Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
5 HELD BY CORONER
FOR PARR MURDER
BonkoWski, Reinschreiber and
Disque Accused as Slayers,
Others as Accessories
HENRY REED A WITNESS

Five youths were held without bail
for the Grand Jury today by the Coro-
ner in connection with the death of
Mrs. Sarah A. Parr, 20s6 Granite
street, who was fatally beaten two
weeks ago in her home by burglars.
Matthew Bonkowski. seventeen years
old. of bridgeport. Conn. Harry Rein
schreiber. eighteen. the Bronx, New
York. and David Dsquc, twenty seven
years old. Hope street above York, this
city, were held as principals in the
tragedy.
Bernard Mott, twenty eight years
old. PalethOrp street above Berks, Mrs.
PARIS grandson, and Washington Ras-
nor. twenty eight years old. Pennsyl-
vania avenue near Richmond street.
we're held without bail as accessories
before the fact.
Several hundred dollars in gold pieces
were stolen from the home. Mrs. Parr
died July 10. few hours after she
was found. in the Frankford Hospital.
The Coroner s verdict was that death
was caused by general injuries.
charles Reed, eighty-two years old.
brother of Mrs. Parr, who lived in the
mouse with her. was pathetic figure
at the inquest. He. too. was beaten by
the robbers. He showed the marks of
the beating. His eyes were blackened
and his head bruised. Two detectives
supported him while he testified, and
once 1t was necessary to get him water.
Tells Story Of Crime
lie said he had been sleeping on Il
couch on the first floor. Some one stood
over him suddenly. and then man
sat on his chest, ne said. The men
In the room. the witness said. put gags
in his mouth and tied his hands and
feet He heard his sister cry out once,
just as a bag was being drawn over
her head
The man said two of the men had
gone upstairs. taking lamp. The
globe of the lamp was dropped and
broken, and they came down for another
light. lie knew no more, he said, having
tainted.
When he revived, Mr.. Reed testified.
the house was quiet and the robbers
gone. At last he freed himself and
went upstairs and found bis sister un-
conscious, gagged and bound hand and
foot
He said he lifted her on the bed
and found she still breathed. He cut
the bonds that held her. and then with
what feeble strength remained to him
The testimony was punctuated with
n mothers sobs. Mrs. Bertha Bon
kowswi, whose son was one of those
held. came from bridgeport to be near
him. She cannot believe her boy is
guilty.
Mrs. Gamble Testines
Another witness was Mrs. Sarah
Gamble. 2351 North Muttcr street. who
knew the yoIths accused of the crime
She said she heard voices on the street
late that night and. looking out of the
window, saw Bonkowski and Rein
schreiber. When she asked why they
were abroad so late, Reinschreibrr an
swered, they had gon to Woodbury.,
y. j.. to repair motor car. but had
been driven back by the mosquitoes. She
admitted when cross examined by AS
Sistant District Attorney Taulane, that
she had received some Of the stolen gold
pieces. Miss Celia Gamble. her daugh-
ter. testified to having paid n taxicab
bill with another Of them. Both women
denied they knew there had been
theft.
Charles Stcrncr, attorney for Disque,
declared that nn attempt was being
made by the other two defendants to
put the entire blame on his client. and
promised TO show at the trial that this
was not warranted by facts.
According to the testimony, there
seemed some uncertainty as to whether
tho robbery had been plotted by DisQuo
when he overheard the family of Henry
A. Parr, with whom he boarded, dis
Cuss the old lady's store of gold, or by
Mott. According to the police, Mott
was overheard to say: II know where
we can get lot of easy money" but
later he repcnted the scheme TO at
tack his grandmother. RaSnOr was he'd
as an accessory because the police al
lege he was privy to the plot. His
wife is said to have overheard it dis
cussrd with him on street corner,
and to have warned him that il he
went to rendezvous with the others
that night she would follow and have
him arrested.
Bank Teller Shoots Himself
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