New Britain herald., 1915-02-16
MAY TAKE YEAR 10
 SOLVE MURDER CASE
But Police Have Not Gwen U]
 Hope and Still Work Hard
STORY OF STRANGE MEN TOLD
Otto Breither, of Arch Street, Tells Police of Mysterious Duo Who Posed as Insurance Men and Detectives,


 Detectives.
 Today marks a whole week since the. murder of Rev. Father Joseph Zebris and Eva Gilmanaitis, his housekeeper, was discovered, yet to all outward appearances the police and detectives working on the case seem no nearer to a solution than they have been at any time. One of the officers interviewed today, how ever, seemed to be far from discour- aged and simply said: Give us time. It may take a year to apprehend the guilty parties
 An interesting fact discovered in connection with the case, and one of which the police are also coenizant is that two msyterious men, who hired a room from Otto Breither. of Arch street, left town suddenly at about the time the murder was dis covered
 Strangers Hire Room.
 MT. Breither says that on January 20 two well dressed strangers, who appeared to be Russian Poles came to him and asked if they could rent a room. They represented themselves as insurance agents from Springfield and took a room at $2.5O apiece per week. At night they accompanied MT. Breither about the city and seemed to be congenial fellows
 About 8 week after their advent into New Britain one of the strangers left, saying he had been called away The other man who claimed to be a MT. Morris remained. A short time after that he received a package con- taining a revolver. When MT. Breither expressed surprise, MT. Morris con- f1ded that he was not really an in surance agent but was a detective working on a case here and was com pelled to carry a gun. From then on he made frequent night trips from the house.
 Produces False Whiskers.
 Last Monday night he produced heavy false beard and telling MT. Breither it was his disguise he left, saying he was going to the post of- flee and then to the city building, where he was located His friend followed him and he really did go to these places so he was satisfied and gave up the chase.
 A week ago this morning, after the murder had been discovered, Morris told Breither that he was working on the case and had been down. to the parish house to make investigations. Wednesday morning the proprietor of Norris boarding house became sus- picious and told the police. At noon- time Morris got telegram which caused him to announce that he must leave town at once. He did so and the police arrived a half hour after he had fitted away.
 Morris always seemed to have plenty of money and on one occasion had announced that he could get $10O the following day just as easy as not. He was considered a good spender by | those who had met him.
 Since he left Breither's house last 1 Wednesday, nothing has been seen of | him.
 Another Story Heard.
 Another story heard comes from q | we'll known Stanley Works resident | who claims to have been approached | by two strange individuals at five to twelve on the night that the murder was committed. Accord ing to this report the person in ques- tion was rounding the corner of Church and Stanley streets when he was accosted by two people. One of them was dressed in an old dress and wore a shawl over the head. Alth ough dressed as 8 women this person seemed to be man in disguise. The l. other party wore a beard and asked when the last car went to Hartford explaining that he wanted to take his com mpanion there to doctor. He seemed much disturbed when in- formed that there were no more cars to Hartford.
 State Men Still Here. , The state police are still active in the case and show no signs of letting up. Early today they left the station house and visited several places about ] he city where they questioned differ ent people. They also spent more l lime at the murder house on Church street. At the conclusion of their in- 7estigations they announced they had nothing further to give out.
 Did Woman Have Property?
 That Eva Gilmanaitis may have oeen possessed of anestate is a prol- ,bll1ty 1npired by a letter received his morning by Mayor Quigley from Fred H. Platt, lawyer of Traverse City, Michigan. MT. Pratt wrote that a man giving lis name as John Galminate, who re- tides near Traverse City, read the &C., ount of the double murder in the ( newspapers and has arrived at tue that the murdered woman ms sister. He said he resided in hls city until twelve years ago when { le went west At that time his sister | 'hoSe christian name was Iva was ,