The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-08
TWO KILLINGS
CRIMES TOLL In
FOREIGN COLONY
Serbian, Missing 81 Bill. Ac-
cuses Companion of Theft,
Then Shoots Him Dead
POLISH WEDDING DEBAUCH,
SETTING OF OTHER DEATH

GueSt rOunO OutSluc VI uOAhc
With Skull Battered-Dies
in Hospital VI
Enraged because. he thought he had
been tricked out OF a 81 bill with
which he intended to buy supply OF
beer for the occupants Of q Serbian
colony house at No. 343 Ferry-ave.
east, Sunday afternoon, Dusan Kosu-
Tic, 30-year-old roomer In the place,
blow OF the head of Louis Kostic. 20
years old, with double-barreled shot
gun, and cowing the swarm of foreign
ers In the place with nfs weapon.
stalked outside. and mounted guard
over the house with his shotgup, for
q half hour, preventing any alarm be-
ing sent to the police.
Patrolman Clayton Placeway, Of
Bethune station, captured the madden
ed slayer by clever ruse, when he
was informed by neighbors that
Kosulic was pacing up and down with
a shotgun. and had been seen to FIRE
a charge OF shot through one OF the
windows.
Kosulic leveled his weapon at Place
way az the latter approached.
Look behind you!" shouted the
Officer, and as Kosuljcs whirled, fear
ing an attack from the rear. Placeway
leaped upon him and disarmed him.
He was in ignorance of the mans
crime, and sent him to Bethune sta
ton as disturber of the peace. Then
the terrified inmates of the house
came out and informed him of Kosu-
lies brutal crime.
Kostis was sitting In the kitchen Of
the house with Mrs. Anna Urban, the
boarding house mistress, and Ave or
six Of the boarders, when Kosulic
entered the room, and suggested that
some one 60 out and get some beer.
He reached into his pocket for money.
and drew his hand out, empty, declar.
ing that 81 bill was missing.
Kostis laughingly pulled out roll
OF bills. peeled on 81 bill, and hand.
ed II over to Kosulic
Kosulic, believing that Kostis had
in some way taken his money, became
mad with<rage. He strobe to his room,
and returned an instant later with
the shotgun, which he calmly leveled
at Kostis, and fired, killing Kostis In.
stantly.
Kostis leaves his wife and two chill.
dren in Serbia. 1t Is said. He had
been in this country FIVE years.
Police declare that Kosulic has been
arrested twice within year in con.
nection with stabbing ARRAYS. He was
known In the rooming house as an un.
married man. but a life insurance pol
Icy found in his room was made out
to his wife, Marian.
Andrew Kcpcziak, % years old. of
No. $50 Hancock-ave east, died in
Grace hospital, late Sunday night.
from a fracture of the skull, at the
base of the brain, half hour after he
was found unconscious In the yard of
Joseph Modrzczewski's home, No. 1912
Dubois-st.
Modrzczewslsi's sister, Anna. was
celebrating her wedding dance In the
house, her marriage to Wladislaus
Brzozowski having been celebrated In
st. Stanislaus church, Sunday morn
ms, by the Rev. FIR. Francis CECILIA.
During the evening, Kopcziak, who
had been drinking heavily during the
day. became quarrelsome, and Is al
legged to have slapped several women
guests. He was ordered to leave, and
was taken home by his wife. Shortly
after 10 o'clock. Kopcziak returned to
the scene OF the wedding feast, alone.
and fight ensued.
At 1890 O'Clock, q policeman found
Kupcziak lying In the yard. uncon-
ecious, his head crushed, and an iron
bar, three feet long, and an inch in
thickness, lying beside him. The party
was proceeding as though nothing had
happened.
Inspector Fenton ordered a roundup
o. the guests, who were closely cues
tened, but all pIofessed to be ignor.
ant OF Kopcziak's fatal injury, though
the police were informed Of Kopcziak's
conduct.
The officers learned that Joseph
Modrzczewski, brother OF the bride,
had been outdoors to look at the in
jured man. and they placed him under
arrest. He is charged with homicide.
on the police blotted, but the officers
say that he is held as q witness.
Joseph Bozek, 81 years old, of No.
1016 Hancock-ave. east, who Is alleged,
to have been one of the men who help-
ed eject Kopcziak from the house on
the occasion of his last appearance.
was arrested by detectives, later. and
Is held on charge of homicide, while
the officers are looking for q relative
or Bozek, living on Moran-st. This
man Is said TO have disappeared soon
after Kopcxiak was elected from the
house, and detectives watched hh
al f1h L.