Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
Eleven Bu|garians Under
Arrest at Duluth
But Seem to Have No Connec.
tion With Minneapolis Murders
story OF Prisoners, II True, Skaters All
Theories Of the Tragedy.

DulGth. Mimi, March 29.-The mys-
terry surrounding the six gruesolne
murders which Mortified the citizens of
| minneapolis yesterday was only deep
ehed today by the arrest of II Buiga-
rlarS who were residents of the house
| at 243 Tenth avenue, South, in Mime
arol'S, where the crime was committed.
The prisoners are eight men, two boys
and one woman.
Cross-Questioned individually, live of
the If prisoners tell the same story and
maintain their innocence OF any COM
pilcity IN the crime and even their ig-
n"rance of it until they were cnIight-
| cled by the police. If their story is
true. the Minneapolis police have
struck the wrong trail and it skaters
| al. the theories Of the murders which
| nave hitherto been held, and leaves the
police absolutely ut So, for even Il the
cry Tor the motive for the crime and
the Identity of the criminals.
= The facts as told by KAUFMAN Sickul-
of, the spokesman of the party, are
these:
For the last year or more. some of the
Bulgarians' from the province of Pres
bad in the northern part of Turkey
have been working in the woods and
camps of northern Minnesota. The
members OF this band were all from the
same part of the province and were
headed by KAUFMAN SicwolHff, who act
Cd i'll the capacity Of padrOne or lead
en-. He was the only member OF the
band who could speak English. having
been in this country about five years,
and ne provided work for his followers.
hiring them out to work in the mines,
Oh the railroads and in the logging
camps. During the winter the MEM
bers of this band have been working
near the village of Alborn in this coun-
ty.
About four months ago Siehuloff
rented the house on Tenth avenue,
planning to bring some other of mis-
countrymcn over to America. The party
included his bride, Euloka Na"dovc,
whom he had married about Il year
ago while on visit to his old home.
Petros Stojer d middle-aged member
of the Sickuloft band, was Lett in
charge of the house about two months
ago, and since that time he has been
keeping bachelors hail." getting his
own meals and keeping the house in
readiness for the other members of the
! party. One week ago yesterday Siekul-
off and the six members, who are dead,
completed their work at Alborn and
went to Minneapolis with their WIN
ter's wages in their pockets.
Saturday the party Of immigrants
arrived from Bulgaria and the 16 pco-
pie occupied the house Saturday and
g. 8
started for Duluth with TIL: rev COM
ers, leaving the six members of his old
band behind him in Minneapolis. They
were planning to go out on some rail-
read section work, while Sickulom liz
tended to bring the new arrivals to the
northern part of the state to work i'll
The mines.
He arrived here with his party Mon
day night. The party comprised him.
SELF and his wife, two boys about Is
years of age. seven young men ranging
from ~ t. 80 years of age, and Pctros
StCjcr, member of the old band, who
had been left in charge Of the MinnCap-
oils house. Stojcr and Sckulof were
the only ones who had spent any
length of time in this country, the 9TH
when they landed. sSiekuloff and the
mcnbcrs OF his party are at a loss to
know the calisc of the murders, as all
were friendly.
SickulofI and party were located in
a lodging house here with more thln
30 people packed into four rooms. The
majority of them are AuStrianS and
Bulgarians and among them are some
of III. other members OF Siekuloff'S
band who had not beei to Minneapolis
at all! Sitkuloff says he knows of no
criminal organization or fcud that
could have prompted the murders.
OF the six men left at Minneapolis,
four wore brothers named Jalcss and.
according to Siekuloff the story that
there was a father and son is incorrect.
Asked if they had trouble with any per
SONS in Minneapolis he said they had
not.
No to the articles Of n religious sig
nificancc found in the house he said his
people all belonged TO the Bulgarian
church and carried those things with
them always and held services among
themselves.
The men will be held here until the
Minneapolis police direct what shall be
done with them.
The correct names of the murdered
| men are:
Nukola Jaless, Andri Jaless, Angelo
Jaless. Thomas Jaless, kripin Wuvk-
os, Krivie Mite.
Nnrnor1 MAC LIINGTNN