The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-25
MURDER AT
VIM. PENN !
A Man Killed at the Gate of His
Home.
HATCHET THE DEADLY WEAPON
joseph Rutkoski, Lithuanian, Killed by
one of His countrymen-s Seven Men
Are Under Arrest as Being In
the Gang-others Wanted

The lower VIM. Penn patch was the scene
Of cold-blooded murder last night. The
victim was Joseph Rutkoski, a mau about 80
years old and having a wife and child. He is
brother-in-law Of Matt Blazis. the manager
of John Mieldazis' pool room in town. The
deed was committed with hatchet.
According to the story given out by the
friends of the DECEASED this morning, Rut-
kowski was standing inside the gate in front
of his house between six and seven O'Clock
last evening, talking to friend named
Frank Dukshis who also stood inside the
gate when five men came along the road and
stopped outside the gate. Without any
provocstion or intimation of a quar-
rel, one of the five men struck
Rutkoski a powerful blow on the head
with the sharp end Of hatchet. The vic
tim fell to the board walk unconscious and
the five men ran away, Dukshis gave the
alarm and was assisted by others in carrying
Rutkoski into the house. DR.. Brady, of Lost
Greek, was summoned TO attend the man.
Rutkoski remained unconscious and died at
eight o'clock this morning The blow from
the hatchet was about in the centre Of the
skull The exact nature of the wound can
only be determined by post-mortem.
The names of the five men who formed the
group that assembled at the gate of the
victims house were furnished to the police as
| follows Raleigh and Matt. Bubnis. Anthony
Matehhlis. Peter and John Stinkawicz
Warrants for the arrest Of these men were
issued by Justice Green this morning Matt
| Bubnis and a man named Andrew Kuruis
were arrested shortly after. Kurnis was
taken into custody while at work in the VIM.
Penn mines. He declares that he knows
nothing of the affair, except that he was
seated at a place about twenty-five feet
/ distance from Rutkoski's gate. He heard a
quarrel and saw men run away, but it was
too dark for him TO see whether or not blow
was struck
| John Draskawicz volunteered the informa-
tion that short time before the attack, aud
at a short distance from the victims house,
he saw Raleigh Bubnis pass with four other
men, aDd Bubnis carried a hatchet in his
hand.
Frank Dukshis, who was standing at the
gate with Rutkoski. could not tell which of
the five men struck the deadly blow. He
says that while he turned around, and had
his back to the men, the blow was struck.
Deputy Coroner j. J. Cardin hurried to
Justice Green's Office at VIM. Penn imme-
diately upon hearing of the victims death.
He was accompanied by Constable Bolin.
Justice Green gave the latter the warrants
and he arrested Kurmis and Matt Bubnis.
Deputy Coroner Cardin impanelled the fol-
lowing jury: Messrs. ]. P. Carroll, Thomas
Dove, Jr., Constable Thomas Boliu, John
Lewis, Joseph Taggert and John W. Con-
nelly. He then telephoned to Coroner
Beiler at Frackvile and requested him to
visit the victims house and hold post
mortem. DR.. Brady was also summoned by
telephone, to act as a witness at the inquest.
This afternoon Constable Bolin and Police
men Murphy, Hand and Uraitis brought
seven prisoners TO town and placed them in
the lookup. All are alleged to have been
concerned in the murder, but there is no
definite testimony as yet as to who struck
the blow. Some of the prisoners were found
at work in the mines and the others were
taken into custody at their boarding houses.
They are Raleigh and Matt Bubnis, John
and Anthony Senkawicz, Mike Brozeski,
Charles Kutchis and Andrew Kurnis. 1t is
stated that others concerned are still at
large.
Two witnesses made statements to Deputy
| Coroner Cardin at Wm. Penn this morning
One was the widow of the victim. She
stated that she elected two of the prisoners
Aibih nor uOuSb SbNtIdl ulBulS ago ana last
night, as quarrelsome, and they were in the
crowd that returned to the gate of her home,
and were there when her husband was
killed. 1t was alleged that the assault was
deliberate and without PROPAGATION.
woman residing next door to the place OF
murder told the Deputy Coroner that she saw
the blow struck and one of the prisoners
said you gave it to him right" Four of
| the man undar arrest Vara h, > ba
woman as being in the crowd.
third woman has stated that she saw FIVE
of the prisoners leave speak easy" shortly
before the murder and go to the house of the
victim. One of the Bubnis brothers, who are
under arrest, carried a hatchet.
The inquest is to take place at Muldoon's
hotel tomorrow afternoon, at 2:3O o'clock.
1t is expected one of the Deputy District
Attorneys will be in attendance
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