The Grenada sentinel., 1905-12-23
papers that he did not take up cases
presented to him in that way.
Secret Society Suspccted

Secret Society Suspected.
The authorities of all the northern
counties began to watch for mysterioui
strangers in carriages, also for religious
cranks. 1t was finally believed that the
oss-smashing was the work of some
new mysterious secret society," working
among the citizens, for in no other way
could the country police explain the
midnight visits Of the cross-destroyer
and the failure to find any trace OF q
stranger in the vicinity.
The country districts were aroused,
but it was not thought that the fanatics
would dare to visit city graveyard.
Oconto, however, was the next victim,
and two cemeteries were smashed, dam
age of more than $4,000 being caused.
The same night cemetery in the west
ern part Of the county a considerable
distance from railroad, was visited.
This seemed to destroy the theory that
one fanatic was doing the dork.
Reward Offered for Capture.
After the Oconto visit the number OF
cemeteries ravaged increased rapidly.
In two weeks dozen had been left
wrecked. The cross-smashing epidemic
spread north into Michigan. One night
at Escsanaba the cross-smasher, not sat-
isfied with wrecking the stone monu-
ments, piled all the wooden crosses into
pile, and % graves were left with no
mark at all, no record to show who was
Inferred there. The Catholic societies
offered rewards, but in vain.
Bishop Fox, of the Catholic diocese OF
Green Bay, declared the feeling of his
people was such that there would GER
tainly be lynching when the fanatic
should be captured. In all this time no
Protestant cemetery was touched.
Suspect Taken.
Some days after the Escanaba episode,
Gladstone, to the north, was visited.
The same night a suspect was captured |
at Escanaba, and though his patched |
shoes fitted the impression left in the |
Escanaba cemetery, he was able to show
that he had reached Escanaba from the |
south the day of his arrest.
He talked nationally and was released.
Three hours after his release a ceme-
terry to the west of the city was raided.
If the suspect did the work he had just
been able to catch train to get to the
graveyard to smash the crosses
and return, with only few minutes to
spare. The Escanaba police thought
this was evidence that two or more were
It work
Caught in the Act.
The next night the Ishpeming GENE.
cry was visited. The following night
It Negaunee men on guard saw a man
urking among the tOmbstones and
watched him lift stone and with q
yell-directed blow knock the cross OF
monument as cleanly as though it had |
,een done with a chisel.
The man was the one who had been !
rrested and released at Escanaba,
Every graveyard in northern Michigan 9
md Wisconsin had been under guard,
ut some had been ravaged so quietly {
hat the guards had heard nothing. S
The prisoner was taken to Marquette, |
here he gave his name as Kazo Kazi-
lir. He said he was stonecutter. and
is behavior indicated that he was in
ane. The authorities had been so puz-
led by the manner in which he had Ap- =
cared, as though by magic, at widely I
istant points, that it was thought i'm Ii
0ssible he had done the work alone. o
wo months have passed, however. and
lere has been no more crOss-smashing.
Reveals Story While Hypnotized.
During this two months the police !.
ave vainly endeavored to learn some :
ling OF his former life Their efforts
ere in vain until a specialist hypno-
zed the man, and he dug up from a
g old pipe which he continually car
ed time-wOrn scrap of letter. dated
Hungary, which revealed the
ory of shattered romance.
Kazo Kazimir was the son of peas
t, but had determined to become a
lest. His lowly condition proved no
I to his ambition. He passed his novi-
tie and was soon to be ordained One
y he saw girl, Maria Kakosvakacz.
His dreams of eminence in the church
led, and the young priest-to-be made
Sperate love to the girl. She repulsed
n, saying he was disgrace to the
lrch. Thereupon he renounced his
VS., declared his intention of becom-
: doctor and again sought the girl.
She avoided him, and he wrote a note
ing her to meet him. The letter
nd in his pipe was her reply, of which
8 is translation:
Renowned by Loved One.
Thou renegade priest. Sooner would
e than be the woman OF a false man
his church. Jan Snoviske will be
man."
ccording to letters from Hungary,
'ived after an investigation of this
e, Kazo became silent after his dis
sal by his sweetheart
nunned by churchmen, barred from
fathers house for his desertion OF
church, he became respondent and
red work as a stonecutter. He sell
spoke to his associates. by whom
vas little liked, and finally came to
erica.
e worked in the Pennsylvania min
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