BELL-BOY’S CRIME.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3313, 4 September 1911, Page 2

BELL-BOY’S CRIME.

MURDER OF A MILLIONAIRE. SENSATIONAL TRIAL IN PROGRESS. CASE HEARD WITH CLOSED DOORS. Paul Giedel. the 17-year-old youth who is cliarged with the murder of Mr. H. Jackson, an aqed Wall Street broker .and millionaire, by whom he was employed as a. bell-boy, has been placed upon his trial. The case lias excited great interest, and as a result of the inkling that the public got of the revelations which were likely to be made the Court was crowded when (the boy murderer was arraigned recently. Because of tlhe sensational evidence which is expected to be forthcoming, involving some of the most prominent persons in the city, the presiding judge had the court cleared of all spectators, and the hearing is now proceeding with closed doors. : The presence of even the boy’s mother was disallowed, hut Mrs Giedel was permitted to occupy a small room adjoining the Court. It is understood that ample funds have been provided for young Giedel’s defence, but those who have supplied the money have done so_ anonymously. The New York detectives were completely mystified over the murder of the millionaire broker until Giedel confessed his guilt. The boy’s story, as told in. the confession which lie gave to the police, was that he was discharged by his employer, but that the latter refused to pay the wages that were (Hue to him. Gliedel therefore attempted to drug Jackson as he slept, and was thrusting a chloroformed rag down his throat when, the old man awoke and started to struggle. The boy then hit him a. heavy blow on the head with a steel jemmy, “and the chloroform,” as he stated in his confession., “did the rest.”