Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-22
MONEY FOR POISON.
Very Sensational Testimony at q
Hearing in q Bigamy Case.
TWO HUSBANDS FOR ONE WOMAN.
Mrs. Kapucinski Disappeared Two Months
After Her Marriage.
NOW Welded TO A WEALTHY DAIRYMAN

Alderman Pike conducted hearing in q
rather sensational case yesterday. Mrs
Valerie Kapucinski. alias Marie Gertz, was
charged with bigamy by Constable DAILY,
and 1t transpired in the testimony that the
woman had offered another of her sex $500
to poison her first husband. The latter was
friend, but spurned the request and testi-
fed against her on the stand.
The first witness called was Joseph
KapucinskI, the husband of the defendant.
His story is substantially as follows:
kapucinski is q Russian Pole. an ex-
ceptionally handsome man, and owns q
pottery works on Voeghtly street, ALLIE
gheny. About two years ago he met and
fell in love with Valerie Kolacynska, q
pretty Polish girl, who lived with her par
ents on Ohio street. A short courtship
followed, and on February 6, 1881, a
marriage license was taken out and they
we're married by the priest. Everything
went we'll for two months when one day
his wife suddenly disappeared. He insti-
tuted search at once, but failed to dis
cover any trace OF her. He gave up all
hope of seeing her again until about three
weeks ago, he was notified that she visited
two sisters, Rose and Kate Jerzwska, who
lived near him on Voeghtly street, and with
whom his wife had formerly been very in
innate.
Trapped by Constable DAILY.
kapucinski went to Joseph Rosinski,
the Polish interpreter. and confided to him
his suspicion that his wife had deserted him
for some other man. Together the two went
before Alderman McPike, and Kapucinski
made an information against his wife for
placed in the hands of Constable
DAILY, who went to the house in
Allegheny where Mrs. Kapucinski was
alleged to have visited. He found the
two sisters who emphatically denied that
she had been there, and said that they knew
nothing OF her. Constable DAILY pretended
TO be satisfied with their story and said,
"Oh, we'll; all wanted to see her for was
to tell her that her husband had gotten
divorce"
Both women became interested at that,
and finally Rose Jerzwska said that if he
had divorce she supposed it was all right
to tell and that Mrs Kapucinski had been
there only few days before.
Further questioning elected the fact that
she was living with man named John
Habbeger, who runs large dairy estab-
lishment in the rear CT the Homewood
Driving Park. Constable DAILY next went
to Habbeger's place and there found Mrs.
Kapucinski, who denied her identity and
said her name was Marie Gertz and that
she had married Habbeger on the 9Th oflast
Nav. She produced her marriage certif-
cate, showing that they had been married
by the Rev. DR.. Hengartner, of the Bloom
field German Lutheran Church.
The constable was staggered for moment
by the woman's proof of her story, but from
q picture in his possession was convinced
she was the right person and placed her
under arrest.
An Inducement to Murder.
Upon investigation it was found that
marriage license had been issued May 6 to
John Habbeger and Marie Gertz and
Kapucinski withdrew the charge of de-
sertion which he had preferred against her,
and Constable DAILY made charge of
bigamy.
Rose Jerzwska, who bad been friend for
the defendant, testified that when Mrs.
Kapucinski had visited her house she
offered her $500 to poison her husband, say
ing she had a man now who was rich and
kind to her, and that Kapucinski having
learned her whereabouts, she was afraid he
would expose her. This proposition the
witness refused to listen to, and 1t was on
this account that she turned against her.
Mrs Kapucinski made no defense and
was held under 81, 900 bail for trial by
court Habbeger furnished the bail