Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AFTER LONG SILENCE CONFESSED TO CRIME Arrested fov Larceny in Philadelphia Man Confesses to Murder of t;irl in Rochester) >. v. Philadelphia, Sept. 21.?The iden tiety of the perpetrator of the brutal murder of Anna Catherine Schu macher in Holy Sepulchre cemetery In Rochester, N. Y.. on August 7,' 1909, was established here late to night, it is believed when, according to Capt. Cameron of the Philadelphia detective bureau. Jacob Wolfsohn, ar rested for larceny, confessed to hav ing committed the deed. Th? crime was a sensational one ami despite the i extraordinary efforts of the authori ties, no clue was ever found to the identity of the murderer. After Wolf8ohn's arrest guards no ticed that he constantly paced his cell and seemed to have something on his mind. Finally, according to the de tectives, the prisoner asked for pencil and paper and wrote a note to the district attorney containing the sim ple statement that he had Killed a girl in a cemetery at Rochester, N. Y. and that her name was Schumacher. I nder questioning by ('apt. Cameron and two of.i r detccivtes, ho col lapsed. Later h" reeovt red sullicient lleged confession. He said he passed the cemetery every day on his way home and sometimes noticed the girl placing flowers on a grave. VcCOUlli of Crime. "I flirted with her and she smiled back at me," Wolfsohn confessed, ac cording to tlie police. "The next day I saw her and spoke to her. We , agreed to see each other there the next day. She kept her appointment the next day. I tried to kiss her but she resented this and tried to run away. I grabbed her and began choking her. She screamed, bat no one heard her and then I si rongled h< r. "I then attacked her and after that dragged the body to the woods in the cemetery, l found a grave digger's spade and dug a hole large enough to place the body in it. "No one knows how 1 suffered for doing this. 1 could keep it secret no longer," Wolf sob n was questioned again to day and the detectives said he stuck to the story substantially as first re lated except that he retracted that tho girl had llirtn' with him. After the murder, lie told the de tectives, he went to New York, where obtained a divorce last May. Wolf he married Miss Ida Herman. She sohn suid. and shortly afterward be came to Philadelphia. According to the authorities Wolf sohn was arrest ed on complaint of the manager of a company by which he was employed as a window cleaner, on a charge of stealing. ("apt. Cameron notilled the Roches ter authorities and this afternoon re ceived notice that Sheriff Hamill and District Attorney Barrett will arrive here tomorrow. The startling story told by Wolfsohn. Capt. Cameron said, led him to have two police sur geons examine the prisoner and they reported that the man appeared to he mentally Bound. Attempts Suicide. Wolf SOhn tOUight attempted to I commit suicide in Iiis cell In the city hall according to a report from police headquarters. He was discovered tearing his clothing into strip-; by the turnkey and when his eel! was searched an improvised rope was dis covered. The prisoner has been plac ed under close watch. Rochester, X. V.. Sept. 21.?Officials here are deeply impressed by the de claration of Jacob Wolfsohn in Phila delphia that he murdered Anna Schumacher. However, sheriff llnr ley Hamil ami District Attorney John W. Barrett have left for Philadelphia and will make a thorough investiga 1 Hon. There are numerous discrepancies ? in his story. Wolfsohn at one time was a trusted employe at a depart ment store here hut was arrested when more than $500 worth of stolen property was found in his possession, j In police court he got off with a line. All those who have a torpid liver, weak indigestion or constipated bow els, look out for chills. The season is I hero and the air is full of disease germs. The proper thing to do is to put your liver in good condition and purify the stomach and bowels. DU. j M. A. SIMMON S LIVER MEDICINE is the right remedy. It answers the purpose completely. Price l^.'ic per package. Sold by Damons Drug Co. Teachers' Examination. The date of the regular fall teach ers' examination has boon set for Pri 1 day, October 3rd. The examination will bo held in the court room. The < lamination will begin promptly at j SCO and close at 1 o'clock. The ex aminations cover the nine customary j subjects, English, Geography, Physi ology and Hygiene, Arithmetic, Ctiited States History, Civics and Current I Events, Pedagogy, Agriculture, and i Algebra. There will ho no other cx ( aminations until May, 1914. GBO. L. PITTS, SCHMIDT SEEKS DEATH IN CHAIR Renegade Priest Agrees With District Attorney* Police find Clues. Now York. Sept. 19.- Hans Smidt, Slayer of Anna Annullier, asked for death In a statement today. "The district attorneys wants me to Bo to the electric chair and 1 want to go." he said. "What's the use of de laying?" "What's the difference If I killed J one or half a dozen " asked 'Schmidt this afternoon. it was the tlrst opportunity the newspaper men had to talk with the prisoner. The priest made a number ot startling statements. "Why don't you put me in the olec trift chair?" he demanded. "The dis trict attorney wants mo to go to the electric chair and I want to go and what's the use of all this delay. t have faced death many a time and I will face death in the electric chair without moving a muscle." Schmidt was asked about the mur der of Alma Keller in IxHllsvllle. Could Convince Police. "I could convince the Louisville authorities that I murdered that lit tle girl," be asserted, "but that would be false and laughable." Schmidt afterwards expressed ideas on tin* taking of human life that Pitted in the theory of inspector Nauort, in charge of the murder Investigation, that the renegade priest might have been planning a series of homlcllcs. He declared himself a believer In cunthnnnsln and that he would be do ing rinht in taking the lives of the crippled and of persons undergoing mental or physical Buffering, detec tives who talked with him thus re ported. "I believe 1 would be carrying out Cod's will." Schmidt said. if I put out of this world all such people." To Dispose of Head. Pan rot's suspicions of Schmidt's possible homicide plans were strength ened by the discovery among Schmidt's effects of a book ol physi cian's death certificates and other blanks neci ssary in disposing of the dead. Schmidt declared these only were for use in the case of Anna Annulier, lie had stolen the certifi cates from a reputable physician up town, he told the detectives, because he Iiis! bad Intended to kill the girl in a way that would make it appear she had died a natural death. "Schmidt's paper have given up 50 clues," said Fail rot today, "any of which is liable to turn up something uew about his activities. Mis industry was amazing and bis resourcefulness wonderful, but I am unable to say now whether wo caught him at the begiuuiftg >?t the end of a series ol homicides. The parts of Anna Aumuller s body picked tip 111 the lh?lsen river and \ kept In Hoboken for the Inquest of the New Jersey authorities held last , ght. wer?- brought bore today and placed in the Hellevue morgue. A coro ner's examination of the body prepar atory to the New York inquest will be ? held tomorrow. ' ? TYI.KRSVH.l.E DOTS. ? ? ? Tylersville. Sept. 22. Itev. W. It. Justus of Enoroe tilled his regular appointment at Sandy Sprint: Sunday 1 j morning. Miss Lllllo Peterson has returned ohme from North Carolina. Messrs. Tom Poolo ami Fred Little were In I.aureus on business Saturday. Miss Konnte Clark is on the sick list this week. Mr. .1. M. Samlets was. a business visitor in Laur? its Saturday. On account of the continued rains last week very little work toward gathering the cotton was done. Mr. Walter Clardv visited relatives in this community Saturday and Sun day. Mr. Niles Clark spent the week etui with relatives in this section. II CONSTIPATED Oil IM LI Ol'S '?( VSCAKKTS" For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach. Sluggish I.Ivor and Itowcls Thej ?ork while Von Sleep. Cet a lfu/. ?nt box. Take a Cascarct to-night to cleanse your Liver, Stomach and Hovvels, and you will surely feel great by morning. 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