Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-16

were in The sleeping apartment,
which consists Of one room with two
beds in it, and were Quarrelling. He
says he heard Perston say to Urls
that he was going to thrash him and
that he would kill him because of
the accusations he had made against
his wife. During this time. accord
ing to his Story, Perston was stag
gering about the room, and went to
the bed of the woman, and bent over
it and directed some remarks to her,
which he could not hear in their en-
tirety, but says they had reference
to the old trouble. 1t seems that af-
ter this conversation with the wo-
man, the quarrel between Perston
and Urls grew more bitter and again
threats were made by Pension and
that during this time Urls left the
sleeping apartments, and went into
the kitchen, returning with large
butcher knife and attacked PeFstOn.
According to the story told Urls stab
bed Perston twice with the knife and
then ran into the kitchen, Perston
following him. In the kitchen the
two men clinched and fought. In the
struggle Perston succeeded in throw
ing Urls and had him on his back
choking him. Urls called for assist
ance. Gryniski stated he did not
answer the call because he was on
friendly terms with both men and
he did not desire to incur the enmity
of either. The woman finally re-
sponded, but when she had arrived
both men had parted of their own
vOlition,. Urls remaining in the house
and Perston making for his own
home. He had not gone far, how
ever, until he succumbed to the
wounds he. had received at the hands
of Urls and died. Gryniski seems to
have conveyed the information of
the murder to the other laborers liv-
ing near by and one of them in turn
notified the Waterman at the Lewis
mill, who summoned the police.
Prior to the arrival of the police it
seems that the body of Perston was
carried into a shack or 1eanto to the
home of Urls, where it was found
by the officers. When the officers ar
rived they found the door to the Urls
home locked and had to force an en-
trance and found inside Urls and his
wife and Gryniski. They made no
resistance when placed under arrest,
When asked as to their reason for
locking the door they made no other
Explanation, other than they were
frightened and expected the arrival
of the police. Gryniski is incarcer-
ated with Urls in the city Jail pend
ing an investigation of the affair by
the county authorities.
Urls Admits Crime.
Urls was seen at the jail this morn
ing by a Press representative ant
freely admitted having committed
the murder He talks broken Eng
lish and his story had to be obtained
through Gryniski, who acted as inter
prefer. He seemed to take the mat
ter cody and gave voice to no ex
preston of regret or .remorse. H,
was asked If jealousy of any kline
over any attentions PerstOn Nigh
have bestowed upon the woman
whom he claims as his wife, Nigh
have entered into the tragedy. bu
stated that he had been actuated b!
! nothing of this kind. but that h.
killed Perston because he feared hin
} feared that II he did not Perstol
would kill him.
Urls is 50 years of age and priO
; to coming here was a resident o
: Minnesota. The woman who passe
! as his wife, came here about a yea
! ago. He stated that they were neve
3. legally married by reason of tn
( fact that she does not understan,
! the English language and there wa
t no one here of his own tongue VIII
: could perform the ceremony. so the
: decided to assume the RELATIONSHIP
of husband and wife without any cer
5 emory.
4 Perston Is young. about rs. H
was until recently employed as
: workman at the brewery. He has
father, who is a large cattle owner
t residing In Austria, and also thre
5 sisters. Two of them are living wit
e the father, while the other is a res
dent OF this country. Perston wa