The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-01-11


once attempted to buck locomotive off
a bridge. Well, an incident somewhat
similar occurred near this city last
Thursday evening, the principal differ
ence being the fact that in this case the
bull was yoke of oxen-but the result
was the same. 4 Bohemian farmer,
bearing the musical name of Jacob Ma
thowotz, came to town on Thursday, and
having sold his wheat for high price
he concluded to express his satisfaction
by getting chuck full of benzine. As
the shades OF night began setting upon
mother earth, Jacobs thoughts wander
ed back to sfthe little ones at home" so
he loaded himself into the sleigh box
and having headed his oxen for home
became lost to all things present and
went to sleep. The oxen went along
without mishap until they struck lane
leading off from the main road, which
they followed until the railroad track was
reached. Seeing it was a straight and
narrow path they concluded to follow it
and proceeded along quietly until they
came to a cattle guard and were compel
led to halt. BY some fortunate chance
the hapless Jacob had got out of the
sleigh and laid himself down in the snow
some distance back of the spot where
the oxen stopped. and this fact alone
saved his life, for the New London ex-
press train, going west at the rate Of 25
miles an hour, happened along just then
and the oxen-O, where were they
Subsequent search revealed one on each
side of the track, dead, and the teamster
further back, also dead-drunk. He
Was shaken into activity and realizing
sense of the terrible death he had so
narrowly escaped, which had the ten
dency to sober him for the time being
at least. No injury to the train resulted.
LAST week, when we mentioned the
fact that our columns would to-day con-
tain the evidence given in a scandal
case of huge proportions, we were assur
ed that the trial, already commenced,
would be vigorously prosecuted by the
complainant and the whole truth of the
matter ascertained. We almost regret
to say that the affair has been hushed
up, but the facts in the case remain
about as follows Simon Wickorsky,
Polish pastor of a church in Newton. had
a parishioner named Michael Donorsfi
arrested for stealing a note for 5000.
The defendant admits having the note,
but claims it was given him by the rev
Grand father IS collateral security for
the payment OF 4 note for $500, bearing
date December 18th, 1876. The latter
note was given by Wickorsky to Don
OrSki in the hope of hushing up scan.
dal very damaging to the reverand gen
tleman. Il appears from the evidence
taken before Justice ". Fl. Glover, that
defendants sister Kate, had, up to April
last, been working in the house of the
priest, maintaining very intimate rela
tons with her spiritual adviser. Last
April she became the mother Of child
and notified her priest. Thereat said
priest at first made light Of the matter,
treating it as a matter OF course. Some
weeks since the girl, her father, and the
defendant, her brother, sought legal adj
vice upon the subject, and notice was
sent to Father Wickorsl1y to come and
settle or suit would be commenced
against him. Thereupon he gave this
note for $500, which he does not deny,
and paid $50 on it. Wickorsky claims,
we believe, that the note was given to
get some one else out Of a scape, but If
looks rather chin and the impression
prevails that he is guilty of the crime
with which he is charged. Had the case
been fully investigated there would I'M
doubtedly have been some rich develop
ments. Il is bad enough as it is.