The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-12-16

Secret Society Suspected.
The authorities OF oil the northern
counties began to watch for mysterious
strangers in carriages, also for religious
cranks. 1t was finally believed that the
cross-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 or q
stranger In the vicinity.
The country districts were aroused,
but 1t 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.
he same night suspect was captured
At Esclnaba, and though his patched
shoes cited the impression left in the
1scanaba 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 ceme-
terry to the west OF the city was raided.
II the suspect did the work he had just
been allie to catch train to get to the
country graveyard to smash the crosses
and return, with only few minutes to
spare. The Escsnaba police thought
this was evidence that two or more were
at work.
Caught in the Act.
The next night the Ishpeming cene-
terry was visited. The following night
at NegauEee men on guard saw man
lurking among the tombstones and
watched him lift stone and with a
well-directed blow knock the cross on
a monument as cleanly as though 1t had
been done with chisel.
The man was the one who had been
arrested and released at Escanaba.
Every graveyard in northern Michigan
and Wisconsin had been under guard,
but some had been ravaged so quietly
that the guards had heard nothing.
The prisoner was taken to Marquette,
where he gave his name as Kazo Kali
mir. He said he was stonecutter, and
his behavior Indicated that he was in
sane. The authorities had been so puz-
zled by the manner in which he had APP
peared, as though by magic, at widely
distant points. that 1t was thought i'm
possible he had done the work alone.
Two months have passed, however, and
there has been no more cross-smashing.
Reveals Story While Hypnctized.
During this two months the police
have vainly endeayorel to learn some
thing of his former lie. Their efforts
we're in vain until a specialist hypno-
tized the man, and he dug up from a
big old pipe which he continually car
ried time-worn scrap of letter, dated
Nadudyar, Hungary. which revealed the
story of shattered romance.
Kazo Kazlmir was the son OF u peas
ant. hut had determined to become q
priest. His lowly condition proved no
bar to his ambition. He passed his novi-
tlate and was soon to be ordained. One
day he saw girl, Maria Kakosvakarz.
His dreams of eminence in the church
faded, and the young priest-to-be made
desperate love to the girl. She repulsed
him. saying he was disgrace to the
church. Thereupon he renounccd his
VOWS, declared his intention OF becom-
ing doctor and again sought the girl.
She avoided him, and he wrote note
asking her to meet him. The letter
found in his pipe was her reply, OF which
this Is translation:
Renowned by Loved One.
Thou renegade priest. Sooner would
| die than tie the woman OF false man
to his church. Jan Snoviske will lie
my man"
According to letters from Hungary,
received after an investigation OF this
note. Kazo became silent after his dis
missal by his sweetheart.
Stunned by churchmen, barred from
his fathers house for his desertion OF
the church, he became respondent and
secured work as stonecutter. He sell
dom spuke to his associates. by whom
he was little liked, and finally came to
America.
He worked in the Pennsylvania min
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