The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-15

FOR FRAUD
Continued Explorations Into the Affairs
Of the SzydlOwSklS.
MRS. SzYDLOWSKI ON THE STAND.
She Positively Refused to Answer Any
Questions Until Mr.. Ramsay Called
an Interpreter Into Service.
swears the Sale Transac-
tious Were Perfectly
Legitimate.


in the Office of M. M. Burke, Esq in behalf
Of creditors of Chief Burgess A. P. Tabor,
who are investigating the sale made by
Mr.. Tabor to Mrs. Justyna Szydlowski,
were Of very tedious character yester-
day because the witness on the stand, An
thOny Szydlowski, husband of one of the de-
PENDANTS, insisted that he could not under
stand and speak English sufficiently to testify
and the counsel for the creditors were equally
determined to make him give all the evil
dence he possibly could in the language.
These lawyers would not permit an
interpreter in the case. For this
reason the case dragged along distressingly
Mrs SzydlOwski was in attendance at the
case yesterday. She is women about 28
years of age and of attractive appearance.
Her family is said to be wealthy and in
huential in Galacia. One of her brothers is
priest, another a doctor and a third a
lawyer. One of her unclos is also a priest
Her husband is several years her senior. 1t
is claimed that the Szydlowskis came to this
country poor because their we'll established
business in Galacia suffered from fire. Mr..
Szydlowski is unattractive in appearance
His face is of the shrewd and cunning type
Both the people are we'll educated.
Lawyer Burke put Mr.. Szydlowski on the
witness stand this morning and with the aid
of an interpreter succeeded In Strengthening
out the kinky evidence drawn out yesterday
in crippled English.
This morning NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq, took up
the examination of Mr.. Szydlowski and be-
fore opening it called Walter Rynkawicz and
asked that he be sworn as interpreter. Mr.
Ramsay, one of the counsel for the creditors
objected on the ground that the witness had
gone through the examination in the English
language satisfactorily for day and a half
and an interpreter was not necessary. The
objection was noted for the court to pass
upon it when the case goes back to court and
the examination, through the Interpreter.
was proceeded with. The evidence covered
the arrival of the witness in this country
and his career up TO the present time, and
did not differ from that brought out by the
lawyers for the creditors without the as
sistance of an interpreter. In some in
stances the business relations between the
witness and his wife were brought out more
distinctly, 1t was shown that the business
in Shenandoah is owned by Mrs. SzydlOwski
and her husband acts as her manager. She
had given him power of attorney to act for
her. When asked why his wife held all the
money ne said that he turned it over to her
before they came to Shenandoah because
when they were first married she gave him
money and he lost it for her in business.
This afternoons session was opened by
Mr.. Ramsay calling Mrs. Justyna Szydlowski
to the stand. The witness refused to make
answer to any questions until an interpreter
was called into play. She then answered the
interrogatiOns quite readily. Witness testi-
fed that her husband looks after the shop
bought from Tabor and the one they owned
before the purchase. She and her husband
and Tabor were good friends before the sale
and still remain so. The sale has made no
difference between them so far as friendship
is concerned. She testified that the loans of
money she made to Tabor were asked for by
Tabor himself When asked why she gave
Tabor check for the money (S1,OOO) when
she had 81 500 at the house the witness re-
| piled that it saved her the trouble of count
ing the money at the time. The
money belonged to her and was not
money that Tabor had given her Tabor
at no time gave her any money, except when
he paid bills for sausage he had bought OF
her. HE had his own pockets in which to
hide his money" retOrted the witness through
the interpreter. The first time she knew
her husband was arranging for her to buy
out Tabor was about seven o'clock on the
morning of the day on which the sale was
made. Her husband came to her and said,
IF we want to save our money we must buy
Tabor out" Witness told her husband to dc
what he could. Mr.. Szydlowski then went
back to Tabor and made the deal that
resulted in the sale. She gave him 81 ,50Oin
cash to do so. Only 81 900 was needed for it,
but she had no time to count out 81 900 and
gave her husband the whole bundle. He re-
turned the $500 in excess. Mrs. Szydlowski
said she kept no books of accounts in con
neotion with her business. She was asked
for the bank book she Kept during the first
six months she was in business in town, but
replied that she had lost it.