Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-19

Jacob Werner of Jamaica, L. l., En-
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Jacob Werner of Jamaica, L. l., En-
ticed From Home and Killed.
A tragedy which resembles the famous Biz
chall-Benweli case has wrought the citizens of
the usually quiet little town of Jamaica, L.
Polish farmer, was arrested on Monday charged
with the murder Of his friend and neighbor,
Jacob Werner. II the theory of Constable
Ashmead, who made the arrest is correct,
Werner. like the unfortunate Benwell, was en-
ticed from his home under the pretext of going
hunting and was shot down in cold blood. A
number OF features connected with the horri-
BILE deed parallel almost exactly the tragedy
which eliminated in the hanging Of Birchall at
Woodstock last Friday.
FARMER PELLsKY ARRAIGNED.
When Pellsky was arraigned Constable Ash
mead gave his evidence, which resulted in the
accused being remanded by the justice without
bail.
1t appears that on last Thursday aftern DON
Pellsky and Werner went out hunting together
at the formers pressing invitation. few
hours later Pellsky returned home alone in a
great state OF excitement. He rushed over to
the Werner house and told the dead mans wife
that her husband had accidentally shot HIM
self. Pellsky said he thought that Werner had
stumbled o'er board and in falling his gun
had caught in the fence and was dischal ged
coroner's jury was quickly summoned and
Pellsky led the way to the spot where the body
of Werner lay.
ACQUITTED AT FIRST.
The unfortunate man was found lying in a
pool of blood with his head almost torn off and
his brains scattered about the ground The
and accordingly brought in verdict of acct
dental death.
Constable Ashmead, however, was not 80
easily convinced as was the jury. He questioned
Pellsky very closely, but the answers that he
received were not the sort to alay his suspicion.
The constable then made quiet and thorough
investigation OF his own, and he subsequently
placed Pellsky under arrest without a warrant
The discoveries wind around Pellsky strong
chain OF circumstantial evidence and place him
in an unenviable position.
CoNDEMNAToRY Discoveries.
One barrel of Werners gun was discharged
to bear out the theory of accidental shooting,
but the skeptical constable was more incredu-
lous than ever when he discovered that the
shot taken from the head Of the dead man were
the kind known as mustard seed" while his
lWerner's) gun was loaded With No. 8 shot,
The shot found in his pouch were also No. 8.
Ashmead next dug some OF the mustard seed
shot out OF a barn near the scene Of the trag.
edy, which shows that the shot were scattered
| in side direction by the discharge. Had the
contents of the gun taken an upward course, az
Pellsky claimed, it would have been almost an
impossibility for the shot to have reached the
barn. -
DR.. Woods autopsy further strengthens the
murder theory. He said the direction of the
wound was slightly downward instead Of up.
ward and could not have been self-inficted.
| The story Of Mrs. Soper will, il true, be very
damaging against the prisoner. The woman
| says that she saw Peilsky crouching behind a
hedge with his gun aimed deliberately al
Werner. The former fred and Werner fell.
The woman thought that it was all done as
joke until she heard Of the accidental shooting.
People now say that Pellsky was ambitions
to get Werner's place, which is more remuner.
alive than the one held by himself.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton of the Wo.
mans Suffrage Association has appointed
Mrs. Mary Seymour Howell Of New York to
represent that body with her ON the executive
board OF the national council Of women, which
meets IN Washington next February.
The duke and duchess of Marlborough were
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