New Britain herald., 1915-02-11

1 ed short distance up Stanley street. When asked where they were going and why they declined to answer other ] than to say, "Goodby," and returned 1 from whence they came.
 Think Woman Died First. l Today strong theory has been brought forth which says that the woman met her death first. The ar 1 gument is that when the priest SUD- l posedly went out early in the eyen- 1 ing the woman was left alone. Callers l came and were admitted by her and 1 they disposed of her before the priest ! returned. According to this theory l she was strangled to death in order l that she might be silenced forever and quietly, so that no neighbor or pos sbly the returning priest would hear i anything. Whether the murder took | place downstairs or in the attic is matter of conjecture, but it is pos sible that she was strangled with the twine downstairs and taken to the attic where the heavy rope was placed a about her neck to make the job more sure.
 The woman having been disposed of the murderers might have gone down. stairs to await the return of the priest and with no one in the house to in- terfero with them they murdered him, possibly twisting the cord around his neck first and then shooting him later, as he may not have submitted quietly.
 Another strong point in the theory that the woman died first is that had shc seen or heard the father shot her first impulse, which seems to be sec ond nature with all women when ter riied, would have been to scream and had she done this it is likely she would have been heard
 After the murder the house might have been ransacked in hopes of find ing some papers which were valued highly, and then exit was made by the rear door.
 Murder Was Done Early.
 Many are of the belief that from the indications, the murder was com .nitted early in the evening. This theory is borne out by the fact that both the housekeeper and the priest were fully dressed. It is logical to sur mise that had the murder been com n1itted at night neither would have been dressed.
 Chief Rawlings. however, still holds to his original theory that the murder was committed late at night. He says that he has nothing to give out for publication, but he has a lot of clues, all of which are being care fully run down, but few of which ap- pear to be worth anything One, which was reported from Berlin, is to the effect that last night a strange man, presumably Pole, visited the town and talked mysteriously about the local murder. His actions caused much suspicion and the police were notified As yet nothing has come of it.
 Netghbors Very Nervous.
 Neighbors living near the house in which the priest and his housekeeper nervous since the murder, and James Naughton, who lives on Stanley street adjacent to the church, says that his wife has been made nervous wreck and he will have to leave the neigh borhood, he fears.
 Private Detectives on Job.
 The offer of a large reward for the apprehension of the criminals has added much stimulus t6 the case and today it was reported that two high grade sleuths from the Burns detec- tive agency are in town working quietly. Whether this is so or not cannot be learned positively
 New York Priests Story.
 Rev. Joseph Shetokas, of 4es Broome street, N. Y, gives out the following interview, showing that he believes Father Zebris was killed by his enemies:
 Eight weeks ago Father zebris came to New York to visit the parish on Broome street. At that time he denounced the Black flanders and the anarchists vigorously and urged the Lithuanians to crusade against them and to drive them from the creed.
 Father Zebris was troubled" said Father Shestokas. T asked him what was the matter. It's the old trou- ble,' he said. These scoundrels are trying to get me- He meant the men against whom he had been preach ing so eloquently. I would not be surprised if the men who committed the crime were some of the anarchists brood in New York"
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