The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-17
MURDER DONE in
POLISH QUARTER.
SEVEN ARRESTS FOLLOW KILL
ING OF JOHN PARDULA.
He Was stilottoed in a Bloody Street
Fight Detectives Spend Night Pok-
ing About the Notoriously Dangerous
\ Neighborho Prisoners Won't Say
a Word About the Tragedy. y

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After an exciting seach that lasted
more 9 re. than twelve hours, the police are
locked up at Central station, killed
John Pardula in the fight an Marshall
street NE last night. All of the pris-
oners, whose injuries mark them as par
Elephants in the trouble which ended in
the tragedy, are doggedly silent, and
no one OF them is willing to point tell
tale finger at any other. With the usu-
al sagacity of foreigners Of that class
broWs as tho unable to comprehend, and
by lnnuendo dare the police to do their
worst.
All nigh long the detectives, assisted
by uniformed men, went thru the Polish
settlement rousing from their beds per-
sons who might throw some light on the
murder. Dark Railways and old sheds
were searched for possible refugees and
the officers momentarily expected to be
attacked by the frenzied Poles. Until
this morning the police were unable to
get tangible story of the affair and
even now their knowledge Of it's con-
sists only in the fact that there were
two gangs; that insults had passed and
that a battle to the death followed.
John, Stopa, Thomas Wurzaz, Anton
Javinek and Peter Wurzaz formed one
Z d,
dered man, John D:zjieadzina, George
Pardula and Jacob Tomashak formed
the other They are all under arrest.
AS far as is known there has been no
long standing enmity between them.
Last night they were drinking in the
various Marshall street saloons and
after they had come out, Pardula s
gang called the others offensive names.
| Then they fell to blows, knives were
RI "a a n6 no hof Ia CT mi "
when the fighters saw that ohm Pardula
had fallen unconscious.
! Janowitz Murder Nearby.
The murder occurred in the heart Of
Marshall street, Polish settlement,
Stunned by Americans after dark. Race
wars small riots and violent deaths
have been common there, and the whole
district has for years been given over
to the debauchery Of the foreigners.
The saloons of the settlement are
crowded nightly by the Poles, who
carouse until the early morning. and
quiet things. The dancehalls in the
settlement have also casused much
trouble in recent years and law and
order, according to the police, are not
l known there. 81
A year ago Andrew Janowitz was
killed by Anton Mosowitz, his brother
in-law, at 430 Marshall street. This
is, but a few doors north Of the scene
Of last nights crime. Police officers
have been attacked by drunken and in
furiated Poles, who seem to have nc
self control when filed with liquor.
Detectives Storm Rendezvous.
| The prisoners taken today are Tom
Wurzaz and Anton Jayinek, 1913 First
street n. There are now seven mer
under arrest, and the police feel sure
! Pardula Il, ss
! At 4 o clock, this morning the, de
i tectives visited 1913 Western avenue
where Poles are won't to congregate
Desk Sergeant Schutta and Detectives
HELM and Hanson were in the party
They found the doors barricaded ant
when they raped and demanded ad d
to the mthat if they attempted to en-
ter they would be shot. 's :.
. The officers, knowing the awe will
which foreigners usually regard bras
buttons and stars, went Back to police
headquarters and a few minutes later
patrol wagon, it's gong Changing, rushet
up Western avenue.
:, Six big, uniformed policemen thel
, stormed the place, and authoritative.
demanded that the doors be opened il
: the name of the law. The men inside
, apparently thoroly frightened, com
: piled. The two whom the officers ques
| toned were John Wurzaz and Anto
t Polek. They proved that they were no
mixed up. in the tragedy, but it wa
thru the information unwillingly give
by John. Wurzaz that his brother Tor
was arrested an hour later.
Boy Overheard Story.
Pardula was done to death with
stiletto. He and several companion.
all Poles, had been drinking heavily a
T afternoon and evening yesterday, an
: the tragedy occurred in the heart Of tn
! Polish settlement in Northeast Mime
o apolis. a 7
> When Pardula fell, with severs
!. gashes in his body and head, the othe
!. men who participated in the blood
: street fight, fed. Their identity Wa
revealed to the detectives by a DO,
< who, pretending to be asleep, heard h:
D companions in an adjoining room ali
: cussing the affair. .S
Pardula Found Dying.
When he had heard that Padura ha
S been left, apparently dead, in front 9
the house of John Polvak, 414 MAJ
shall street, the lad slipped noiselessl
r out OF bed and into his c1othas and 20