The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
THE ARREST OF VISNISEIE
Manner In Which He Was Taken IntO
Custody 10 Buffalo.
WAS REARRESrEDIN THIS CITY
Action Taken TO Avoid ANY Possible
Techuisaiitics That Might 10 Raised
Evidence NJ the Preliminary Hear.
ing Before Alderman Fuller.

Owing to the absence from the city
Of Alderman Millar. who issued the pa.
pers In the Vsntskie case. and to pre-
vent delay or possible insccuracy In the
commitment. District Attorney Jones
decided to have him rearrested. and yes
terdaS all the formaltties Of an arrest
and commitment were again gone
through with.
A warrant was issued by Alderman
Fuller, charging Visniskie with murder
and he was duly served with the process
at the county Jail. where he had been
placed for safe keeping. In the Gus
tody of three officers he was taken to
Alderman Fuller's office and confront I'd
with the evidence OF John Barkowitz.
who swore that Visniskie not only did
the shooting. but that he returned to
HIS home after the fight. secured re-
volver and sought out his victim.
Barkowitz alleges that he was In the
company OF his namesake when the
shooting occurred. Visniskie and Yam
| kowski, his brother-in-law and another
man emerged from the alley between
Wyoming and Washington avenues
and as the Visniskte party passed them
Visniskie suddenly wheeled. took
deliberate aim and fired the fatal shot
What visniskie Says.
This Is In total variance with the story
which Visniskie gives. He says that
the shooting took place during the free
fight earlier In the evening. and that he
was attacked with knives before he
did the shooting. At the hearing he had
nothing ito say. having been directed by
his attorney. M. A. McGinley, to keep
a closed mouth
Coroner Kelley was the only other wit
ness. His testimony was simply a ae-
c,,al Of the proceedings Of the inquest
The alderman committed Visniskie to
await trial, and about noon he was
taken back to the county Jail.
Visniskie's apprehension in Buffalo
was brought about in a rather singular
manner. He was working on a farT
about eighteen miles from Buffalo and
was in the hl'bit of visiting some ac-
Quaintances in the Polish quarter Of
Buffalo. One day last month a Poland
er who knew Visniskie in Scranton, saw
him on the street ard having heard Of
the murder sought out Polish police
man whom he knew and Informed him
of his discovery. The next time that
Visni:kie made one of his periodical
visits to Buffalo. the Polish policeman
in Athens clothes and accompanied by
his informant watched for him. He
was pointed out to the officer. who ap-
preached him, extended his hand, and
said: How are you. Visnisl,ie?"
Thought 1t Was Ills Cousin.
Vsniskie, as he told afterwards,
thought the officer to be his cousin,
whom he resembled, and whom he had
not seen since he left Poland for Buff
falo many years ago. He became very
confidential and did not mis,Tust the
new found friend until he was con-
fronted with his own photograph, with
Joseph Visniskie, murderer" printed
underneath.
Two other officers who We're con-
cealed nearby We're signaled for and
Visniskie was placed under arrest. He
went peaceably. along to the station
house, and on the way thrther relhted
how he had thought the officer was his
cousin and also admitted that he did
the shooting, saying. as reported above,
that 1t was in self-defense.