Evening journal., 1909-01-01
FLORCZIK'S UNCLE
HELD AS WITNESS
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the next morning when he came TO tell
him that his uncle and aunt had been
killed.
Did you know OF any trouble the
prisoner had with the peopleT
NO"
How long was the young man out
OF work."
AN / know was that>he worked
about four months e
'swhy did you keep the coat SO long
before you brought 1t 70 the police sta
tionT'
I because we did not notice it until SAT-
urday.'
Piece Cut From Coat.
Here Coroner Galloway showed the coat.
"That IS my coat" replied the witness.
why did you bring It to the police sta
ton"
Il was afraid and brought Il so as
not to casttany suspicion ON us"
who cut the piece outy'
~ do not know. We noticed il and that
caused me more fright"
The coatwas handed TO the jury for ex-
animation II is a light coat a large piece
Of IL having been cut out OF one side.
did you take a man 10 the FlorczlS
two days before the police were notified %
asked the foreman.
Whenever / went to the house" replied
the witness. Il always took some witness.
l never went alone"
Ibid you show him the bloody clothesy'
81 didn't show anyone l know nothing
Cor9ner Galloway displayed the clothing
at this iuncture
Where did YOU find these clothesT
II did not nnd them"
"who didy
"some women who went to the house."
would these trousers ht your brother
in-lawy
Il do not know.
Heard No. Disturbance.
Anna WarachowsSa who lives IN an
adjoining house 10 the one where the MUIR
der vas committed testified that She heard
the baby cry about O'Clock in the morn
/ ing. that she awoke again at O'Clock
and again at 8 and still heard the crying.
She said she had heard no disturbance in
the house during the night
Stanley Drezdovs<i was next called lie
soid that on the evening Of the murder
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FlorczilS house standing BY bed and
leaning down as II he was covering some-
thing up 10 was The room where the mur.
derod couple slept Tie said he did not
recognize the form. This was at 93o
o'clock.
Kate MurawslSo testified to finding th,
coat and trousers n front room uI
E siiirs There was also red sweater viii
them. She testified that when she picked
them up she exclaimed. "Why. here az,
the boys Clothes" meaning, the prison
ers
Did you know they belonged to th'
prisoner asked the foreman.
eyes. / saw him wearing them in Br,
street."
IlatarzSna liamiemewies, the owner o
the house. testified that sho went there
after the murder and saw the clothes tina
were found. She Identified them as th'
coroner showed them to her. NJ l.. Pc
nocko testified that he had often seen th'
prisoner dressed in dark clothes and re,
sweater.
Mo~ss Had Been Stolen.
Anna Drosdowska testified that Mrs
l5lorc4ik. the dead woman. had told he
that So had been stolen from her and tina
she had accused the prisoner of talSinl
= f. This was three or four months befor
: the couple were murdered. Josefa Pr
. walska testified that she was at the hom
of the Florcziks Thursday afternoon an,
that Alexander was there sitting by
I table with the little girl on his knee
The witness said TO him, "Do you low
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81 do. and now I have got a job ! vii
have some money TO buy her a Christina
present" Mr. rlorczk then came in
the witness said and he said TO Alexande
II Thank God you have at length go
's work." and then remarked that Alexande
s owed him SiGo When the witness lef
is the house that evening there had been n
's trouble She said that Mrs Fiorczlk ha
q accused the prisoner OF taking from her. s
at one time which was returned all but
p dollar. and So another time which ha
= been hid behind a picture and was beln
saved 10 pay rent. This last had not bee
y returned. This happened about tw
7, months before the murder, the witnes
- said.
>, There were several other witnesses IN
u cluding Simon Spires, who said that II
II was the first 20 discover the blood
~ clothes Chief Black and Patrolman War
,e die also testified. Both said that whe
r they made a search OF the rooms th
- clothing was not there.
q Ssys Clothes Fit Him.
.s Mrs. piasczNnsN was recalled to th
,r stand and asked IL she remembered tina
z the prisoner changed his clothes at he
le house that morning. She replied that sh
he did not see him. Her husband was also r,
IN called and asked where he got the Ike
of the Florczik house.
ly Chief Black told OF the experience wit
ie the prisoner in the office when the blood
s. clothes were produced and he was mad
ne TO put them on. "They fitted him a
OF though they had been made for him" sal
~ the chief "The statements that he hf
r made" continued the chief. have bee
M contradictory and he has given some ver
y unsatisfactory answers.
OF Alexander Florczk all the time OF n
~, Inquest sat In the prisoners pen. He di
VI PLAYED the same Indifference that hs
az marked him during the time he has bee
in the custody Of the police. After the I,
quest his attorney. Charles f. Curiey hs
-. short conference with him through a
~ INTERPRETER.
IA lsidor Piasczynski the uncle, was
n City Court this morning. He was he
without bail until tomorrow morning.
Iic which time It is hoped 20 know somethir
n Of the probable action OF the corner's iur.