Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-03-25
DYING MAN SWEARS
FATAL SHOT FIRED
BY lWIFE'S. BROTHER

N1OSeS OIOuShy, VulOu N1eI.
chant, Victim Of Bullet
Dead Mans Wife and Siste,
Deny Guilt of5Accused.
Bismarck, N. D., March 23.-(Spe-
cial.)-After having made an af11da-
Wit within fey hours after the trag-
edy that he had been shot by his
brother-in-law, Morris Meadow, of
New York, and persisting in this
statement to the end Moses Polon
sky, a successful and popular general
merchant Of Wilton, passed away at
the Bismarck hospital at o'clock
this morning as result of wound
inflicted by q 22-calibre revolver bull
let. :;
The shooting occurred In Polon-
sky's apartments above his store III
Wilton at o'clock Monday morning.
Surgical aid was summoned at once,
and it was discovered that the wound
was SO serious that it would be nec-
essary to remove the injured man to
a hospital here. The Washburn Lig-
mite Co.'s mine train was impressed
into service, Polonsky was made as
comfortable as possible on a cot,
and excellent time was made in the
run to this city, where the bullet was
extracted at the Bismarck hospital.
The wound, however, had been fatal,
and Polonsky continued to sink until
8 this morning, when he died.
Was Alono With Meadow.
Polonsky was alone with Morris
Meadow, brother Of Mrs. Polonsky,
when the shooting ocsurred.. In an
aftdavit made in the presence of
Sheriff Ole stefferud before leaving,
being placed aboard the train at Will
ton. Polonsky swore,s e,ssthat Meadow
fred the shot. Meedgv's sister, Mrs.
Polonsky. and tho dead mans SIS
tar. Mrs. Tillie warshaw Of Philadel-
phfa, and her ten.y5dr-old son, all'
of whom were in the Polonsky apart
ments when the shooting occurred,
insist upon Meadows innocence and
declare their conviction that Polon-
sky, who had been suffering from
melancholia for some time, died from
a wound self-inflicted.
Suffered Breakdown.
Polonsky established his general
merchandise business in Wilton
about five years ago. He proved
popular and progressive, and ne
prospered. AS his business develop
ed, he gave more and more time t.,
the store, until finally the hard AMI
unremitt'ng labor told upon him.
Polonsky, it is, said, suddenly was
seized witt suspicious that his wife.
q woman who is liked and held in the
highest esteem by everyone in Will
ton. was untrue to him. There ara
said to have been absolutely no
grounds for this hallucination, which
grew upon Polonsky, until his wife,
either in fear Tor her own physical
safety or her husbands reason, sent
east for her brother and her hus-
bands sister.
Meadow and Mrs. Warshaw AMI
the latter's son arrived some time
ago. It is said that there had been
several heated discussions as result
Of the family's insistence that Polon-
sky dispose Of his Wilton business
and return to New York or Phila-
delphia. The last conference Of this
type was held Sunday night, when
none Of the household retired until
2 in the morning. The shooting oc-
Cured five hours later, when Mea-
dow, 1t Is said, was the only one in
the apartment aside from Polonsky
who was awake.
Inquest Today.
An inquest will be held here today,
and the remains will be taken tomor-
row morning to Wilton, where they
will be transferred to the Pingree-
Wilton line for their final journey to
the Jewish cemetery near Wing. Dur
ing the half-hour when the body will
rest In Wilton between trains bust
ness OF all kinds will be suspended
out Of honor to the deceased, and his
late business associates will form a
guard for the bier.
Meadow in Jail.
z,s meadow, accused by the dying man
Of his murder, is held In the Mclean
county jail at Washburn, following q
preliminary hearing held yesterday
By States Attorney John Williams.
The young man, 1t Is understood, had
planned to leave yesterday for New
York. 3..s
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