Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
ChrzanOWSki Reveals De-
tails Of Assassination
Of Father AnSiOn.
POLICE SURE HE SAW
MURDER OF PRIEST HERE
Say He Is Member of Gang that
Slew Polish Past0r-May
Be Charged with Crime.

Sixteen months after the crime was
committed, Alexander chrzanowskl.
who was arrested at his home in Jer-
sey City last Thursday night by SER
geant Tuite. Of the detective bureau.
viii be turned over to the prosecutors
Office today. and. according to the po-
lice. viii be later formally charged with
being an active member Of the gang
which killed Father Erazin Ansion.
pastor of ST. Stanislaw's Polish Roman
Catholic Church, on the morning of
March 10. 1909. at the rectory in Bel
mont avenue
The case has been one of the most
baf1ing ever before the local police de-
partment, but the trail, which has at
different times. led to far-on countries.
has never been dropped.
Conflicting statements made bv
Chrzanowsld In his formal statement
to the police and also information re-
ceived by Tuite from pal of Chrzaf1-
owskis, Peter Stankiawicz. led to the
arrest of the alleged murderer. STAN
kiawicz is at present serving a term
In the Trenton State prison for rob
bing a Passaic woman Of $500, and
talked freely to Sergeant Tuite when
the latter saw him at Trenton last Sat
srday.
Chrzanowsld. in his statement, tells
the whole story of the crime, but al
leges that it is all hearsay and that
at the time of the crime he himself was
in New York Throughout the state
ment, however. the prisoner makes
what are considered damaging admfs-
sions. chief among which is that he
had expected for some time to be ar
rested for the crime and had told so1ne
of his comrades so.
Had Picture of Slain Priest.
Another significant fact. which the
police say is a sign Of his guilt. is that
when the detectives entered his room in
Jersey City to arrest him last week.
Chrzanowskis first act upon seeing
them was to walk over to a dresser.
pick up a picture of the murdered
priest and hand it to Tuite saying. My
friend"
This proves conclusively, Tuite saws.
that Chrzanowslxi knew what they had
come for and the reason that he was
being arrested
Antonia Sawrizk, the priests house.
keeper. who was severely wounded
when her employer was killed, is now
in her native land-Galacia-but She
has heen in communication with the
detectives on the case. and has given
them all the help in her power. She is
expected to be the most important wit
ness against Chrzanolswi when he Is
tried for the crime.
According to information received by
the officers at work on the case,
Chrzanowski and Stankiawicz, who e
in prison in Trenton. belonged to the
same society in Cfestahofa, Russia,
and many other members of the gang
supposed to have been connected with
the priests murder are said to have
come from the same village. The mo-
tive for the murder of Father Ansion
was undoubtedly robbery. though the
statement of Chrzanowslxi contains
many veiled hints of secret society
work in Russia 1t is known that the
priest was in fear of some sudden
calamity, and it is said that he was
shriven by another priest on the night
of the murder.
Police Confiscate Letter Suspect Wrote.
When Sergeant Tuite went to Tren-
ton on Saturday he first visited Chrza-
nowski. who is now held here for the
murder, and told him that he was GO
ing to see Stanliawicz at Trenton.
Ccrzanowsh insisted on going also.
but permission was refused He then
asked to be allowed to write letter
to Peter. This he did. the detectives.
Of course, confiscating it after showing
il to Stanlxiawicz.
In the letter Chrzanowsh reiterates
that he expected to have been arrested