BREAKS UNDER
SPIRIT VOICES
Conscience Lashed, Chicago Man
Clears Crime Committed
Last Winter.
TELLS STRANGE TALE
Voices Become Louder and More In
sistent—In Terror Man Takes to
Whisky and Whisky Loosens
His Tongue.
Chicago.—The voice of a murdered
man rang In the ears of Joseph Roka
wicz. For almost a year after his
neighbor, Frederick Papke, was found
dead on the doorstep of his home by
his own daughter, the voice talked to
Rokawicz. He did all he could at the
time of the tragedy. He volunteered
to act as a pallbearer, helped the' be
reaved family and when the flat be
came vacant Rokawicz moved In next
door to the Papke family. Papke was
killed the night of January 24, and
from that time onward he heard
voices.
They became louder, more Insistent.
They accused.
Rokawicz, in his terror of the super
natural, took to whisky—and the whis
ky loosed a tongue that had talked
only sympathy before.
“I would not be surprised If this
Rokawicz knew something of your hus
band’s death,” said a neighbor to Mrs.
Papke not long ago.
The neighbor had heard the voices
answered by Rokawicz. The widow
■went to Capt. Thomas J. Coughlin of
the stock yards police station and
i Rokawicz was arrested. At first he
1 denied knowing anything of the mur
der.
Breaks Down and Confesses.
At last he broke down and told Cap
tain Coughlin a strange story.
“I was coming home,” he said, “with
a full month’s pay in my pocket. 1
feared holdups. V had my long-bladed
pocket knife in my u^nd. As I passed
the Papke house I saw a man standing
there. His back was to me. I thought
he was a holdup man—and I stabbed
him. I went home, believing I had
killed a robber and I did not worry.
The next day I found that I had killed
Frederick- Papke, my neighbor, my
friend. I was horror-stricken. I did
what I could—but the voices—the
voices—”
Papke, according to his wife, had
taken their pet dog out for an: airing
after supper. He had been standing
In front of the house. The daughter,
■'■■ 1 Bmma. heard a whining and scratching
"And I Stabbed Him."
at the door. She opened It to find that
her father had crept that far—dying
on the doorstep.
Calls Holdup Story Absurd.
“I do not believe his story,” said
Captain Coughlin after Rokawicz had
been held to the grand jury for mur
der and was lodged In the county jail.
“I think he killed Papke, but his hold
«p story is absurd. He knew Papke
well enough to have recognized him.
I am satisfied there was some other
reason. The murderer always in his
confession tries to justify his act. In
the months that we have been Investi
gating this case we have been unable
to find a motive. I think Papke’s dog
must have snapped at Rokawicz. An
argument followed. Rokawicz drew his
knife and stabbed Papke in the back.
"Rokawicz, I believe, Is a victim of
a peculiar form of Insanity.”
CONVICTS USE >ARN ROPE
Make 25-Foot Rope From Yam Fur
nished by Red Cross and Escape
From Prison.
Boise, Idaho.—With the aid of a 25
foot rope braided from yarn furnished
the Inmates by the Red Cross, Fred
George, alias Gruber, and Harry Hin
ton escaped from the state penitenti
ary. George has a life sentence for
murder hanging over'hlm and Hinton
was serving live to fifteen years for
robbery. With the aid of the yarn
rope the men let themselves down
from the top of the-wall surrounding
the penitentiary.
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IS COSTLY TO RUN
WHISKY BLOCKADE
Three Dead and Twelve Wounded
Trying to Take Liquor
Across Colorado Line.
Denver, Col.—Running Colorado’s
whisky blockade has already cost the
lives of three more or less prominent
citizens and resulted In the wounding
ol' a dozen others. The third man to
try conclusions with the state con
stabulary over his vested rights to Im
port liquor Into dry territory has Just
been brought back tc Denver a corpse.
When the state went dry several
years ago the National Guard did the
Blazed Away Twice at the Officer.
policing of the border between Wyo
ming and Colorado to see that no
“bootleggers” crossed Into the SUyer
state carrying their forbidden cargoes.
Then came the war and a state con
stabulary was created to maintain the
liquor drought on Colorado soil. A
eoustable and a high power car were
on duty on the border when suddenly
three machines shot across the state
line and headed full speed in the di
rection of Denver. The constable
yelled for the trio to halt, but for an
swer one of the men In the last car
drew a gun and blazed away twice at
the officer.
