Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06
Of Russian Empress in
Gloomy State of Mind.
IURDEROUs MONK IS CAUGHT
Tells How He Made His Brother
Drunk and Killed Him.
OBJECT WAS TO GAIN WEALTH
Details Uncovered by the Police So
Their investigation show Very
nepIorabIs Condition AmOnE
Certain Monks.

ny GEORGE FRASER.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 5,-(Special to
The Bee.)-DisquietinE news concerning
the health Of the Tsarltss reach here from
Bad Nauheim. At first the change OF
scene and the waters seem to have had .
marked Improvement. But this has ap-
parenty worn off and I learn on the bese
authority that her health is now in very
unsatisfactory condition. She suffers from
what her own physicians call melancholis.
She was so i'll that lately II was quite im-
possible to arouse her for several dayas
Her encourage are very depressed.
story of the Monks Crime
I told last week OF the search for the
Monk Macoch, wanted for the robbery Of
the shrine of Czestochowa In Russian Po-
land, and the murder of his own brother,
The fugitive has been arrested at Cracow
and has confessed. His confession consti-
tutes one Of the most horrible records OF
crime on the record
Detailing the murder of his brother,
Wenzel, he said he made him drunk In his
cell on July q, and belabored him with a
hAtohet, Then he absolved the dying man
OF his sins and strangled him. The mo-
tive OF the crime was his brothers threat
to inform the police that he had plundered
q shrine Of very valuable treasures.
The monks servant, zalogs, who Is stll
at large. advised him to put the body into
! q large trunk, but one OF sufficient size
could not be obtained. Wrapping the corpse
! in an old fur coat they stuffed II into =
sofa and hired a oOachmRn to take II a
night to the river, where 1t was sunk
MacOch told the goodman that the diss
posal OF the sofa in this manner was In the
| interests of the church and bound him ia
secrecy by q solemn oath before the oruGiS
fix.
Women in the Case.
The monk further confessed that ha
| brothers wife was his sweetheart before
marriage and that relations continued RfteP
he had married them in the church OF his
own monastery. He asserted however,
that his mistress, who in the meantime
had been arrested by the Russian police,
was not an accomplish in the murder or 10
the sacrilege,
MacOch also stated that other monks stOIa
diamonds and replaced them by imitation
ones, and added that he was not the only
one TO rifle the alms-boX.
Two more monks have been arrested IA
the monastery a result OF this state
ment, one UNNECESSARILY attempting to
commit suicide, It is believed that a monk
named Jodel, who died suddenly laAt
spring, was poisoned by MAcooh and his
accomplices because he had detected their
deeds. The monastery Is still occupied by
soldiers and police, and In the church exs
piatory services are being held.
Part of Jewels Found.
The police have since succeeded In find
ing part of the jewels stolen by Macoch
from the shrine and treasury OF the mon
astery at Czestochowa. They were hidden
in the ground near the monastery by Ma
cOch- Valuable jewels were also found In
possession OF his mistress and his sister
in-law, who has now confessed that she
knew OF the systematic robberles in the
monastery, but emphatically denies that she
was an accomplish in the murder of hep
, husband
Her brother and a jeweier at Warsaw.
who bought the stolen diamonds, have been
arrested.
The Inhabitants OF CEestOchowa demand
that the reputed miracle working picture
, Of the Holy Virgin shall be transferred
from the monastery to some other church
in the town, and that the Order OF 81.
Paul shall be dissolved. The church au-
thorities seem disposed to reform tbs
order, and place the shrine in the charEs
OF secular priests.
Cause OF War Involved.
To the many sensational arrests re-
Gently made in Russia and now added that
Of M. Vonllariiarsly, a master Of horse
Of the imperial court who Is we'll known,
together with M. Besobrazoff and Abaza.
I'm connection with the famous concessions
on the Yalu river, which was one Of the
factors IN the situation Immediately pro-
ceding the war with Japan. M. VonHar4
2 harsky follows his own son. staff cap
tain, into prison primarily as being In
= volved In the case OF the alleged forgery OF
e the will Of millionaire. Prince Oginsky,
but IN the course OF the search at his
residence the police seized some most inn
5 portant documents, throwing light upon the
real history OF the concession on the
A Yalu, which contributed TO bring about the
! RussO-Japanese conflict