New Britain herald., 1915-02-15
PRIEST THREATENED
 BY CALIFORNIA MAN
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 streets. Smolinsky soon tired of his wife again and in November last, for a second time, left her to return to San Francisco, after selling all his furniture He has not been seen in New Britain since. Warns Velincius.
 Velincius pitied his unfortunate young cousin and offered her a home with his family. She accepted and secured a position at the Stanley Works, where she is employed at the present time.
 It was after Smolinsky's first de- parture, that Velincius received the first letter threatening his life. Smolinsky wrote to him again after his second departure, this time writ ing that he would come back here soon and fix all of his enemies, his wife, Father Zebris and Velincius included The letter was written on red paper and included a paper model of large bullet. .#
 Priests Life Threatened.
 About the same time, Father Zebris received a similar letter from Smolin- sky. He telephoned the news to Velincius. His letter carried Cali fornia post mark, as did that received by Velincius. As the latter was criticized strongly in his letter for harboring the deserted wife, he asked Mrs. Smolinsky to leave his home. She moved to the home of Mawrie Newulis of 26 Silver street. Last week NeWulis' life was threatened in let ter he received from Smolinsky ln California. The letters have been turned over to the police.
 Woodchopper Arrested.
 The arrest of man giving his name as Frank Young, aged forty, at Greenwich last night had a suspicious twist, inasmuch as when captured the man was armed with an axe and a revolver and was hiding in the vesti- bule of St. Mary's church. When ar rested Young told rambling story and informed the police that he had been in New Britain at the time Father Zebris and his housekeeper were mur- dered.
 The man was discovered by James McCord, sexton of the church, and was crouched in the vestibule minus his coat and shoes. The sexton gave the alarm and later the man was cap tured after a chase. When closely examined Young denied having any intent to harm Rev. Father E. l.. Sullivan, pastor of St. Mary's church at East Port Chester, but said he went into the church to rest. He ad- mitted being in jail before One feature of the mans story CO., incides with a. report in this city last Tuesday which said that on the night before the murder a strange man in his stocking feet. and without coat or vest was seen wildly pounding on the door of Father Zebris' home. Story Inconsistent.
 In the Greenwich court this morn ing Young was charged with va grancy and it was explained that he is a woodchopper, and that he had just come in from the country. This
 counted for an axe that Young was carrying, and the revolver which he had in a valise, when he was ar- rested last night. Young gave story of his travels and claimed to have been in New Britain early last week. The police how ever, decided that his story was in- consistent and was due to his condi- tion and pressed only the vagrancy charge which brought a fine of $5 from the court. No reference was made in court to Youngs claim that he was in New Britain about the time Fa- ther Zebris was killed The reason he gave for being in the church was that he was tired and went in there to rest.
 ''Nary a Thing"-Chief.
 Asked this afternoon if there were any new developments in the mur- der case, or any new clues that could be made public, Chief William J. Rawlings replied: Nary a thing
 Detective Sergeant Samuel Bam- forth also declared that there was nothing new in the case.
 State Police Still Here.
 All hope has not been abandoned however, for the state police are still working hard on the case and this afternoon one of the detectives and an interpreter set off in an automo- bile, while Officer "Ted'' Malone and another sleuth went in another direc- ton on foot
 While the parish house has now been thoroughly ransacked from eel lar to garret and every possible piece of evidence collected, the police are still in possession and will continue to keep close tabs on it for some days to come.
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