The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-20
FACTS ARE NOT GlVgH CUT
MAN SHOT WHILE STANDING UP IN
HIS BOAT, AND FELL INTO
THE RIVER
HIS BODY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
His Son Gives a Brief Account of
the Tragedy-BIames the OFF,
cers-Edward Corbett
Locked Up.


and living at Al East Water street was
shot and killed. it is said, by Edward
Corbett. a deputy game warden, on the
river near Pigs Eye, about o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and as a result Corbett
is locked up at the central station on
the charge of murder.
The shooting was the outcome of an
alteration between game wardens and
Mrozinsld and his son, John Mrozinskl
who are said to have been illegally fish
ing in the river with nets.
They had been watched for some time
and yesterday Deputy Wardens F. Hoff-
man and Edw. Ednunds, accompanied
by special Deputy wardens Chas. 2.
Stubbs. Henry Hoschett and Edward Cor
bert, went down the river In a small
steam launch to confscate the nets and
to make arrests.
Yesterday morning, as usual, Mrozinski
and his. son set their nets and later went
hunting. They returned to their home
on the flats and the son rowed over to
see how the nets were. The nets were
set in what is called Pigs Eye lake and
when he got there, the nets were gone
He Immediately started to row back TO te'l
his father and on his way back, saw the
wardens in the launch with the nets in a
boat attached. Not being able to keep
UP with the launch he rowed to the shore
without being seen and started to run
along the bank home.
Arriving there, he told his father and
the two got into the boat they had
used in the morning, and started to cross
tie river to get the nets away from the
wardens. When they got within hailing
distance the father demanded the nets
The son s shot gun and the fathers rifle
were still in the boat as they had not
been taken out since they Were out hunt
ing in the morning. The wardens told
the two Mrozinskis to hold up their hands,
which they refused to do.
1t is not known exactly what followed,
but it is claimed that the elder Mrozinski
reached for his gun and then one of the
wardens. identified by the son as Corbett
Mrozinski in the head.
FELL INTO THE RIVER.
The old man was standing up in the
boat and toppled over into the river
The son was arrested by the wardens
without any further trouble and brought
to the station. Detectives Daily and
Sweeney were dispatched on the case,
and the county attorney notified. After
al of the men and guns had been brought
to the station Assistant County Attorney
Zollman made an examination and sent
for William r. Burkhard, who made ar
examination of the gun owned by the son
and also Of Corbetts gun. There was
one cartridge missing out of each gun
and Mr.. Burkhard stated that the CUR
belonging to Gorbett had been fired of
last
When the detectives arrived at the boat
they found the fathers rifle, which was
a Winchester, lying in the bottom Of the
boat, cooked and covered with blood
The son was locked up on the charge OF
violating the state game laws, and the
rest of the deputy wardens, with the eX-
ception of Corbett were allowed to go.
Up to midnight the body had not yet
been found, but the authorities are look
ing for 1T.
When seen by a Clio b reporter last
night, the officials of the game depart
ment refused to say anything about the
matter, especially Corbett who said that
he positively would not say anything
about it. 1t is said that the father and
son have been giving the game commits
sion a great deal of trouble for the past
number of years, and that about five
years ago a deputy warden took a revol-
yer away from the son.
THE SONS. STORY.
IN IdlhlnS WIFI d " y u = ESpOIt6r last
night, John Mrozinski, the son, said:
I'VE have been arrested about ten
times, and each time they have dismissed
US. We have been living at the same
place for sixteen years, and have made
our living by fishing. My father did not
attempt to point his gun or to shoot any
Of the wardens. They did not show their
stars until they had shot father When
he fell over into the river one of the
wardens grabbed me and pulled me over
into their boat and held me on the bot
tom for some minutes. While was he'd
one of the men extracted cartridge from
my fathers rife"
He also told about going to see about
the nets and discovering that they were
gone He identified Corbett Immediately,
when he saw him, and said tfat he was
the man who had fired the shot that kill
ed his father.
There are four boys and four girls In
the family, and they are deeply affected
over the matter. The wife OF the dead
man is overcome with grief
In speaking of the matter last night at
their home the eldest daughter told about
the same story as the son, and said that
she heard only one shot. She said she
thought her father had his gun in his
hand, but she knew he would not shoot,
as he was afraid of God The family
belong to st. Albert's Catholic Polish
church.