The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-08

or murdered. She SIMPLY was tired
of her job and SO slipped quietly
away, knowing that was the only
method which would be successful.
"You were foolish TO have raised
all this hue and cry. 1t was a mis-
take which I presume you now
realize, and SO, for appearances
sake, give out to the public that
she was abducted. Nonsense. Let
her alone. Give her a chance. You
probably won't find her and she
won't want that you should.
(signed) "a PROTESTANT PUP. "
DR.. McCotter
DR.. McCotter's testimony was Of
a character to discredit that of DR..
Hektocn who had testified for the
defense that the skull fracture had
been made after death. DIR. Nc
Cottcr stated with equal positive
ness that the fracture preceded
death, telling why, and explaining
in detail what the present condi-
ton of the skeleton reveals as to
the sex, age, and other peculiari-
ties of the body it survives. He
declared the skeleton to be that Of
a woman about twenty-five years
Of age.
There was pathetic scene when
the alleged confession of Mrs. Typ
czynski was read in court and de-
MED by her. She broke down and
wept, apparently realizing for the
first time the seriousness of her
situation; but quickly composed
herself and firmly denied numer-
Gus allegations as to her feigning
insanity, etc.
The judges instructions to the
| jury and the pleas by attorneys on
both sides were impressive and in.
tently followed by all present
Prosecutor Dayton briefly re.
viewed the case, relating how the
confession had been transmitted,
Podlaszewslli receiving it from
Lempke, Lempke from Antonina
she from Sisters Veronica and
Plus, Bishop Kozlosl1i having told
the sisters at the Mother House in
Milwaukee just before his death
He told how the bishop received il
from Nowak in consultation con
cerning absolution of the confess
ing criminal.
/ He touched upon the remarkable
feature that the body had been rn
earthed at precisely the spot where
it was said to have been buried
how the defendant had told the de
tectivo Of her confession to Priest
Nowak; how she had received alb
solution and had told the truth OF
! that occasion.
/ "Did she tell the truth ther
when her conscience was face Il
face with Almighty God, or wa,
she then trying to deceive Deity
/ The respondent now denies the tes
Itimony of all these witnesses which
means that all Of them must neces
sarily be periured liars. Whom
are we to believe3"
Plea for Defense
/ Attorney Campbell for the de
fsnse briefly outlined the life 0,
the respondent, and accused Mrs
Gatzke Of making the uncompli
mentary remarks about the sister
that had been attributed to re
spondent, saying that Mrs. Gatzk,
had been ordered away from tn,
parish by Priest Bienowski.
He then related the mother
love for her child, how she hat
struggled to provide for he
daughter, and was assisting her il
the making of a dress in the sew
ling room at the priests house OF
the day that Sister Mary John dis
appeared. II was q pathetic recit
al which brought tears to tn
daughters eyes.
"The disappearance Of Siste
Janina had been forgotten until
STORY was circulated about the re
mains being under the church; tn,
officers began an investigation
they found that the two sisters VIII
were with Sister Janina at tina
time had since died; and Bishol
Kozloski, from whom the confes
sion originally came, had also died
and then the officers arrested thi
poor widow who was alone ant
]. without friends, trying to place th
crime upon her in the effort /,
glorify their Offices and win pub