New Britain herald., 1915-06-19
JAIL, MONTVlD TELLS ! TRUE. STORY Of MURDERS
m Making Various Contra dictory Confessions Accused
 Murderer Admits That He and Krakas Did Killing Alone But He Lay All Blame on His Pal.

 rn has made a record in criminal gtory in this state by the chain o1 fcumstantial evidence which he has pven around Bernard Montvid arged with the murder of Rev. Jos h zebris and Eva Gilmanaitis in this " on February s, that has not been rpassed at any previous trial.
 Never before,8 state lawyers who kNe Followed criminal cases for many ers, has states attorney succeed ineepnnecting such a strong chain ev1dence against an accused. Not singlea link is missing and not sim one has been broken by the de- nse..
 Enc only. other two witnesses to be lied by the states attorny are Ser anf Samuel Bamforth of this city, (d M. R. MalinoWski, also of this Y. The. last named is by far the bst zirnHortant witness which the te has, as it was he who secured of the confessions from the ac- eed and he is acknowledged to low more about this. case than any her living man because of his close plication to it and his ability to derstand the language of the ac- ksed. States Attorney Alcorn will t ak his evidence before the jury Tuesday when court again con- hes. Just how much defense the eused will make is unknown, but lawyers only chance is thought Kbeato create a reasonable doubt ] then plead to have his client let with second degree murder. It is bught that the case will go to the y#aate Tuesday or some time We'd day
 Eheg most important feature of the Sires trial came out yesterday af- no0n when the several confessions deS lat various times by Montvid ks read. Last nights Herald gave Ibrief summary of their contents, as the reading of them was not |npleted until after press time the Ire text could not be printed. The erAl confessions are herewith nttd in their entirety and in the Ter read:
 First Confession.
 rhe 8first statement made by Ser ed Montvid after his arrest, in lmington, Del, was on March Il, follows:
 March il, 1915.
 Mnded in Canada, stayed there s1lt two months Came with a s1sanatus. About three years ago. Canada, and went to Chicago to Brother, Antonio Montvid, on Full street.. stayed there about (r and three months. Acted as prance agent for National Accident kety. Worked only a short time. kn.J worked for a portrait com y--naanager's name, James Bailey. Chicago and went to Detroit, HE I sold barber supplies. Left Ye and went from town to town aT Icame to Taunton, Mass. There cpefed a barber shop and pool m. Stayed seven or eight months s7 Washington street. MT Bar sI owns the building Closed the s after New Years. Shipped the tres to Chicago and went to South tDn and Dorchester. Stayed nt two weeks. Then I went from n to town selling Lithuanian and fsh books. I got them from er Galvanitis. I sent all the Il had left from Bridgeport to orbton to .sB Montvid,'' about one lhalf weeks ago. Stayed in idEeport four days was in Wa bury before going to Bridgeport. wed about one week with a con- Nike Malinowsky, on Bank street. has fruit store. Before going Waterbury, I was in New Brit didn't stay--went through the n, going from Springfield through rtford. Stayed in Hartford three foHr days. I bought my type- ter in Boston. I never let any like 1t to write on. always t tsigned) B. Montvid
 nesses: Samuel Bamforth.
 M. R. Malinowsky, R. T. Hurley.
 second Confession. <. he next statement follows:
 Wilmington, Del, March 12, 1915. Bernard Montvid, do hereby state
 and unsolicited without any katA sor promises. that John Nelson B boarded at 330 Arch street, New atn Conn, with q German family at there January 21 or about that After being there 8 few days son secured a package from the age Arms com pany. Nelson re ned about one week and then left Inc time Nelson received a tele-
 saying sister was sick. A few
 later I met Nelson on the street he told me he was rooming at B iiig street, and I visited ghim while was there. While was at 33t Atreet I let my boarding bos. te letter on my typewriter ant liSI left I took the typewriter witE when I went to Waterbury, ant e6 on Bank street with a mar 6 nuns d store. He keeps a frui Ee While in New Britain I wa. Ing for Nelson to start barber ? and I was going to work for hin,
 first place ever saw Nelson wa. oston, near the Kelevis Publish c6inpany, 28 West Broadway .t2g8