Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
HID BODY IN 4 TRUNK.
FATHER KASPER, MURDERED IN
GOTHAM, EXPOSED ATTEMPT OF
SERVIAN PRETENDER.
KILLED FOR REVENGE.
New York Detectives Go on Most Diligent
Search, But Make No Arrests
in Case.

had thoroughly secured the Armenian
districts of the city, the police today
failed to make any arrests i'll connection
with the murder of the Armenian priest,
identified as Father kaspar, whose body,
doubled up in a trunk, was found Sun
day In a small apartment i'll the tene-
ment at 1888 West Thirty street.
The investigation OF the police revealed
that the murder of the priest might have
been due to the exposure a few months
ago of an attempt TO uSurp the throne
OF Servla by pretcnder who Is now
supposed to be III Jersey City. A story
was given out, supposedly by the Arme-
man priest, that Il prince OF SerVia was
IN Jersey City organizing movement to
put hIm on the throne. 1t was rumOred
that the loyal adherents to the preUender
had vowed vengeance upon the man who
had given out the story, as the publica-
ton would hinder the plans which the
prince and his supporters had on foot.
There Is, however, no direct evidence
now IN the hands Oh the police TO prove
that Father kaspar was the priest that
gave on this story.
Bound Up in Trunk.
The body OF the priest was in a kneel-
ing posture, with the head bound against
the knees By Il heavy strap that passed
over the back of the neck ana was
buckled under the shins. The murdered
man must have been about 90 years OF
age. he weighed probably 100 pounds
and was about ) feet inches i'll height.
a flowing beard twelve inches long was
streaked with gray, but the long and
buShy hair was black. An underShIrt
h.l on n II / no rJsrlIf
wrist We're all the body wore, but on
top Of it had been thrown three coats of
clerical cut, a white Numbered shirt, two
pairs OF black lace shoes, Il soft felt hat
two Roman collars, and detached cuff
Underneath the body was 4 meal tick
ct unpunched, with IS. ErmoyiOn Bros,
restaurant" across the face of it, and
the address, "12Oz2 Halsted street, West
Pullman, Chicago
When the body was lifted from the
trunk there was disclosed an empty silk
money bag. Those who knew the priest
told the detectives that ne recently re-
celved large sum OF money.
Trunk Security for Rent.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Annie Sherer
rented one OF her six rooms in tene-
ment on West Ihirty-seventh street to
two Greeks.
Late Wednesday afternoon an express
wagon brought to the house the trunk
which later was found to contain the
body. One of the dodgers, with the aid
Of Il young man who drove the express,
carried the trunk, with difficulty, to the
room.
That night Mrs. Sherer asked her
roomers for the rent due. They pointed
to the trunk and said it would be found
to contain ample security for what they
owed. Later the men said that the trunk
delivered to them was not theirs, and
that mistake had been made. 1t re-
manned in the house, however, and was
there the next morning, though the room
ers had left before Mrs. Sherer was up.
She did not see them again.
The next day unpleasant OdOrs We're
detected coming from the room the
strangers had occupied, and yesterday
Mrs. Sherer appealed to the police and
the trunk was forced open. The body
was removed 10 the morgue and the po-
lice began Il minute examination Of lis
hiding place. 1t was a cheap built affair
and showed marks OF hard usage Inside
the cover was printed q name that looked
like Giuseppe SarkiS. On the outside OF
the chest was the name 'Ernoyion.
Tells of Missing Man.
Mrs Sherer told the coroner that when
tLe two. men engaged the room in her
home they described themselves as John
and Paul Sarkis, each about 80 wears
shaven. and the woman understood that
he conducted Il restaurant i'll the tender
loin. The other reSembIed his brother
but wore Il mouStache.
TIE autopsy developed that the neck
had been broken as had one arm. Cor
oner's Physician Leblanc declared. how
ever, that death was due TO SuffOcation
The internal organs were congested, and
DR.. Leblanc gave it as his opinion that
the man was thrust into the trunk while
alive and the cover of the trunk held
down until death ensued. The condition
of the organs was found to be similar
to those in cases of asphyXiation.
Kasper Had No Church.
PROVIDENCE. r. l., May 27.-Ac-
cording to DR.. Arskag ID. Margossian of
500 Westminster street, this city. an
American priest named hasper, and an
swering the general description of tha
murdered man whose body was found in
trunk in a house in Hoboken. n T
yesterday, lived for q short time in this
city and East Providence, but left here
several months ago. The man was n M
tive of Mousk, Turkey. He had no regu-
lar passionate here, but preached coca
sionally in various churches.
Seek Pair III Chicago
CHICAGO. H., May 81. Cant
O'Brien of the detective bureau todaT
ferty, chief of the New York detective
bureau, asking him to search for r
Ermoyian, % years old. Paul Sarkioian
u years of age, and John Marraeian
who are suspected by the New York
police of being implicated in the murder
of Father kasper. an Armenian priest
whose mutilated body was found in
trunk yesterday in 4 New York tenement
house. SarkiOian and Marraeian former
~ owned restaurant at 12O22 Halsted
street. West Pullman. The police saw
they left Pullman about two weeks ago.
X. kenosian an Armenian. who on Feb
ruary 1. shipped a trunk to his friends
in New York, the trunk answering close
ly the description Of that in which the
body Of Father kas;}cr was found, was
questioned closely by the police this
morning and then released.
Priest Familiar Figure.
BOSTON, Mass. May 2T.-From Az
menians N this city if was learned To-
day that Father kaspar. the Armenian
priest whose body was found in a trunk
in New York lodging house yesterday.
was familiar figure among ArmenlaGS
in many localities, TO whom he WIS
known as Der Kaspar. His home -
one time was in Providence. but he trav
eled continuously about the country.
there were no Armenian churches. His
family, consisting Of several children. 1t
is understood. reside in Armenia. A son /
formerly travelled with the father. but
the young man died in 1898. Father
kaspar visited this city several months
ago.
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