| Show 1 HOOPER YOUNG CONFESSES and Is sentenced to life imprison imp alson ment for murder of mrs pulitzer zer william hooper Yoi young frig on trial in new york city lor for the murder ot of mrs anna pulitzer pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment justice herrick explained that he had advised youngs counsel to change his bis plea and so advised the district attorney to accept it this action being taken because ot of the prisoners mental condition according to tho the report 0 of the doctors he was not insane in the legal aspect of insanity but from a purely medical point ot of view he is not sane the crime which young has admitted was waa the murder ot of mrs anna pulitzer on september Sep temoer 14 last mrs airs pulitzers body was found in a canal near newark N J suspicion pointed to young youn and a of his rooms revealed incriminating evidence young fled and was captured in doray deray dorby derby by conn mrs airs pulitzers body was badly adly mutilated by her murderer there eing being twelve kvelve stab wounds she was disemboweled disembowel aled ed youngs trunk in ili which were ere a bloody dagger and some of mrs pulitzers clothing was located in the chicago depot he having baving sent it there by express just before he fled youngs infatuation tor for the woman ana his abnormal conditions are held to be responsible for the mur der |
