The Detroit times., 1908-06-13
MAN SHOT IN BED
DlES; POLICE
SEEK SUSPECT
VICTIM IN LAST GASP ACCUSES
FORMER NElGHBOR, WITH
WHOM HE HAD QUARRElED-
RECOGNIZES ASSAILANT'S VOICE

Albert Cymbalows ski. shot In cold
blood as he lay In bed. beside his
wife in his home at No. 3l9 Alexan
drine-ave.. about IL o'clock Friday
night. died In Grace hospital shortly
after noon Saturday. His devoted
wife was ut his bedside when the end
came and her grief was pitiful.
Casimir Szeprowski. living on
Chene st. in Hamtramck. is sought by
the police as the suspected murderer.
In an ante-m"rtem statement, taken
In Grace hospital by Detectives Stein
hebel anj Sullivan and Stenographer
Bliss tfthe presee HteF's office just
before death. Cylr balowski laid the
crime at Szeprowski's door. declaring
that lie bci identified him Icy his voice
just previous 10 the attack.
Before the objects came Cymba-
lowsk' maze the SINE statement 10
hts vie. his brother-in-law. Joseph
Ga.cai,. cf No, SI Eastings-st.. and
10 Fr Stephans!i. OF ST. Albertus
church. after the latter had admin
istered extreme urctlon.
Victim Describes Attack.
Il heard a noise in the room about
12 o'clock and sat Up in bed" related
Cymbalowsh. through FIR Stephanski,
acting as interpreter. II asked who
was there and man close by my
bed said. 1 have you now. You
struck my brother In the face with
your fst: now I will fix you with my
revolver II was the voice OF Cast.
mir Szeprowski. Then, before I could
move. there was a shot then another
erd another. and that Is all l know.
| am sure the man was Casimir.
know his voice. We have lived In
the same house and we have quar-
relied. He has threatened to kill me-"
The two men met. II is said. In the
vicinity OF Cymbalowski's home about
G o'clock Friday evening. when ting
latter was on his way home FROM
work. II was the first time they had
seen each other In some months. as
Szeprowski and his brother, John.
have been In Canada for some time.
returning only about month and a
half ago. Whether any words passed
between the men. Friday evening, is
not known. but Symbalowski seemed
somewhat disturbed after that. He
and his wife did not go for their GUS
tomary bicycle ride after supper, and
he explained that he had good rea-
sons for not being seen outside the
house. He had seen a certain man
and was afraid. he said, but did not
give her his name.
Cymbalowski was the last to retire.
Friday night. and before doing so he
took extra precautions to see that the
doors were all securely fastened. But
at best some OF the fastenings afford
but slight protection. and a man de-
string to gain an entrance TO the place
would find little difficulty The house
is very long affair and Is connected
with barn by narrow passageway
which serves az bedroom. One OF
the entrances TO the barn as well as
the alley gate was found open after
the tragedy.
Victim Was Warned.
Cymbalowsh was warned three
weeks ago to be on the lookout for
Szeprowski and another man, for.
mer boarder In the Cymbalowski
home. and to be prepared to defend
himself The warning came from q
young man named Joseph Martinok.
who told Cymbalowskfs brother-in-
law, Galeski. that the men named had
made threats against Albert's life.
Galeski, In turn. told Cymbalowski.
but the latter did not take the warn
ing seriously and took no steps to de-
fend himself Not the sign Of wea-
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