New Britain herald., 1915-06-19
Admits Statement.

BE4P, ne says, are Ills, diSO the nV0 mems watches, two ladies' watches and rings, he claims to be his The Savage automatic. revolver. three magazines and cartridges he claims belong to him. The false moustaches he claims as his, and picked out the one which he wore the night of the | murder. The searchlisht, he says, be- longs to Krakas. The No. 5 Blickens- derfer typewriter. he says, is his and that he bought it in Boston
 Montvid acknowledges the above to be true as follows:
 March 24, 1915.
 l. Bernard Montvid, do hereby state that the black hand grip shown me by Bamforth, Malinowsky and Hurley is mine. I bought it in Boston and the articles in it are either mine or Kra- kas'. (signed) B. Montvid. Witness; Samuel Bamforth.
 M R. MAlinowsky,
 R. T. Hurley.
 True Story of the Murder.
 The statement made by Montvid at the county jail here April 6, intro duced yesterday by State Policeman Hurley, follows:
 Hartford, Conn. April s, 1915
 I, Bernard Montvid, do hereby state. free and unsolicited, without any threats or pronises:
 That came from Russia to TauH- ton, Mass, Read street, and stayed with my sister, Mrs Martin Statukes. came about three and half years ago. went to work in the Whitten- ton Manufacturing company mills in the dyeing room; worked there three months. then went to my brothers. Antonia Montvid's 9th street, Boston, Mass. There sold books for one month. I then went to New Haven, Conn. Got job in a grocery store at Walnut street with John Waitke- vicz; stayed there three months; re- turned to South Boston got 8 job with Peter Matus orl D street. It was grocery store; worked three months then went to work in another gro-i cery store on Broadway, Boston; stayed there two months, after that, I went to work for the Equitable In surance company; stayed five months. I then went to Chicago, 1ll, got job with James Bailey in the portral. business; stayed seven months. I then started to print monthly paper at 1850 Fulton street, Chicago. I kept it four months; after that. I worked for the Accident society Insurance company for four months; then f went to Taunton, Mass, and opened a barber shop on High street. Stayed there one m onth; moved to 27 Wash ington street.. While Iswas on Wash ington street, Peter Kra kas came to Taunton stsIt was inaDerember, s1914. He was roUrning on Park street. that is the first time Iagct acquainted with. him. I closed by barber. shop after Christmas, 1914, and shipped my fix lures to Chicago and left Taunton and went to Boston and started sell- ing barber supplies.
 About three weeks later l left Taunton, met Peter Krakas in Bos- ton. We went to Springfield, Mass, and got a room. I don't know the street. Stayed probably two weeks We then went to Hartford, Conn.,. Stayed one night; then we went to New Britain, Conn, and went to room at s3O Arch street. Peter got an au- tonatic revolver from the Savage Arms company while there: later Peter went to room at B Springi l street. New Britain, and stayed at 330 Arch street.
 Planned Robbery
 We talked about robbing Father zebris's and Sunday evening, Febr'- ary ', 1915, we went to Father ze- bris's house to get the plans of the house. Peter also talked with Father Zebris about getting married before Lent. That was about o'clock III the evening.
 We went away Monday evening February 8. 1915, Peter Krakas and I went to Father zebriss house to rob him. The woman let us in. When we got inside, Peter told Father ls- bris to hold up his hands. Father ze- bris began to holler and the woman held up her hands and Peter shot l Father zebris, and when Father Ze- bris fell down, Peter took his watch l and turned ont the gas. Then he punched the woman and said Tell 1 us where is Father zebris's money" " she said, T don't know" Peter then turned off the other gas light and used a flash light; then we made the woman walk with us and go through all the rooms. Then we all three, Peter, the woman and I, went upstairs and went through all the rooms and found s7.35. Peter then asked again, Where does he keep 1 his money She said, Maybe in l the attic.'' I broke open the attic door and Peter, the woman and I went up into the attic and walked around there, but could not find any more money and Peter said, We will have to kill the woman or she will l tell everything" Peter then cut the rope in the attic and tied it around her neck, and choked her to death; she did not say one word. At the l time Peter shot Father Zebris, he tied l a rope around his neck. After they l were both dead, Peter and I left We