The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
COMPARES B|ALK' s
CONDUCT TO
MACbETH'S
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR JAS
NOWSkI FLAWS MURDER SUS-
PECT IN BRILLIANT ADDRESS
TO JURY.

The case OF Frank Bialk, charged
with the murder of aged Mrs. Frances
Richard-Sikora, Feb. 20, was submit
ted to the jury by Judge Phelan shorts
| ly after o'clock, Tuesday afternoon.
| In an eloquent address to the jury,
| Tuesday morning, Assistant Prosecut-
or Charles Jasnowski, who was asso-
ciated with ex-Judge Aldrich In the
prosecution. drew a striking parallel
between Bialk's conduct the morning
after the murder and that of Macbeth,
after he had stabbed Duncan, as told
in Shakespeare drama of that name.
On the Sunday morning, following
the murder, Bialk and companion
emerged from a saloon on East Alex
andrine-ave. to find a crowd gathering
about old Mrs. Sikora's house, for the
crime had just been discovered.
Come on, let's go and see what's
up" urged Bialk's friend, but Bialk
manifested no curiosity, and said he
was going home.
Human nature Is just the same to-
day as 1t was in Shakespeare's time,
said Mr.. Jasnowski when Macbeth.
after he had stabbed Duncan, was
urged to 60 back to the scene o.
death. he refused, saying:
IN go back no more.
cannot think on what I've
done;
Look ont again | dare not
"Blalk. In his statement In police
headquarters, complained that he had
not been able to sleep well. In
shakespeare tragedy we find:
Macbeth has slain asleep;
Macbeth shall sleep no more.
Again. in recalling how Bialk had
wet his fingers and sought to remove
the blood stains from his trousers as
he stood waiting for the patrol wagon
after his arrest, Mr.. Jasnowski quoted
Macbeth on the futility of attempting
to wash away the stains OF has quit,
fearful lest they dye the ocean red.
Mr.. Jasnowski dwelt on the TACT
that. though Bialk had borrowed 80
cents from Frank Deerlng SATURDAY
evening. before the tragedy, and pre-
vious to that had been paid In drinks
for work he had done for saloon
keeper Of the neighborhood, the sun
day morning after the murder ne
turned up with two 81 bills, while the
same amount of money. along Win
some small CndHBe WdS hhSS'6 1000
old Mrs. Sikora's purse.
Both Mr.. Jasnowsh and Assistant
Prosecutor Aldrich. who delivered the
closing argument. laid particular
stress on the scratches appearing on
Bialk's face at the time OF MS arrest
and the different stories he mad toiu
to account for them. They spoke sig
nificantly also of the green bottle
Bialk had filled in Warrias' saloon late
Saturday night and which was found
practically empty, In the old woman
home the next morning.
Judge Aldrich told dramatically oil
the finding of the body and pictured
the struggle that, the evidence show
ed. must have taken place between the
old woman and her slayer before the
knife was driven home. Through II
Bialk sat unmoved and perfectly AT
ease.
Attorney c. II. Lehman made but
a brief address and was followed even
more briefly by his father Michael
Lehman.
The defense rested. shortly after
court, convened, Tuesday morning.
without swearing witness of It's
own. Two of the peoples witnesses,
Joseph Brudezki and Frank DeerinS
were recalled and questioned on one
or two minor points. and there the de-
lenses efforts ended.
Fof the number of witnesses called
II was one OF the briefest murder
trials In the history of the court. The
prosecution has built up q strong cir
cumstantial case against the defend
ant.