Evening journal., 1915-03-12
continned from FIrst Pace.

iuncture and they believed the man was
wcakeninn AIoras burst into tears
once or twice but he seemed 20 recover
himself and TO c. lpose his nerves, Tor
he stopped crying and went on with ms
narrative. He explained that the right
name of the man known as krakus, ana
who killed Officer Tierney, is Peter
Melba.
Moras said he first met krakus in a
Philadelphia saloon on Monday night
February 1. Krakus told him that he
had lot of gold watches he wanted
to sell. and he suggested that they both
come to Wilmington TO dispose of them
and make some money. Moras explain
ed that they did come to this city the
following day and that they did endea-
vor 60 sell some of the watches
Moras denied yesterday that he
had met Krakus on last Saturday, the
day of the shooting, or that he was
in his company on that day He also
denied that he had revolver, that
he did any shooting or that he had
any cartridges to throw away. On
this point the authorities here have
any number of witnesses TO prove
that the two men were together; that
they walked up Market street togeth-
er from the pawn shop, and that they
were seen together in several places
This was all they could get from
Moras. The detectives then went TO
the cell where Krakus is detained and
started to question him. They found
The man who had been pretending
that he has been unconscious ever
since his arrest. TO be very much alive.
He still carried out his deception Of
being III. however, and before he
could talk he had 10 be propped up
on his cot In the cell.
Krakus yesterday changed his tac-
tics. Instead OF pretending he was
unconscious. he pretended that he is
insane and he made every effort TO
convince the officers that his mind is
unbalanced. Whenever they got close
TO him In their questioning, Krakus
would make them but one answer.
This was always the same and was TO
this effect. - want 20 sec my sister
and she Is not far away"
The detectives talked TO him much
about the murder of the priest and
his housekeeper in New Britain last
month. and at what they believed 10
De tho proper moment they suddenly
held before his eyes the photograph
Of the slain clergyman. KralSus never
SO much as moved an eyelid His
face did not show the least change.
the muscles we're as unmoved as they
we're before, and he quietly stated
that he old not know the man and
that he never heard Of the murder
and did not know anything about II.
~ Snake Bit Me-
The detectives then pointed TO the
two bullet wounds in Krakus' leg
where he had been wounded by the
police before his capture last Satur-
day. They asked him where he got
them and how. Krakus looked at the
wounds. laughed quietly and made the
leconic reply that a snake had bitten
him He was asked three or four
times how he had received these
s-Nounds, and he always replied that
a snake had bitten him. This was
all the officers could get from the
man, and they finally gave up the
task Of sweating" him.
There have been several new devel-
opments in the case against the two
men so far as their connection with
the Connecticut case is concerned
The Connecticut authorities have dis
covered that the Savage automatic re-
volvers which Krakus used and which
Moras Is believed to have had were
manufactured, according to a special
order sent to the factory in Utica, n. Y
These two revolvers were sent to Kra-
kus and Moras while they were In
New Britain, Conn.
Following the murder of the New
Britain priest, another priest in the
same city received a letter demanding
$4,000 on pain OF death The writer
said he had killed the other minister
and would kill the second II he did moi
pay over the money. When the max
ers OF the revolvers delivered them
they sent with the weapons a book O
instructions as TO how to manipulate
the automatic revolvers. how TO taxi
them apart. how straight and deadl,
they would shoot and how effective
they we're as a frearm.
With the threatening letter which
the second priest received there wa.
sent a page which had been torIf from
Athis book OF instructions sent viii
he <wo specially ordered revolvers
When Krakus was arrested, a tele
This read as follows your sister II
nl Come" II was signed Charlie
Morris The police OF this city an,
file Connecticut authorities have dis
covered that this telegram Is one o
series. al Of which are exactly
alike az 10 their wording and the sig
nature and they are convinced tha
L rs = code message Of some kind
They have found that In al least tw,
places and possibly more. telegram
Ike this were sent TO and receive,
by krakus and that whenever he 90
them be invariably would leave hur
rleciy and 20 70 the place designated
by the telegraph company.
The authorities have also foun.
fhst after the New Britain priest Wal
murdered. krakus not only attende,
MS funeral. but be even went amon'
ne Polish and Lithuanian people II
leN Britain and suggested 10 then
fnsf trfy contribute money 10 q fun
- oe raised 70 look up evidenc
aFsinel the murderer and ~ helm ru
70 earth tbe man or rrer Who ha
o1mniue1 me deed and bring him 4
fueticc.
Il vas learned today that n-o,
able witnefs 10 the shooting had tre
founc IN Henry Booker. - 30. "a
Eest Tenth street. sexton a era,
n r. Church. Dir Booker SAYS !
FaH man shoot while running
5irard street on Saturday. Wheth
this man was an officer OF Moras
pnknoHn a. yef. Booker not havir
seen Horas since his arrest
The story told BY Mr.. BOOker.is
the effect that while ia Girard sire