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Verhozki to Die February 2nd: Andrew Bodz February 3rd No matter how convinced one may be that the crime deserves the pun tedmest, the sentence of death is a terrible thing to listen to. Twice last week, on Wednesday and Thursday, the dread sentence was pronounced by Mr. Justice Adamson, at the Dauphin Assizes. The first was Joseph Ver hoski of Winnipegosis, and the second Andrew Lodz of Pine River Verhoski in to die at Headingty cad on February 2, 1932, and Bodz on Feb. 3, at the same place. In Jume of this year Bodz was re leased from penitentiary on a ticket of leave. He was serving time for a statutory offence. From the time he came home he and his wife apparently could not get along together and quar rels were constant, with one of the sons taking the mother’s part and the other en lding with the father In the evening of July 26, this year, John, the eldest son, discovered the body of his mother lying in the summer kit chen. He immediately went for help, but Mrs. Hodz was beyond aid. Bodz had disappeared, but was shortly pick ed up by Provincial Police. On a table at the scene of the crime was found an envelope with writing on it. Upon translation from Hothenian it was found to read: I have finished my life. I still want to kill that boy, but I am pardoning him and leaving him to live May God bless you and may you prosper The post mortem, conducted by Dr Dicks the following day, disclosed that Mrs. Bodz had died from hemorrhage. Seven ribs on the left side of her body were broken; her left lung was punc tured; and the left ventricle of the heart was torn an inch and a half. As soon as the prisoner was placed in the dock on Thursday morning he started to sob, and throughout his trial seem ed to show deep remorse. C.D. Bates, defence counsel, sought to have a statement, made to the police by Bodz, thrown out, but the judge admitted it. Crown Prosecutor C. S. A. Rogers, K.C., closed the case for the Crown at noon. The defence called only Constable Royal, and the accused man. Defence sought to show that Bodz had been drinking home brew and was not responsible for his actions. In cross examining the prisoner Mr. Rogers soon dispelled any doubt as to his con dition by making him admit knowledge of event after event that occurred af ter the murder. Bodz admitted strik ing his wife three times and leaving her lying on the floor. The charge to the jury by his lordship was pointed, and they retired to consider their ver dict at 4.20 Fifty-five minutes later they returned, and their solemnity in dicated what their verdict was. As sentence was passed the prisoner seemed completely stunned. He had understood the proceedings all the way through because Mr. Justice Adamson had provided an interpreter, and insisted that in the interests of justice, the prisoner be decquainted with all that transpired. The inter preter, Michael Borowski, had the un pleasant task of translating the death sentence for the doomed man. When asked if he had anything to say before sentence was passed, Bodz said, “I am sorry I did this thing if I did not drink the thing I did drink would not have done this.” After thanking the jury for their at tention to duty, and stating that he fully agreed with their verdict, the judge now pronounced the sentence of death, amid the tomblike silence of a crowded courtroom. This case completed the Dauphin all Assizes.
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Dauphin Herald and Press
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Dec 10, 1931
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