The shots went wild, but the con
stable retaliated with a little gun
play of his own. His aim was better
and the fellow who had fired sank
down lpto; the bottom of the car while
his' two companions called upon the
other cars to slow up and take them
In. They succeeded In escaping,
leaving their unfortunate comrade in
the machine. By the time the con-;
stable drove up to him It was plain
the man, was dying. He was rushed
to the nearest town where he died In
a local doctor’s office. Sixty-six pints
of whisky were found in the machine
which was afterward identified as the
property of the dead man, a Greek,
who kept a “soft drink” parlor In
Dei.rer.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing oe
tween William Crocker and Charles
Mathews in the operation of the
launch Wait has been dissolved. All
accounts due will be collected and all
bills payable will be settled by Will
iam Crooker. The operation of the
Waif hereafter will be by Mathews
& Arnold. Regular trips to Katalla
and way points.
MATHEWS & ARNOLD.
Dated Feb. 6, 1919.
NOTICE
The registration book of the town
of Cordova will be open at my office,
in the corner store, Michelson & Cur
rier building, First street, Cordova,
every day from 12 o'clock noon until
8 p. m.
The registration book will be closed
at 4 o’clock p. m. Saturday, March
29, 1919.
C. H. LAMPREY, Registrar. ,
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Cordova Precinct, Territory
of Alaska (In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of Gun
nard Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that V. G.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
Gunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement to,
and filed in the probate court of said
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April, 1919, at 10
o’clock a. m., at the court room of our
Bald probate court at Cordova, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the pro
bate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person Interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon.
(Seal) A. J. ADAMS,
Tudge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Commission’s Court Wr the
Teritory of Alaska, Cordova Pre
clnt. Before A. J. Adams, Esquire,
United States Comlssloner and Kx
Officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Leslie Hale, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed by
the above named Court administrator
with the will annexed of the estate
of Charles Leslie Hale, deceased, and
that all persons having claims against
the estate of said Charles Leslie Hale,
deceased, are hereby required to pres
ent the same with the proper vouch
ers within six months from the date
hereof to the undersigned at his of
fice and place of business in the of
fice of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany in the Town of Cordova, Terri
tory of Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 16th
day of January, A. D., 1919.
F. B. 1RACY,
Administrator with the Will Annexed
of the E3tai!e of Charles Leslie
Hale, Deceased.
Dath of first publication Jan. 20, 1919.
Date of last publication Feb. 24, 1919.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska. In Probate. In
the matter of the Estate of William
Herrold, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the es
tate of William Herrold, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of
Frank H. Foster, attorney at law, at
Cordova, Alaska, the same being the
place of business of said estate.
Dated the 15th day of January, 1919.
K. G. ROBINSON,
Administrator.
January 16. 1919._5w
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To L. T. Gray, heir and devisee ot
Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all other
heirs of the said Robert D. Gray, de
ceased, to James Smith, executor or
the last will and testament of the
said Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all
persons claiming liens upon or against
the interest of said estate, of said ad
ministrator, or of said heirs, in the
mining claims hereinafter described,,
and to all whom it may in any manner
concern:
Yo and each of you are hereby noti
fied that I have expended during the
year 1918 one hundred dollars ($100)
in labor and Improvements upon and
for the benefit of each of those three
certain mineral oil mining claims, all
situated at the head of Mirror Slough,
in the Kayak recording precinct, ter
ritory of Alaska, and known as and
called:
The Brown Bear Association Min
eral Oil Claim,
The Bald'AEagln Association Min- j
eral Oil Claim, and Vs -■
The Gray Wolf Association Min
eral Oil Claim,
the location notices or certificates of
which may be found of record in Book
6, at pages 148 and 149, of the records
of Mining Locations and Declaratory
Statements, in the office of the United
States commissioner and ex ofllcio
recorder in and for the said Kayak
recording precinct, at Katalla, Alaska,
that is to say, I have so expended in
such labor and improvements upon
and for the benefit of all of said
claims during the said year 1918 the
sum of three hundred dollars ($300),
in order to hold said claims under
the laws of the United States and
the Territory of Alaska relating to
the annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold
said mining claims and each of them
for the period ending on the 31st day
of December, 1918.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, to wit,
within ninety days after the 8th day
of May, 1919, you fail or refuse to
contribute to me, the subscriber, one
of the owners in common of,.said min
ing claims and eacfi of them, your
proportion of such expenditures,
which amounts to the sum of fifty
dollars ($50) for each of said claims,
or a total of one hundred fifty dollars
($150) for all of said claims, your
Interests in each claim for which you
so fail or refuse to contribute will
become the property of the said sub
scriber under the provisions of Sec.
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
A. T. COTTON.
Residence and postofflce address,
Katalla, Alaska.
First publication, Feb. 6, 1919.
__Last publication, May 8, 1919,
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