Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-23
DENEEN SAVES BiLLik FROM
The GALLONS



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the family, but no complaints wer'
made 20 the police. The attitude 0
her neiahborn caused Mrs. vrzat ans
her t~0 children. ~Jersoionst and Ber
tF.a. 10 move 10 another section o. tn
clsY. The police finally we're mad'
aware ~ the series % deaths and qnea.
tloned Mr.. yrzaI IN her mex home
Aftes their departure Biilik secretly
Visited the house and the suicide Of
Mrs. Vrnsi followed Mr. Emma
yrzai Nismann. the eldest daughter
VI the family. denounced Biliik as q
murderer ehiie NJ the bedslde ~ her
dead mother. and his arrest followed.
His wife aleo was arrested but vas
released after Q few aays. Billik who
stSmed little perturbed by his arrest.
readily admitted that he had dupsd
the family FOR years, that he had made
o v 10 Mrs Rose yrznl and thai; he
had procured large sums Of money
from her Ne denied sfrenuously that
he had any knowirdgc ~ the family
bring poisoned and continued 70 main
lain hie innocence until the end
~ toia the police he had %eoncoctAd
'iuge phiiters' at the request ~ ihe
parents. 10 bring shout ;hs marriage
m Emma vrzal that he had given
harmless medicines 70 the father sew
erai timer and thst ne had obtained
money from Mrs vrzal on q score on
nrtfexta The bodies Of the vrzai
family we're exhumnd from their
Efaves In the Bohemian National
cemetery and evidence u afseBicsi
poisoning WAS found IN zach body
Hlillk Nne Indicted on six distinct
charges OF murder and on July D.
1901. was placed on trial for the muir
der % Mary vrzai Jersoiobaf or
Terry Vrzsi. who MAS the principal
witness for the state. told Of etfang.
trips made with the fortune teller.
he declared he had overheard Blliit
plotting with Airs vrzal 10 poison
rarbatn Biiiik. tho prisoners mother.
20 acquire . fortune Hiiilh DECLARED
her ~ poFsess
other witnesses told ~ an attempt
by Mrs vfzal 10 asphSxIate her two
Youpeest daughters and 70 have geen
riliih running from tho house while
the children were unconscious He
was declared % have boastnd ~ hl,
aklii win poirons ana of having al
mlnistered medicine 10 The vfzalr
The prosecution Mas unable 80 prove
mat the man ever purchased polanns
or was known a. have them ~ his
possession Bulik on The wiinoss stand
admitted that b. had dupct The yfzals
Tor years ami Indicated their creduiity
10 have been iiiimitabie iie told ~
tai inc irips to California and safn
toEn. NJ their expense, 10 search for
magic herbs 20 use ~ hiA charms
iiiIllk asserted Ne had obtained lees
tg,00n from MIR. yfzal ana de.
clered his heller that Airs Nifmaun.
ihr eideni daughter Of The family. [
could explain lhe eeuse Of her sisters
The woman later was accused
~ The p0isoninge ~ champions Of
niliik.
ON Juiy ~ he was found guilty
and sentenced 10 death the execution
neinR set for October ~ Rev =
! OtaiaRhan pastor OF ~ Mary's
Roman Catholic church. while visit
prisoners IN the county iail be-.
Impressed win the belief that
sillfk was not guilty and took the lead
- The determined struggle 70 procure
new triul for tho man The priest
appealed 70 the public for funds to
AIRY the case "a the Illinois supreme
'ptri ana on October $ Judge Barnes
niiiik his first respite. that
he ease might he taken before tho
iigher tribunal on November 2 hol
gain was reprievcd nnd on Novcmber
the supreme court Issued q writ Of
While u took the case under
Consideration on February 20. iD0e
ne supreme court refused Hilik q
trial and he again wAH sentenced
o hang, April - being fixed az the
Two weeks before tho date
ocallaghan procured from
Jerry" Nrxai an affidavit almost com
fcpudiating the testimony given |
him az the trial liz asserted that
Inspector 81 Police Shippy. who since
ms hecome chief ~ police. and two
Hslstanir ~ the states attorney. had
him TO give false testimony
Rninft Hlluk The damaging effect
u the yuunE mans testimony was in.
by a%fflda,its from six of the
urorH Ia the trial. Who declared they I
not have voted a. convict nj.
d save for IA" testimony Of the
'
a special session Of the state board
{ pHrdons, with Governor Deneen
residing. then was called IN Chicago ,
tnt''s Attorney licaiy protested :
q new trial declaring that the q
oy had told me truth la the first '
fiai A retriai was urged by former
iayor Dunno and other lawyers The
NJ pari"ns met pa Apfil IS and
n Apfii 20 Biiiik was granted a re.