her again. His wife stood by him throughout his trial and she and
his two children were allowed to have dinner with him in his cell
in the jail the night before his execution. His request that she
be allowed to witness his death was refused as was his request for
more time when the death warrant was read to him.'He never admitted
his guilt and sought to pee the role of a martyr. He was hanged
in the JE Hudson County “ail at Jersey City on Jamary 6, 1882,
After he was pronounced dead, it was: found’ that the rope had cut so
deeply into his neck that it could not be removed without being cui,
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, Ne Cs 1-7-1882,
Jersey City EVENING JOURNAL, Jersey City, N. J. 1-6-1882
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her again. His wife stood by him throughout his trial and she and
his two children were allowed to have dinner with him in his cell
in the jail the night before his execution. His request that she
be allowed to witness his death was refused as was his request for
more time when the death warrant was read to him.'He never admitted
his guilt and sought to Hie the role of a martyr. He was hanged
in the Ja#8 Hudson County Yail at Jersey City on January 6, 1882,
After he was pronounced dead, it was: found’ that the rope had cut so
deeply into his neck that it could not be removed without being cut.
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, Ne Cs 1-7-1882,
Jersey City EVENING JOURNAL, Jersey City, N. J., 1-6-1862
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her again, His wife stood by him throughout his trial and she and
his two children were allowed to have dinner with him in his cell
in the jail the night before his execution, His request that she
be allowed to witness his death was refused as was his request for
more time when the death warrant was read to him,’ He never admitted
his guilt and sought to play the role of a martyr. He was hanged
in the ¥&¥EB Hudson County Yail at Jersey City on Jamary 6, 1882,
After he was pronounced dead, it was: found’ that the rope had cut 80
deeply into his neck that it could not be removed without being cut.
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C, 1-7-1882,
Jersey City EVENING JOURNAL, Jersey City, N. J., 1-6-1862
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KANKOWSKI , Martin
Kankowski, a 35-year-old German,was a native of Alsace who had emi-«
grated to the United States with his wife and two children, settling
in Jersey City, Ne. J. A mason by profession, Kankowski also seduced
women and swindled them out of their money. In 1881 he answered an
ad for employment run by a German emigrant, MX Philomena Muller, who
had divorced her husband. Mrs, Muller, a thrifty woman, had consi-
derable savings and Kankowski asked her to marry him, telling her
‘that he was a wealthy farmer in Alsace and that they would return
there after their marriage, They were married on May 3, 1881, and
afterwards went to several bars where he introduced her as his wife,
They left three jarge trunks into which Mrs, Muller had placed all
of her belongings at one of the Saloons and were last seen together
late that afternoon Ti near the Bergen County line in North Bergen,
Her body was found ten days later and after it was identified, a
search was started for Kankowski who had retrieved her trunks on May
4 and had KARE them sent to a room in a boarding house that he had
rented under an assumed name. When he was arrested, he admitted
having married the woman, but said that he had left her in the compa
ny of two other men on the afternoon of her death and had not seen
KANKOWSKI, Martin
Kankowski, a 35-year-old Germanywas a native of Alsace who had emi-
grated to the United States with his wife and two children, settling
in Jersey City, N. Je A mason by profession, Kankowski also seduced
women and swindled them out of their money. In 1881 he answered an
ad for employment run by a German emigrant, HX Philomena Muller, who
had divorced her husband. Mrs, Muller » & thrifty woman, had consi-
derable savings and Kankowski asked her to marry him, telling her
‘that he was a wealthy farmer in Alsace and that they would return
there after their marriage, They were married on May 3, 1881, and
afterwards went to several bars where he introduced her as his wife.
They left three large trunks into which Mrs. Muller had placed all
of her belongings at one of the saloons and were last seen together
late that afternoon IM near the Bergen County line in North Bergen.
Her body was found ten days later and after it was identified, a
Search was started for Kankowski who had retrieved her trunks on May
4 and had E&HE them sent to a room in @ boarding house that he had
rented under an assumed name. When he was arrested, he admitted
having married the woman, but said that he had left her in the compas
ny of two other men on the afternoon of her death and had not seen
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