The Washington herald., 1920-07-28
Police Think Woman Killed
Brother and Self in Battle
Of Creeks on Ninth Street

karas was a steward at the Y. NJ
Z. A, also has known Koukos all
OF his life. Karas was the one
who offered bail to obtain the re-
lease of Koukos and Katherine
/ Odiscos when they were arrested
Tor disorderly conduct in a Nor
folk park April 26, 1918.
Lived Together In France,
karas said that Koukos had lived
with Katherine in France as man
and wife, and that he has ALWAYS
been madly in love with her and
! would do anything to remain with
her. He also said the Police Court
incident had estranged Koukos with
katherine's brothers, one of whom
came to Norfolk at that time and
took her away.
1t is the opinion of Koukos'
friends that young Odiscos, who had
been at the Ninth street dwelling
two months before the killing, had
pre-arranged the scene for him to
rob koukos of his life's savings
just as Koukos believed he was
being aided by OGfscos in his am
tbition to marry his sister, Kath-
crime.
There Is doubt expressed as to
whether Katherine was an Innocent
player In the drama or an accom-
plice of her brother. There is doubt
as to whether she defended Koukos
IN the hatchet and revolver battle
with her brother or was accidentally
shot while the latter and Koukos
were engaged in combat.
norfolk Greeks who knew the trio
doubt that the girl deliberately led
her lover to his destruction, adyanc-
ing the theory that the girl was but
an innocent pawn in desperate
game Of Greek revenge conceived
and planned by Jean, who. accord
ing to mutual acquaintances, had
long cherished enmity against Kou-
kos
Incredible Action Of Man.
A present 1t is hard to belieye
that Odiscos used both the hatchet
and revolver during the brief strue-
gle. Assuming that Odiscos first
used the hatchet, 1t would seem that
IL koukos, after being hit with the
instrument, was strong enough to
wrest it from the younger Greek,
evidence of its use on Odiscos would
have been found on the latter's
body.
The strongest evidence so far in
dicating that there might have been
a fourth person in the tragic drama
is that officials of the Norfolk bank
say that koukos was seen in COM
pany with another man when he
came to the bank to draw his money
The cashier of the bank showed the
young woman who gave Koukos his
money a picture of Odiscos, and she
said that she could not be sure that
ne was the man in company with
koukos. This may have been the
fourth, II another figures in the
mysterious killing.
Proof that Koukos believed thar
Odiscos was sincere and would nar-
NIT him to marry his sister is saan
an incident occurring when Koukos
left the Naval Y. NJ. c, A. for tha
last time. Just as he was poing
out OF the door, he held two fnrers
up to the cigar clerk, laughinpIv
and said When I come back. mi ba
double" - 'e
Tsukatos also said that Koukos
appeared extremely happy Thursday
atter young Odiscos was there and
told him everything was "all right
now. and that he would be married
to Katherine.
Reluctance of Uncle,
according to Karas, Katherine,s
brothers and Uncle John stepbano
have been reluctant to let Katherine
associate with Koukos. sine. tho
pair were hailed into court in AnriI
1918. Just previous to the tragedy
was the first time Koukos had seen
Katherine since the police court in
cident 1t is said, though he ia
known to have written often.
Norfolk Detectives ]. T. Pettis
and Charles w. Mercer. assisting
Detective Kelly, of Washington, are
endeavoring to learn where Odiscos
and his sister stayed while in Nor
folk.
Detective Kelly will continue his
in Greenville, s, c.,
where Jean and Katherine Odiscos'
brother, Dionysius, and Uncle John"
Stephano will be interviewed.
One of the strangest features of
the case is that the police have re-
ceived no claims from Greenville |
relatives for the bodies Of Jean and |
Odiscos.
1t Is now believed that the woman |
did alb of the shooting when she
saw her. lover attacked by her
brother and brutally beaten.
Action of the tragedy as 1t now |
appears. is that Odiscos and Koukos
became involved in an argument on
afternoon over the marriage |
of Koukos to the sister of the
Younger man. odisccs was prepared
to make good his demands on Kou-
kos for the love of his sister When
the argument waxed hot and orfce
was necessary Odiscos went to the
extreme and, having started, con-
tinued the brutal fight, chasing
keukos out Of the room toward the