Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 1 | Woman Kills Priest While in Confession

Woman T Kills I Priest While in Confession Polish Father Is Shot Is-Shot Shot to Death in in Church by Worshiper as She Kneels ls Before Him By United Press ST ST. PAUL Minn March 4 While the Rev Heaby pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor of ot a Polish Catholic church was hearing confessions tonight Mrs Agnes pretending to tobe tobe tobe be a worshiper got close in the confessional and shot the priest to o death Sev Several ral nuns nuns two boys boya and ando a ayoung a ayoung young man were in the church Their Their story Interpreted by Polish members of ot the church Is that th the woman woman entered the church knelt in a pew and appeared to make the usual preparations for tor confession One of ot the boys had Just completed confession when she stepped up up In her turn Just after ater kneeling before Father J the Uie parishioners say the woman woman whipped a revolver and shot five times The priest died within a few minutes The confessional at which the shooting occurred was was a an open af affair affair at- at f fair ir consisting consisting- of a kneeling b bench benchin in the front front of of the church and not nota a a. booth where confessions are usually made Mrs was wa tonight identified fied fled as as th the claimant l in three suits against the priest alleging Father as the father of ot her baby born in 1913 The priests priest's le left t eye was bl blown wn out by the bullet that caused his death The woman was immediately immediately immediately imme imme- captured d by the parishioners In the church and and- held until the police arrived Then she was placed under arr arrest st and taken to to central police station Immediately after the shooting the woman walked calmly to the altar and was kneeling there when parishioners came to get her She turned saying she had killed the priest and told th that t the gun laying near him hin was was the thew weapon apon she used The woman woman in each suit sult sought 5 civil d damages mages and money lor br r the I rt child All Ali nese suits fc t ln In 1913 1912 Th The priest defense d I Z nse mt that th he was t ha cUm o of a a growing out of ot the fac factional fac- fac donal fight at Holy HolyCross Cross church MI Minneapolis Following t the priest was transferred to StPaul St. St Paul How she planned for months to murder the priest was told to the police poUce by her tonight She said she made the dress she wore Ware with special pockets to carry carry the re reVolver revolver re- re v volver ler and the cartridges