Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-11
KOWALEWSKI CAUGHT;
CONFESSES TO MURDER
Claims Self Defense In Killing OF
Abe Edelstein
TAKEN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Was Working With A Gang Of Rail-
road Laborers Near Little
Town OF ely.

Up to a late nour this afternoon,
Frank Kowalewski, Pole, who lives
near Clarke's Station. on the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec-
trio Railways, in the Fourth District.
| confessed slayer of Abe Edelsteih, a
cattle dealers, of Baltimore county,
had not been brought to the county
Jail here. II is expected. however,
that he will be a prisoner in that in
stitution by tonight
In view of the reports that Kowa-
lewski has confessed that he commit.
| ted the crime, the usual formalities
of securing extradition papers from
! the authorities of Pennsylvania. where
his arrest was made, probably will be
unnecessary. Kowalewski's case will
come up for investigation by the coun-
| ty grand jury which will be organized
on Monday, when the Circuit Court
is convened for the regular October
term
Frank Kowalewski, wanted in Anne
Arundel County on the charge of hav-
ing murdered and robbed Abraham
Edelstein, wealthy cattle dealer of the
| Philadelphia road was arrested yes
terday afternoon at ely, about IL
miles from York, Pa.
Last night the following dispatch to
the Baltimore Sun was received
which stated
Frank Kowalewski. in the Office of
| Detective Charles S. White, tonight
admitted that he killed Abraham Edel-
| stein, but says he did so in self de-
fense. Kowalewski says that mules
he purchased from the cattle dealer
were not satisfactory This protesta-
| tion led to heated argument, which
resulted in fight during which the
fatal shots were fred
Headquarters Detective Freeman,
Kahler, and Dougherty received in
| formation yesterday afternoon that
Kowaiewski was working for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company near
York. When they recognized him in
a gang of laborers they approached
with drawn pistols, but Kowalewski.
taken by surprise. submitted meekly
to arrest and was locked up in the Jail
at York, Pa.
Says Edelstein Pulled Pistol.
| He told the detectives who quizzed
him for more than seven hours that
he bought the mules and other arti-
cles from Edelstein and that he tele-
phoned to the cattle dealer to come to
his farm to discuss the indebtedness.
He claims in his confession, so the
detectives say, that he killed Edel-
stein because the cattle dealer pulled
pistol from his pocket and threat
ened to kill him. He said he then shot
at Edelstein, but found his pistol did
not work.
81 then ran back to the house and
got my shotgun" said the Pole, ac-
cording to the confession II went
back to the house and told my wife
what had done. She and her brother
saw me take out the shotgun. | did
not intend to kill the man. | only
wanted to MAIN him. | wanted to
make him realize that he could not
shoot at me-" The detectives doubt
however, that Edelstein shot at him
Arose Early And Buried Body.
THE next morning. said Kowalew-
ski, after telling my wife that / had
killed Edelstein, got up early in the
morning and buried the mans body
because / was afraid | would be
caught. 1t seemed to me that his
body would never be found and thai
would be able to live without being
bothered about the death of Edelstein
But when the deputy sheriff from An
napolis came up felt that was sus
! pected and | then left"
Kowalewski said he tainted thre
times while furrowing the grouni
r around the body of Edelstein. Detec
tive White stated last night that h
was certain Kowalewski was tellini
{ the truth, because when questioned b
5 dramatically spoke of how he place
!. the body of the cattle dealer on tn
: wagon and carried it to the field to b
: buried.
After | shot Edelstein,' Kowa
5 lewski confessed, Il told my wife an
E brother-in-law what / had done.
e went in the house with my wife an
: smoked several cigarettes. felt
2 would never be found out"
. Where Kowalewski lived nea
: Clarke's Station with his wife an
: children is desolate spot. The road
( leading to the place are sandy an
: there are no lights to guide a stranger
r Kowalewski is a man more than ST
. feet tall. His wife, who was confine
: in jail here on Calvert street, was re
leased some ten days or two week
ago. Her brother, Pete Zynicki, tn
boy brother-in-law of the murderer,
still held in the Annapolis Jail as
witness. Kowalewski has. two child
rem. The farm on which he lived
owned by his mother-in-law, VIII
works in a cannery near Centreville.
: AT midnight last night Kowalewski
according to the detectives, who wer'
reached over the telephone. statet
that he was willing to return for trial
He disclaimed any theories the de
tectiyes had that he and his wife hat