The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-15
Murdered.
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With knife wound in his abdo-
men, so deep and wide that he was
practically disembowelled, Roman
Wasilkow, a Russian, 23 years old,
died Tuesday night in an ambulance
while being taken to Swayze hospi-
tai. The wound was inflicted during
drunken brawl among gang Of
Russian workmen, employed by the
Michigan Central, and living in sew
eral cars near the sugar factory. The
police are looking for Wacily Stepa-
hau Kalaneclinpo, another Russian,
who, it is alleged, did the cutting.
According to information secured
by the police, Wasilkow was in bed
in his car, when Kalanechinpo, who
had been at Oakley during the day,
and brought considerable liquor, be-
sides INDUCING freely in it himself,
came into Wasilkow's car and Great
ed a disturbance. He shouted at the
top of his voice and when Wasilkow
demonstrated, ne pulled gun and
started shooting out the car window.
Wasilkow jumped to his feet and
tried to shove the drunken man from
the car. Kalanechinpo became en-
ragged, and breaking away from Wa
silkow, he whipped out an ugly look
ing dirk. Wasilkow leaped towards
him and grabbed the now crazed
man, but quick as a flash, Kalane-
chinpo sunk the knife into Wasil-
kow's vitals.
With a scream of pain, the wound
ed man sank to the floor. Other men
had interfered and received several
minor cutsl at the hands of the muir
derer AS Wasilkow sank to the
floor the drunken man evidently rea-
lized what he had done, and darted
out Of the door before the others
could catch aim. He ran to his own
disappeared. No clue to the course
he took can be found by the police,
although they believe that he pass
ed through Durand. Cards bearing
a description of the murderer and
bearing his picture, have been sent
broadcast over the state and to Chi
cago.
The men in the car with the dying
man placed him on his bed and call
ed the police and a physician. Pa
trolmen Thomas and Denyes went to
the scene Immediately, and Sheriff
Herrick, Undersheriff Griffin and
Deputy Sheriff Sproule were also
hurried to the spot. DR.. A. L.
Arnold arrived soon after the cutting
and called Knapp & Smiths ambu-
lance. The injured man died soon
after the trip was started, however,
and his body was taken to Knapp e
Smiths undertaking parlors. Coroner
Guy Cole has ordered an inquest for
Wednesday at ! o'clock.
Stories as to the real cause of the
stabbing vary, and what the police
learned was secured with difficulty
because of the inability of the men
to talk the English language. One
story is to the effect that a grudge
of long standing has existed between
the two men, while another is that
a card game was at the bottom of
the trouble.
The young man who was killed
was married, and has wife and two
small children in Russia. He was Of
a splendid physique.
The police searched the car in
which Kalanechinpo lived and found
his suit case. In it was picture of
himself, and copies Of it were made
and printed on postal cards, with the
murderer's description. He is %
years old, five feet, eight inches tall
weighs between 160 and 10 pounds
has black hair and dark eyes, has q
slight cash on the right knee. He
wore a dark coat and cap and heavy
shoes wnen he was last seen.
The coroner's inquest to inquire
into the death of the young Russian
was held Wednesday afternoon. Five
witnesses testified: DR.. Harry L. Ar.
mold, who attended the man after ne
was stabbed, Under Sheriff Bert s.