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ception of less than So. they found
none. They left the house, separated
and went their way.
These two men were Bernard Mont
vid and Peter Krakas They had
arrived in New Britain about two
weeks before. and had boarded to-
gether at the home of Otto Brother,
at No. $50 Arch street. While they
We're there, a revolver had come for
Krakas from the Savage Arms Com
pany. Montvid had a portable type
fy. On the day after the murder,
Krakas changed his boarding place.
Later he disappeared subsequently
Montvld received Sister is sick"
telegraph and he packed up his be-
longings and left. In New Britain,
however. the men went under the
names of Kelly and Melba. There
were several things to excite suspi-
cion against the men in New Britain,
but most of them were brought TO the
attention Of the police after the men
had disappeared.
Puzzling Case for Police.
/ The bodies OF the priest and house,
keeper we're not found until the morn
ing of February 0 when Miss Annie
! iGutouskas. teacher in the paroch-
ial school, finding the building lock-
ed. went TO the house to get the
keys from the priest. Her knock was
, not answered, and she sent a school
boy into the house to find out what
was the matter The lad rushed out
to tell her that the priest lay dead
upon the floor. and the girl entered
the house Of death. She notified a
policeman after she had seen the
dead body OF the priest, and the
body Of the housekeeper was found
later when the place was inspected
by policemen.
The investigation began at once
Chief w. J. Rawlings of New Brit
ain took charge Of the house and call.
ed upon the State police for help
Detectives were put on guard anc
nothing in the house was disturbed
Every clue was run down and aftel
week or more it seemed as though
the murder would go down into Con
necticut criminal history as an un
solved mystery.
Priest Opposed Socialism.
There were two important revela
tions in the early investigation. on,
that Father Zebris had frequentl.
voiced his opposition to socialism
and the other that he had receive,
letters demanding money and threat
ening his life If he refused to salts
: fy the demand.
For nearly month the police con
tinued their work. Although moth
b ing was known of il at the time, !
was found out later that they ha
followed the clue Of the two strang
boarders at the Brother home. bu
{ they lost the trial.
I Arrested in Wilmington.
; Then came the arrest Of two Lith
, uanians in Wilmington on Saturda,
) March g. One of them had kille
, Patrolman Francis X. Tierney and in
! iured several other officers in q run
b ming street battle at the. end OF whic
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the church of which Father zebris
had been pastor
The Trial of Montlld.
Tho trial Of Montvid was held at
the June term OF the Superior Grim
inal Court Edward Nj. Day and VIII
liam Hemersley were his counsel
States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn was
assisted in the prosecution by William
NJ. NIaltbie. executive secretary TO
Governor Marcus H. Holcomh. More
than score of witnesses were called
by the State, a half dozen by the
defense.
There was no direct evidence. and
jurors who said they opposed convic-
tion on circumstantial evidence were
excused by The States attorney. The
States attorney presented his case
In a remarkable manner Beginning
with the finding of the bodies and
continuing down in chronological or
der through the events that followed
he traced for the jury. step by step
the movements of the murderers.
The most important witness foi the
state was NJ. r. MalinowsM Of New
Britain. an observation-disclosures
tie testified 10 Montvid'S connection
with the RED Hand" Society. an or.
ganization which he testified the pris.
oner had told him was formed foi
the purpose of blackmri,. Montvid'l
confessions were presented by Stat,
Policeman Hurley and MIR. Malinowsk
and one by one new facts on the mur,
/ der we're brought OFT. The last o
the confessions was made al the iai
here by Montvid. In It he admitte,
that he and Krakas were the onl,
ones implicated, but he asserted tina
his part was limited to being present
mat he took no part IN the actua
murders
Montvid went on the stand in hi
own behalf He told of his life n
America and OF meeting Krakas n
Taunton. Mass. He declared that OF
the night of the murder he had n,
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both had been caught. Chief of Po-
lice George Black of Wilmington was
the first man to connect his prison
ers with the murder of the priest and
his housekeeper in Connecticut. and
his telegram sent State Policeman
Robert T. Hurley, Detective Sergeant
Samuel Bamforth and Interpreter NJ.
r. Malinowsky hurrying to Whining
ton
Events moved rapidly after the
Connecticut men arrived In Whining
ton The first important evidence was
obtained when bunch of keys was
