The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-09
MURDERED BY ANARCHISTS.
An Assassination Followed by tin Killing Of
Two ..Redso and the Suicide of Two

Two ''Reds" and the Suicide of Two.
BERLIN, April s.-This story comes from
Koscieleg, village near InOwrazlawa, q
town of Prussia, province of Posen: DIR. Pom
insky. high Polish ecclesiastic, who was
travelling through Koscieleg, was waylaid
by four men, and before he could defend
himself or escape. all four of them fired at
him with revolvers. The Doctors body
was riddled with bullets and ne died al.
most instantly. The villagers pursued the
assassins and killed two. The other two
seeing that escape was impossible blew out
their bra ins. The bodies were searched.
and on them was found a red ticket. on
which was printed the words Execution
committee of the Polish Anarchists" DR..
Poninsky. without doubt. had by his ut
terances or actions. incurred the enmity OF
the Anarchists. and the men were unaues-
tionably appointed by the central Anarch-
ist body to murder him.
Further details regarding the murder of
DIR. Poninskl show that the first report was
inaccurate in some respects. 1t now ap-
pears that DE-. PoniDski was sitting In a
room when the four assassins appeared at
the house and requested to sec him. They
were ushered into the presence of the aged
doctor, tho asked their business with him.
which was printed a command. signed by
the COMMITTEES OF the Polish An
archists." calling upon him to sur
render all the money he had in his
possession for the benefit of the An
archists. The card stated that if he
refused to obey the command ho wOnld be
KILLED. From his position IN church DR..
POninski had Entrusted TO him large sums
and this was apparently we'll known and
taken advantage of by the Anarchists. Dr..
Poninski. who was very intirm from age.
was startled ut the import of the message
handed to him. IL ran to window and
jumped to the garden. The Anarchists
followed him to the window and before he
could reach place of safety they poured
vOlloy of bullets into his body from their
revOlvers. He fell dead.
The assassins then fed but the alarm was
given. and the owner of Koscieleg Castle.
a brother of DIR. Poninski, and twenty 9TH
ers at once armed themselves and. mount
ing horses. started In pursuit of the mur-
derers. They were soon oyertaken by the
band of pursuers. AS before stated. a des-
perate battle followed. The pursuers fired
volley into the group, and one of the muir
derers fell dead. The murderers then
realized that their pursuers were de-
termined TO axenge the death of DR.. Ponin-
ski, and one of them, seeing that all hope
of escape was cut off. turned his weapon
against himself and blew ont his brains
The remaining two fired upon their pursu-
ers again, fortunately hitting none of them.
and they were replied 10 with another vol
ley that killed another of them. Then the
fourth man. rather than surrender, shot
and killed himself.
The authorities at Kiscei have made an
investi CATION into the affair, and have al
ready learned that the four men were resi-
dents of Berlin. and that they came to
KOscieleg purposely TO murder DR.. Poninski.
The names of two of the men were Pelaw-
ski and Urhaniak. Some persons claim
that the men were nothing but common
robbers. who took advantage of the pre-
vailing feeling excited by the Anarch Ist
Outrages to prepare the cards for the pur-
pose of frightening DR.. Ponnski into sur
rendering his money to them. They claim
il is hardly reasonable to suppose that the
ICON mittee of Polish Anarchists" if there
is such body. would send four men to rob
and murder an old man. when one. or. Mt
the most. two. conld have committed the
crime equally as well. with far less CD ance
of detection. The W ole affair seems to have
been bungled from the first