The Detroit times., 1908-11-09
ices FOR WHISKY
|AhD TO SEE HIS
PARAM0UR
kuRkAs REQUESTS BEFORE
sTARriNo FOR JACKSON TO BE.
Gin LIFE TERM ARE DENIED
THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF.

7Z Pale. trembling and thoroughly dis
heartened, John Kurka. slayer OF his
best friend. Tony Schultz. for love of
Tie latter's wife, left the county jail.
saturday noon, In custody OF Deputy
heriR Edward Minock and Special
oputy A. l. Lamphere. to be trans
fred to Jackson prison. where he will
lend the rest Of his days. The party
I'll on the / o'clock train over the
Michigan Central.
kurka made two requests before
Ioaving the jail. One was for a
nrge drink of whisky. lone last
y 0rink." as ne expressed II. The other
kYos that he be permitted to see Mrs.
Dchultx. who IL now under guard In
v 0race hospital and who will Dep laced
~ trial for completely In the murder
- soon as her illness Is over. Both
eoQuests were denied.
~ A the hour for his departure drew
near. Kurka became like q Gagged anil
NAL, pacing nervously up and down the
cell block and occasionally lodging
Into his cell. A deputy caught him
eoying with q towel and demanded To
know what he was about.
II would like TO kill myself" an
nWored Kurka.
To guard against any attempt at sui
eide on the prisoners part, Turnkey
0uyette had Kurka transferred to the
0ungeon ward and closely watched.
Khen brought down into the tstl ONCE
X&rn, ~ raA Cor
Twas more respondent than ever.
kuri<a Threatens suicide.
II won't be In prison long" he said.
kin myself sure. What IL the use
of living any morer
f1oned. about his crime, and his ante
Godeuts. and II was a highly interest
{ng story that came from his lips.
1T was the woman's fault more
than mine." he said. In his broken
< Ungiish. II wanted to leave the
Uchultx home long ago and IL ! had
this thing wouldn't have happened.
Ut she said must stay. So did
0py.. And I stayed.
You see. Tony and came from the
~ town In Hungary. We were lit
boys together and went to the
&nno school I came to America three
n6rs ago next February, two weeks
- Tony. heard about Detroit
came here. but didn't know Tony
n hero for long time afterwards,
1kcn friends told me. We finally
ccn1 each other through an adver-
nent IN the papers. He said l
onrt come and live with him and we
woul1 b brothers. went to his
oooo n April.
Mar . little while, the woman she
o6 always wanting Tony to 20 out
1rh1n 20 Yhe could be with me. l
neod 70 90. too. but she made mo
~. bit Tony thought nothing about
Than she talked with me about
t1ng rid Of Tony, but didn't want
Haa Impulse to XIII.
- Saturday night before he died
H. ~ noighbor's az to cut some
& When was cutting 1t an aw-
1o4Eng came over me and drive
u0A Something say, xiii him,
Mn could think Of nothing
couldn't sleep. and finally I
~ oar1y In the morning and went
~ houDe. She was up. Tony
|7r1poping o. the bed. 60 into
Dcom once. twice, and come out
Thon cry like Q baby. I
I'm him. said. Then that feel
~ into me again. 20 out and
ri he ax from the barn. The third
4 - IN the room. Tony In still
~. I 20 and strike him ON the
With the x. Then hardly know
20 till tony 10 dead. Oh, my
eother."
EouGh Kurka has continually re-
70 his victim In his confessions
Qonvorsations a. brother" the
1870 no. relation. even distant.
~ uanden disposed Of Kurka In
or9er after the Jury returned ITS
M Friday.
1avo never heard of more cold
1o4 doed than yours" he said.
q mt betrayed your victim by
NC the affections Of his wife.
~ order to further crafty that
Inst, you, tn conspiracy with
1oDan. brutally killed him az he
11Ioop. Then you carted the body
distant f1eld In the hope that
crime would not be detected
Moved no mercy to your victim
you have no right to expect Il
The sentence II that you be
oo0sd IN the state penitentiary In
~ for the rest Of your natural
x1ke him away, Mr.. Sheriff"
xurka. with downcast head.
"a back to his cell.
01rl Tells Shocking story.
<ogy. which in itself would have
mcient to send Kurka to pris-
~, even had he not murdered
II Schultz, was told In the ju.
0Durt, Saturday morning by Ju-
the 14-year-old sister of Mrs.
widow of Kurka's victim and
IL awaits trial for her share In
l1ng Of her husband.
vs. otory told by the girl revealed
p 1no6k1ng condition of Affairs In the
cAuIfs home, and Julia said that her
&lcoor ana her husband knew of her
c1ng abused BY KurkA Judge Rob.
6or< decided that she should 60 to an
n1(1tution here she will receive an
11Goation. and sent her to the House
70 the 0ood Shepherd.
Ivown Prlsos Asesnds Win Zeppelin.
uERLIN. Nov. Grown Primes
derrick william made an ascension
1o<oy With Count Zeppelin, In the
r1G1ble alrship Zeppelin l. There
I'm twelve other passengers on the
noDo1ln with the crown prince. This
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