The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-13
LAWYER WEEPS
 WHEN CLIENTS
 STORY IS TOLD Whole Courtroom Affected By Mrs. Papp's Tale Be-
 fore Coroner Phelan. PLANNED FIRST TO
 KILL HERSELF ONLY Brother of Dead Man Charges She Twice Desert
 ed Him and Took Cash.

Pathetic sights and sensational as- sertions marked the coroner's in- quiry this morning into the murder of Nicholas Papp, by his young wife in the shop of the Bridgeport Metal Goods Go.
 That Mrs. Papp first intended to kill herself only and then on ref1ec- ton decided to kill her husband also was admitted by the prisoner today who told how she ransacked her boarding mistress house in an effort to find a revolver.
 A sister of the accused woman ar rived from Canada, at 2 o'clock this morning having aided a step-brother of the dead man in passing the In- ternationaI boundary line. The po- lice at once took statements from the man that tend to show that Mrs. Papp twice ran away from her hus- band, once having taken a consider able amount of money from her hus- band and step-brother. It is asserted that she was brought back to Canada by police who located her in Buffalo. N. Y.
 When Mrs. Papp heard of the &C., cusation she rushed wildly to the chair in which the dead mans brother was seated and demanded in the Hum garian language to know if he in- tended giving such testimony before the local authorities. She also asked him how he could, do so. Detectives James Bray, in charge of the pris- oner was compelled to separate them.
 Affecting scenes were staged throughout this mornings hearings when staid court attendants and even Attorney Jacob Klein, whose defense of many murderers has hardened him to pathos, broke down and tears dimmed the eyes of all.
 When Miss Rose Szabo entered the court room her sisters back was turn. ed. As. the unmarried girl laid her hand on Mrs. Papp's shoulders, the latter swung quickly around and the two embraced.
 why did you do it. Oh! why did you do it?'' questioned the sister.
 T could not help it,'' said the ac- cused woman and her further answers came uninteIligfble because of her sobs.
 Before Coroner John Phelan, Mrs. Papp told the same story as previous 1y related to the police. stating fur ther that she and her husband had worked in the ammunition shops of Canada. She was married to Papp against parental objection. Here she had been cruelty treated because of his meeting with other associates. She had left the factory with the intention of killing herself alone, had ransack-
  tress, Mrs. Bessie Bozso, at 357 Spruce street and failing to find a revolver, had gone out to purchase one.
 George Kerersi, a, step-brother of Nicholas Papp, witness for the state obtained by Sergeant John O'Connell, will be heard at 2 o'clock Monday af- ternoon before Coroner PRelan. Fur ther inquiry by the police into state ments made by him today will be made.
 Mrs. Papp has demanded that she be permitted to attend the funeral of her husband. She has ordered the body taken from the undertaking par 1ors of Frank Poke to the home of Mrs. Bozso and has pleaded that the step brother not be allowed near the body. ''I love him yet and I want him myself. do not want anybody to touch him. she said today.
 Mrs. Joseph Szabo, mother of Mary Papp, has long been i'll in Welland, Canada. News of her daughters act has prostrated her and it is not ex- pected that she will recover.