New Britain herald., 1915-06-19

SpGAkS OI MuTOGT. The first mention of the murder of Father zebris was in a statement also made March l2 It is printed below:
 Wilmington, Del, March 12, 1915.
 Monday night, February 8. 1915, at about 7:30 D. nl., we went out to Father Zebris' house. l stood near side of church and Kelson and two other fellows went in priests house through the front door, They stayed about one-half hour and then came cut the front door ana Nelson said .everything is done, and gave me a bunch of keys and told me to keep them. We all left. I went direct to my room and they in the other di- rection. I cried. all night in my room ard when I gotsup the next morning at the dinner table heard my board fig boss tell about it, ana I was so nervous a spoon fell out of my hand Monday at noon Nelson told me to meet him in a saloon on Main street at o'clock and we will go and get some money from Father Zebris m ct him in the saloon at o'clock and Nelson and two strange men that were with him started for Father nebris' house. We walked in single fle until we got to the church, where T stood on watch while they went in.
 (Signed)
 B. MoNTvID. '
 Witnesses: George Black, David Wardle, Robert Hurley, II. R. Mali- nowsky, Samuel Banforth.
 Accuses His Friend.
 N Montvid alleged that Krakas, whom ke called Nelson. wrote the black mail letter to Rev. Lucyan .Bojnow- ski in the following statement, made to the police on March 12:
 Wilmington, Del, Marsh 12, 1915.
 John Nelson wrote the anonyna ous letter shown to me by MT. Malinow- sky. It was written on my typewriter while in New Britain. cReferring to letter written to Rev Lucyan Bojnow- ski, February 15.D The letter was mailed while on Arch street. New Britain
 l saw him write the letter When | went to Waterbury, he took the Typewriter to Spring street. I got the typewriter back when met him in Philadelphia When in Waterbury got a letter from Nelson telling me to come to Bridgeport. started and | told my boarding boss was going to Boston but that was a bluff. I went to Plainville and went to Bridgeport. s z II know9thet John Nelson killed Father Zebris, but was afraid to tell He went to get money, and he did not want to give it so he killed him. The next day when I meet him he said: Well it is done, I could not get the money and I killed him. and he gave me bunch of keys and told me to keep them.
 s iSigned)
 B. MoNTvID.
 Witnesses: David Wardle, Samuel Bamforth, George Black, M. R. Mali nowsky, Robert Hurley.
 Makes Another Statement.
 Montvid identified as his property the typewriter shown in court, ac- cording to the following statement. given the police on March 12:
 Wilmington Del, March 12 1915.
 The typewriter showed me in the prison I identify as my rypewriter, the same one I had in New Britain, and the extra wheel showed me is also mine. The pad of writing paper shown me had i'll my grip, Nelson left 1t with me at 33O Arch street in gs .sa @tsF
 lSigned)
 E. MoNTvID.
 Witnesses: Samuel Bamforth, David Wardle, George Black. M. R. Malinowsky, Robert Hurley.
 Says He Entered House.
 The first admission that he entered the priests home in New Britain was on March 23. The statement follows.
 Tuesday, March g, 1915.
 1T, Bernard Montvid, do hereby state free and unsolicited, without any threats or promises, that four of us went into Father Zebris' huose. The woman opened the door Joe Schultz went in first; Peter Krakas next, then John Gilman, and I was last. I shut the door. Peter asked Father Zebris for money and then Father zebris began to holler and Peter shot him, and Peter took string from his l pocket and tied it around his neck. Joe was still holding the woman. When Father Zebris fell down, Peter took his watch. In another room, Joe got $7 and some change. The wom- an showed him where the money was. Then Peter punched the woman and I said, Where is the rest of the 1 money ?'' She said Probably 1 upstairs." Peter, Joe and the woman l went upstairs. They broke the door mad went I'D into the attic. They were gone seven or eight minutes and came and Peter said, "He killed her." They. searched the house before they killed the woman. I stood on watch 1 at the front door. When we left, l l had one bunch of keys. Joe had the l money and cigars, and Gilman had a little box Peter put out the light in l the front room, after shooting Father l Zehris. and Gilman put out the others