The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31
TIE TRUNK MYSTERY
Chicago Police Capture Sus-
pect In Old Priests Murder.
John Moorndinn Admitted Identity,
but Denies All knowledge OF MUIR
der Of Armenian Trinr at
New York.

New OK
NEW YORK. May 2s.-A Chicago dis
patch says that John Mooradian. alias
Aiarruoian. one of the Armennns sus-
pccfed of completely in ihe murder oi
Futher Caspar and whose arrest the
New York police requested by teie-
eranh. was arrested late yesterday in
an Armenian boarding house IN South
Enelewood. Chicago, where De has
been living for several days.
x. Kon0sIan. au Armenian, it IS said,
shipped from West Pullman 90 friends
in New York trunk corresponding
closely 20 the description of the one in
whlca tle body of Father Caspar was
found
Mooradan admitted his identity, hnt
denied any knowledge of the murder
Of Father C0spar Mo0radlan was
taken TO the central police station after
close questioning by the police and
VIII be kept in custody pending fur
ther investigation and questioning. The
New York police were at once notified
While the police hold that Father
Caspar Yartlanan. tho Armenian priest
whose body was found stuffed in
trunk ln "a house at 1913 West Thirty
seventh street. New York was muir
dorel for the $1,000 DE carried in q bag
fastened around DTS neck the theory is
advanced that he was the victim of
political plot 80 the part of servians
and Armeulans. who have been p.on-
nlng the overthrow of the king of Ser
Via
A short time ago q New York nows-
paper told of an alleged plot forming
I'm this country IL was said the mfor.
nation had been given out by priest
and ot the time the plottcrs were al-
legged TO have been 500 inconsed that ihe
priests life was In danger
Although So IS not positively known
that Father casper gave ont this mior
nation there is every roason Co believe
the Armculans and Servians suspected
him. 10 is said the Armenian sympa-
thy had been enlisted with the serrian
revolutionary cause because 0f thcir
mutual hatred of Turkey.
Tho publication of tho plot knocked
the pins from under the revolutionary
rlans and m lt can be shown That tn
thcr Casper was the man who told the
secret &c win go far % prove Doc was
nut 90 death hy political conspimiors.
+ Detectives are looking for Paul sar-
kae John Mooradian and sar'l's Emyo
liam. believed to be- the principals in
the affair Emyoiian is said to Doe the
owner of the trunk in which ihe
priests body W. found
Mrs Henry Shorrcr. DOB whose house
the trunk with it's ercwsome contents
was discovered. says she is sure the
murder dld not take place there. Two
Armenlans. who gave their nnmes as
Paul Tiron ana John Mo1radian
brought the trunk 90 her house. whe'
thoy had a room. and then wanted ID
take it away again. As they owed hoi
for tho room. Mrs Shorrer refused %
lot them remove the trunk
When Mrs Shorrcr entered the room
to mnko un The bed next morning SID
found that lt bad NOT been occup'e'
and that The dodgers bad ied. They
had taken with them 400 their belong
ines with the exception of ihe o''
trunk
when Shcrrer reached home Dec sal
he guessed De would open the run'
and see if there was anything in
worth the SG the dodgers owed, hn
neglected 10 do so. Sunday Doe went OF
tho Trail Of most disagrceaole odo
which pervaded the nat Tie easn.
traced it TO the trunk and on ln'esiisa
non nude the erewsome dnd
The bag m which the priest wa
e known 90 have carried $1,000 "a
I empty
=, Father Casper Nartinan Bad recent
p ~ Inherited snug fortune from
brother who died in Chicago and pos
sossed a jewel Of great value in Oh
4 form of n crescent or n cross, whlc
p had been handed down from genera
non 10 generation of priests. Ih'
money and the jewel Is given hy ih
police as motive for the crime.