The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-19
SLAT MURDERS II:
POSSE IN PURSUIT
Chss- marxyek Making Good Threa,
te XIII Those Who Sent Him
TO Prison.
FOREIGNERS IN TERROR
FEAR FURTHER MURDERS.
Vengeance Of Foreigner Has Already
Practically Wiped Out Three
Families.

ELLSWORTH. Kas. oct lS.-That
Charles harzyek. an ex-convicr sought
by the county authorities In connec.
ton with the murder OF the five mem
bers OF the william Snowman family
here sunday night. had been In Colo
rado Springs. where the six members
OF the WAYNE and Burnham families
we're slain. and was acquainted in
Monmouth III. where three persons
Wcres murdered recently. was the
startling statement made TO the
authorities to-day by Mrs Minnie
Nopat. Marzyek's divorced wife. All
these fourteen victims were killed
with an axe
Samuel Snowman. brother OF VIII
liam Snowman. head Of the murdered
family. to-day started at the head OF
posse TO search the county. Mar
zyek Is believed 10 be hidden in the
neighborhOod. II he is found. battle
Is expected
Marzyek not long ago served a term
FOR stealing grain from James Vopat
Last night Vopat. who Is the HUSBAND
/ Of Marzyck's former wife. saw the ex-
convict In field near his house. Vo-
pat and his family. terrurstricken.
locked their house and fed 10 the
home OF a Slav fellow countryman.
fve miles distant
Community Is Armed.
All the members Of the Slav com.
munity who had any connection with
the conviction OF Marzyek. went
armed to-day FOR he Is reported 20
have sworn vengeance on those re
I sponsible for his imprisonment
Ira LLOYD. the attorney who de
I 'ended Marzyet In the wheat stealing
case. said to-day:
~ believe Marzyek viii remain in
the HeighborhOod until ne completes
his vengeance. After his sentence
h" told me that when ne was released
he would come back and kin the peo
pie who we're responsible for his con.
victiOn. and all their children.
viii pat them All in hell he
said. Evidence furnished b. Mr. and
Mrs William Snowman is said 20
have been largely responsible for Mar
yyek's conviction.
Nine Fear Death.
Nine persons remain mere who fear
his vengeance. They are all OF the
Slav's own race. and are James Vopat
Mrs. Minnie NOpat. who obtained Z
divorce from Marzyek immediately
after his sentence and married Vopai
nine months later: o. n two children
one zen months old. the other ttres
years. John Katke father OF tho rnur
dered Mrs. Shoman. who testified
against Marzyek. Mrs John Katks
and the three Kafke children Emue
aged ~. Annie aged 1s. and Mary
laFcd %.
AZ fo possible connection between
tho Ellsworth and o.hcr tragedies
hrs. Nopat said her former busbanf
wRs convicted ~ forgery in Colorado
SPRINGS few months ago.
She said BE- was not Improbable thai
BE- had been in Monmouth lately IN.
same insane cruelty on the part OF m.
slayer is evident In the Hurnham am
Wayno ttagedies 40 Colorado Springs
In The murders of William p Dawson
his wife and daughter IN Monmouth
and in the killing of the shovmans
Marzyek served in the phuinpins
var and after his return 20 this coun
try dcserted from the army. He hss
been in trouble since Tor forvinr
checks and stealing Until he w.r,
/ 20 the pcnitentiary. he ess a constant
fugitive