New Britain herald., 1915-02-10
Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski Says Robbers Killed Priest
 and His HOusekeeper.

As an incentive to urge even great . CT efforts in locating and bringing to Ajustice the murderers of Rev. Father z Tebris and his housekeeper, Miss Eva { Gimanaitls, Governor Marcus II. Holcomb has sent forth a notice stat ing that he will authorize on the part 2 of the state the offering of a reward of $1,OOO for the apprehension of the criminals. In this city similar pro- position is being suggested among the Lithuanians and today John Skritul- sky, one of the foremost members of the dead priests church. and P. s. sMcMahon, the theater magnate, sig nified a willingness to contribute $1OO apiece should reward be offered from this city.
 Quigley Offers S1,OOO for City.
 Mayor George A. Quigley at 3 o'clock this afternoon offered $1,ooo Reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers.
 This action was taken by his honor as a result of a conference with Chairman F. B. filling of the board of public safety, Commissioner R. R. Healey and Corporation Counsel J~ F.. < Cooper These four met this noon and decided to offer the reward.
 AThe common council tonight will be asked to endorse the action of the mayor and the measure will probably be unanimously adopted as number of prominent citizens have expressed . the opinion that a reward should be \ offered.
 s'Somethibg must be done, said Mayor Quigley this afternoon. Amy act of the government which will lend { impetus to the search for the .mur ! derers will probably receive public ap proval and we feel that there is a real demand for action or this nature. There has been too much of this work in New Britain and 1t must stop. First we had the Bosworth murder which was never solved. Then we had the dissertation of the church of the Sacred Heart and the perpetrators of that outrage were never caught. And to cap the climax we now have the killing of Father Zebrs and his house. keeper. No pains or money should . be spared to run down the slayers.' gers"
 7 President F.. w. Christ of the Chamber of Commerce expressed hor- TOT at the double tragedy He said Father Zebris' death was q great loss to the city and described the priest as fine. pleasant and sociable man.
 Several mem bers of the charter re- vision committee wore of the opinion ~that it would be an excellent move for the city to engage the best de- tectives obtainable and hire them at once before the trail became 'cold."
 Late this afternoon the police seemed as far from solving the baf- fling mystery as yesterday.
 clue that at first gave promise Of bearing fruit but was later regarded fs worthless. came from Merden this noon when four men arrested in New Haven yesterday for holding up and robbing Giovanni PapallO, a Meriden saloonkeeper, and are held In bonds of $2, 500 for the next term of the superior court to answer to that charge. They gave their names as Joseph Rocco, of Albany, N. Y.; James Macuri of Albany. N. 4.; , Michael Ferino of Springfield, Mass, and Carlo Stazzi of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
 The police claim that the prisoners members or a SduS w I11cl Has been operating from New Haven.
 Inasnluch as the offense for Which they were arrested was committed on the same night that Father Zehris and his housekeeper were murdered the local police are not inclined to give much credit to the theory that they are the guilty parties
 Priests Funeral Friday.
 The body of Father zebris will lie in state in St. Andrews church from 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon until 10 o'clock Friday morning, when the funeral will take place.
 Father Ambot of Hartford was in structed by Bishop J. J. Milan to make all arrangements. Solemn high mass will be celebrated. probably by Rev T J Jakaitis of Worcester, Mass. who will be assited by Bishop Milan. Rev Vincent karkauskas of Waterbury, Father Murray of Hart ford. Father Ambot and priests from many other cities in Connecticut, #Massa chusetts and New York
 The funeral of Eva Gilma naites, the Ehousekeeper, will be held at 10 Fo'clock tomorrow morning, Father SAmbot officiating. The bodies of both A+he priest and his housekeeper will abe inferred in the new Catholic ceme-