Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05

city, IN whose once Dr. Lewis SteVeuS
was discovered dead about seven years
ago,is on trial in Chicago, charged with
completely in a plot to kill Bishop
Kozlowski, Polish priest. He alleges
that the priest had murdered patients
in the hospital conducted by his de-
nomination in order to obtain their
worldly goods. While in Ottumwa
DR.. Slominski was an extensive adver-
tiser and attraced much notice to
himself.
DR.. Lewis Stevens, who has many
relatives in this city, was studying
under DR.. Slominski, and was him
self prominent specialist, had
his Office with that of Dr.. Slo-
minski. One morning DR.. Stevens
was found dead in the Office which
was located in one of the rooms of the
Ballingall block on Green street. All
the gas jets had been turned on, and
at first it looked like a case of suicide.
Later finger marks were discovered
on DR.. Stevens face and neck and a
valuable diamond stud which he al
ways wore was found to have been cut
from it's place in his shirt front. Short
| ly after the death of DR.. Stevens, DR..
Slominski left Ottumwa. He went
from here to Burlington, from there to
Galesburg, from Galesburg back TO
| Monmouth, and then for several years
was in various parts of the country.
During this time the death of his wife
occurred, and he apparently dropped
out of sight until his recent appear
ance in Chicago.
In the Chicago case now on trial DR..
| S1nminSki tho IUifnncc ctonl
yesterday and declared that patients
in the Chicago hospital had been pois-
oned. In his testimony he said:
Anthony Gorski, who died in the
| hospital told me on his dying bed he
had been slowly poisoned to death.
The dying man begged me to save him
and made me promise if he died to see
that Bishop Kozlowski was punished.
He said that Kozlowski owed him
a note of $500, money which he had
loaned to the Bishop. | saw the note
and it was signed by the Bishop. He
told me that the Bishop was trying
to get rid of him in order to evade the
payment of the note"
Being asked in regard to the charges
of witness at previous hearing that
he had offered $400 for the murder of
the Bishop, DR.. Slominski entered a
| denial.
"Why, Lewandowski, the witness
who charged me with that crime" said
the doctor. would have done any.
thing. Bishop Kozlowski told me him.
self that Lewandowski would do any.
thing, and that he was valuable man
to have around. Zarenba an employee
of the hospital, would also have done
anything. He was a man who could
drink as much alcohol as fifty men,
and Bishop Kozlowski said he was a
good man for dirty work. While
was in the hospital l asked that Ear.
enba be discharged, but the Bishop re
fused, saying he was too valuable.
Another patient in the hospital, a
woman, was taking poison in large
doses and finally died. Her death was
fastened by the poison. Kozlowsk
said, Make the woman die quick, sc
he would not have to pay back some
money he had borrowed from her."
His Own Age in Doubt.
On cross-examination the witnes!
admitted that he did not know how
old he was, saying, 1t might be As OF
46 years. His memory also was fault,
regarding the time of his arrival IL
America. He admitted having resided
! in New York, California, Salt Lake City
Galesburg, Dixon, Bay City, Ottumwa
, Denver, st. Joseph, Mo-, Duluth, Win
ona, and Chicago. He also admitted
f having been indicted and acquitted OF
: serious charge in Chicago. His ex
/. animation will be continued next Fri
!. day, when the hearing of the case i
resumed.