The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-16
CROSSES OCEAN
TOAVENGEDEATH
OF HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Mary Barnitzki Arrives
From Warsaw and Testifies
Against Philip Koharski
TELLS DRAMATIC STORY
OF SpOUSE'S Staying
Says Prisoner Kept Crowd Back
While Another Man Stabbed
Mate

Coming all the way from Warsaw TO
testify agams uer husband enemy,
Mrs Mary Baru!tzH whose husband
was hilled. july 1872, uy Joseph
ErostowicKI. arrived IN Detroit short.
Is atter 5 O'Clock. Thursday morning.
and went al once 10 Judge Commonly :
court WneIr. later IN ne morning.,
she testified against pnihp konarsKr
charged WIN homicide IN the second
degree
Il is kuharskts second trial tie
was convicted anu sentenced bat the
supreme court ordered a retrial on
the ground Of error. BrostoNlch Is
III Marquette. serving a life sentence.
After the conviction 81 honarski
ana Brostowich. Mrs. BarnitzKi re.
turned TO Russia, where her FAMILY
owns estates OF considerable size,
near Warsaw When the Koharskl
case was sent back. Assistant Prose
cutor Toms communicated With aLrs.
Barnitzki, asking her II she would re-
turn 20 testify second time against
Koharsh She agreed. Sickness de-
layed her, so she was not present
when the trial began On word that
she was on her way, the scase vas
held up, pending her arrival
The trip was made Ia l3 days.
storms hel%up the vessel on
Mrs .,Barnitzd embarked from Ant;
werp t>A&ase .qairfecg Nevt0 Aylau.
Y i.'-ai 4 49, -pv hui
MIS- Byrrr...- 90 ~ a.. trip.
Only her determination 10 aXenge her
husband S death kept her from yield
ing. TO despair Day alter day the
vessel plunged and rolled and Mrs
Barnitzki victim OF weak heart
had TO lie on the floor, guarding her
SELF as 'best She could against the
pitching OF the boat
The immigration and customs ON
cials at New York had been notified
that Mrs Barnitzki was on her way
when wan and exhausted she was as
sisted from the boat She boarded a
train Immediately for Detroit Here
she was met by Or Ladislaus Slomin
ski former neighbor, and escorted
to the court
Mrs. Barnitzki was warmly vel
coined by the court officials. Though
she speaks little English. her smile
and a hearty shake OF the hand con
yeyed her JOY AT arriving at the end
. fher journey. She was dressed II
t black rs Ae-tAFew- back I4e--eaYS
black veil which concealed her face
and tied IL about her hat. Narrow
white lace at her neck and on hel
sleeves. and light gold chain about
her neck. tried their best 10 relieve
her air OF mourning
While she was waiting for tht
Koharski case TO be called. Mrs. Bar
nitzki sat in the city physicians OF
! flee. for 1t was feared that the straiI
OF the journey might cause her e
break down.
Mr. Toms questioned Mrs. Barnit
Xxi carefully warming her re
lEeatedly, through an interpreter. Z
be quiet and take 81 easy But she
became intensely dramatic. Stretch
ing out her black-gloyed hands, she
described how she saw Koharski with
revolver in his right hand and I
knife in his left. approach her hus
band She told how she sprang be
fore him and held the palm OF hel
hand over the muZZIe OF The revolver
She told how Koharsh kept the Grove
back while Brostowski stabbed anC
killed Barnitzki At times, her voice
trembled but she gave her testimony
without hesitation. and showed a Clea
memory OF the midnight ARRAY.
Mrs Barnitzk is the prosecution
last witness. The defense will prob
ably conclude, Friday. Mrs Barnitzk
will remain in Detroit only until sh,
IS we'll enough TO attempt the return
| journey 10 Warsaw.