Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-31
HID BODY. IN A 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

failed to make any arrests in connection
identified as Father kaspar, whose body,
doubled up in trunk, was found Sun
day in small apartment in the tene-
ment at 1913 West Thirty seventh 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 Servia by pretender who is now
supposed to be in Jersey City. A story
was given out, supposedly by the Arme-
man priest, that d prince OF Servia was
III Jersey City organizing movement to
put him on the throne. 1t was rumored
that the loyal adherents to the pretender
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 III the hands OF the police to prove
that Rather haspar was the priest mat
gave on this story.
Bound Up in Trunk.
The body OF the priest was in a kneel-
ing posture, with the head bound against
y
over the back of the neck ana was
buckled under the shins. The murdered
man must have been about % years OF
age. He weighed probably 100 pounds
and was about feet inches in height.
A flowing beard twelve inches long was
streaked with gray, but the long and
bushy hair was black. An undershlrt
Of balbriggan and cuff on the right
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, a soft felt hat,
two Roman collars, and a detached cut.
Underneath the body was meal tick
ct, unpunched, with IS. Ermoyion Bros,
Restaurant" across the face of it, and
the address, ''12O22 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-
ceiyed a large sum of money.
Trunk Security for Rent.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Annie Sherer
rented one of her six rooms in a 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
carried the trunk, with difficulty, to the
room.
That night Mrs Sherer asked her
roomers for tie 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 MIS-. Sherer was up.
She did not see them again.
The next day unpleasant odors were
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 to the morgue and the po-
lice began a minute examination Of its
hiding place. 1t was cheap built AFFAIR
and showed marks of hard usage. Inside
the cover was printed name that looked
like Giuseppe Sarkis. On the outside OF
the chest was the name 'Ermoyion.|
Tells of Missing Man.
Mrs. Sherer told the coroner that when
the two men engaged the room in her
home they described themselves as John
and Paul Sarkis, each about 30 years
of age. John was dark and smooth
shaven, and the woman understood that
he conducted restaurant IN the tender
loin. The other resembled his brother,
but wore q mOuStache.
The 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 DIR. Arskag d. Margossian of
500 Westminster street, this city, an
American priest named kasper, and an
swering the general description of the
murdered man whose body was found in
a trunk in house in Hoboken, N j.,
yesterday, lived for a short time in this
city and East Providence. but left here
several months ago. The man was ma
tive of Mousk. Turkey. He had no regu-
lar pastorate here but preached occa-
sionally in various churches.
Seek Pair in Chicago.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, May p. Cant.
OBrien of the detective bureau today
received telegram from Joseph McCaf-
ferty, chief of the New York detective
bureau, asking him to search for E.
Ermoyian, % years old, Paul Sarkioian,
a 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 a
trunk yesterday in New York tenement
house Sarkioian and Marraeian former
ly owned a restaurant at 12O22 Halsted
street, West Pullman. The police say
they left Pullman about two weeks ago
K Kenosan. an Armenian, who on Feb
ruary Z, shipped a trunk to his friends
in New York. the trunk answering close
~ the description of thai in which the
body of Father Kasper was found, was
questioned closely by the police this
morning and then released.
Priest a Familiar Figure.
BOSTON, Mass. May 27.-From Ar
menans in this city it 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 Armenians
in many localities, to whom he was
known as Der Kaspar." His home at
one time was in Providence, but he tray-
eled continuously about the country.
preaching in cities and towns where
there were no Armenian churches. His
family, consisting of several children. ii