The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-30
PRIEST LURED TO
DEATH BY WOMAN
HoBokEN GIRL APPEARS TN THE
MYSTERIOUS TRUNK MURDER
CASE.
POLICE MAKE SEARCH
FOR slsyers Of Wandering Armenian
churchman BrutaiIy Slain For
Alleged Vengeance by
Secret Order.

New York, May 20 The trunk con
tanning he body Of Father Casper
Varta1ian was delivered to nh. 3ss.
! West Thirtyseventh street within all
hour Of the m rder 4 The priest. Two
Of u conspiratofs tn the murder piat
wko had left the third. tho owner ~
ihe trunk. 10 dispose Of the body afler
the aged man had been done TO death
and robbed Of such money and yalu.
ables ali he possessed, did NIT tura
TO their lodgings until o'clock tisas
sight.
According to the police theory these
two men, who are described as Pant
Sarkisian and John Mooradian, hai
actively participated IN the murder 5.
the priest, ither for the purpose ii
robbery cr the more likely motive III
political vengeance, and had aided HI
packing his body in the trunk of sar
lis Emoyian. their friend ana 60 cor
spratof. who had agreed to dispose u
the body
SarlSisian and Ma1radiaa were toA
by Mrs. II nry scherrer. when thay
reached their lodgings, that truss
had been delivered for them during
their absence They seemed snrpFs
ed and Immediately vent into II Ii
room TO Investigate.
The trunk into which they had a,ila.l
in putting the body OF the dead prIeat
confronted them. TrembllHgly tAe
posessor of the Duplicate key t9 the
trunk among the two men fitted 1t 70
the lock and opened II The frightful
evidence Of their crlma confronted
hem and the lid was quickly closet
and the trunk locked again.
Nth Blanched Faces.
When Paul and John aa Mrs
Scherter knew them. returned To the
dining rcom from their insp cti n ~
the trunk. their faces were hanehei
and they seemed ready 10 run away
IN any progocation.
"They have delivered the wrane
trunk, said Paul. the frs to speak
W. viii AXE 1t back aud gat the
right one
Mrs. Scherrer, who was saspcio
IF the financial resources ct her
guests. declared that the trenk could
not be moved until the room rent III
- had been paid. This informatien,
.ather than disheartening III two
odgers, seemed to buoy them up. and
hey said that they wo Ia 90 ont anf
ret the money They have not been
eeR since.
tn police learned today th.t
vhen Father Casper left the Armenian
estaurant. IN East Twentyslxih
treet, about l2 O'Clock on Wednesday.
o was met by Erma yian Sarkisla1
nd Mooradlan, who offered him lodg
lgs in Ermoyans newly rented
.oom, shor distance from th res
AS Father Casper was with
,ut lodgings for the night, he accepted
Eer.
The priest was quckiy murdered,
ither by accident or because be wGu. \
OF reveal chs secrets which tho
agents OF the revolutionary society
ried TO choke from him After the
murder the body was packed by force.
lto the trunk Of Ermoyian. and The
anne OF the owner. ey TO the given
anne of Sarhs written on the trunk
The two men lodged IN Wcst
h rty-seventh street ana implicatfi
h be murder. did not ufn 20 their
me uuu risn'nn That lhey had
cen preWrl8e to saii ig anticipation
T some event which world bring
hem money is shoen by tae ciyr-
irs OF the steamship companies 1n'l
.me tables most pronia Hi amons
heir efforts
Woman IN the Case
Vhe po :. today eEriei Sic De-
ef th,. there is sous gr gnt for ias
Hstic.5n nst vo ug hrm n-an wo-
,sn. who v vs f-eiueE.iy seen ir cou-
auy vth Ernu'l1 figures m conc
ttaa u1HF-f
The wife " te keeper ni . rest7u--
gt vhi-H cfuoy.ln ahf Nar'3aai
s,nenay rI-o1ired foll IRE psiie.
.h mst Elmsrhn redgCei tae
-.est I'D f1a ygrr v1m3n ahcct q
ees before The marler
Afcrvsrd the priest ard the yoa1-
suan Here en tU-etter often. ana
e priest sald ihat ho was eoi-g
oboEen to call on the yauls
ans rsren a Tire police snsfr-t
at VAR .nl1ns muriefers made rst
ths pliesle friendship for thf s.i
iudace fln fo visit 81 paer HAe