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Show WIFE MURDERER TAKEN FROM TRAIN Russian Wanted by Massachusetts Authorities Is Captured. La Junta, Colo. John Schldlofskn, n Russian wanted at Belmont, Mass., for tho murder of his wlfo last Wednesday Wed-nesday night, was arrested nt La Junta Sunday afternoon by Sheriff I3arr while passing through tho city on tho Santa Fo railroad. Tho mur-Jorcr mur-Jorcr confessed nnd gavo full dctnlls of tho tragedy which has boon puz-tHng puz-tHng tho Massachusetts police. Tho prisoner expressed his willing-aess willing-aess to return without requisition papers, pa-pers, nnd ho will bo hold by Sheriff Barr pending tho nrrlval of officers from Massachusetts. Tho murderer told a clear story -of tho tragedy. lo said ho camo to America from Poland flvo years ago nnd worked on a farm near Lynn, Mass. On February 19, 1905, ho married mar-ried tho woman whoso murder ho now confesses. When ho married hor, ho stntes, tho woman represented that Bbo had 800, and was but 28 yoars old IIo found afterwards that sho possessed but J220 In money nnd was moro than 40 years old. Tho deception decep-tion sho worked upon him wns tho constant causo of quarrels, ho says, and these quarrels hnd their culmination culmina-tion Wednesday night. |