Evening journal., 1916-07-27
State INQUIRIES
INTOPARK MURDER
During Quiz Alexander is
Held as Witness in Girl
Staying Case
FATHER OF SLAIN
WOMAN COLLAPSES

After waiting six days while the !
local detectives worked on various !
clues in the murder case of Miss
Catherine Bodiska. and the person or !
persons who fired Brandywine Springs /
Park last Saturday morning. Deputy /
Attorney General Armon D. Chaytor, /
Jr., today began questioning those
who figured in the park tragedy. AS
a result of this investigation it was
decided 70 hold John Alexander. said
to be an employe of Nicholas Nicho-
las, the restaurant proprietor at the
Springs and former employer of Miss
Bodiska. as a witness. Alexander,
whose name has not figured in the
case before was held under 500 bail
Nicholas Nicholas, Spero Nicholas,
and Helen Nicholas were also held
under 800 bail bonds.
Mr. Chaytor and Detective Green re-
fused to discuss the case, following
the questioning.
The questioning was done in the
Office Of Sergeant Green, of the local
detective force In addition to Mr.
Chaytor, State Detective Mccoy and
Sergeant Green and Eugene Hardesty,
the attorney, were present. Mr.. Har-
desty being stenographer Among
those who appeared we're Miss Helen
Nicholas. the only one found so far
who identifies Samuel Gangas as the
man who shot Miss Bodiska; Nicho-
las Nicholas, proprietor of the cafe;
his brother Spero. Alexander and
James Gangas, a brother of Samuel
Gangas who is at the workhouse
awaiting a hearing on the charge Of
murder and arson. No reason was
given today for the action of the
state in questioning the witnesses in
the case, but after Alexander had
been ordered held. IL was stated that
/ others would likewise be held in the
! case as witnesses.
| The quizzing started at 10 o'clock
and was finished at / o'clock. Just
what had been learned by the deputy
( attorney-general was not revealed,
! questioning being behind closed doors.
! Sergeant Green and Detective King
who have been working on the case
greater part of yesterday in running
down clues Il was reported last
night that a revolver had been found
in the ruins of the fire at the park
This report spread rapidly but on in
vestigation il was learned that nc
weapon had been found Il was also
reported az the Cedars yesterday tha'
the shirt found at the park was real
] f-- AL.
does not figure in the murder Ac
cording TO residents of the Cedars
the sweater was in good condition
except for being torn as If it were
ripped from a mans body. and had
been exposed 70 the weather undel
the bushes but a short time.
Two small boys also reported hav
ing seen a mans coat caught on {
tree limb above the waters of the
d creek This coat has disappeared
) however.
The funeral of the dead girl wai
, held at the home of her father. 10
/ seph Bodiska. No. 125 Grace street
Chester, Pa. yesterday Follow ns
services at the home, the mourneri
formed into procession and walked
? 10 the Rutheran Catholic Church.
, The procession was headed by sev
eral women who carried large ban
= ners Then came the priest and hi
assistants The casllet followed I
was carried upon the shoulders 0
four sturdy men. Directly In tn
rear came the elder Bodiska. OWN
TO his weakened condition he had {
be assisted 20 the c>o'ch At eac
I step the man who had tried so har
/. to bear the sorrow which had befalle
him, attempted to overcome his grlc
1t was useless, however, as each tim
he gazed ahead his eyes met the cas-
ket
Heavy yellow candles were give
.. 20 each one present. old and youni
: During the mass these were lighte,
: to be extingu'shed before the dcparr
; ure of the remains for the Immacl
!, late Heart Cemetery. During III
mass the dead girls father was /
. such a condition that he was unabl
: to stand Two men looked after hin
\ offering words Of coincidence.