The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-28
VERY STRANGE STORY
Little Eva Kasperowicz's Re
markable Tale.
UIgONFIRMED THUS FAR.
The Girl Claimed to Have Overheard a
Plot TO Murder Rev. Abromaitis, Pastor
of st. Georges Lithuanian Church-Iden-
uncution Fails on One Arrest.
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.-f<lE Haft decided sensation for
Alff the newspaper readers
4 of this town seems
TO have dwindled by
- investigation to a hoax
e72s- based upon the mis-
chieyousness or natural depravity of little
girl.
A few days ago, Eva Kasperowicz, aged
about II, startled the members of the St.
Georges Lithuanian congregation by stating
that there was a conspiracy on foot to murder
Rev. AbromaiJs, their pastor.
The statement secured circulation by Eva
telling her playmates of the conspiracy and
tine paymates repeated it to their parents,
who hasteued TO the priest and council was
held.
Asa result Of the consultation Eva was
summoned before the priest and few promi-
ueut members Of the congregation and to
them she repeated her story. The girl stated
that a few nights ago, rs she stood in West
Apple alley, near ths Polish Catholic church,
she overheard three Polish men plan the con
spimcy, They were plotting for the murder
OF Rev, Abromaitis, and one Of them suggest
ed that he be watched when driving over TO
hIahauoy City to visit his congregation there
and that he be shot Another of the men
suggested that 10 would be safer to shoot both
tine driver and the priest then no one would
be left to tell the story of the attack; but the
third man Of the group thought that as it
would perhaps be unhaudy to kill the two
men, perhaps the best plan would be to blow
up the parsonage ON South Jardin street some
night when Rev. Abromaitis would be en-
JOY ing peaceful slumber.
The girl old her story in very straight
forward manner and wthstood a rigid cross
examination in such an admirable manner
that Rev. Abromaitis and his advisers con-
cludcd to consult the legal authorities.
Eva could not describe the three men she
claimed TO have heard conspire but gave an
excellent description Of one Of them and said
she could readily recognize the three if she
should meet them again. In fact she said she
knew the three, but did not know their
names, or where they lived, although she was
quite sure the one she described was known
rs "SJiuey" and sine believed he lived in the
First ward.
Upon application of Rev. Abromaitis and
his advisers Justice Dengler issued warrant.
In the meantime the girl called upon the
justice and said she made a mistake; that the
man she had described so well was known as
Jake, aud not 'stiney"
Alter considerable work Constable Tosh
succeeded iu arresung Pole who tailed ex-
acJly with the description, but when Eva
confronted him she said he was not the man.
Although the members of the Lithuanian
church interested are still working on the
case Others have reached the conclusion that
the girl is either deranged, or is woefully
lacking Of moral training, although there are
some who say they believe the girl has been
br bed and that is the reason she called upon
the justice and changed the name of the man
she had described SO well. A Polish mer-
chant said yesterday that the story will be
siited thoroughly enough within a day or
two TO determine whether the girl has been
lying.