Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-31
ADMITTED HIS GUILT.
StaniSlauS DaSzkoWSki Tells a Chi
cago Policeman How He
Killed His Wife.

Green Bay, Wis, July 27.-[Speciall !
In response to telegram from Detective
Fitzpatrick of Chicago, Chief of Police
Nolan and Sheriff Delaney went to Chi
cago today to bring back. John Daszkow
ski, the Pole who was under arrest here
last winter on suspicion of having killed
his wife and burned her body. No evil
dence could be found against him, other
than that he was seen just before her dis
appearance beating her with a stick of
cordwood, and he was released. Detect
i've Fitzpatrick has telegraphed that Dasz-
kOWski has confessed to killing his wife
and burying her body on his farm.
Story of the Arrest.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 27.-Stanislaus Dasz-
der arrest al the West Chicago avenue po-
lice station charged with the crime Of
chOpping his wife to pieces January 5
last near Manhattan, Wis, a small town
ten miles north of Green Bay. Dasz,
kowski owns small farm in the vicinl-
ty and his wife strangely disappeared on
that date. Daszkowski was arrested
January 10, but nothing could be proved
against him, and when released from GUS
tody came to Chicago, where he had for
merly lived. Last Saturday in a burst
of confidence he confessed the crime to
y
afternoon placed the man under arres;.
He made a partial confession to Capt.
Larson last night. moaning: Il am sor>
ry for what / did"
DasZkowskis mother resides at 70 Fry
street. Three years ago the Pole married
8 young woman named Kitty Galankiscz
at Erie, Pa, and took his wife to his
fOrty-acre farm in Wisconsin. Daszkow-
ski is of a brutal, tyrannical disposition
and the neighbors protested on several
occasions against his rough treatment of
the woman. He was said to have beaten
her with steel chain and to have locked
her up for days at a time.
January his wife was missed and
when questioned by neighboring farmers
DasZkOWSki said his wife had run away
from him. He said he had gone to
hamlet called Lime to cut wood and when
he returned in the evening his wife was
gone. Little credence was placed in this
story. as none of the women's wearing
apparel was missing with the exception
of the dress which she wore about the
farm. DasZkoWski was locked up, but
the farmers failed to make a case. They
made the country unpleasant for the
Pole, however, and he returned to Chi
cago.
The Confession.
Last Saturday eX-Policeman Tomas
zesky met Daszkowski near Fortysev
enth and Lincoln streets. The Pole had
known Tomaszesky previously and began
talking in a confidential strain. When
the subject of his wife came up Dasz-
kowski became excited and exclaimed:
II have got her down SO deep in the
ground that she will never bother me
again" Pressed for an explanation,
Daszkowsi said: II tell you. for you are
a Pole. Show now what kind of blood
you have in you" He then went OF to
tell how he had taken his wife to Lime
in a wagon to gather wood. He had
made up his mind to kill her, and when
well concealed behind the trees struck her
a blow from behind with an axe, almost
severing her head. He then chopped her
arms and legs off and buried the remains
under tree in his garden.
The Pole said he would not go to Wis
consin voluntarily, and after q consulta-
ton between Capts. Larsen and Elliott
requisitiOn papers were applied for and
are coming from Madison. Sheriff Dom
nelly of Brown county, Wis. was notified
by telegraph and will arrive here today
and take the prisoner back.
Ex-Policeman TomasZesky, who made
the arrest, was considered an excellent
officer, but was discharged from the force
during the Hopkins administration for al,
legged political work.