New Britain herald., 1915-02-11

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 Says He Knows Murderers. From the statement made by the spectator in Curtin'S saloon the aC- tion of the mysterious stranger yes terday was uneXplainable The state police have placed considerable cred ence in the story and are said to be i working on it. The identity of the man is not known and the first at tention that was paid to him was when he began to talk about the murder. He showed considerable in- 1 terest in the crime and then began to talk about rewards, saying that who- ever won the s2,000 then offered would not have to work for long time.
 Saying this he pulled out a heavy thirty-two calibre revolver and while everybody involuntarily tucked, he continued, saying: "I know who did that job There were five men in it and I know them. If the police don't get them I will" With this ultima tum he tapped his gun significantly and slid from the place.
 He is unknown to the bartender in the resort and none of the patrons knew him but the Herald's informant stated that he could identify him readily if he saw him again.
 Police Start of Hurriedly.
 At 1:1O o'clock this afternoon Chief Rawlings, Detective Bamforth and a another detective hurried from the police station and boarded an out bound train. They are not expected back until late today or maybe not until night. A half hour or so after their departure Officer Malone and a second detective left the station. Soon after their departure an auto drove up to the door and after receiving some low-voiced instructions it whirled away, presumably to pick up Officer Malone and the sleuth. Their destination is also unknown.
 Some significance is also attached to the questioning of a, woman at po lice headquarters this noon. She ap- peared to be from out of town and the police listened attentively to her story.
 This noon the lure of S2,30O reward proved too great for well known Hartford detective to withstand and he came to this city to enter the chase. His theory is that the woman was killed and her body secreted while the priest was out. Then, hid- den in the house, the intruders sud- denly attacked Father Zebris as soon as he had entered and removed his coat and killed him.
 Lithuanian Editor Here
 Father Milukas of "The Lithu- anian Star,' a denomnational paper published in Philadelphia, arrived in this city today and began an investi- gation for the purpose of printing a complete and concise account of the sensational case in ihs publication. Already, he has unearthed numerous valuable clues.
 Father Milul1as, who is the pastor of the Lithuanian Church of the TransfguratiOn in New York city, stated that a local woman, whose name is withheld for obvious reasons, told him of the fact that two men called upon Father Zebris a short time ago and threatened him, stating that his days were numbered. Rather than notify the police, Father Zebris simply tried to dissuade the men and, in his endeavors to gain their good will, accompanied them back to the railroad station
 Last Sunday, Father Milukas has been informed, Father Zebris preached very strong sermon against anarchy and lawlessness He intimated then that he was being bounded by lawbreaKers and openly defed anarchists from the pulpit, ad- vising his followers to set a good ex- ample for their more unfortunate brethern. Father Milukas says that the murdered priest often contrib l, directed against socialism and anar- chy He signed the last of these "Debesilas," which means Out of the Mist"
 The New York priest told Herald man that he last saw Father Zebris just before Christmas and that at that time, he advised him to arm himself with revolver. Several of the dead clergyn}.ss friends begged him to be more careful, it is said and at least have a, telephone installed so that he could use it in a case of emergency
 1.50O at Mass Meeting.
 Attended by fully 1,5OO people a big mass meeting of the parshioners of 1 St. Andrews was held at o'clock 1 last night. Suppressed excitement l was everywhere evident and the att 1 mosphere of the building seemed elec- :! trlHed With feenng. The Rev. Father | Ambot, who was sent out here from i Hartford by Bishop Milan ascended l into the pulpit of the church and told. in his own language. a graphic story of the diabolicaI crime that had been perpetrated.
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