Evening journal., 1917-01-23
Witness SAYS GANGES
Is WOMAN Slater
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vstOs was not repeating literally what
she said. Upon Kovatos promising to be
more careful, he was allowed TO continue
to interpret.
The witness related the incidents
leading up to and following the shoot
ing. She rehearsed how she and her
daughter Helen. had been cleaning
the restaurant late on the night Of
Tuly 21 or early on the morning of
the 22nd and that the two, with the
Bodeski girl, left the restaurant and
went to the ground above.
AS she went upstairs, Mrs. Nicholas
said she saw a man skulking behind
a tree. Something caused her to
turn she explained. She was fright
ened and called for help. Then she
heard a shot, saw Catherine Bodesh
fall and as the man with the pistol in
his hand pointed It at her, she put up
her hand to shield her face, and re-
ceived the bullet in her arm. Mrs.
Nicholas also testified that when she
was in the Delaware Hospital where
she was taken following the shoot
ing, she had identified Ganges as the
man who had shot Catherine BOdeski
and whose face she had seen in the
flash made by the discharge OF the
pistol.
Upon cross examination Mr.. Ball
dwelt at length in his questioning
upon "the man behind the tree" He
put a dramatic touch to the scene
when he demanded sternly:
did you not hear Katie cry out,
'Spira, let me go! Spira let me gol' "
Mrs. Nicholas reply was a denial
Of uttering the words. She declared
that at least six shots were fired and
that her wound was received by the
last shot. She admitted after re-
peated attempts to get a positive ans
wer TO his question by Mr.. Ball, that
she was so badly frightened after
the shooting of the Bodesh girl had
occurred that she didn't know what
she was doing. She remembered cry
ing Were killed." for her daughter.
Helen. had fallen on the ground, and
she thought Helen had been shot.
The witness recollection df the
personal appearance of the man who
had fired the shots was hazy. She
did not remember whether he wore a
dark blue suit or a mixed suit. but
on the identity OF the mans face she
was certain. She declared she had
seen il as he came towards her and
that she could not mistake the mans
identity.
After you saw this man run away,
Spiro was the first one up there was
he not?" Mr.. Ball asked the witness.
"Spiro and John Alexander both
came up together" was her reply.
Helen Nicholas, the daughter OF
the preceding witness, was called
next. She understood and spoke Eng
lish fairly well.
Helen said she was l6 years old and
the sister Of Spiro and Nick Nicholas
who, with John Alexander, were at ths
park at the time Of the shooting.
Ife- testimony was on the whole G
corroboration of that of Mrs. Nicholas.
The witness said that the man she
saw hiding behind a tree shot at hel
first. then ran after Catherine. Sh'
identified Ganges as the man who die
the shooting She said that after tn
first shot she took two steps and fel
down. From where she lay, she said
she saw the Bodesli girl, her face GOV
cred with blood, lying on the ground
Spiro Nick and John Alexander cam'
running up, she said, and Spiro seize'
her white apron.
The Jury to try Ganges for the allege,
murder of Catherine Bodesd at Bran
dywine Springs Park in the early morn
ing of July % was finally selected yes
terdav afternoon after the entire pane
of veniremen had been exhausted and
new selection had twice been drawn b.
the sheriff.
Attorney General David J. Reinhard
made his opening address TO the jur.
and Mrs Arretia Nicholas, who wa
herself shot by the same person VIII
murdered the Bodeski girl. had answere
few questions as witness for the prose
eution when n recess was taken until tn
morning.
Mr.. Reinhardt's outline of the State
case to the Jury was that Ganges ha
been following the Bodesh girl for
long time before the murder and Ia
twice been arrested for threatening he
with bodily harm, for one OF these OF
fenses serving a term OF several month
in the workhouse.
On one occasion when the Bodesh
girl was sent for at Chester to com
TO Wilmington to work at the Spring
restaurant, Mr. Reinhardt stated
Ganges appeared and demanded tina
she 20 with him and when she re
fused to do so, threatened her. II
followed her to Wilmington, Mr.. Reln
bardt said after having been put o
the boat by one OF the officials an
boarded a street car here and annoye
not only the girl, but the other pas
sengers with his actions. At the en-
of this escapade he was fined.
Later Ganges came to the spring
declared the BodeskI girl was his con
mon-law wife, il is contended, an
that she would go with him II pei
mitted 10 do so. He also threatene
the girls life. Mr.. Reinhardt SAT-
when she declared the things he sal
were not so and refused to go wit
them. Mr. Reinhardt also said Gangt
had threatened other people who WEI
associated with the Springs or wit
matters in which the girl figured.
Mrs. Nicholas testimony so Tar as
was presented yesterday afternoon WI
that she had come TO this city ITO
Cleveland in July last.
She said she had known Katie BODIES
since she was about years old. II
riri was working in the restaurant
prandvwine Springs when Mrs. Nichol
and her daughter. Helen, came to q
Springs.
On the night of the murder, MI
Nicholas said. she was cleaning the re
taurant at about ! o'clock in the NOR
ing and after this was completed we