Republican farmer., 1919-03-21

The woman told Capt. Cronan at poHce headquarters this morning that 1 Deckovisky drew a revolver during 1 their talk at the hotel Saturday night and threatened to shoot her. She said she secured the weapon after struggle and shot him in self-tie- ] fense.
 1 The greatest amount of information was secured from John Mewar of S27 1 Shelton street, wno said he was | friend Of the victim. He testified he had known the accused and her hus- i band Constantine SachooSky, for about six years They formerly lived in South River, N. J., but came to this city about 1912.
 The witness said Declovtslxy had wife in Russia but had been in this city for several years. He declared Deokov1sky. who had been boarding in q SuMmer street house, decided to change his boarding place a few months ago and went to board at the Sa.chcoeky homo.
 Mewar said he was told by Constan-
 tine Snchcosky two or three weeks ! ago that he intended to got a divorce because of his wife's fondness for i Deckovisky. The witness had also l heard that the accused and her hus- l band had frequent disputes about the i dead man.
 A few weeks ago the witness de- cIared Deckovisl1y told him the ac- 1 cused had threatened to shoot him i unless he married her. Deckovisky
 said he told the woman he could not marry her because she had 8 husband ! and he had a wife. But the accused i insisted that he marry her. ] Manager William R. Hogan of the l Alpine hotel said he heard 9 noise upstairs about 10 o'clock Saturday night. He sent a- clerk to see what the trouble was. The clerk returned eide Up there.'' Hogan then went to an upstairs room and found Decko- vfsizy on the floor covered with blood Mrs. Sachcoslsy WAS seated on the floor. As Hogan entered the room and in response to questions by the | witness she replied, He shot me and I shot, too. He wanted 10 kill me. I'~e got a baby and he don't pay" ] Hogan declared the victim was un- cons .ols then and did not regain i consciousness before he died.
 | Charles J. Berger, owner of the ho- tel, identified Mrs. Sachcosky as the
 woman who registered about D. m. on Saturday with the dead man. ! Captain Cronan of the local Detec- tive Bureau was closted with Fannie Sachosky, the 23 year old murderer of Nicholas Deckovisky. 33, Of 1O7 Gilbert street, this morning for sev- eral hours. The woman maintains that Deckovisl1y has been a lover of
 hers for the past several years and that on his account her husband has
 left her many times. Some time ago she appealed to the Charities Depart
 mept and Deckovisky was placed un- der bond to support her and the first i child who is now four years of age.
 Although DeckOvisky has never been
 regular in his allowances he became the father of another child. Recent
 ly the woman had again appealed to
 the Charities Department to enforce
 the non-support complaint.
 Deckovisky was about to be appre- hended by the police. He met the woman on Saturday afternoon and en- iAced her to the Alpine Hotel where he
 attempted to coerce her Into making
 false statements in favor of him to
 the police. The woman told Decko-
 visky that she would not favor him
 and that she expected him to care
 for her and the children. She states
 that he then drew a revolver which
 dropped to the floor during the strug- . gle which followed. Sha picked up , the gun ana Tn 6elI-OeIeIS6 SnOC her assailant.
 Frank Leach, night clerk at the
 hotel, identified the revolver from
 which the shots which killed Decovis- ky were fired
 He did not know how man! cartridges were in the weapon when he saw it in the room. The witness
 testified Decovtsky was lying in a ipooI of blood. The woman said to
 the witness. He tried to kill me and
 1 shot him"
 Medical Examiner s. NJ. Garlick told
 the coroner there were five wounds ' in the victims body. The bullet that , caused death entered behind the right ear.
 Mrs. Sachcosky was brought to th' r coroner's office this afternoon but 1
 was announced that she would not be ' called to testify until later in the day She was accom- nied by a man anc [ woman. The accused displayed nc evidence of grief but appeared yer!
 calm. It is not expected that the ' coroner will give 2 finding in the cast l for several days.