Evening journal., 1915-03-12

Despite the refusal of Peter Krakus
alias Peter Melba, murderer of Pa
trolman Francis x. Tierney, last
Saturday, and Charles Montvid, alias
Charles Moras, his alleged accomp-
lice, to discuss the murder Of the Rev.
Joseph Zebrows and his housekeeper.
Eva Gilman. in New Britain, Conn.,,
on February s, last, to the Connect-
cut police at the workhouse yester-
day, the local police are Tightening
the chain of circumstantial evidence
in the double tragedy against the men.
Another link was forged this morn
ing when telegram was received
here stating that the numbers on the
KEYS carried by one Of the men when
arrested here correspond TO those on
the keys carried by the dead house
keeper and which were stolen at the
time of the murder. This, according
10 Robert t. Hurley of the Connecti-
cut police, and Sergeant Samuel Bam-
forth of New Britain, shows plainly
that at least one Of the men knows
something Of the double crime.
Detainers will be lodged by the
Connecticut authorities for both men
and formal charges of murder event
ually placed against them. Today the
Dolice we're confused as to whom
they took the keys from, altnough
they were notified yesterday that
Moras carried the keys. This detail
will be cleared up. the police SAID.
The arrest of the two men here Ioi
the murder of Patrolman Iierney, whd
fell after Patrolman Willard Sharples'
had attempted to arrest krakus on Q
trivial charge and was shot. and th'
subsequent shooting of Patrolman Hor
ace Mcdaniel and James I. Scott
brought to bay two men for whose ar
rest reward of 50, 100 had already beer
offered
The finger of suspicion connecting
Them with the murder of Father Zebrow
was first thought of by Stanley Yasis
The Polish undertaken. of this city, VIII
informed Chief of Police Black on Mon
dav of the murder of the priest and hi
housekeeper in New Britain I'M February
The local police had not received an
word of the crime from the New Britai
police. and 1fr. Yasik had read the &C
count Of the crime in a newspaper.
Chief Black. seeing the Importance o
this clue. at once sent the followin
telegram to the New Britain police:
"We have Peter Melba and Bernar
Nlontvid under arrest here for the nun
der of a policeman. They are Lithuan
ians and we're in New Britain and Othe
Connecticut towns during February
Have lot of watches and other jewelr
in their possession, suspected of havin
been connected with murder of priest j
your city. Look into matter and eithe
advise us of your findings or send some
one who can identify them.
"CHIEF OF POLICE BLACK"
Nothing more was heard Of the mat
ter until Tuesday when word reach
cd here that an officer was on his wa,
from New Britain and on the day fol
lowing Robert T. Hurley, OF the Con
necticut State police; Samuel BAN
forth. a detective Of New Britain, ant
NJ. r. Malinowsky. an investigate
from the States attorney Office ar
rived here.
The officials compared the article
found on the two men here and the,
Identified the note paper carried b.
Moras as being similar to that sen
10 a priest demanding $4,000 ol
threat Of like fate that befell Fathe
zebrows. The letter was typewriter
Moras had small typewriter witt
him. The officials also claimed tn
hat worn by Krakus here was lik
the one worn by the man who wa
seen to leave the priests house tn
night Of the murder The two mer
when arrested, carried several Ike
rings with a score of rings attache
and at the request of Chief of Polio
Black inquiry was made OF the loca
factory in New Britain as to whethe
the numbers on the keys could b
traced. The reply was received tc
day showing that the keys we're 70
locks used in the dead priests house
The bunch of keys which Mora
carried was on one large sized rim
and a smaller one was attached
These will i'm all probability b
shown the two prisoners at the worl
house again i'm an effort to have thel
tell what they know Of the crime.
AT the sweating of the men yestel
day at the workhouse by the Connect
cut officials and Sergeant David Wai
die. OF this city, little was learne