New-York tribune., 1909-03-12
MAKE MORE ARRESTS
ONE At PRIESTS BIER.
WOman Identifies T7cO Of the Ten
Men Held on Suspicion.

Josephine Waizewski former housekeeper for the
Rev. Erasmus Ansion. rector of St. Stanislaus's
Catholic Church. Newark who was shot TO death
by three men in the rectory Wednesday morning,
was arrested as she knelt the coffin of the slain
priest last night. and hurried 10 the 4th Precinct
police station. The detectives had spent days
irving find the and three of her brothers,
bur rot until she began weeping aloud at the bier
and calling upon the Saviour direct the police
in the hunt for the assassins, her identity es-
tablished.
To avoid scene. Detective Horter took her
quietly from the house Of mourning the police
station, which : half block away. The ten sus-
Pected men under arrest. members OF a faction in
the church who opposed TO Father ArSion
were brought before her. She identified two or
them. Frank WeItz and Thade1s B. Lesczynski the
latter connected with a Polish newspaper. as two
rnen who had threa tened Father Ansion during his
pastOrate at St stephens Church, Paterson, from
which he resigned take the Newark charge Ihe
woman herself denied all knowledge Of the murder
and seemed sincere in her expression of grief She
said that the two men she recognized visited Father
Ansion in Paterson. and that she heard them say
they would bow 10 tho priest. but would
make him bow 10 their fists. which, the former
housekeeper asserted they held in threatening
manner 20 the priests face.
Detectives then hurried TO Jersey. City and ar
rested Wadisiav Walzewski, Of Nc. l55 Steuoen
street, half brother of Josephine WalzewskL who
worked as housekeeper for the murdered priest IN
Paterson
The woman who was shot the time the priest
was murdered had told the police that one OF the
men who invaded the rectory and engaged In the
fusilade was pockmarked Walzewskis race Is
6eepsv pitted After he placed in 4 cell last
,fr,r The ooljce seemed TO think that the mystery
had been cleared.
These Developments following closely upon the
arrest earlier in the night Of Joseph Rekuckl' for-
Yoer sexton Of St Stanislaus's prompted the de-
+ac+f,,es 10 announce that the mystery surrounding
the killing the priest gradually clearing ana
that probably to-day arrests would be mace OF 'e
priests slayers-
J2elucli was found at his home, in Elizabeth
70 &c accused OF having threatened Father Ansion
. was lust after the latter assumed charge OF Ie
Newark church that Rekuck vas discharged anu
according 10 two priests who were at tAe rec
tory last night. Father Ansion told them that the
deposed sexton asserted that BEFORE Le "'uIu i"'
Father Ansion would GO
II appears that Father Ansion had feared 'lia'
IN attempt would be made his life owing 10 tie
.5issensiors in his church which was divided INTO
factions and had appealed 70 the police for pro
-acrion This was six weeks ago. and Captain
Vogel. Of the 18th Precinct 10 whom the priest
made his appeal had policemen stationed al the
church at all Of the Sunday masses 1oT se'eIaI
weeks
While 1,orxirr, with more hope on other cews.
the police are working story that has come
70 their attention the effect that for long time
r,as+ The apartuent Of a woman in Belmont ave
nue. near ST. Stanislaus rectory, has been lle
meeting mace of a number of Poles after mass
on SUNDAYS II is said that at times these meet
ings were very stormy and that threats against
the life the pastor were uttered The OBJECT OF
these meetings. according TO the information given
10 the police. was to devise some means Of get
ting rid Of the priest who was very unpopular
with some OF his parishioners. The names Of some
Of the men who attended these meetings are known
90 the police. as is also the woman
Antonius Sapxcycka, the hOusekeeper who was
shot in the abdomen at the time Father Ansion was
murdered. and who is now in St Barnabas Hos
pital said by the physicians there TO be improY-
ing. They say she will be able 10 leave the lnsu-
tuition within a week. The bullet was removed at
the hospital
Only one Of the suspected who are under
arrest in connection with the murder has been
taken before the injured at the hospital
and while she failed 20 identify him one Of the
.hree who entered the rectory. she told the police
that he strongly resembled one OF the men The
doctors the hospital requested that no other
suspected percn be brought before the woman.
she in extremely weak and serious con-
dition
The stoy told TO the police by eleven-year-old
Dorothy r. Groemack. Of 10. 254 Prince street,
would ses n TO indicate that the murderers had
originally planned TO XIII the priest Tuesday
night last. The little girl said that o'clock
Tuesday n-ht she entered ST Stanisauss Church,
thinking Z at choir rehearsal was 10 be held
there. lediately after she had gone into the
church she saw a smooth-faced man enter and hide
behind a Pillar. He wore a brown overccat and
was well dressed The child said that very
after the stranger appeared Father Duga- the as
sis.ant Of Father Ansion. came into the church
The man who had concealed himself behind the
pillar looked closely at Father Duga and then went
quietly out OF the church.
Father Duga says that he, too. noticed the man,
and the childs story is also confirmed by Miss
Caroline Nicfluoslzi. who with her. Miss Mich
noski SAYS further that she saw two men running
away from the rectory after the shooting and that
she thinks oue Of them was the that she had
seen in the church on Tuesday night.
Il has been decided TO hold the funeral Of the
murdered priest Saturday morning frsm ST. An
thongs Church, in Jersey City This the first
church Father Ansion was connected With when he
came This country.