Evening journal., 1915-03-18
NONTVID
ROBBED JEWEbRY
Store OF GEMS
Baltimore Jeweler Says
Man Resembles Thief Who
Got $1,000 in Diamonds
state Will OPPOSE
REQUISTION OF MAN

Peter Krakus. alleged murderer Of
Patrolman Francis Y. Tierney. and
Charles MOntvid, confessed accom-
plice In the murder of the Rev. Joseph
Zebrows and his housekeeper. Eva H.
Gilman. of New Britain. Conn. are
now suspected of knowing something
about the robbery of the iewelry store
of S. J. Redberg and Son. No. 26 West
Baltimore street, Baltimore. Md. Word
10 this effect was received by Chief
Black today from Mr.. Redberg. who
said his store was entered on NOvem-
Der 2l, 1914, by man and robbed Of
diamonds valued at $1,000 The
description of the thieves tallies With
that of Charles Montvid. This clue
from Baltimore. together with. those
furnished yesterday by Marshal
Carter concerning the murder of the.
Gray woman and the saloonkeeper,
kaluska, will be followed some time
this week.
Chief Black intends to visit Montvid
and Kralus at the workhhouse and
to ply them with questions concerning
their lives in other cities i'm the hope
that some of the many mysteries now
reported will be cleared up. Until
this Is done. Attorney General Josiah
o. Wolcott will oppose the removal of
Montvid from this State. Tho pris-
oner. who cannot he charged with
any serious crime here. will be need
ed as a witness in the trial OF Kra-
/ kus In the Court of Oyer and Tormn-
or next week for the murder of
1 patrolman Tierney. The requisition
papers for the mans removal were
presented TO Governor Charles X. Mil
Ter at Dover today by Sergeant Bam-
forth, OF New Britain. who arrived
here last night with r. r. Malinow-
sky and NJ. r. Hurley. of the Connecu-
cut State police department. Whether
the governor signed the papers had
not been learned at O'Clock With
the arrival of the Connecticut officers
Chief Black was informed that Tia,
keys found ON Montvid ON the day o.
his arrest here had been identified
J Chief Black several days. ago tele
graphed TO New Britain asking abou
the keys and today he learned tha
every one Of them had been carried b,
the dead housekeeper and the slaii
priest
When questioned today the Con
necticut officials we're loath to dis
cuss the case but admitted that the,
think they have evidence TO show tha
Montvid and Krakus arrived I'm New
Britain together and that KralSus haC
not reached that city first as stated
by Montvid.
Alonzo W. Corey, chief of Police OF
Brookline, Mass, today sent a let.
ter here stating that the witnesse.
to the murder OF drug clerk named
Merrill i'm the Hitchcock drug store
there last November could not iden.
tify the murderers as they did mol
see the men. Other druggists In
the city who had seen the two mel
prior TO the murder. however posi-
lively identified the two photograph
of tie men under arrest here as tn,
photographs of the men they saw
going towards the Hitchcock drui
store on the day of the murder. Chic
Corey in his letter requested that FIN
ger prints of Krakus be sent him a
once On this clue rests the con
nection between Kralus and a maI
who answered his description VIII,
served five years in Jail at Brook
line. Mass. for housebreaking. Tit
information stated that one. Petel
Keoulenes, arrested I'm May 1911, fol
carrying concealed a deadly weapon
had been afterwards sentenced to five
years in jail for breaking and enter
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