The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-11
Conspiracy Was Hatched
to Slay Rector
Long Ago.
TWELVE TO FIFTEEN
MEN ARE INVOLVED
Threatening Letters Sent to
Clergyman Are in Posses
sion of Police.
ONE CLUE TO CRIME
LEADS TO PATERSON
Cabal Met on Sundays and Dis.
cussed Means of RemOv-
ing Churchman.

''"''issa"es Foi'sn tatboifc Church,
who was sssassinnted yesterday by
three unknown men, met his death IA
the result of plot hstched some time
ago, according TO information obfsined
today by the detectives working on tho
casc.
From twelve to fifteen men, most or
them members of the parishs vverc In
the plot. the police declare. They met
regularly each Sunday and diseusded
ways and means 10 get rid Of the
rector.
This turn in the investigation Of the
shooting is abundantly supported by
information furnished to the detectives
by woman over whose apartments the
plot was first conceived, and by num-
Der of threatening letters found In the
dead mans desk
The letters have been turned over to
the prosecutor and detectives are work.
ing Newark. Paterson and Jersey CITY
upon the clues which they have fur
nished. Detectives Tuite and Horter are
today in the last named city following
what is. believed Ito be an important
clue They spent the afternoon In Pat.
erson yesterday
Eight Under Arrest.
Eight men arc held ms suspects pend-
ing the investigation. -Four OTHERS. Who
were arrested yesterday and last nishts
have been discharged.
The arrangements for holding the
funeral of the slain priest have been
completed. The body will be taken to
st. Anthony's Church in Jersey City. OF
which Father Ansion was formerly rec
tor, tomorrow morning, where II will
lie in state to be viewed by the dead
priests former parishioners Saturday
morning the funeral will be held from
the Jersey City church. and the inter-
ment will be made in the Catholic
cemetery, Jersey City.
woman Gives Clue.
Mrs. Ignatz Przybylski. of 10 Boston
street, whose husband is held as a
suspect. furnished the police with what
is regarded as strong clue. She said.
Until six weeks ago I lived at 1i9
Belmont avenue. A dozen or fifteen
men. most of whom l know only as
members of the parish, would assemble
in the rooms above me every Sunday
after mass and discuss their religious
grievances. The name of Father An
sion was the principal one used.
81 have heard them say many times
that they wanted to get rid Of him. I
have heard them talk about how this
could he done. After they petitioned
the bishop to remove him, and did mot
accomplish their purpose, they became
more violent In their Iangusge.r They
counseIied almost everything f1Sm de-
manding his resignation TO violence.
Met for n Month.
",rhe meetings were kept up for a.
month or more before / left the Bei-
mont avenue house. The same men at
tended each meeting. They made 80
much noise that / could not help over
hearing their conversations. and 7
learned that they were willing to do
almost anything to get rid of Father
Ansion.
The Men Held.
II do not know the men or their
names, but / believe l could Identity
any or all of them If l ever saw thens
again. / saw them enter the house
regularly each Sunday
The police are investigating a story
of alleged threats against Father An
sion's life which was told today by Mrs.
Adam Sampson, of q Jones street.
Mrs. Sampson wept at the coffin and
sohbed out In Polish that she could not
keep secret any longer what she knew.
Policeman Schmidt questioned the
woman. She declared that her hus-
band, who is employed in Bloomfield,
had overheard threats made by mem
bers of st. Kazinierus Society COM
posed of young men, against Father
Ansion's life The meeting of the so
ciety, she said, had been held Sunday
night in room adjoining her hus-
bands and he had heard the threats
through the thin partition which
divided the rooms.
Plaiuclothesman Sebold wss given a
number of letters. some Of which are
alleged to contain threats against
Father Ansion's life, by Bishop o'con-
nor today. These letters were written,
it is alleged by dissatisfied members
of the parish. Some of them demand
Father Ansion' resignation; others are
said to have been threats against his
life, and a few are said TO be so foul
and vile that they are unfit for pub
lication. The writer's of some of these
rnissives are under arrest and other
arrests win follow it is said.
Two more arrests, making an even
dozen. were made late yesterday after
noon. The men. who are Carl Kzaxkia-