The sun., 1896-10-09
MURDERED HIS GIRL BABY.
THE CLIMAX OF a POLISH HAR-
NESS MAKERS DEBA UCH.

AtVsu ON tue ScnntY EArutuuA o. HIS WHO
He Beat "a old Man who Guarded the
child and Then Battered In Its Skull.
Edward warga, n Polish harness maker OF Al
| Rutgers street, Newark. wound up n weeks
| deoauch yesterday afternoon by numbering his
seven-months-old daughter Sophie. No one
taw the murder but there is no doubt that 1t
was committed by the father. He was seen to
rush into the hallway Of the tenement in which
| he lived with the baby In his arms. A moment
later ho came out, aud a neighbor coming down
the stairs found the child breathing its last In n
corner OF the hall, Its skull was fractured in n
| dozen places.
The Vargas moved to the Rutgers street tene-
mcnt about six months ago and took three
| small rooms on the ground floor. Wargn was
| working at his trade then, but he gave it up
| when he had his family settled in their new
| home and began drinking heavily. The family
consisted of Mrs. warga who Ia 80 years old,
but looks 40; Rosa n pretty yellow haired child.
| years OF age; Frank, aged T. and the dead
| child. Sophie.
warpa according TO the neigh bors has bcen
drunk for month. His wife supported the
family by doing washing and any odd jobs she
could get Warga often beat his wife and chill
dren. and the cries OF the little in the night
| 90 disturbed the other tenants that they COM
| planned to the janitor about week ago, and the
| Vargas were ordered to leave II was only Mrs.
| Vargas plea 10 be allowed to stay until she
| could get enough money together to move her
| things that softened the heart OF the landlord,
| and week of grace was given to her.
On Monday WarEa, who was drunker than
| usual told his wife that he would kill her and
| all the children unless she gave him money.
| Mrs. Warga had heard the threat before She
pacihed him with her last so cents. Again
on Wednesday he took his wife's last few
| cents, and the children went supperless to bed.
while he went from saloon to saloon. getting
| drunker and drunker. When he got home yes
| terday morning he had friend with him. Who
| this man was Is not known yet but tho police
| want him q witness and are looking for him.
The men were finishing OF beer when
| Mrs. Warga went out at o'clock to do some
| washing. The men were still drunk at noon
| when she came back. and her husoand proudly
told he her that he had jqsi mfsd pint OF beer
had drunk II al one draught.
While Mrs. Warsa was getting the dinner
His voice could be heard all over the house. and
number OF the neighbors say they heard him
threaten to XIII all Of the children unless she
! had can of beer on the table for dinner or gave
him enough money to buy one.
WarEa was sull rAving when Rosa came In
| from school and started to help her mother get
| the meal. Little Frank minded the baby. and
no ono paid the slightest, attention to tho
! scene 70 which tine children were accustomed
and the meal was finally eaten III silence by all
+ save tue IHlueE. WHO MS Intc1t anu
oaths until II was over. Then he kicked his
friend. who had fallen in drunken stupor on
rousing him. aud invited warga outside TO eight
II out.
| time for Mrs, WarRa to go back to her work
mother hes,tated about leaving iitti: sophie in
could give her. She finally went up to the top
| Mnda to come down and look after Sophie
When she got back TO her rooms her husband
by Mnda that he would look out for the baby
| she went to her work.
home again. He WAS alone. He aimed an IN.
steady Kick al Frank. who was playing before
the door which Frank ~ with , an .gitv Tt born OF
| inside, and, finding Minda there with the baby
! in his arms, exclaimed:
give me that child. I'm going to take her to
my mothers in Passaic."
Go on about your business. y9u drunken
this child tor It's mother and not for you"
,Warga didn't say any more. but taking the
b.d. and then with one blow he laid Minda out
unconscious on the floor.
the door OF Mrs. Teresa Zeeny's house, at A
Rutgers street. He had little sophie in his
arms. and when Mr. Zeeny opened the door and
asked him what he wanted. he said:
-. want you to take care of this child"
of him ySS5se reDed aS %6
| were half as decent as she is you wouldn't havo
! to go around asking people to take care OF your
Children" and Mrs Zeeny slammed the door in
! Vargas face.
| Warea went hack to the house. still carrying
little sophie. He went inside; and IN about FIVE
minutes came ont without the child. Frank.
who was SUI playing outside. tried TO avoid his
/ father. but WarGa grabbed him up in his arms
! From the top door Mrs Rose Harbcr. dsnGh-
ter OF old MindA saw Warga running and. sus-
| pecting something wrong. went down stairs In
the hallway she found tho child just breathing
| its last.
| Picking it up she opened the door OF Vargas
room and found her father nursing a badly
SsPpsned and psenE the 'a dead e ehd on hS tho
| floor. Mrs. Harber ran around to the Fourth
| precinct station house.
cried. " Warga has lied his child aud has run
away, With his lItls boy. Unless he's caught
The sergeant at the desk knew warGN. All
the police &C., know him. Capt. Nthaus Detective
at TGsS ouni
as as. Mr.: o,dI HAFSsE had left IL IL and after
policemen were sent out to scour tho
woods and farms just north Of Newark. where,
refuge Me.sensers we're ss desps,ehed % to o"fg re
houses and :. which are on the road between
Newark and the Oranges, to warn them to look
mrnts two hards OF hremen were out
searching the country for the man. Men were
stationed all along the plank road and the turn
pike over the Hack ensacS meadows. and the
sn5norss a. rss.aiG rH.eTs9R n neeviI!e and
asked TO look out for him.
The police were waiting for some word from
the searchers when little Rosa came homo from
school Drying.
.oS%o Nara Al Raa ia gone from m the house to the
came out he told her to get her hat and coat, as
he was going I" lake her to his mothers home
in Passalc. Rosa refused TO go. whereupon
WarEa grabbed her BY the arm and tried TO
drag her out.
" Help! help" cried the child. My papa's
trying to take me away. oh. teacher! teacher"
number OF the teachers came out and
Warga ran away. Mrs. Warga came home from
her work and tainted when she heard OF the
death OF her child.
1t was about O'Clock last night when Warga
created sensation by walking into the house.
drunEer than ever still carrying Frank In his
arms. The room was full OF neighbors and they
set up great screaming at sight OF the man. A
policeman ran In and arrested Wnrga Just as he
was about to get out OF a back door.
lie KEEP, calling for beer and brandy from his
cell, and refused 10 answer questions. He will
be arraihned in court this morning.
County Physician Washington OF Newark
who eNnmtned the dead child, said:
In my Judgment the only way these injuries
could be inflicted Was by taking the child by the
legs. raising u in the air, and repeatedly and
with great force bringing the back OF its head