taken from Montvid and the num-
bers on the keys telegraphed TO the
makers, the Corbin Company Of New
Britain. The officers were sure they
had their men when the Corbin peo-
pie established the fact that the num-
bers on these keys were identical with
the serial number of keys which fit-
ted the locks of St. Andrews Church.
Montyid's First Confession.
Krakas feigned insanity for several
days. and no attempt TO get him 10
talk was made. Montvid was subject
ed to a severe third degree at the
workhouse by Chief Black and Detec-
l tive Sergeant David Wardle of Will
mington and the Connecticut officers
and finally, on the morning of March
-. he sent for Chief Black ard said
that he wanted to tell him something
In two hours the men had his first
confession. one of series, each diff
ferent from the preceding. Il turned
out.
In this first confession. Montvid
alleged great fear OF Krakas. He ad.
mitted that a threatening letter re.
ceived by the Rev. Lucyan Boinow.
ski, New Britain Polish priest. az.
ter the Zebris murder. was written or
the typewriter taken from him wher
arrested. He also declared that KralSa,
murdered the priest and hOusekeepel
in New Britain; that he stood guar,
Outside the house beside the church
land that there were two strange mei
in the murder party. From the first
the police refused to believe the stor,
Of the two strange men. and subse
quent revelations showed that Their
was no one at the priests house tha
night in February except Montvid ant
Krakas.
krakaS Hanged IN Delaware.
Peter Krakas was tried in Delawar
for the murder Of Policeman Franci
X. Tierney. He was convicted on
March % and sentenced TO be hang
ed. He paid the death penalty a
the workhouse. making a statemen
on the gallows in which he hlame
dope" and evil companions for hi
downfall
In the meantime, Montvid had bee
brought to Connecticut, the Delawar
authorities having turned the pris
oner over TO the officers from tina
State The start from Wilmingto
b was made Immediately after the fur
returned a verdict Of guilty in Kral
as trial. and Montvid reached Hart
> ford at 2.27 a. m. He was taken I
New Britain in a taxicab. a ride {
ten miles. during which he nasse
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was permitted to make a statement
before the moose was adjusted. There
was no chance for Montvid to speak
except a very few words. when he
entered the death chamber at
the prison this morning. Every
thing was in readiness for the exc
cution before the murderer left his
cell. The trap had been tried and
found in working order The moose
was ready. The witnesses were walt
ing.
It was just after midnight that the
guards went to Montvid's cell in the
death house and he began the last
steps he was ever to take. Hardly a
quarter of a minute was consumed
in the walk to the death chamber.
After he had entered the room, every
thing went with absolute precision
and lightning-like speed. The black
cap was thrown over his head. the
moose adjusted, the trap sprung and
Montvid's body shot into space. He
had paid the price demanded by the
State for committing murder. just as
Peter Krakas, his associate in the
zebris murder and probably the man
whose influence led him into crime,
paid the penalty in Delaware, Mont
vid was % years old.
Murdered in ParOchial Residence.
The Rev Joseph Zebris was a Lith-
uanian priest. highly respected by
the people of New Britain. where
he had been pastor of ST. Andrews
Roman Catholic Church since 1895
He was 54 years old and had beer
educated and ordained in his native
land. His housekeeper, Miss Eva
Gilmanaitis, was Sc years old. She
had known the priest in the home
land and was his second cousin. She
had been his housekeeper in Water
bury, where Father Zebrs had his
first parish in this country Later
while in New Britain, he organized
the Most Holy Trinity Church in
Hartford. The housekeeper was ;
hard working woman. taking care o
The priests home, preparing hi
meals ana oftenllmes caring for th'
furnace in the church.
On the night of February 8. jus
after dusk. two men walked past tn
church and approached the hOus
next door. They rang the bell ant
we're admitted. They demanded mon
ey and when they did not get IL the
shot the priest down. Four shots wer
fired and four bullets entered tn
priests body He fell to the foo
dead, and the housekeeper fed up
stairs. There was a hurried scare
for money by the men, then they fol
lowed the woman upstairs and ran
sacked the rooms on the second fooi
The housekeeper had fed to the attic
and there one and perhaps both c
the men went. There was a brie
struggle; then the strong woman wa
overpowered. strangled with a piec
Of rope. her wrists tied with cord
and she was left to die. Again tn
murderers ransacked the house in a
effort to find money but, with the eS
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Pays Penalty His Staying usekeeper

