St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-28
Peculiarly Atrocious Murder
by a Young Fiend in Say
Vile, L. /.
The Victim Shocki ngly Mutt
lated and Fingers and
Ears Taken as Toys.
A Mississippi Shooting Scrape
With the Usual Accom-
paniments.
Many Murders in the Land,
With Conspiracies and Rob-
berries Galore.

SAYvILLE, l.. l., Dec, ga most
brutal murder was committed last night
at Bohemia, small village about three
miles north of here. The victim was
Winnie Croupa, cigarmaker, twenty
one years of age, the murderer being
Frank Krulis, twenty-four years of age,
alsoa cigarmaker. The details of the
crime are most revolving. while the ac-
tlonS of the murderer since the commits
sion of the murder are most eXtraordi-
nary for one who is said to be perfectly
sane. The murder was irstmade known
by Krulis himself, soon after its perpe
tration. About $50 O'Clock in the even
ing, KrulIS walked into the house of
Constable Sashek and Mortified that Off
cial by laying on the dinner table a
human finger, at the same time saying,
Joe, Fve killed Winnie Croupa. and
Eve brought you one of his fingers to
prove it." When he had recovered from
the surprise which Krulis' action had
caused him, he said:
"What do you mean by foollng like
this?'
Krulis tnen said: 81 mean what 1
say; Eve killed Winnie CrOupa. He
told lies about me in the village. He
said had run away from Riyerhead to
escape arrest, and that constable was
coming after me, so l concluded to kill
him. L met him on the road and cut his
throat. He fell down in the SNOW and
never spoke word. l wanted to make
sure that he would never speak again,
so l cut his belly open and placed his
bowels over his face. Then l cut Off bis
finger for yOu''
Constable Sashek asked him where
he had left the body and he volunteered
to take him to the scene of the murder.
Having called out four of the neighbors
to accompany him, the constable started
for the spot where the tragedy had TAX
Ell place, the prisoner taking the lead.
Krulis. as soon as he saw the body Of
his victim, said:
"There he is. You see 1 told you the
truth"
1t was indeed horrible sight met
the eyes of the party, the dim rays from
the lanterns which the men carried add
ing to the ghaStlinesS of the scene. The
body lay in frame Of blood-red snow.
The clothing was torn from it. and
hole the size of sugar bowl was seen
in the abdomen. The entrails lay over
the breast, neck and face, hiding
the fatal cash in the throat.
The right ear and the index
finger of the left hand were
missing, the latter being the token the
murderer had given the constable. A
guard was left in charge of the body
and the constable started for the vii
lage with the murderer. AS they neared
the main street of Bohemia they were
met by an excited crowd of men bent
| on melting out prompt justice according
to Judge Lynch on the self-accused
murderer, and, but for the courage of
the constable, the mob would have
made short work of Krulis. When
searched in court the ear which was
missing from Croupa's body was found
in KruliS' pocket. He told Judge
O'Brien that he had brought it for him.
He also handed the judge the knife.
with dried bloodStains, with which
he said he had killed Croupa.
All the time Krulis conducted himself
in the most unconcerned and stoiid
manner, apparently revelling in the
thought of what he had done. He was
taken to Riverbead Jail this afternoon.
Coroner Bennett at noon summoned
jury and went to where the body of
Cronpa stiH lay. After viewing it he
allowed it to be taken by an undertaken
to the residence of the murdered mans
father in Bohemia. 1t is believed that
jealousy of Croupa's attention to a
young woman who works as domestic
for one of the Cutting families at Islip
was one of the motives Krulis had for
the crime, and it is said i. was to this
girl Croupa had been telling the stories
OF Krulls having to leave Riverhead.
Before Krulis went to the conStabie's
house it appears that he had gone into a
saloon and put the finger which he SUBJ
seQuently presented to the constable
upon the bar and said that he had
killed Croupa, but it was thought to be
joke.