New Britain herald., 1923-08-14
TWO women ARE
FOUND MURDERED
Bodies 'Dismenbered and Placed
J in Boxes Man Is Held

Medford, Mass, Aug, 14.-Ninie G..
Tsekos of Franklin, NJ H., was ar
rested here early today charged with
murder after two boxes containing
the dismembered bodies OF two wom-
en- were found in a field here. The
police said Tsekos had confessed that
he killed his wife, Natalie, and her
mother, Mrs. Katherine Adams, last
Saturday night.
Tsekos, an Albanian by birth, has
been employed in paper mill in
Franklin. According to the alleged
confession, he quarreled with his wife
and her mother at their home in
Franklin Saturday night over money
and that they attacked him with a
bat and a knife. He said that he
overpowered them and then stabbed
his wife in the breast and cut Mrs.
Adams throat. He dragged their
bodies to the cellar.
Put Bodies In Boxes.
Sunday morning, the confession
continues, he took his three small
children and was driven to Boston in
an automobile by Charles A. Clarke
of Franklin. He left the children at
in the north end of Boston and re-
turned home. Sunday night, he said,
he, went to the cellar, dismembered
the two Bodies with knife and put
them in two wooden boxes, mailing
the covers down.
Tsekos told the police that on Mon
day morning he arranged with Clarke
to drive him to Boston, again Offer
ing him SIS. They started late in the
day with the two boxes in the car.
Auto Driver Suspicious.
When they were near Lowell last
night, Clarke told the police he be-
came suspicious as to the contents of
the boxes and feeling of one of them
detected a wet spot which appeared
to him to be blood. On some pre-
text he stopped the car, got out and
notified a policeman, who said he !
would report the matter to headquar-
ters, but did not appear to think it
necessary to take any immediate ac-
ton. Clarke then decided to drive on.
Late at night the two men reached |
West Medford. Finding bridge |
closed they stopped Clarke said that
Tsekos carried the boxes into a field, |
While he was doing this Clarke put
his finger into hole in one of the
boxes and thought he felt flesh. He
ran down the street and told his
story to the first policeman he met.
The officer at once notified police
headquarters and then went with
Clarke to the field where the boxes
we're found.
Arrest Made.
Early today sFatrolman John
O'Gorman, on duty in Medford square,
saw man running down High street,
evidently intending to board troll
ley car. He ran after him, placed
him under arrest and took him to
the police station. There the man
admitted that he was Tsekos. His
alleged confession was made in the
presence Of the chief of police. When
the assistant district attorney arrived
at the station later with a stenograph-
refused to repeat his story
Tsekos was arraigned in the Maiden
district court and peladed not guilty !
to the, charge of murder. He was
held without bail to await the arrival
OF officers from Franklin, N. H. II
In one of the boxes was found the
body of Mrs Adams cut in nine pieces
the torso showing two stab wounds in
the left breast. The other box con-
tanned the body of Mrs. Tsekos, which
wass in eight pieces and showed six
stab wounds. Both bodies were wrap
ped in heavy oiled paper. covered by
cardboard and burlap.