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Show TRACING A Blood-Stained Shirt and Prison Shoes Point to a Convict Ellsworth, Kan., Oct, IS. County authorities today 'began a search for Charles Marr.yck, an ex-convict, in connection with the murder hore Sun. day of William Showman, Mrs. Show-man Show-man and their three children Governor Gov-ernor Stubbs haa offered a $500 reward re-ward for the slayor Marzyek was released from the pen-Itentiary pen-Itentiary a jear ngo after serving a sentence for grand larceny for steal, ing wheat from a farmer by whom he was employed Mhrzyck's former wife, who obtained a divorce and remarried re-married following his sentence to tho penitentiary, Is a sister of Mrs Shopman. Shop-man. She Is said to havc made a statement to the authorities today that the testimony of Mr."and MrB. Showman was largely responsible for Marayek's conviction, and that before he went to prison he had sworn vengeance It is said Marzyek han boon seen about Ellsworth within a week. The finding last night of a blood.8talnpd shirt and a pair of prison shoos in a local hotel room whose occupant has disappeared, encouraged the authorities au-thorities ln their search for tho ex-convict. ex-convict. Mrs. Minnie Vbpnt. former wife of Charles Marzyok, said today that Marzyek was convicted of forgery In Colorado Springs, whore the six members mem-bers of the Wnyno nnd TJurnhain families fami-lies wcro murdered and that he wn acquainted In Monmouth, Ills., where thrco personB were slain Oct 1 Tho woapon used In each Instanco wa an nxe. Marzyek is believed to still be In the neighborhood. He was Been last night by three persons. Ho was seen running" through a wheat field. Nine porsons remain here to complete com-plete Marzyok's vengeance, if ho is sceKing rcvunne i uev are .inuiun Vopat, the farmer from whom ho stole tho wheat and whose name he forged to chocks; Vopat's wife, Minnie, Min-nie, who was the convict's wife; their two children. John Katke, tho farmer of the murdered Mrs. Will Showman, Show-man, who testlflod against Marr.yck. Mrs. John Katko and their three children. chil-dren. These people arc panic stricken. After Vopat recognized the convict on his fields last night, he took his wlfo and children and fled In terror to tho house of another Slav farmer five miles away, where ho spent the night Tudgo Tra TJoyd, tho attorney who defended Marzjok In tho wheat stealing steal-ing ense, believes the ex-convict is, tho slayer and that ho will wait ln the neighborhood until bo complotcs his vengeance "After he was sentenced," said .Tudgo Lloyd, "he told mo that when bo was released ho would come back and kill tho people who were responsible re-sponsible for bis conviction and also their chlldron. Til put them all in hell.' ho said His eyos aro grayish Mack and shifty. Ho has a cruel faco and Is of tho sort that would take desporate chances " - This morning an armed posse led by Sam Showman, brother of the murdered mnn, left for tho Vopat farm and will soarch tho country in every direction If Marzyek Is found, a fight is oxpocted. Sheriff Bradahaw has ordorod that ho be taken dead or alive. |