Evening journal., 1915-03-11
"SWEAT" CUNMEN
FOR EVIDENCE OF
Double MURDER
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Patrolman Iierney or else took part
in the running battle that followed.
When the hearing started today tho
defendants were absent. They were
not represented by counsel, Attorney
General Wolcott having ruled that
preliminary hearing was not neces-
sary, and for that reason the men
were not brought in from the work
house.
The first witness called today was A.
Markell. proprietor Of the pawnshop in
Market street, near Fourth, who noti-
fed Patrolman Tierney on Saturday
that Moras had attempted TO pawn a
gold watch with him. Mr.. Markell also
related how Krakus endeavored 10 dis
pose Of watches in the store kept by
the witness on Friday evening Of last
week.
Other witnesses to be called today
by Mr.. Wolcott are Sergeant McDor-
mott, who arrested Krakus; Sergeants
Massey and Lyons and Patrolmen
Green, Kempsh, Mammele, McGran-
airy. Zebley, Robinson and Washing
ton. Councilmen McDermott and
zimmerman are likewise witnesses in
the case. Other witnesses will be:
George Kleitz. c. c. Mahoney, Elmer
Falden, Thomas w. Davis. Thomas
McCombs, II. c. Creamer, Enoch
Moore, Jr., Edgar b. Green, NJ. s.
Bowers, 4. Schwab, @. Seiberbach,
Oscar Morris. j. J. Keifer, Fred Adams
and William Travis.
While the law was taking the first
step toward bringing Kralkus and his
companion to Justice, the two men
themselves we're being subjected to
a sweating IN their cells at the New
Castle County Workhouse. Accom-
panied by Sergeant Of Detectives
Wardle, Samuel Bamforth. Of the de-
tective force of New Britain. Conn,
N r. Malinowsky, an investigator as
sociated with the attorney -general's s
oihce of that State, and Robert T..
Hurley, a member of the State police,
went to Greenbank this morning.
Just what the men learned could
not be learned at an early hour this
afternoon. II was planned to sub
nit one prisoner and then the other
10 gruelling in an effort 10 have
them tell what they know of the muir
der of the Rev. Joseph Zebrows and
his housekeeper, Eva Gilman, in New
Britain on the evening of February
s. In addition TO confronting the
men with the form Of letter seut TO
another priest In the Connecticut
town, threatening him with a like fate
that befell Father Zebrows, which
threat is written on paper similar
to that carried by the two men here,
the key rings found on the men, which
Il is thought 10 be those formerly
carried by Miss Gilman, was shown
to them.
At o'clock, the Connecticut officials
were still at the Workhouse, endeav-
oring to have Krakus and Moras tell
something of the New Britain double
murder No effort had been made al
that time to talk to Krakus, and it was
learned that Moras was wary and
would make no statements that would
serve to connect him with that crime.
The officials. IL was said we're con
fldent that the two men were the mur
derers, but outside of getting Moras 4
admit that he was in the neighborhoo'
of New Britain tile day of the murder
nothing else could be learned from him
When the question of sending tn
threatening letter TO another priest wa
put to Moras, he denied all lnowledg
of IL.
These keys. ii is expected, will be a
strong link in the chain of evidence
being woven against the men.
The bunch of keys found among
the effects OF the prisoners is on an
unusually large key ring, one OF the
largest, the police say, they have evei
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key ring. There Is a big door key
and several Yale lock keys, keys C
desks, cupboards and such. The de-
tectives have pOunced upon this bit o
evidence with avidity, for they say i
is going TO prove a big clue eventually
While satisfied that the bunch Of keys
Is the same bunch the Gilman woman
the housekeeper. carried, they are go
ing TO make doubly sure. In New
Britain there is a factory where som'
Of the keys are made. They keel
there the number Of every one solI
and a record of the sale The police
and the detectives have wired th'
numbers OF the keys they now holt
and they expect today TO set a reply
The name OF the dead priest, togethe
with his address in the note book car
ried by krakus, is regarded as additions
proof that the men under arrest kno'
something OF the murder in New Britain
The description of the two men want
ed in the Connecticut town for murdC
as brought here by Sergeant Bamfortl
tallies with that Of the two men und'
arrest here, even TO the hat, shoes an
ovcrcoat worn by krakus the day Of th
shooting here.
While at the workhouse today IL wa
planned TO have the officials questio
kralus and Moras concerning the nun
der of Charles j. Merrill "A clerk
the Hitchcock drug store, in BroOklin
Mass. on the night of November 20.
At that time two men entered tn
store, shot and killed Merrill, as wei
as shooting several other clerks. TIL
7 desperadoes stole what money was il
the cash register and left. AS Mora
is known to have been in Taunton
Mass. on various occasions and Kra
l1us in Boston. it is thought by tn
Brookline police that the men ar
those wanted for that crime.
The police say Moras is the brain
of the combination, while they regar
krakus as a dangerous gunman onl.
, without the ability 10 think out tn
deeper plots. Krakus seems to be i
an unchanged condition at the work
house.
! Il has been learned that two day
{ after the murder OF the priest, Mora
was seen in Waterbury, Conn, wher
/. he endeavored TO have some of hi
own friends Introduce him to men
bers of rich family. The mans rigf
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