The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-06
KRAZANIK CHARGED
WITH MURDER
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yesterday afternoon completed the In
guest into the deafh Of Nike skoda.
whose death resulted At the county
hospital Thursday afternoon. as the
result OF n knife wound inflicted by
Frank Krazanik at foreigners board
ing house at Elm Grove at an early
hour Tuesday morning.
The formal verdict OF the Jury
charges Krazanik with murder. The
inquest opened yesterday morning at
Elm Grove. when the testimony OF
Drs. L. X. Cracraft and f. b. Plant.
the physicians who conducted the au-
topsy. was taken. Both physicians
testified to the effect that death was
due to a knife wound that had pene-
trated the skull into the brain. The
evidence was taken before a Jury.
which also visited the scene OF the
crime. and the hearing was then ad
journed to the court house. where Il
was completed about $50 o'clock.
A number of witnesses, including
DR.. II. NJ. Pedicord, OF Elm Grove,
James Il. Frazier. town marshal OF the
same place, and the boarders at the
house where the crime was commit.
ted, and the testimony was taken
down by Stenographer Louis Walters.
and will be submitted to the prosecu-
ting attorney. At the conclusion of
the testimony the jury returned the
following verdict:
After hearing the evidence the jury
returned the verdict as stated above.
Sheriff w. NJ. Clemans has offered
reward OF s25 for the arrest of Kra-
Zanik and he will this morning ask
the county commissioners to increase
this amount Every effort is being
made TO capture the fugitive. and with
the added incentive in the offered re
ward the officials hope to soon have
the murderer behind the bars.
The evidence submitted to the jury
I by the witnesses was most conclusive
and damaging against Krazanik. DIR.
Pedicord testified to being called in
and attending to the injured man. and
also described the condition OF the
body and how It was lying when it
was found.
Marshal Frazier. OF Elm Grove.
testified TO being notified or the -.
fair and told OF the steps he took afty
arriving at the house and OF his in.
ability to get any trace OF the muir
\ derer
The cause OF the trouble this led up
| to the murder was told by very in-
/ telligent foreigner who boarded in the
house. He said that the two men had
been drinking and that Skoda was
| pretty "booZy. lie told OF how
| Skoda in his intoxicated condition up-
| set bucket of beer and refused 10
/ buy more when Krazanik insisted on
his so doing. This led TO a quarrel
and Skoda was knocked down several
times by the younger man. John
! Krazanik. a brother. tried TO separate
/ the two. and he was cut about the
hands with n penknife in the hands
of his brother. but not seriously.
! FeIIed His Adversary.
When the men were finally sep
arated. Frank Krazanik ran TO the
| kitchen and returned TO the room
/ meeting Skoda at the door. The room
was dark. but a light from an adj
| Joining room shone through the door
and the men saw Krazanik raise his
| arm and strike Skoda a powerful blow
| in the face. and he dropped to the
/ floor. He never uttered a word nfter
/ that. and Krazanik ran down tho
stairs and out the door. with the knife
in his hands. and took up over the
hills. and that was the last seen OF
him.
The Verdict.
We. the jury. find that the de.
ceased. Mike Skoda. came to his death
as the result OF wound inflicted with
a knife or some other sharp instrii
ment in the hands OF Frank Krazanik
and that the assault was committed
with intent TO kill"
The verdict Is signed by George r.
McCausland. foreman. and the Other
FIVE jurors.
Three other foreigners. one OF whom
was Krazanik's brother. testified q
the same effect and the case wat
then given 90 the jury. Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Maury conduct
ed the examination OF witnesses an,
b. bis questioning brought out mos
damaging evidence against the &C
cuscd