Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-17

with murder, on TUESDAY, the most OF
the day being occupied with the testi-
mony Of the accused. He denied the
murder and says he was not at the
farm Labor day. simply passed it and
waved his hand.
At the opening of court Tuesday
morning, Coroner Brown was called
and testified to being at the New Lon
don iail when Interpreter Grant was
behind the bookcase. He heard the
men talking in foreign Language and
Jurasz was nervous when they return
ed to the room. Mr.. Grant told at
once what the men had said, and it
was written down the next day. or a
little later, Mr.. Grant making the
statement.
The states testimony was completed
about 1890 o'clock and the witness
called Coroner Brown, and he testi-
fed that Satkowski did not testify
that Jurasz tried to hit Katie with a
dinner pail, and that Jurasz was white
with fear and that the boy did not
say that Jurasz rushed at Katie at the
fence.
George f. Pitcher was called and
testified that there were five feet and
six inches of water in the hole r.
NJ. Harding, a Lyme farmer, testified
that Jurasz had worked for him and
he saw him Labor day about a. m.
near the Beebe place, RidisZ being
with him. and they talked about an
hour. There were no mud or moisture
on their clothes. He said there was
time to brush off the mud between the
Toupasz place and the Beebe place.
He talked mostly with Ridisz.
Attorney C. B. Whittlesey testified
that at the hearing in Lyme Toupasz
said there was no mud on Jurasz, but
there was some on Ridisz. J. Ray
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mud on .Jurasz. especially above his
knees. Joseph Zersewski of New Lon
don testified to seeing Ridisz in Lyme
with another man and woman the Fri
day or Saturday before Labor day.
The Accused Called.
John Jurasz was then called to the
stand and said through the interpreter
that he was born in Austria Sc years
ago. In the 16 months he had been
in this country he worked on farms,
having first lived at Passaic. His wife
lives at Garfield n. j., and he had
been at Lyme. Katie brought him to
work out debt he owed her, He
came in March and went back in April
Ms. Jurasz was on the farm and
could have ducks and chickens up to
twenty and could plant potatoes. In
June he returned to the Yurke wicz
farm but was ordered away by the
kuz farms.
The Saturday before Labor day Ju-
rssZ and Kuz were working on the
road when at the noon hour Ridisz
came across lots and threw apples at
them. There was a talk between them
and Ridisz said Juraszs wife had sent
him there. He told Ridisz that he had
a lawyer at work on the Yurkewicz
matter regarding his clothes Ridisz
asked Jurasz to go to the Yurkewisz
place that evening, and also for money
70 telegraph to his wife. After work
the accused got a dinner pail at the
Beebe place and met Rldisz by the
roadside and Ridisz told him Yurke-
WIS., was going to New York and ask
ed Jurasz to go with him. They went
to the farm and Katie and Ridisz
shook hands and the latter asked her
what the trouble was between her and
Jurasz. Katie, said John, got foolish
and attached the farm Jurasz did not
try to strike Katie with the dinner
pan, put the boy came up and said.
You won't do anything to Yurke-
Wis., There was dispute and Ju-
rasz went to Kuz's place, where he
slept and Sunday started for Beebes.
and saw Ridisz, the boy, and Katie at
the YurkeWisz place. The accused went
to Beebe's to see about work
Labor day Jurasz got up and put
l.llF l.
don and then to New Jersey. He told
Kux and left about o'clock When
he went by the Yurkewicz farm he
saw Ridlsz and Katie and waved to
them He went to Raymond's for his
check and then went to Beebe's and
put his shoes on. Before ne got them
both on RidisZ came along and he said
to him: Why did you stay talking so
longE It's over an hour and there'u
be more trouble when Yurkewicz re-
turns Ridiss said he had told Katie
nothing about Jurasz.
Both went along to Flanders then.
meeting man with whom Ridisz
talked and also Mr. Harding, and
Ridisz went into the Weinbaub store
and from there they took the car to
New London. They called at Attorney
Lawless' office. but he was out. and
they cashed their town order in Soltz's
saloon. Jurasz gave Ridisz letter to
his wife telling her to come on as a
witness in the lawsuit and Ridisz took
the boat for New York. Jurasz stay
ing in New London. The next Friday
Mrs Jurasz Ridisz and another man
came from New Jersey. They saw
Lawyer Lawless and were told to see
Judge Bush A letter to Yurkewicz
was given him by the judge and RidisZ
started for the farm but decided to
leave it at the Bee5e place, wanting
Beebe to give it to Yurkewicz Ridisz
went back &c hear what became of the
matter and Yurkewicz said to him, SO
Jurasz could hear, You took my wife
and you must bring her back" RfdisZ
said he would sue Yurkewicz for the
statement.
At the house Of friend Rfdisz said:
'sWhat will DO if he says took his
Whe?" and he seemed 90 get frighten-
ed. Ridisz said Jurasz went to Elan
ders with me and knows did not take
Katie The women there said Katie
had been missing since Monday.
Ridisz thought he would find f1er in
Passafc. Jurasz said he could, not be
blamed as he was not at the house
when Ridisz slept there. They then
went to New London to see Attorney
LawIess and after that they went to
Passaic.
Jurasz said he was not there to steal
them, but his wife told him to take
her ten ducks to Passaic. They had a
black mark on their legs. His wife
said she bought 80 cents worth of
eggs and Matched them. Yurkewicz
had SIX ducks and his wife ten about
ham grown.
He told the boy he was to help him
about his potatoes, the ones his wife
had planted.
Katie refused to let him have the
trunks until he had paid $50, and Yur-
weicz said the same. Il wasn't as
mas as I was down hearted" said Ju-
rasz. "as they asked me to come there"
On the morning Katie disappeared and
he and RidisZ were on the way to
Flanders he did not see Mike Tou-
pasz.
Tie wrote for his wife to come about
four weeks before Ridisz came. He
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