, 1875-10-14
THE MRASEK MURDER.
Beginning of tho Investigation
by the Coroner.
Taking tho Testimony Of Number ol
Ignorant Witnesses,


Coroner Dietzseh yesterday morning hcRan
tile Inquest III tile Atrasbk tragedy At the Wcat
Chicago Avenue Station. Az will bo seen from
tho evidence. which Ia givou In full below, but
very Iietlo light wns thrown upon Tho murder
Tho gir Tollk contradietod hcr own statement
mado to Tribune reporter tho day previous,
and denied having bccn the deceased after he
VAS wounded.
Tho condition Of Joseph Kownlsky whn soms-
what moro favorable yesterday, and his written
statemous will be presented 10 tho Coroners Jury
tllis afternoon.
john nnekor, OF Oh Emma stEeet, vas Inst
cvcnine removed to tho County 1Ioapital by
ordor Of the City Physician, AS he waa not i'm
proved In his condition, and wks without proper
medical attendance.
The following Ia The tenttmony - adduood:
WHAT 4 DRUGGIST RNows.
Aftor calling tho uslucs of Jurors, the first
witness examined was Thomas N. Wrixon =
druggist who testified as follows: live at $50
Etston ayouuo; esrv Sunday morning aomo
men came to my etoro Il was about ten Min
utes past O'Clock; they requested mo to put
como plaster on a cut on the bnck
TINT one Of tho party was suffering
from told them ia 90 to Doctor: they SAID thoy
would not, and that muss dsess tho wound
myself told them would not would R,ve them
aono Plaster and they could do Il themselves gaye
them ths rla1ter and hey applied II TO tie man, III the
me TO do 50; there were so,na remarks msde during
that opet7tlon; l could recosnzo ono Of tho rrts-
o nov M IL Is np n VIZ W. 40
IA0 fur prisoners wcrs then brought up from their
cells md tls ruo'n Was cleared Of al but tho wnesa
Tin wttues. identified Martin Mc7.Ery IA tho man
who lad beGn cut.
WHAT M'aAnny sArD.
a. lt}4 n fnup NIX 0t1f
for It," isu,cs oconner sa,d "rhe cut ia not very
arss NOR ysry eep bn. what xsn'4 you thnk Z yo'.
1c know Who ssid il vas test 10 throw away to
would think lln had been in bad company there was
no ran'srk nado in regard to whipping: Mcfarland
oply @ ssed 4, hSw much re- plaster would eo, reeos;
then went uut Of the atoro and glad get I'D of
o'clock wien these sn; s,1ro 1t was bo-
TWEEN aud O'Clock on BundaJ morning whom thc4e
70 j,.ror-1 vas ia bod whom thcse men came
M not 20 no s9D toos 9 s
s. .hs. dsrk Meoarry id no not take s'taf 81
Ata shirt: did not Sec tho Mn,ntl.
To ano,her jursnap-ic valid, " How would you like
to haye your buwels In four st7 utd mt which
way Tho neti wont after they left my store.
oiAl.'s HToAY. -
tailor shop In thu nelghborhood did not anythug
Of tho nahs; WA II htr.seks On saturday night;
relations TO-, celebrate ths opening of ls new
l'ascnent;. they had dance there;, do not
in Pretty }ato am not certain to tho Tina; il
might havo been aflsr or before u o'clock; rcfussl
,N ,nss ~ M es h II nt s ., ths
of airaseku bakers; 'lont know that he !. baker
don't know what conntrynsn l,e ts; he talked very
gill 10 dance With; danced with Jimmy OCanuor;
.ho man whom Essure4 TO danea Viii. commenced 10
Aoor; wa stsnIln8 a1ong.lao Of Asomy: nays
Jimmy, '' What does be wantf" answered, He Is
nssa beeaass would 5 not asae' ~.a him Jimmy
e sSa ssnesn @ea ~ 'fSFa %s
then only qnarsella8; theso tho Bohou,iaus 1'o
lsh and Irish: ho told tho four young fellows Il
stairs, suppose, DO not e.acty inoa; these foar
young felows went out through tho frcns door 10
t4ay went outdoors.
KowALsKy'a srATEXExr. ...
When went out saw KoHalsky; hc told Mrs.
him lls could chow them tho man who had cut him |;
ho ttd not say this tp aoard hin ssy ho pointed
home, but cAne back again; don't know who was
near*.t Mrasek whon be opened Tho door: .rhen the
Of the upn; l only know jimmy from hsaung tho
others call lin by that name.
MRAsEKs WOUNDS,
Dr.. Louis 8Aur next AMor, MID teetlfed aa fol-
lowB: :My otIlce Is At No. 6i3 Milwaukee Avenua I
wsa called up Oh Sunday morning by Mrs. urasek !;
Mt her house, in which her husband and others
injured, ant sone fellows we1e bleeding rery bad
this WAS about between 2 and O'Clock III tho morn
went to tho mouse add found man usmod Josoph
Kowasky lying on lounge s1anined his wounds, b
III ' ar S neas se ~ris sso aessn atse", md foan
another yesterday, making une tn all; LIE condition
sS s
wounds; then went tn to Ms. Mrsaeks; found two OF
ILL., s a tns n a
protruded about 10 incboa: ho could speak It that
came, aud then together ~ reduced lilo bowels md
dra4sad ths wouno tho wound wss dangerous one i;
! tune; wa aaxsd Mraaok who cut linn he could
t It'd hs ds M
Gated lie said nothing Of tho light.
ANTON CIIRIHroPIIENsEN
was tho mkt witness: Live In Mrasek's house, 1871
soethns to h IL he IN Il the heuss t
tho tieceaacd tlls wa shout hat,past o'clock OIL
Sunday n,orning hat ssw one Of tho bakers working
for Mraspk aud another man standing M rho middle Of
tho floor in tim basement: this was 1n the iuHlde
they had boon dsueas, WHOM they foil out; do
hsy @ % t.ed ID dermsn 10 ,os a Know W., aSoa. ah., n
It aa about xis: aaksd the reason for the quarrel
q bs a." ,s.s informed nas H.. sts ID
could fseoenlze tho o:hsr nm; they da not III
come Nlt, no he dld not lks 10 90; 10 s.sd notl-
inec On chair; Il tho s4mo limo M1aaokh driver
came IN; tho DAno was aull quarrolnR.
The witness VA then tstsn down to tho ecu. G 70 ,es
lie tdrutined ths prisoners tho men xhn wore IA
Tho taaeraont saturfay night, but could ao@ It'll
THE rAx71 wAs ouAnaEtIxe