The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-10
servian Makes Confession to Chief
kenney Following Arrest by Le
Feber Yesterday
Morning.
QUARREL OVER WOMAN
! etter in Two Languages From
Sweetheart Aids Police in Appre-
hension Of slayerA :.
Here.

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Yesterday morning at 212 South Third
street, confessed to Chief Kenney this
morning that he is the man sought by
the st. Louis police for the murder o.
Mike Mesha, a countryman, whom he
admits he shot and killed in board
ing house 1887 North Broadway, St.
Louis, month ago.
The arrest of Scarvitz and the So
curing Of information from a letter
written in two languages, that caused
him to confess the crime, followed
some of the most interesting work OF
criminal detection that has been done
by the local police for months.
The arrest of Scarvitz followed the
receipt of telegram Monday night
from Chief of Police William Young,
OF st. Louis. The telegram read.
Arrest, charge murder, Louis Scar
yitz, so years, Ave foot, seven, 40
pounds, small droppy mustache, left
eye-tooth missing, scar upper lip
covered by mustache, wearing da.k
clothes, said to be at number 2 Wat sr
street, your city.
How scarvitz Was Found.
The same evening Chief Kenney
went to the place mentioned in the
telegram. Afler an investigation
there he found man who admitted
he knew Scarvitz and admitted that
letter for Scarvitz had been address I'd
to himself, The man, Frank Nash, a
bohemian, who has lived here for
about three years, said he did not
know where Scarvitz was at the
time, but said he might meet him tho
next day on the street.
The following morning, yesterday,
at o'clock. Chief Kenney directed
Officer LeFeber to go to Nash, wake
him up, and have him go with Lee
Feber to several places on South Thiri
street that are occupied by foreigners
and where he believed Scarvitz might
be found. AT 212 South Third street,
in a house where a number of for.
eisners are living, Scaryitz was found.
He was placed under arrest and taken
to the police station.
Denied Guilt When Arrested.
When first questioned at the police
station by Chief kenney, the man de-
MED any knowledge of the crime. He
ave his name as "Melen Papo.' said
he had been in this city above two
weeks, and that he came here from st.
David. H., where he had been work
ing in the coal mines. He answered
the description, however. of the man
wanted by the St. Louis police. with
the exception of the fact that he had
shaved off his mustache and had about
a two weeks growth Of beard on his
face.
Among the personal effects taken
from the Servian when he was placed
IN Jail was one of the letters that had
been addressed to Frank Mash in
English but intended for Scarvitz. The
letter was written in a foreign
language. Nash said he and Scarvitz
ghad been rooming at the same place
and that Scarvitz had asked to have
. letters addressed to him NASH be-
cause the postoffice authorities would
be unable to read letter addressed
70 himself III his own language Nash
! mad agreed to this, not knowing
Scarvitz was criminal
Letter in TWO Languages.
chief kenney had the letter exam
med by Greek who lives here and
who reads and writes two languages.
Upon examining the letter the Greek
found that part of the letter was
written in Austrian, a language no
could read, but the rest of II was