The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-07
CHARGED WITH MURDER, BACK
 TO FACE COURT
Fugitive Couldn't With stand Desire to See Wife
 and Child Once More.

Wandering from city to city, con- stantly haunted by the fear of as- sass1nation at the hands of country men Of Coster Papolliskis, whom he killed with a butcher knife, and con- sumed by desire to see once more his wife and child, Vasile vasialski, ct GOA Main street, returned to Bridgeport last night, gave himself up to the police and was arraigned this morning in the police court on 8 charge of murder.
 Following a conference with Abe Geduldig, representing the defendant, and Prosecutor Alexander Delaney, Judge Frank Wilder continued the case until March 1T and held vasial- ski without bonds for hearing on that date. The defendants wife, whom he says, he found in com promising position with PapoIliskis, left this city with an aunt for Provi- dence expressing fears for her hus- bands future but stating she would remain loyal to him and testify in his behalf.
 Vasialski took the man he since killed into his home a year ago. Pa polliskis was friendless and penniless, without a. home or job. The defend ant claims that in exchange for the kindnesses had had heaped upon the dead man, the latter had made love to his wife, a 1T year old girl.
 The afternoon of the stabbing, two weeks ago Saturday, the defendant was shaving in his home. He thought he heard noise in the chamber of his boarder. Rushing to the room he burst through the door and found Papolliskis and his wife.
 The defendant has always been con- sidered devoutly religious and was president of the Greek Orthodox church, and treasurer of the church society. A large crucifix he was wearing dangled on his shirt front, as he accused the boarder of being inti- mate with his wife
 sIn his story to the police he main tains Papolliskis after being accused, reached over and kissed the crucifix three times and talking in Greek 1 swore he had not betrayed the con- fdence reposed in him by his wife, 1 The girl does not understand Greek and the husband said in Greek his re. lations with her had been intimate fo1 some months.
 1 .Is that the truth? ?" demanded the enraged husband.
 i "Yes that is true" his wife replied Vasialski reached over to a box or l a bureau, grasped carving knife and Papolloskis died the next day at St Vincent's hospital. The hunted man sought by the police and the country men of the dead man, the latter l swearing they would kill him if they caught him, lay secreted in Seaside park watching them search for him and even heard their conversation 1T | Greek, threatening him with death ] He fled to New York, having ss | in his pocket. From New York he went to Philadelphia and thence te I Baltimore. In the latter city he was advised to go abroad. But a letter
 which he received in answer to a note
 he sent a friend in this city advised
 him to come back. The Bridgepor Greek went to the police and tolG
 them he would induce Vasialski to re.
 turn and Capt. B. o. Cronan sent hin
 to Baltimore.
 | The defendant needed no coaxing
 s'I want to see my baby and my wife l After that they can do with me asythey
 will" Accompanied by the man the police sent after him he returned tt
 Bridgeport last night. Detective
 James Dooley and James Bray, whe | advised the defendants friends to tel
 him to return, were complimented to-
 day by Capt. E.. o. Cronan, their work
 being in a great <aeasure responsible
 for Vasialslxi's return.
 
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