The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-20
FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
 HOLDS KANAKI
Fisherman Accused of Beat ing Of Drowning Men
 Not Allowed Bail
POLICE SEARCH FAR
 FOR LOST WITNESSES
Lightkeeper Tells Story 08 Brutal Staying of Two
 Swimmers in Harbor

Louis Kanakt, Of 2O4 Spruce street. charged with the murder of hia Guc fishing companions, Paul AUrltch cf Spruce street, and Steve vango of Villa Park, was held by Judge Bacon Wake man in Fairfield Town court this af- ternoon without bail. on a charge of murder in the first degree. The case was continued until next week.
 The entire Long Island coast is be- ing watched for the bodies of the two men. which it is thought wiH be east ashore within a short time.
 Sherin EIwood, with the add Of Cor oner John J. PheIan and the state po- lice, Is Attempting to locate four men who were hshing short distance from the lighthouse. and who, acoordiaa to Assistant Lighthouse Keeper George AGanders of the Penheld Reef light tho states chief witness witnegged the enr tire affair.
 The entire city and county win 5c searched. The men have not as yet neea found by the officers, but Shsrim EI~ Manders knows them by sight and that their apprehension will be bat matter of hourA
 Prosecuting Attorney King said thig mornis if seems improbable that murder Of snis kind could be com1zit- ted
 Attorney A. s. GeduHdte of HriLAa port. Represented the accused man lr Fairfield court. Sherin Efvood be- heves that. with 4he continuance cG the aABe he will be able @ conviction-
 The murder was most brufaL if murder ft be proven The Easna.ll sun ras just casting ita Grst z over the peaceful waters Of Hha up1 when Assfsesnt EzAeper lfanGc of the Penneld Reef light, heard the boisterous laughter of several mem as he was putting rut the baacnn-
 GIancing out from above he gay below, him a boat contaIninB ehree men, all apparently intoxicated La paid no further attention to them.
 Suddenly he heard shouts He looked again and saw two men ir the uater. while a third. standing in che boat pushed at the two swimmers Sew eraI times he saw him push the men from the boat when they gfasped tha gunwales. They frantically fought
 Then the struggles Of one man grew weaker and weaker, and he aauh- Then the other slowly dagapp cared from sight The horror stricken light house keeper saw the third man calm 1 Iy sit down in the boat, and begin to row away The men were about 800 feet away from the light at the time
 Manders shouted to the men fin the boat for whom the authorities are searching, What arc they doing2' "Oh, hell, he's batting them over the head
 He paid no further attention to the men, and they disappeared after he had captured the man.
 BGanders did not lose his presence of mind. As the murderer vowed to- wards the lighthouse. he ran below. and shouted, Come over or I'll shoot'
 He placed his hand in his rear pDcic- ct, and the man evidently bellev1ns | that he was armed. rovved towards the | light house, where he was greeted oy the unnrTned Manders- What aided Manders in his easy capture, was q 1 f1reman;e badge which he haEhed in the sunlight Kana|ki allowed him self to be taken into custody and Man ders careful1y tied him. 1 He then signa3led a passing motor boat in which were William 1Iazter oG 14 Libby street, Frank 1EcDonaId ol I Broad Ridge Road, StratfOrd. John ] Bear of Harrison Court and Eugene Richael of 947 Hancock avenue. and l placed Kanaki in their custody, with l instruction to turn him over to tho authorities. The man was into1icatea and made no resistance. On the shore, they were met by Of- fcer Gorgas of the Bridgeport police departnn ent, who was there on anoth~ CT call. The men told him that Kana-iyi I was wanted for the murder of two men in the sound. and Gorgas took him to the third precinct station, from where he was later transferrad to headquarters. Here his name was sef
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