Evening journal., 1915-03-13
Police Recover Watch That
Was Stolen From Dead Priest

in which the priest was called foul
names in which $4,000 was demand
ed, was also hashci before the pris-
oner. Again Montvid shook from head
to foot and he told OF seeing the letter
written but claimed Krakus wrote It.
krakus Gets Guns.
Montvid, in the beginning of his
tale, as related yesterday. told of Kra-
kus receiving package from the Saw
age Arms Company, while living at the !
Arch street address in New Britain. /
This contained two automatic pistols
and four magazines. The guns were
carried by Krakus and he kent two of
the magazines. This was how he ac-
counted for his having the magazines
here and he admitted throwing them
away while being pursued by Patrol
man Washington last Saturday. Mont
vid, when asked TO explain how one OF
the magazines had been half emptied,
appeared confused and could not
answer
While the officials were at the work.
house, Montvid said he would show
them why he requested that belong
ings of Krakus found there be brought
to him. Montvid picked up what was
apparently piece of blank paper in
the suit case and holding IL TO the
light. nothing could be seen. The
prisoner then asked that water be
brought him and into this he dipped
the paper. Instantly writing was
visible. Montvid explained that the
writing had been done with acid and
it was in this manner that he and
Krakus had been corresponding. When
the paper becomes dry, the writing is
again invisible.
Credit Due Wilmington.
All the credit of the discovery OF
the fact that Montvid and Melba are
connected with the New Britain mur-
Ger is due to the police of this city.
All the evidence that has been de-
veloped in this connection and all the
details of the work necessary in work
ing up this case against them has
been done by Chief OF Police George
Black. who has been ably assisted by
Detective Sergeant David Wardle. But
for these two men the Connecticut
authorities probably never would have
known who had killed the priest and
his housokeeper, and il is an assured
fact that they never would have been
able to secure the strong evidence
they now have against Montvid and
} Melba had il not been for the clever
, and able detective work on the part
/ of Chief Black and Detective Wardle
who generously took off their coats
and jumped into the task OF clearing
q up the entire case. thereby proving OF
invaluable assistance to the New
. Britain detectives.
d When Detectives Bamforth. Hurlus
I and Maiinowsky came here this weea
81 they were practically without clu,
r 10 the murderers of the New Britain
I priest The authorities of that place
e had never even sent out a flyer aftel
\ the murder. at least no such policl
2 information had ever been receives
i by the local department From wha
e can be learned the people of Ney
+ Britain. and in fact, of Connecticut
n have been more than angry at sh
g laxity Of the police authorities of tha
" place in not having done better worl
Il IN running to earth the murderers o
VI the priest and his housekeeper. The
II did not hesitate TO make their feel
Il irgs known. and as a result the polio
G werc severely criticized. There is
g.. reward of S2.1OO offered for the slay
& ers. but whether this reward la'
anything TO do with the case is no
known. However. il was stated yes
c terday that factions did exist amOn
l. the authorities. and that they wer
a practically without a single clue {
a- the murdorcrs.
N Undertaken Gives Tip.
A. The tip that resulted in the conncc
20 ing Of the two men undor arrest hc
is was furnished by Stanley Nasik, as r.
s. lated in these columns yesterday. IN
10 information, when given To Chief of p
a, lice Lack. was sent to the New Brita
- officials q, once. and but for this VOL
in the Conns,ticut authorities would "a
llcen at sea. BY the time they arsft.
10 the local police had the case all work.
ii up for them. and there was little
m rothing for them To do except follo
IN the plans as mapped out by Chi
lo Black lie and Sergeant Nardlc ha
,n worked night aud day ever since la
- Saturdays tragedy. They were go
M ,inced that Kraius had some despera
no motive for killing Patrolman Ticrn
,e and trying TO escape arrest on SUSPECT
is that he had stolen the watch he "
ho trying TO pawn. II was this knowlci
m which started them On the investisai.
nd which they brought to such succcssi
,e conclusion Yesterday by getting the ca
nd fession from Montvid The result
ar their work. it IS claimed, reflects {
iii highest credit upon the lolice Dcpa'
;s meut of this city
,s The entire case IL has been de,ar'
N, has demonstrated that Nilmington's !
m. lice Department Is The equal OF any
on ihe country, and this degree of etlicien
ia and high standard Is due almost erti;;
~ 10 the good work of CLicf OF Ph
~ George Black anil Sergeant David w
.n Gle on this. the biggest case ever drv
~ ~ oped IN the police annals of this en-
- - an! enc of the biggest tuis section
s the country has known for many yea
M, With the arrest of the two men he
,or and that of Joseph Szucys, in Cley
"a land. Ohio. last week on a charge
~ ",.. robbery. the local police are inclin
eo. TO think that the net Of evidence W
"a show that all we're members of
-. gang that Szucys speaks abol
"a "a Szucys is now at Mt. Holly. \.
~ awaiting trial and he claims that
IN IN gang of thirty men started out to r
-, last fall. This man also says
''' knows Montvid, having met him
Paterson. \. J. When arrested
az i,5 cleveland. Szucys had a suit case f
~, ~, ed with new watches and jewel