La Junta tribune., 1905-07-19
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John Sehidlofskas. alias John
Kline. wanted at South Braintrse.
Mass. for the murder of his wife.
Aarchna SchidlofskAs. was very
cleveriy captured last Sunday morn
ing by Sheriff Barr AT AS O'Clock.
on the arrival Of Santa Fe passenger
train No. l from the east Sheriff
Barr received a telegram during the
night from the Chicago American
notifying him that SchidlofskAs was
probably on the train. with q re-
quest to investigate. On the arrival
Of the train the sheriff interviewed
Pullman Conductor Kiser and
learned that Schidlofsk2s had en-
gagged berth from Chicago to Los
Angeles. but that it had not besn
occupied The conductor Of the
train. on being interviewed. said
there was a man of that name on
the train as he remembered the
signature on the ticket, and pointed
out a passenger whom he thought
To be the man. Sheriff Barr ap-
preached the passenger and asked
permission to look at his ticket.
which was readily. though some
what nervously. granted by the
young man. and found it inscribed
with the signature. John Schid-
lofskas." Barr remarked. II am
the sheriff; want you; come with
me-" Skidlofskas, without a ques-
ton as to what he was wanted for.
picked up his two grips and followed
the sheriff off the train. He was
taken TO the private office Of Ben
Williams. chief of the Santa Fe
secret service department. in the
Santa Fe general Office building. and
there searched and questioned. No
weapons were found upon him. He
had $xs7 30 in cash. ticket to Los
Angeles. three ladies' finger rings. =
ladies' gold watch. and a member
ship card in the Boston Journeyman
BARRIERS Union. No. 1872. After
being searched. Schidlofskas asked
for permission To 20 TO a water
closet. He was accompanied by
Special Officer Rose and On coming
out made a break for liberty
through the rear door of the
general Office building. He ran for
. distance Of $50 yards through the
yards. being pursued by Sheriff
Barr. Night Marshal Weineke.
Special Officers Williams. Rose and
Whittinghill. all Of whom took .
shot at him. Schidlofslt~s was
finally captured by Sheriff Barr. and
the Russians underclothing gave
much evidence Of the fact that he
was as badly frightened as though
japanese army had been after him.
He was taken to the county Jail.
where he will remain until the Off
cen arrive from Boston.
At the county jail Sunday after
noon Schidlofakas told the story Of
his life and the murder to Sheriff
Barr. County Treasurer Beerbohm
and . representative Of the great
family journal. The prisoner speaks
faily good English with . decidedly
foregn accent. and the substance of
his story il - follows:
my name n John Schidlofslkas.
] was born in the province Of Lithu-
mia, Russia. twsnty-eight years
ago. l came to America five years
ago. and while working on q farm
people gave me the name Of Kline as
my own was hard to pronounce. and
! finally adopted that name. Feb
ruary -. 1906, l married Marchna
Sprigs. She claimed to be about
my own age and said she had $500
in the bank. and that was the chief
reason for my marrying her. We
lived very happily together for a
few months, although ! soon found
out that my wife was nearer forty
years of age than my own-twenty-
eight. l worked At my trade of
barber and saved some money, and
about two seeks ago I decided to
60 to California and engage in
farming. When my wife drew her
money out Of the hank I found she
had only $O. apd I was mad
enough to kill her. Last Wednes-
cay bought two tickets from Bos-
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