Krakas combination. He called Mont
vld criminal genius" Mr.. Alcorn
said that the tragedy in Delaware
only hastened the arrest OF tho two
men. but that their discovery was in
evitable.
II took the jury just forty-fve min
utes 10 return verdict of guilty
In the first degree. as result Of
which verdict Montvid died on the
gallows this morning.
Concerning the arrest and convic-
/ tion .of Montvid, States Attorney AL
corn has said that great credit was
due to Chief George Black Of the
Wilmington police force for the aid
given the State Of Connecticut in
bringing the man to Justice. Vic also
said that in giving praise he did not
want TO overlook the pawnbroker in
! Wilmington who became suspicious
of Montvid and Krakas when they
tried to pawn stolen iewelry with
him"
Evening journal., 1915-08-06
duP0NTs OPEN FLY WAR.

The Sanitary Engineering Depart
ment OF the DUPONT Company at Car
house fly and mosquito In their clean
up campaign. The department had
adopted the method perfected by Or.
Joseph G. Shepard OF Wilmington, n.
c., who was visitor here several
weeks ago. when he demonstrated
his fluid which oradicates the ny and
mosouito from all houses.
Evening journal., 1915-08-06
Stores Close Thursday at Noon.

stores Close Thursday at Noon.
10 cent can Alaska Pink Salmon. &c
Fresh baked Fig Bars .........-sc lb
l5c can Sliced Pineapple. ........ lOc
Big can Chllds' Pork and Beans. Zoe
BUTTER SALE.
Sweet Bloom Butter...........3 Bic ID
Sterling Butter. r............... .3Oc ~
Hires Root Beer Extract. ....... he
Big bottle Peroxide OF Hydrogen. i5c
Mason's white Shoe Dressing. &c hot.
THE BEST TEAS.
Old County Assam 35c H., Ne i lb
Straight Ceylon ..... 35c lb.. DC "A lb
Formosa Oolong ... 35c ID DC "a III
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES.
Bottle Ammonia ..................f .fc
Bottle Bluing ................... &c
1875 Soap Powder. er.................4 &c
Mother or Quaker Oats. ..........Sc
3 Boxes Drinking Cups. s.,.........l0c
Childs' Root Beer. or.................7
bottlo vinegar .,,...-..........., Nc
Jar Rubbers ...............,.... &c
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25c Grade Inverted Mantles..... l2c
NEW CANNED GOODS.


NEW CANNED GOODS.
Early June Peas. as............. &c can
Sweet Sugar Corn.............G &c can
String Beans. ........, &c can
Big Can Tomatoes ...........O .Oc can
Pure phosphate Baking Powder,
15c ID can
Campbelrs Pork & Beans or Soups Sc
3 Boxes Childs Parlor Matches lOc
MaCkcrcl .....s,t. ss'''.iuV ""'h
3 cakes Childs Best Laundry
3 cakes Chnds' Naptha Soap for. lOc
cakes Flower Buds Toilet Soap
Tor .sst..s-s.tsss s. d. ''s' tv'
Big 14-lb bag Table Salt. t.........llc
small hags Table Salt. t......... 30
Wax Lunch Paper. &c roll
3 pounds best new onions. 90
National Biscuit Co.'S cakes Fig
Tarts or Cocoanut Bars,.... i2c III
4 gal. stone jug filed with pure
cider Vinegar ...............-. lee
Fancy Evaporated Peaches....,.9c ~
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B,Iesis. E,f5s s spffiiipl Sii tn. CEIILDS'STORES|

Macaroni ...............7c
3 double sheets Fly Paper. r........ sc
Metal Polish .........s........
Silver Polish ...................
Washington Tablets .......~.....ic
FLY SWatlers ......s...s.'.. ss..s' DC
Ice Cream Jollo,......,...... &c
Golden Noodles ..s............ &c
Six big Pickles. &c
COFFEE SALE.
Chnds Cafe Blend. nd.............i0 Zoe III
Childs' Special Blend. ......... 25c III
Winner Brand Coffee. ..........29 zoe lh
Holhrook's English Table Sauce. i2c
Pure Olive Oil...............lH lHc can
Fresh Barataria shrimp ..... DC can
Childs' Special Blend" Coffee.
zoe, lbs. 05c
Big pkg. Quaker or Childs' Corn
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS.
Sweet Bloom ............-....s Zoe d0z
Selected ....s.............. .Sdc dox
25c Grade Straight Mantle . Zee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-10
PROPER WAY TO PLANT POST
Workers Have Found Il Makes Much
Difference as to Which End 10
In the Ground.

