The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-07-10
PETRAS ON STAND
Accused Nan Talks on Gene
terry Murder Case.
LAST SAW THERESA ON Can

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Defendant Tells Story of All His Move
ments on Night of Hollander Muir
der-CIothes Shown to Demonstrate
They Were Not Spotted-victim
Was mice Girl"
GENEVA, ILL. = Before an audi
ence that strained to get each Word
and that watched every expression OF
mis- face, Anthony Petras, charged
with the murder of Theresa Hollan'
der testified in the Kane county court
house at Geneva.
Attorney Harvey Gunsul, his attor-
pey, asked about the night of the muir
der
Did you see Theresa that night?"
he asked
'I did. / walked with her from her
house downtown little way. l mes
her in front of her house. Hello
she said.
81 said Hello We talked then
about the weather and laughed. Then
she took a car and she hOllered to
me as she got on: We'll, how is mar
RED life by this timer
''Fine,' | hOllered back"
The witness raised his voice to
"holler" by way of illustration.
"Then l went on to night school,
Petras continued, describing minutely
the route he took.
Rescued a Lost Cat.
"On the way l met little cat that
was lost and l brought it home. Then
l met Anton Bozkns.
What did you say to Bozkns?"
asked Attorney Gunsul.
81 said 'Hello!' and he asked me if
I had knife. And 1 gave him my
knife to sharpen his pencil"
"Was this the knife?" Attorney Gun
sui asked, pointing to one exhibit.
yes" said Petras
The knife he identified was not the
one found beside Theresa's body in
the ST. Nicholas graveyard.
Petras then recited what he had for
a lesson at school. He told in speak
ing to his friends of telling one Of
them, Fishbach, that he was not going
downtown.
81 was broke" testified Petras. ST
had 10 cents in my pocket"
Fishbach was one of the principal
witnesses for the state
Petras explained why he had waited
for a New York street car.
Met Theresa on the Car.
'I knew what time it would come,
so l waited" he said. Then Theresa
Hollander got on the car. She sat
down next to me. When she got up
to get off the car she looked to me.
She nodded her head. Then she smiled.
I smiled back at her. Good night,
Tony she said Good night, Tres
Sic l said And then she got off the
car at Ohio street.
"At the next street, Indiana ave
nue., got off, too. But that was the
last l see of Tressie, when she smile
at me in the car and | smile at her.
/ never see Tressie again until-until
they bring her back dead from the
cemetery"
Petras then described the scene
with Hickman, and told of the Incl
dents testified to by the colored man.
Then Went Straight Home.
81 stepped on his leg when l got
off," said Tony, "and I begged his
pardon. Then I went straight home.
1t was $50 when 1 got home.
81 knocked on the door of the bed
room and hollered Hello, Hon. to my
wife, and she let me in
Attorney Gunsul then showed Tony
some garments; one, heavy overcoat
with a fur collar.
81 wore that overcoat on that night"
said Tony.
Mr.. Gunsul held the coat up so the
Jurors could see it was unspotted, Pc.
tras next identified the blue trousers
he had worn on the night of the muir
der, and other clothing.
Did Not Kill Her, He Says.
Did you meet Theresa Hollander in
st. Nicholas cemetery" asked the at
tOrney.
Did you hit Theresa Hollander in
the head with club?" asked Attorney
Gunsul
'No, sir" cried Tony.
Did you kill Theresa Hollan(ler?"
asked Attorney Gunsul
Tony, rising in his seat, faced the
jury and again cried, mo, SIR"
Petras then was questioned By MS
attorney concerning his former rela-
lions with Theresa
"She was mighty nice girl" he
said 81 liked her, yes, sir, l loved
her until met Meta, and then liked
Meta better and married her. No, sir
(Tony shook his head vigorously. I
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