The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-21
.0)RBETT NOW ADMITS t
SAYS HE FIRED THE SHOT THAT
KILLED JOHN MIRO
ZINSKI
BUT DID TT IN sELF-DEFENSE
The Dead Man Had Rife Raised
and Would Have Fired a Sec
Ond Later-Body Not
II Found.


john Mrozinsl1if shet "Wednesday evening
by Deputy Game Warden Corbett while
resisting the o9nfiscatlon OF his fishing
nets, Is no longer mystery.
Corbett, through Stan j. Donnelly, the
attorney for the game and ash commits
sien, admitted to Assistant County At
terney Zollman yesterday afternoon that
he fired the shot, and In consequence Is
now held without, bail to answer to the
charge of murder.
While admitting the act, corbe tt ga, 1t
was done in self defense, as Mrozinsxi
had raised his. Winchester and was
taking aim at the wardens in the launch
Without hesitation he tired, aad Rroz-
inskiSs body plunged into the river.
,Corbett was arraigned yesterday morn
ing Ia the police court, aad through MS
counsel, Mr. Donneliy, entered pea OF
not guilty. His preliminary hearing was
set for the 18th inst QUITS a number
Were present TO see etrn .afraignea, but
Thought all CGTsett vsasI composed and
appeared to tstke 5ile- matter ceely.
The dead man son, John Nrczinski. GA
complaint or Game Warden lsdInu. dis,
was arTaigned OH the charge of having
nets ana "a gun in his possession, ard
resisting an officer, He seemed i4.diffe.
entfto the whole affair. and in ord TO
give. him chance to ger an attorney,
his case was Continued until Saturday.
His bail was: placed, at 1915.
The fact that. the aeput.,sss were afraid
of violence at the hapcs of SOME OF tire
dead mans friends, Coraest,s at @. pey
gives as "a reason for the Conflicting ste-
,-rfes told regarding the gun clitlne1 to
have been fred by A1roztaski's son
Inc game xdrdens say the dead man
had been an iaveterSte vioaEVr Of tie
game lawsE and mad given Them fa.uch
trouble. On bpe occasion hs. chased a
game warden With a shot gun, ard la
his son didsIhsg same rnlng with Game
w arden JohFlsell- These facts the wor-
dens We're. acquainted with. and " hen
they went 1o7ficonfiscata his nets th< Y
We're armed t&Reeordinsi2 and pfepar d
1or.. buSin eiSs.. ~.
Corbett. i11IEiSI eonfessioa made through
MS attorneys tsa4yss-tfle launch CONTAINING,
the nets, Were headed Ter ST. Paul. aid
when rear saro1insIli 's house at the be14d
of the river tie dead man aid his son
were ob5eFf ga coming toward them in a
sidH " fIeh "a isnert distance away tn,
elder MreziILskJ4 Demanded his nets, an
receiving a. GeEtissA raised his rifle to
lis Shoulder and brought 1T to near OIL
the deputies: Fine two crafts wee th n
CITY a, few''ssfe away. Fea.ing for his
HE and tho9e OF. his companions, Coz bett
2 e1srirls slae PICKED up his s3aot gun and
before A1rc EllaAid could paff the lri. ger,
eidBtied the Contents into his body Tais
confession, Attorney DcnneI:y said,
would be the, basls OF the plea that h s
client IEtenGed to make, that of self
defense. = & S.,
The two g5tsast found in the Possession
of-1s6rhett and the dead naan's son. were
I examined by. the .p3lice. Each contain
ed i cartridge, that Belonging, to ,Corbett
being leaGed with No sl:ot, and Mroz-
iTlshis5 gun with No. 6..sItot. -.sfsP-
s. Peter tdr9z.nsii; u son OF the murdered
man, bad az talk yesterday with Gov.
Lind. at 5Eile. capitol { glreltng the sho t
ing. The-g9l,etnor Ft4y:; he Will give the
ma nj ter aA insestigatio 49, 80
f. ssoN5Is R4sIlE .YSED
{. On the Deposit of $3.50 in cash, fur1qis..-
ed by, a. dzicnt John tMrozinst1i was. yes
terday Afternoon released by. Judge O r.
DE, in company Win his brother and
some. friends, are now dragging the river
Tor the body Of the murdered man Up
10 last night their search had been fruit
less .e.~s~: - 49,
I Cerbett, the warden now charged with
murder, is a painter by trade, and re-
sides On tie upper 1evee, at the foot OF
Western avenue. He is, married and is
thirty seven years OF age