The average person in planting q
post is very likely to place it so that
the upper end is in the ground. This
he does on the hypothesis that mois
ture will follow the same course in
the post that sap pursued in the tree
from which the post was taken, In
point Of fact water flows either way
through the pores Of dead wood SC
that, as far as the transmission OF
moisture is concerned, 1t does not
matter which end of a post is in the
ground.
A hundred and twenty-five posts set
20 years ago have just been carefully
examined for information on this very
point. Eighty-six Of them were placed
In the ground top up, and 80 top down,
OF the former, Is or II per cent,
were decayed, as against 10, or 80 per
cent, Of the latter.
The observer very logically con.
cludes that the direction of the flow
of moisture through the posts had
little or nothing to do with their con.
dition. In all instances the greatest
decay was at the ground line, and,
naturally enough. the posts in which
the smallest diameters were at this
line had suffered the most.
The conclusion arrived at is, there.
fore, that If posts are to endure to
their limit they must be so set that
their largest diameter is at the ground
line. The question as to which end
Is up Is Of no practical Importance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-10
W0MAN'S PLACE IN NATURE
Man With the Crouch Draws His Con-
illusions From observation Of
Pet Pair Of Geese.

II don't believe In suffragettes nor
In the so-called new woman" said the
man with the crouch. They're against
the law of nature!
I'll tell you why it isn't natural"
he went on. i've been observing life
in the barynard, and I've learned by
analogy the real place of woman in
the economy of life.
My wife has started in to raise
a couple of geese. and they are the
most human things you ever set eyes
on. She calls 'em Darby and Joan.
I'VE have no goose pond, SO we've
sunk a tub in the backyard for the
recreation Of the two geese
We'll, Darby simply owns that tub!
He waddles up to 1t very solemnly
the first thing in the morning and
takes an eye-opener.
Joan comes waddling behind him,
meek and wife-like, and tries to follow
her lords example. He scolds her and
drives her back. She obeys with be-
coming feminine gentleness.
ACAp Will LILO ulllOoL CdI q duU Ut
liberation, Darby proceeds to take his
morning bath and make himself beau.
tiful. He sputters in the tub, preens
himself and has beautiful time in his
lordly, masculine way.
When he has entirely finished he
cackles with glee, comes out of the
sunken tub and waddles of to grace
on the new shoots of grass
Nov that he is through with the
tub Joan may have her turn She may
have what is left, now that her lord
and master Is quite finished.
TITS lesson in wifely subsection
to see Joan make her toilet and then
waddle around contentedly in the
wake Of her proud. domineering mate.
1T goes to show wat woman's
place In the world really should be. &C
cording to the law of nature.
York Telegram.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-10
A CRISIS
How Bank Was Saved in Face
of Frantic Mob of De-
positorS.
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

Randall Webster, the young and
| handsome president of the Bank Of
| Greenville, opened the door of his
private Office. He glanced into the
counting room, and beyond it at the
jostling crowds in the street outside
Then with groan he sank to a chair
the picture of despairing misery.
1T has come" he told himself In q
harsh. racking whisper-"the worst
the end,"
There came tap at the door. The
young financier sprang to his feet
A brief, vague hope gave him momen.
tary energy. Then his soul seemed to
die within him. as his cashier enter
ed the room with a face blanched and
fear-crossed as his own.
Amy word?" projected Webster
hoarsely.
None. Mr. Webster we must face
the crisis. the worst of rumors as to
the solvency of the institution have
got abroad. A mob Of depositors from
the mills is In front of the bank They
are wrought up and dangerous. They
threaten to smash every window and
blow up the bank with dynamite, II
their money is not paid them prompt
ly at ten o'clock"
Impossible" gasped Webster.
mo one knows that better than my
self" responded the cashier in hol-
low tone. There is no promise what
ever that your messenger to the city
will arrive before night. Then It is
too late. The train is just in, and
neither man nor money has ap-
peared."
How much is there in the bank in
ready CASH."
LESS than $4,000"
"Pay 1t out to the last dollar as
slowly as you can. II we can tide
over for few hours the expected help
may come"
And if it does not-and when the
money gives out?" questioned the
cashier, fearsomely.
put up a sign and close the bank"
Left to himself. the young banker
reviewed the situation. Energetic, i'm.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-10

