Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-30
Body Found in a Trunk Left by
Two Greeks with Boarding
Mistress.
MURDER IN JERSEY CITY,
Body Was Shipped to New York End
Delivered by Express Team-Cor-
oncr Thinks the Priest Was
Put In the Trunk Alive
md SufYOcated.

haSpar, OF the Armenian ADostoli,
Church OF Hobokcn, n. j., was murder
ed In this city some time last week. 'rh,
'ody was found to-day in a trunl
which had been left as security for theii
room rent by two Greeks who thre,
weeks ago engaged a furnished room O.
Mrs Henry Sherer. who occupies thu
third floor of a tenement at No 80 Yves
37th street.
The body was removed to the morgur
land Unidentified as that of the priest II,
lived at COS Monastery street. West Ho
boken and frequently made trips to thi.
city soliciting funds for his church in Uo
boken Father Kasper. carrying a SINAI
leather bag in which his collections werf
placed, came to he a familiar figure ir
Greek and Armenian circles here and fl
is believed that he was murdered for the
money he carried. The AUTOPSY revealed
that the priest was probably dr,igged anf
Iplaced while still alive in the trunk there
to he euffocatcd to death Thrown upor
the body and as if to fiji the trunk to tn.
point of Suffocation was the priests cloth.
ing The coroner's physician said that he
had probably been dead six or seven DAYS
me contents OF the stomach will be
examined to determine whether drug.
were used. The police hav- sent out n
general alarm for Sarkis Ermaian. Sarli
Earmoovion and apul Sarissatan. Simon
Bdrmoovion and PAU Sarissatan. Simon
the trunk as belonging to Sarki Errna tian
an Armenian, who, he said roomed with
him for four months ana mp to last Mon.
day night when he quit the house
Pashakarian told the police Errnaiian nre-
NiouS TO his coming to this CITY ha(
! worked in n restaurant In West Pullman
| Chicago. The police theory is that the
priest was murdered in the Tenth aycn,l.
house.
They believe that the priest was
| lurcG to this room. drugged, robbed
and murdered and the trunk was sun
scquentlY sent to the West 37th street
address. According to one man who
| saw the body. Kasper went to Jobokcn
| from Providence. r l. lie had baen in
| the habit Of taking his meals NJ n
Greek restaurant in West 4Sth stroot
| The bag in which he carried his co,loo
tions was found with his clothing
The Identification Of tho bod,. was n,,do
| by John Earanxflian a trus.oo &c U.s..
| Armenian Church of Hobolten ue do
| clarcd that he could No, ho r,is.o,.o,,
Father Kasnor according :, 1yoro,eii,r
| has been I'm this couptr, 6va ,.,o,.s h,,,
| had no parish going FROM, citv =, oi.,.
| as a visiting clergyman docs 10 bo, >,
wife and family. in Noosh in Asia ,rharo
was considerable confusion reg,rdirg M
names of the mon whom, tbo ,olico r.,,t
To find one man is described as S.r,,i.
Frmaiian and as S1rl<is Frn,aviao
Three weeks ago lrrs Annie cIor,.
rented one of her six rooms in q We,
37th street tenement to t,vo s,r,,oors
Last Wednesday the rent was ro+
forthcoming but bar ,od,,ors t,,
Gr.c1,s toId bor .bo+ sho 1,9r,' .',.
secured nv tboir ,,.o,, an, .,,'
\ovt ,,,or,iro, 49,, $780,.
+o-d.,. +,, t,,. 80 w "''"
70 e.. ,, - ''''
ca,., 1t was
'''s ueU"'lioSe"
,'' ~ " ~ VI 'ne "reeN cHurch'
""' '''''''S foS."re with
III. "'0" "'"'u against the knees by
n'"NE ''l"p'
nv i'u'u oie" man must nave been
""o"' w years OF age lie weighed
ABOUT 10" POUNDS ana was about five
feet -FOUR inches tail. ~ long flowing
beard he wore was streaked with gray,
but ms bushy hair was black. An un.
dershirt ana cuff were all the body
had on, but on top of It had been
thrown three coats of clerical cut, and
several other articles of clothing.