New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
PRIEST SHOT TO DEATH
HOTSEKEEPER FOUNDED.
Three Men .lssassinatc Polish Pas
Tor an Ne7cdrk.- Eight Arrests.


The Rev. Erasmus Ansion. Polish pastor Of St.
etanislars's Roman Catholic Church. at No l4'
belmont avenue, Newark was shot and killed oS
thres unknown men al about 80 o'clock yesterday
morning The assassiHs escaped. The shooting o'-
CURED in the study of The rectory, ADJOINING me
church. where mass was being celebrated al ilie
time Father Ansion received four bullet wounos'
ana died shortly after being lifted from the aInbu-
lance tha- conveyed him TO - Barnabass Hos
Qitsl
Mrs Antonio Sapzcycka, the houseke'per at the
res-orv received a bullet wound in the abdomen
and Is n a critical condition AT 3 Barnabas
Hospital
In the afternoon the police made several arrests.
Alexande- sendaikoski. of Ho. = Fairview avenue,
Newark Ras taken TO $. Barnabas's Hospital ana
confronted with the wounded housekeepeT - SAe
studied him carefully and said he closely resemhled
one Of the priests sssailants- All Of the men ares
&c were detained Al Police headquarters The ponce
believe tha; the shooting was the outcome ot rae
tional disseasi9n in The parish that has eeeh III
progress since NovembeT-
Father Ansion had just finished his breakfast
yesterday morning and retired 70 his study. when
three msn appeared at the back door and told Mrs
Sapzcvcka that they must see the priest a once
Tleev pushed past the protesting housekeeper ana
threw Open the Of the study. two Of the men
Craving revovers and beginning 20 shoot as Father
Ansion half rose from his chair one of the sho's
struck the priest the left breast just below the
shouldeT and another the left side As he reeled
Mrs Sapzcvcka began screaming at the sound G
the first shot. and Of The men. turning 20 her
shouted
shut I'd or III XIII you. TOO"
The man then fred at the housekeeper. the shot
taking effect in her abdomen, and she fell TO the
floor unconscious.
The assassns escaped through the back yard
into an alley and thence into Livingston street
where they disappeared Sister Carlotta. who had
heard the shots ana thrust her head out Of a win
dow Of she parochial school adjoining tie TectorY
screamed warning To Father Duda. VINO was
celebrating mass in The church Father buoa
rushed from the altar without Pausing to olScaro
his vestrnents. and followed pen nell bI the
excited CONGREGATION Poles. The street In front
OF the rectory quickly became scene Of utter con-
fusion: police reserves called out to dlsPerse
the mob, and stTeetcars had 10 be sent round Dy
other routes.
Father Ansion was born in Russia. In 1870,
and came 10 this country i've years ago. soon
after being admitted TO the priesthood He had
been in charge af Stsnislauss Church since No
ven,ber s. and had had TO deal with much dis
satisfaction among his parishioners in connection
with his appointment Of the trustees in whose
keeping the funds OF the church are placed Re
Gently he mad received several threatening letters
and on his request three policemen had been pres
ent in the vesiIbuie OF the church at each service
In sendgIkoski the police believe they have a
valuable prisoner The police say Thar Inc prisoner
shoes exactly Mt several of the footprints left in
TIE mud OF tie back yard by the assassins. Send
missed for being absent from his post The police
say that two Of the wounds in the priests body
were made by a .SS-calibre revolver and the other
fuo ny a .s2-cRHbre weapon. Serdgikosh denies
all knowledge Of the shooting.
Five Other arrests Were made in the afternoon
and Two last night, making eight in all. each OF
TIE prisoners being recognized as member o. the
faction which opposed Father Anslon- Two Of the
men arrested in the afternoon are Henry Hawler'
ef No 1E East 18th street. New York. and Ru-
e,irh E-i,.zinskt Of No Il Bruce street. Newark
When detectives called the home Of the latter the
rnan-e ear. They were overpowered and locked up
Hawler said that he was a student at Cooper
Union and that he had gone TO visit kiuzinsk'
whom he had known fo- long time. He insisted
that he knew nothing about the shooting ana that
lie had been in the church
The body Of Father Ansion was removed 10 the
Fully six thousand men women and children
crowded about the house and many wept as they
fought 10 gain admission. When the door Of the
boIsterous that it took every policeman in The ith
Precinct night squads TO handle them
The parishioners begged 10 he admitted to the
house aud .he police yield. The front door
vas thrown open. and almost livery member Of the
congregation passed the bier, returning to the
street by a door
Tie detectives do Jhislk they have the priests
zssaiants in custody Yet. and began last night 10
work on the theory that the murderers we're not
residents Of Newark but may have come from
Paterson, wnere the slain priest formerly had
G charge.