St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-24
A Shocking Murder.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Aug. ga fiendish murder
was discovered about 6 o'clock this even
ing in the northwestern part of the city.
The victim was Mrs. Agnes Kledzack. a
young Polish woman, the wife of Joseph
KledZack, who is a locksmith. The murder
was first discovered about 6 o'clock. When
the husband returned home from his work.
he noticed through the open door of the
bedroom the body of his wife
lying face downward upon the floor.
Rushing toward her he found her weltering
in pool of blood, which had flowed from
her head upon the unexpected floor. The
woman was cold and stiff and had evidently
been dead several hours. Her hands were
thrown over her head and her left hand
rested upon tin pail of water. A scrub
cloth lay beside her hand, and when as
saulted she had evidently been engaged in
scrubbing the floor. A black lace collar was
drawn across her mouth and tied tightly
behind her head. The frightened husband
at once gave the alarm, and officers were
Immediately sent to investigate, and found
unmiStakable evidences of a murder for the
purpose of robbery. The woman was
found to have been struck three times with
a heavy, sharp instrument immediately back
of the left ear. The wounds were large
and deep, and any one of them would have
been sufficient to cause death. a cut and
the
MARKS OF \ HEAVY BLOW
with blunt weapon were also found near
the right temple. On lifting the BODY of
the murdered woman the officers discovered
that more than one life had been taken, as
the young wife was about to become a
mother. The body was hurriedly taken
care of, and an investigation of the room
was at once instituted. the agonized hus-
band, who could speak a word of English,
meanwhile bending over the PROSTATE form
of his dead wife and CRYING aloud in fren
zied Polish. The bed in the room was
found to have been tossed hurriedly about
and the cover of the huSk mattress had
been cut or torn open. The trunks in the
room had been forced open and ransacked.
The husband stated that their savings
amounted TO about 500. SIS of which had
been keptin the tick, so in the trunk which
stood at the head of the murdered woman,
and So. rolled up III handkerchief and put
in one of the other trunks This money
could not be found, and had certainly been
taken by the murderer. A watch and two
gold rings and $3.50, which the murdered
woman was keeping for her sister, was also
missing. a tenant on the same floor stated
that she was at home nearly all day, and
heard no noise IN the apartment Occupiedby
THE MURDERED WOMAN.
She saw Mrs. KledZack about Z o'clock
this morning in the back yard and, as far
as could be learned. that was the last time
she was seen alive by any one, but the
man who killed her. About o'clock
tonight the officers arrested
man named August Kierey on
suspicion of being connected with the crime.
1t was stated that about year ago Kierey
had his trunk in their house and. having
some words, left. He came there one day
while himself and wife were away, and
opening the door took his trunk away.
This gave rise to quarrel
between them, which had continued ever
since. Kierey was submitted to severe
process of questioning by the detectives.
but he gave satisfactory answers, and ac-
counted for his actions up to 5 o'clock this
evening. He was detained, however, for a
further hearing