The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-10

was taken back to Jail after the SEN
tence was imposed. The death watch
vii be place on him continuously un-
til the day of execution arrives. Doubt
has been been expressed whether his
mind will hold out till that time.
The murder for which Pidhoney was
sentenced was what Chief Justice
Howell called one of the most myster-
ious he had even known in the forty
years of his experience. There were
four men, Metro Hewka (murdered) i,
Mike Pidhoney (condemned), Nikalo
Romanuk and Alex kudran living in
located five miles from Sandilands. 1t
was there during the midnight hours
that Pidhoney cut Hewka's throat with
deceased had stated he had on his per-
son. He then put the razor in ku-
dran's bag. kudran laid the crime on
the other men but the jury found
that only Pidhoney was guilty.
Detective PARIS Evidence
John Parr. provincial detective, was
on the witness stand when the case
opened yesterday morning and con-
tinued his evidence. He told of finding
a bogus $50 bill in the pocket of the
deceased. He searched the exterior
clothing of the two prisoners and ku-
dram very carefully. but found no
blood on any of them and they all
denied that they had any money on
them
That night at Sandilands as Parr
set out to search the clothing of the
prisoners. Pidhoney drew a pocket
book from inside of his vest. 1t con-
tained 1924 in cash. Romanuk and
kudran hadn't cent on them so far
as Parr could find.
On cross examination Parr said it
would be natural sometimes for for
eigners to be reluctant to part with
their money. Pidhoney said that he
had earned the $124 in Saskatchewan
last summer. There were no blood
stains on any of the money. Parr
said he had visited the prisoners in
the Jail several times to try to get
them to tell the truth. He had given
them the required warning and told
them it would be better to tell the
truth. Parr told them it was probably
suicide and that it would be we'll for
them TO tell who put the razor in Ku-
dran's bag. They said that they knew
nothing about it. At Woodlands Parr
asked Pidhoney if he was wakened and
found that Hewka had suicided and
had then put the razor in Kudran's
bag because he did not like kudran.
Pidhoney declared that he had not
don ethis. Pidhoney. who was pres
ent when the razor was found, was
greatly excited and said "My God, now
we can see who did it, Probably one
placed it on the others bed. Roman
up and Kudran were not very good
friends"
Tells Of Confession
Jacob Handel. deputy jailor, succeed
ed Detective Parr on the stand and
furnished the real sensation of the
trial Handel told OF being aroused
at 80 on the morning of April $ by
one of the guards. who said the pris-
oner Pidhoney would not sleep. but
was talking all the time and keeping
the other prisoners awake. Handel
dressed and went to the cell and ask
ed Pidhoney what was the matter and
why he didn't go to sleep. Handel went
into the cell and Pidhoney said, IL
cannot stand it any longer. l want
to tell it ALL"
At this juncture Mr.. Anderson made
strenuous objection against any fur
ther statement being given. The
prisoners were in custody and he did
not feel that they fully understood
what they were doing. Handel said
he had interviewed the prisoners many
timed in Jail and had warned them
scores of times.
Ic IN hn ivi.
ous?" asked Mr. Anderson.
About as religious as the rest Of
them" was Handel's reply.
His lordship decided that the state
ment could be admitted. -.
\ Handel then proceeded with the
statement made by Pidhoney. He said
Pidhoney was standing against the
door of his cell and he stood in the
doorway.
The Confession
i Pihoney then made the following
confession:
"Let the other men out, Romanuk
and Kudral. am told by man in
the other room that the big holiday
Good Friday is coming on. We must
go to church and confess our sins.
have sinned and God has put me in
mere lot my SINS. l kllleQ Metro.
cut him for the money. They got no
money got the money. Let them
out. God is doing it and is not pun
ishing good people. will take it all
upon myself and l should be where
Romanuk is. | have sinned a great
deal and have committed more sin by
keeping men in Jail who are innocent.
Let them out and they can go to
church"
Handel then asked Whose was the
handkerchief and razor found in ku-
dran's bag?"
"They were mine" said Pidhoney.
"Who put them there?"
II did"
Handel then tried to get Pidhoney to
go to bed and told him not to worry.
He said he could not sleep. Handel
then took him into the hospital where
there was spare bed. Here Pidhoney
pointed out Mike Kostiw another pris-
oner. and said that he was the man
who told him the big holiday was COM
ing.