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TWO SIIIH INPRIEST'S HOME»Clergyman and His House*keeper Are Found DeadPISTOL USED UPON BOTH»rd Alto Tied Around Nock of B*ehVictim—Mysterious ‘ Tragedy In Connecticut City Thought to Htvo Boon Duo to Revenge—Crlme Die-covorod by NeighborNow Britain, Conn., Feb. 10.— Rev^ Joseph Zebris. pastor of St. Andrews Lithuanian church of this city,and his housekeeper. Miss Kvs OH* manalis, were found, murdered in theparochial residence. ‘ ' There wan nlt;Immediate cl^ us to the author of Ihe crime.Tlic crime was discovered by Mrs. Annn Heimyder. a next-door ncigh-bor. whose suspicion.; were aroused when alie had roiled to '/.ebrl* anilhis housekoAped about the premise*.Zebris Jav flat on Ids back In lt;be frrnl room of his house with, two bul-let wounds through Ills heart and a 4*ord tied tightly around Ills neck. The cord had cut the skin so deeply that it was not noticeable at first.The housekeeper, who was found at the top sf the atttc stairs, was shot through the mouth and the right wrist. Two cords, one similar to that which was about Zebris’ throat, were tied around her neck. The other cord was# cnt from a clothesline inthe attic. nrMrs. Hchnyder rushed to the streetand notified Policeman Lyon. The officer made a search of the house and notified police headquarters. Medical ttxamtner Wright was shortly on the scone, but nothing developed that threw any light on the mystery.In the front room where the body of the dead priest lay were round three or four empty cartridge shells, but no other evidence. The policegave credence to the theory , that the crime was one of revenge, he!levins that Zebris was called to the door by the murderer and after a fight. during which hb was forced Into the front room of the house, was first shot and then botfnd about the throat with thecord. '.Further weight is given this theory by the fact that the contents of the house were topsy-turvy, the chairs and tables having been upset.The police say that the murder does not bear the earmarks of a robbery and that so far nothing Is known to
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Concord Enterprise
Concord, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Feb 10, 1915
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