WIKI q Groan He sank to Chair.
petuous. ambitious, he had gone be.
yond his depth in an investment sure
to turn out profitable in the end. A
temporary complication. however, had
tied 1t up. He could not realize in
ready cash under a week. A heavy
draft came upon the surplus funds, de-
pleting the bank reserve to a danger
ously low figure. Somehow a public
rumor of all this got out. The report
was current that the bank was going
to fail. Result: The frantic, desperate
mob of frightened depositors now
clamoring at the great locked doors.
Webster had sent trusted employee
of the bank to a rich relative in the
city. He carried an urgent appeal for
succor. The messenger had not re-
ported.
A graver shade of feeling covered
the features of the young financier as
he thought Of the one dearest to him
in all the world-Ethel Morris. They
were to have been welded in a month.
but IL the bank broke-then Webster
we'll knew her proud. exclusive FAM
lily would scarcely favor a discredited
bankrupt. 1t was forlorn fight for
business preservation and love.
Webster hurried into the counting
room as q great cutlery arose. He
hoped 1t was his messenger arrived;
he feared it was new riot. 1t lacked
just five minutes Of ten. A remarkable
scene greeted his sight.
A whiskered, farmer-looking man
was talking to the excited crowd. He
was waving a great bundle of bank
notes in one hand. There was a
cheer. In his other hand the stranger
carried an old battered satchel With
1t he now pounded on the door.
Let me in. must get in!" the as
tonished Webster heard him shout out.
and then to the people: Don't get
scared. Randall Webster is an honest
man. and the Bank Of Greenville is
solid as rock!"
Something in the determined man
ner Of the visitor caused the watch.
man to open the door for him. The
stranger helped him reclose 1t against
the eager, crushing crowd.
Where is Mr.. Webster" he de-
manded. "Ah, there he u.s." and he
approached the counter and nodded
to the wondering banker Remember
me- Mr.. Webster"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-10

why. 1 can't say that I do" was
the hesitating reply.
Never mind. I've changed. Had
to. wanted to-" ratified on the stranger.
See here" and he began to bring
from his pockets bundle after bundle
Of bank notes. There's $4,000
Use it."
But. my dear sir" began the be-
wildered cashier.
Use 1t. l said, didn't To- interrupt
ed the stranger, unceremoniously.
But we have no right: the condi-
ton the bank is into receive depos-
It's" stammered the cashier.
Call it loan, then" said the stran-
ger. Il know all about your worry
here. 1t won't last. Keep the crowd
goodnatured. Pay them OF smiling.
I'll guarantee the run will soon stop"
Then he lifted the satchel As it
opened, the startled cashier, used as
he was to the sight Of money, uttered
great cry. The man piled up bundle
after bundle of crisp green bank notes.
Shove them up against the glass
where they will show" ordered the
stranger. "Only, don't pay out any of
this heap. You won't need to. That
pile, the real cash paid out right along,
will soon tame that unruly mob"
"Ten O'clock" announced the dumb
founded cashier. open up"
The stranger drew to one side, as II
enjoying the scene. The astounded
Webster was soon too busy to notice
him. The eager crowd filed in;
everybody was paid promptly. The
sight Of the great bundles of bills be-
gan to have an effect. Some, shamed,
redeposited their money. Others.
catching the infection Of restored con-
fidence, did not ask for their money
at all. Within an hour the news went
all over town that the bank was SAFE
With a great sigh Of relief Randall
Webster beckoned the stranger into
his private room.
Nov. them" he said, what does
this all mean?"
The stranger laughed. Then he
seized the bankers hand in a friendly
grip
you don't know me, eh?" he said.
well. I'm bringing you back some of
the bread you cast upon the waters
five years ago."
81 don't understand you," murmured
the puzzled banker.
"You was a lawyer then, and you de-
Tended in the city member of a gang
of counterfeiters. Now do you re-
member"
why. yes" answered Webster.
slowly.
my name was Dallas-not now;
I've changed 1t. You got me free, you
gave me great lecture. It was my
life chance. and l improved it. went
to my folks fifty miles from here. A
relative left me a fortune. l have
kept track of you. I heard of your
trouble"
"And you have saved the bank"
cried the grateful Webster.
"The gang believed large amount
Of their counterfeits destroyed.
saved the satchel containing them."
went on the man. Il buried 1t. That
show money l took from the satchel
is counterfeit. The real money drew
from my bank early today to loan to
you. We will burn the counterfeits,
now they have served their purpose"
An hour later the bank messenger
came rushing up in an automobile,
with plenty of money to safely tide
the bank over.
Webster paid back his grateful
friend in need. He did not tell even
Ethel the story. Down deep in his
heart. however. he fervently cherish
ed the gratitude Of the reformed GRIM
inal who had saved the bank at a
critica. juncture.
Copyright. 1918. by w. G. Chapman.)