Evening journal., 1908-12-21
FUNERAL OF
MURDER VICTIMS
Cont'-~od From First Page.

adopt the baby She has signined her in
tention Of doing this but just what will be
done has not yet been decided upon.
PRISONER SAW THE BODY.
All day yesterday people went in and
out of the PlasczynslIi home in Chestnut
street. The bodies were on view al day
and one of those who viewed the remains
was Alexander Florczki, the young
nephew Of the dead man whom the police
have in their custody charged with the
murder. He was taken to the house by
Special Officer Wardle in the hope that
something could be learned.
The room was cleared and the young
man looked upon TIE faces of the dead
couple without emotion. lie gave no out
ward sign of fear or regret and from ap-
pearances did not convey the impression
Of being guilty.
When young FlorczllS first saw the
bodies he became deathly white. He gazed
first upon the man and then upon the wo-
man and he looked at each for several
minutes. The officer and he were alone in
the room and the policeman closely eyed
his prisoner as he gazed without COM
ment upon the couple who had been 81
foully slain. II was trying ordeal for the
young man but he remained self-pos-
sessed.
The young man said nothing and was
later brought back TO the police station
by officer Warde Arriving at the CITY
Hail he was put through severe question
Ing which lasted for more than IN hour
Aside from contradictlng himself in
former statements nothing additional
was learned. lie contradicted himself
many times and gave different accounts
of his conduct and whereabouts on last
Thursday night the time of the MUIR
der. lie has told different stories I'm con-
nection with how he came into possession
OF the murdered woman's gold ring, the
key found upon him and also the
money.
That the man who committed the crime
must have gotten blood on his clothing
Is apparent considering the manner in
which the couple received their death
blows and the appearance of the room
whore the bodies were found the next
morning. a search las been made for
this clothing but nothing was found.
Hatohet in the Yard.
Whoever battered the couple to death
must have been inspired in his selec-
tion of a weapOn by the recent attack
Of Pearson Talley. while mentally un-
balanced upon his wife and son-in-law
and foster daughter as they slept.
Talley used broad-axe upon his
slumbering victims, and the murderer
Of the Florcziks used a hatchet. Thai
he acted deliberately is evident from
the selection OF the hatchet. which the
police have learned was generally left
in the yard. Patrolman Jalxubows1i's
questioning has brought out that the
hatchet ~2s kept near the woodpile
out Of doors. II was not very sharp.
1t is evident that the murderer picked
it up on his way into the house, and
the back door is the entrance that was
found open in the morning. accordng
10 the young man who is now under
arrest, who discovered the gruesomt
| tragedy.
No Money in the House.
No money has been found in the
| house. II WAS said that a friend of
the dead man had borrowed somc
months ago nifty dollars from him
! only day or two before the murder
/ $50 of this amount was repaid. Wha'
became Of the money is not known
! No bank book has been discovered Il
show that the man had any money
in the savings bank and as he earned
! but little and had himself been out oi
work frequently of late. II is not SUD-
posed that be had any money in tn,
house. If there was any money there
it has disappeared.
Talk Among Polanders.
About the only topic of talk among
the Polish residents Of the Eleventh
ward yesterday was the shocking dou-
BILE murder of Wycenty Florczk ant
his wife. The scene Of the crime is
in a little two story brick house OF
Bird street. In "Hedgeville." not fai
from the railroad. During the da!
there were but few visitors about tn,
house. Those who went there were in,
formed that no one could enter. =
policeman stood guard. Inside was
relative OF the dead family gather
ing up what little trinckets there nigh
be I'm the house which will he distri
buted among the relatives and friends
Of the murdered couple as ghastl,
souvenirs Of the horrible crime. But a
no time during the day were there
crowd around the scene Of the tragedy
All the neighbors who knew and like,
the slain couple talked among them
selves but were caary Of expressing
opinions to outsiders. A little dis
tance up the street there was a Folisl
celebration OF a christening. Forme
friends of the murdered couple di,
not let the crime interfere with thei
Festivities. All the neighbors who werl
asked about the matter spoke OF tn,
dead with nothing but good words
Many OF them seemed to be convince,
that the nephew who is held charge,
with the crime did not commit tn
deed In the city court Alexander
Florzisk. the accused youth. stated tina
he could prove that he was at tn
house on the fatal night and cOul'
not get in. In fact he viii show by
witness that he hanged repeatedly oi
the door so loud that a neighbor acros
tho narrow street was aroused. Thi
/ neighbor was a woman who looked on
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