The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-08-17

ont from the Home. This amount, there
fore, will be sufficient to give them a re
spectacle start in the world. 1t also APP
pears thai there are only four organized
Home. in the United States that are cuti-
tied to q share in this bcqucst, according
to the stipulations Of the VIII Of Mr.. Ward.
Wisconsin Is thus richly repaid for the am
pie provision she has made for these or
phan children.
The Eau Claire Free Press has the fol-
lowing: "A man named Mccarty, living
On the west side, had the lower part Of his
car lat off by his wife, this week. The
sheriff was seen taking linn to jail yester-
day. Our reporter was quite wroth, and
remarked that things had come to a pretty
pass when a man was sent to Jail for hay
ing his ear bitten off by his own family, but
upon being informed that that family did
it in self-dcfencc, he was Modified in a
measure, and inquired Of 4 person, usually
posted on such matters, whether the fellow
wasn't Il ''tough cuss." The person said
Ae couldn't say as to that, hardly, but
from what occurred, he judged his car was
tender enough"
The Green Bay gazette Of the 10Th
inst, has the following account Of an at
tempted forgery in that city: "a youth
who answers to the name of Phillip c.
Schmitz, undertook to raise the wind by
a piece of financial strategy last Tuesday,
and thereby came to grief in hurry. He
came here for the laudable purpose OF sell
ing washing machines, and as long as he
stuck TO his regular business his career was
marked by success. But it seems he wish
ed to make money faster than the vulgar
line Of trade would admit, and he set about
it in the following clumsy way: On Mon
day he disposed Of Il machine to Mr.. J. 5.
Curtis, receiving in payment check on the
First National Bank for Sl3. This he got
cashcd, and having unlimited faith in this
genticman's resources, proceeded to make
out other checks signing his (Mr. Curtis)
name. Tuesday noon he went into the
store Of Crandall Il North, and presented
check for $50, desired to have it cashcd, as
he wished the money before the bank would
open. The cashier gave him the money
for it, and about 3 clock took this check,
with other moneys, to the bank for deposit
An examination Of the check convinced
tho bank officers that it was forgery, al
though pretty faIr imitation. Looking
at it closely, it was discovered that he had
spelled Curtis with a Gaai e. The clerk,
Who had taken the check, together with
MARSHAL ki!lian, Immediately set to work
to find the rogue, and traced him to the
Green Bay House, where he was eating an
early supper, preparatory to leaving on the
train. lie was arrested, and upon being
searched there was found upon his person
the following interesting inventory: $3l
in money, two checks, each $50, with Mr..
Curtis name forged thereon, two house
keys, 3 trunk keys, two watch keys, | brass
ear lock key, l.. c. & NJ. II. Il. Co, 5 com
mon screws, with scrcw-drivcr, small
army corps badge, marked MARY Beilani,
Nan.stec, Mch.,' > .jack-kniyes, l small
revolver, six chambers loaded and capped,
together with box Of cartridges. Phillip
was straightway marched before Esquire
kic~, and while the Justice was making
out the warrant, the prisoner struck Il
tragic attitude and whipping out trcmcn-
dous iack-knifc, and holding it aloft, pro
cccdcl TO make an eloquent speech promis-
ing to plunge the weapon into his heart,
but taking good care to keep it at safe
distance until he was relieved Of it,
''Schmitz is 4 young man of about lS,ap-
parcntly rather green. From letters re-
ceivcd by him since his arrest, it seems
that his home is in st. Joseph, No. The
examination Of the prisoner will take place
this Saturday morning.