St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-05
The Young Man Who Murdered His A.
fanced in Detroit, Mich., Placed
in Limbo.
Strong Evidence of His Guilt Secured
His Actions After the Crime Was
Committed.
Robbery of a Bank Near P1ttsburg by
Desperate Gang of Masked
Burglars.
Gen. Shaler of New York Indicted for
Bribery Robbery of Mail
Coach.
Stevens Arrested.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 4.-William
Stevens, the murderer of Bertha Duckwitz,
the particulars of which atrocious crime
were given the GLOBE yesterday. was az
rested to-day at Orion, small village in
Lapier county. Mrs. Schilling mother of
Stevens, who Yesterday said she had all
along been ignorant of her sons engage
ment to the murdered girl, admitted this
morning that such was not ahe fact. She
was one Of the first to hear OF the engage
ment. 1t was nearly II o'clock on Sunday
night, Mrs. Schilling says, when she and
her daughter Josie, Is years old, retired. A
lamp was left burning on the bureau in the
front room. Between l and o'clock Mrs.
Schilling was awakened by him running
in through the front door. He took the
lamp into the kitchen and then they heard
water running, where he was washing his
hands. He was in the kitchen perhaps a
minute, and then called loudly, Mother,
mother, come here Quickp Mrs. Schilling
rushed to the kitchen. Stevens was half
reclining on table. with his face buried
in his hands. Without raising his head he
said:
Mother, will marry Bertha?"
"Why do you ask that?' replied Mrs.
Schilling.
I1dV6u yOu SOL any tuAhS ACdoy Aol ohO
wedding Saturday night?''
Without answering he rose and ran into
the bedroom where his sister was sleeping
and repeated the strange remark to her,
saying, ''Oh, Josie. do you think will
marry Bertha?" He kissed the young girl
atfectionately and stepping to the front
room exclaimed: mo, wont marry her,
because she is dead" Without saying any
thing else he picked up his hat and coat and
went away. In the morning the bloody
towel he used to wipe his hands on was
found near the pinst0ck. There were
some drops of blood on the floor and the
lamp bore the bloody imprint of his hand.
A single circumstance which the police
think may have some bearing on the case
came to light yesterday afternoon. Stevens
for several years was shaved weekly at a
small barber shop on Gratiot avenue, near
the police station. About three weeks ago
his mother saw him using razor in his
room. She was little curious to know
why he got the razor after being regular
customer at the barber shop so long, but
did not say anything to him about it. The
razor is now missing. When Stevens was
lodged in the Orion lookup he was searched.
On the little finger Of his left hand was the
engagement ring he had given the girl and
which was torn from her finger on the night
of the murder. The inside of the ring is
engraved Nv. S. to B. D., 1884" In Stew
ems inside pocket Of his undercoat was
found a large razor blade stained with
blood. On his tro,sssfs and shirtsleeves
were bloody stains, that had evidently been
rubbed over with chlor0form and sponge.
Must Step Out.
Special to the Globe.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 4.-Bishop Bor-
CESS granted audience last evening to Father
Kolasinskfs lawyer, who asked that the
Polish priest be given trial before the
bishop, when he would guarantee to prove
his innocence of all charges against him,
and meanwhile that he be reinstated as
pastor, promising, if found guilty, to i'm
mediately resign. The bishop replied he
would hear of nothing except unconditional
surrender. Kolasinski must deliver up his
books and also restore order among the
congregation, whom he had melted to re-
bellion. The lawyer denied the latter
charge and said it was impossible for Ko-
lasinski to prevent disturbances unless re-
stored to full charge of the church. The
interview then terminated. There is still
great excitement in Pollock town, and the
streets around st. Alban's church were
crowded to-day. but as the church and
school are both closed no outbreak occurred.
Es:The latest action in the church trouble
was made public tonight. Bishop Boyess
promulgated decree of interdiction against
St. Albert's Polish-Catholic church on ac-
count of the scandalous conduct of the con-
gregation in disturbing religious services in
the church aud r.sar!y precipitating blood
shed in front of the holy edfice. This de-
cree shuts the entire congregation from all
privileges of the church. No mass can be
observed; no child baptized; no sacraments
celebrated and in fact the church is out
lawed. This decree is very rare one,
having been promulgated hardly dozen
times during the Christian era.