Evening journal., 1909-01-05
CLOTHES CARRIED
TO THE HOUSE
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Wycenty Florczik aud that he had paid
him $50 on the Sunday previous to the
commission of tho crime. lie said he
gave tho murdered man two SO and two S.
notes In a club room. lie said neither
young Florczik or Piasczyaslu were in the
place at the time.
John Marzcwski, Of No. nc South IIar-
rison street testified that he went 20 the
Bird street house with PPiascznsk and
several other Poles. more than week fol-
lowing the murder and that he saw
coat and two pairs Of pants on the bed
which young Florczik was said to have
occupied when he boarded at the murder
ed couples house. lie saw blood on the
coat and told Piasczns1i, who is his
brother-in-law, Of H. Piascznsk he said.
In reply to question he asked what the
coat was doing there and why the police
men did not find it. said he did not
konw. Piascznsh made the remark that
the police had been looking for the cloth
ing and had failed to find IL.
1t was at this stage of the proceedings
that Piascznsh was called to the wit
ness stand. He gave his evidence through
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hearing held on last Thursday night and
when his name was called there was a
hutter Of excitement
lie testified that the night OF the muir
der December II, he did not reach home
until 10 o'clock. lie had been home he
said at O'clock but young woman
came after him and they went to the
home of a neighbor In Chestnut street be-
tween Monroe and Adams The family's
name he thought was Kemprlnki but he
did not know the number Of the house He
said they remained there a short time
and finally the girl went home and so did
he. lie said he slept in a middle room on
the second floor Of his home ana did not
hear anyone knocking at the door that
night
This line Of questioning on the part OF
Coroner Galloway was to try to learn from
the witness if he knew that his nephew
young florczk, the accused man, had
/ spent the night at his house. but from
Piascznskis evidence, he dld not. lie
said the first he knew Of the murder was
wien the boy came to his house after Q
O'Clock on the morning of December IS
and told that his uncle and aunt had been
killed. lie said the boy was weeping at the
time.
The witness could give no exact time
as TO when he ate his supper on the night
OF the murder or when he arose the next
morning.
Flascznski said the key 20 the Flor
elk house was given to him by the
police on the day the murdered couple
were buried. Asked II he had the key
in his possession from that time until
he had disposed OF the articles in the
house, on December 30 he said he did.
but added that he never went TO the
house only when accompanied by an
officer lie qualified this statement
later by saying that he never went
to the house unless accompanied bA.
some one else.
Foreman. Foulke asked the witness If
he had not testified on last Thursday
night that he had received the key to
the house from a woman living neac
the murdered couples home. He said
he did not, but according to the stem
ographers report of that hearing, he
aid
Asked If he had carried "a package
Of any kind TO the Bird street house.
the witness said he did not
Did YOU take any clothes there?"
No"
Tie was shown the black suit Of
clothes apd light ovcrcoat found i'm the
Bird streo nhouse and was asked If he
ever seen Young Florczik wear them.
lie did not know. but said the pris-
oner did have a black suit Of clothes
when he came to visit him at times.
The coat belonged TO the witness. he
having turned IL over to the police.
Police Sergeant kellcher and officer
Conner also gave evidence in the case.
the former TO the effect that the house
occupied by the rlorcziks had been
thoroughly searched on December Is
and n before the key was turned over
to Piascknski. but no bloody clothing
was found. Conner disproved the find
ing Sc in notes and some change and
also Mrs. tlorczk's wedding ring in
the possession of young Florczik when
he searched him at the city Han, fol-
lowing his arrest
J Several hundred people gathered
around the entrance TO the city Hal
Hast night i'm a vain effort to get into
the court room. The seating capacity
Of the room Is small and the seats
were filled by the spectators who gain
ed admission through the police sta
] tion entrance Much interest was cen
tered i'm the proceedings and some
of the most curious stayed around unit
after the inquest TO hear the verdict