Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-10-09
ALBERT MOLITAR.
"A" energetic but Despotic Life--What He
Accomplished and How.

an energetic but Despotic Life--What He
Accomplished and How.
Lie readers OF the TRIBUNE are well
acquainted with the feuds and quarrel:
winch have rendered Pressure Isle County
notorious for years past, and remember
wen the announcement by telegraph q
few weeks since that the central figure
III all these disturbances, Albert Molitar
mad been assassinated, together with one
OF his clerks. Molitar was not killed out
right, but was desperately wounded. His
wounds were pronounced fatal from the
hrst, but his great energy and tenacity of
life enabled him to battle against his fate
for several weeks, but in vain. He has
gone to meet with his reward. This is a
sad termination Of very energetic life.
The county of Pressure Isle has lost the
man who has done more for itsSettlement
than all other men put together. At the
same time he has sown the seeds Of dis
senslon AMI immortality among its inhab-
itants that it will take generations to wipe
away.
He was indefatigable in inducing men
to 60 there and settle, to clear farms, cut
wood, haul logs AMI open up and develop
the country. He established the little
village of Rogers City, plotted it, sold
village lots, put up buildings, encouraged
others to build, brought in II stock of
goods, built a saw mill and rushed for
ward the material interests of the place
in manner almost incomprehensible to
the interested observer. He labored in
cessantly. Night or day he might have
been seen astride his old bay horse gal
Looping from place to place giving direc-
tons here or shouting to men there.
But it seemed impossible for him to
keepup friendly relations with his neigh
bors, his workmen or his family. There
was always quarrels and turmoils. MOli-
tar was the despot of his settlement. No
monarchy could be more absolute than
was his reign there. He named the cam
didates for office, managed the courts
and dictated the executive officers. None
of his under-strappers dared offend him.
A notorious feud sprang up between his
town and the neighboring one of Craw-
ford's Quarry, which grew so violent that
bloodshed was often threatened, especi-
ally at elections.
AS the outside settlements grew they
became impatient of his oppression.
They claimed that he perpetrated base
frauds ON the ballot box, and ut cleo
tons would come to town with their old
tiint-lock guns to shoot him. But he,
like true monarch, would rise to mag
nificent rage and defy the host of his
enemies, until they would stand at bay,
and then melt away to their settlements.
Immigrants who came with money
claimed that he cheated them Of every |
dollar. No process of law could be
served on him unless he saw ut to allow |
it, and then it was only to result in his
favor. He married all excellent young |
lady in Detroit, who, after living with |
him few years and suffering from con
tinual brutality, got bill of divorce on
a charge of brutal treatment, when she
could have accomplished the same by a
criminal complaint. But she preferred
TO get away from him the easiest way pos
sible.
Prosperity obtained by such means is
never lasting. and his case was not an
With the departure Of his
wife commenced his downfall. He sent
% Germany for & lady acquaintance to
come and keep house for him. She came,
md under promise of marriage he Sc
iuced her. When her condition could
10 longer be kept secret, and her impor
unities for him TO redeem his promise
became irksome to him he sent
her to Detroit and left her alone
n the streets of that city in winter
,alf clad, penniless, and in
helpless condition. She was taken TO
he station house, where her sad story
lrew tears of sympathy from all who
leard it, and secured her a comfortable
esting place. She sued him for bas-
ardy. and so terrible did the details of
Ter sad story seem to be that the jury,
Without hardly leaving their seats, re-
q Il --n~flint In her favor for the full