wast notified of the find 1 ing of the body, and after making an investigation ordered the corpse re\ moved to an undertaking est^blish; ment, where it was prepared for ship| ment to the young man's home in ' Horry county. Escorted by Students. A brief service was held in the | morgue chapel this afternoon by PresiI dent Edwin M. Poteat, of the univer1 sity, after which the body was borne to the railway station followed by the students of the university and the fit v.iug ouauui, iu maicuiug uiuw. Watson's liome is at Nixonville, in | Horry county. He was a graduate of the South Carolina Military academy, at Charleston, and was taking a special course at Furmaii. He was 31 years of age. Should Hare Agreed With Her. 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Secretary. i Wodmen of tlie World. ? Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., meets every first and third Wednes| day evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting brethren are corially welcome. D. D. Darby, T. Burton. Clerk. C. C. Bergell Tribe, 3To. 24, I. 0. R. M. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M., will meet Thursday night, September 19, and every Thursday night thereafter. TLf C1; rrV? na iu. U115U, O Klettner, Sachem. Chief of Records. Signet Chapter, No. 18, B, A. JL Signet Chapter, No. 18. R. A. M., j meets every second Monday night at S o'clock in Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, Harry W. Dominick, E. H. P. Secretary. I roAfoo/>lifio rnnn^il. T). nf P. 1 WMV VWVUVV VvUUV?A^ J.1 v* -*j v A ? ? 0. R. M. Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., , meets every other Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in Klnettner's Hall. Omaha Tribe, I. 0. E. M. Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. M., Prosm?rilty. S. C.. meets every first and third Friday night at 8o'clock in Masonic hall. Visiting brethren are weljcome. G. H. 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