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CONFESSES TO MURDER; IMPLICATES WOMAN Magazine Solicitor Says He slew Wm. Blake Before Wife's Eyes and With Her Consent. Saying that he could get no rest from the accusations of his conscience, George C. Papineau, 1150 La Salle avenue, has con fessed "to the murder of William Blake, Ravenswood. He says that he planned the murder with Blake's wife, and that it took place on the north pier, near Lincoln Park, June 6 of-this year. Papineau, who is a magazine solicitor, made the confession to detectives at St. Joseph, Alo. De tectives from the East Chicago avenue police station are trying to verify it today. "Blake was always beating Bes sie that was his wife's name," said Papineau. "I could not bear to hear of it "Bessie and I talked the matter over, and decided he must die. ' "One day Bessie and Blake went fishing on the north pier. I was watching, and Bessie saw me, and smiled to me. "I crept up closer. IBake ask ed Bessie for something to drink. Bessie poured some whisky into a glass, and" I saw her slip some white powder into it. "Soon after Blake fell asleep. ""I crept up behind him. He did not waken. I-strnck-him once with a loaded cane. I meant to strike him on the head, but I miss- shoulder. '"' "I heard something crunchVI think it must have been his collar bone breaking. He groaned, and turned over a little. "I struck him again with the cane this time full on the head. He stopped groaning then, and lay very still. "Bessie and I talked it over, and then we threw the body, into the lake. "I am, glad to be able to' tell this to some one, because it. has been troubling me. I have not been able to sleep right at nights since the thing happened." Blake was arrested in St. Jos eph for impersonating an officer. He refuse to tell where Bessie Blake is. He said he had warn ed her, and that she had fledto anothr city. The weather man predicts cold wave for Chicago and vicinity and unset-, tied weather for to night, turning to snow flurries Sun day ;-lo west temper- perature Sunday morning 20 de grees above zero and as low as 10 degrees Mondav mornine: severe cold wave for the season; hierh. southwest shifting to northwest winds. BSa.1-rfe Campbell, head of the Civil Service Commission, is business manager of Hearst's Examiner. But he isn't investigating news- edjand.thejlowstruckihlmpn the naoerlsiue'e-ers'. 5f.4 . jnguot ,&b jo agaiai&$ tajndD co lo vodi o.ii LuA .spud j ao -isb 5H3 sioi