The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Smith Identified
BY His Own Family
AS Kabusta, of Chicago

Positive Identification by his father,
mother, brothers, sisters, and friends In
Chicago Of the pictures taken here OF
James Smith no longer leaves any possl-
bility Of doubt that the man now held
in the District Jail for a murderous as
sault on Morris Bennett three weeks
ago this morning Is the John kabusta
wanted in Chicago for two murders
three years ago.
: This confirms the Identification made
nine days ago through finger prints Of
Smith, taken for The Times and printed
exclusively in The Times.
Central Office petec5iye, y. Guy Guy Burlin-
morning from Chicago, wnere he ub-
tanned a complete record of James
Smith, the suspect in the Mickle mu:-
and also located the prisoners Parents
and number of his intimate friends.
Smiths real name is Kapustke, which
in English means cabbage, one of lie
Because Of the difficulty experienced In
pronouncing Kapustke, the family
changed the name few years ago 10
Krugel To the Chicago police Smith
busta, with half dozen other aliases.
Identified By Father.
John Krugel, the prisoners father,
identified the police picture taken
here of James Smith as that of his
son. Mrs. Krugel and Smiths broth
ers and sisters. also identified the
Smiths friends. who knew him well
when he lived in Chicago. The po-
lice say this establishes the Identified
murderer beyond all question.
do you want to send any message
to your son?" Detective Burlingame
asked Mr.. Krugel. who Is employed
The family talked among them
selves for several minutes" said De-
tective Burlingame this morning,
and then Mr.. Krugel said: Tell him
we are all well and that we hope he's
the same"
Captain Evans, in charge of the Chi
oaro bureau OF criminal ldertiication,
also identified the photograph of Smith,
Detective Burlingamc said.
Smiths record, under the name of
john KreiGel. shows that his first ap-
pearance in the police spotlight in Chi
caeo was on December 25, 1904, when he
vas vas charged with holding up and rob
street, of S"l> According to the record.
he was fully identified hy the con.-
plainant
ON the same day. In company With a
pal, he was accused of burglary ct the
secondhand store of Jake Klan, and
stealing articles valued at s47. About
one-half the articles were found in the
possession of the prisoner when he was
taken In custody.
On March 16. 1905, Judge Kersten
sent kregel to the Pontiac. ILL.,, re-
formatory on a charge of burglary.
He was paroled November s, 1907. and
discharged July. 1908 The robbery
charges were nolle pressed.
Killed By Baseball Bat.
On September 4, 1908, Kreigel is al
legged to have murdered John Grigel
by beating him to death with q
baseball bat in his room. The coron :
er's jury held that Grigel came to his
death from injuries received from a
baseball bat in the hands of John
Kabusta, alias Kreigel
The other murder of which Smith
Is accused is that OF Louis Fallar-
70 death on the evening oftANgus I
2S. 1908. while sitting in front of
his store" the record reads, "three
young men entered, and as he step
ped up to wait on them 1t is supposed
they tried to hold him up and shot
him through tho heart"
Detective Burlingame says that while
In Chicago he heard of a letter written
by kreigel about three months after he
fed from Chicago in which he Is al
legged to nave incriminated himself in
the two murders. This letter was writ
ten to young woman with whom Krei-
gel was very friendly. The letter, how
ever, could not be found, although the
an who received II, and learned what IT
mOntained -