Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-01-13 | Page 4 | Mother Admits Killing Son for Insurance

Mother Admits Killing Son For Insurance BIRMINGHAM Ala Jan 13 CUP A CUP A young mother signed a conCe confession lon that sh she killed her three- three year-old year son early Tuesday for tor a n 1000 insurance poU policy J because she was being pressed by loan lonn sharks Circuit Solicitor Emmett Perry said Mrs Alec E. E FitzHugh admitted admitted admitted ad ad- the murder of oC her blond eyed blue son at am a.m. some eight hours after she reported his death to police pollee She first claimed that young Johnny had been killed by burglars The child was with a abelt abelt abelt belt about three-eighths three of an inch wide His neck was broken He was found on the floor of his mothers mother's bedroom about 1 l' l am a.m. Solicitor Perry said Mrs FitzHugh Fitz Fitz- FitzHugh Hugh reported she was being pressed by three loan sharks harks who were threatening legal action if It she did not meet he her commitments to the them She said she was paying 50 Interest on the three loans which totaled Mrs FitzHugh's husband was at work as an electrician for the Tennessee Coal ConI and Iron Co at atthe atthe atthe the time of the slaying The mother first called caned T C I hospital and requested an ambulance ambulance ambulance lance but hospital attaches said she called back a few minutes later and told them the boy was dead She naked them to call police