The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-03
A HORRIBLE MURDER AT REEDS.
WILLIE.
AN OLD MAN BEATEN TO DEATD By FOUR
RCFFIANS.


RUFFIANs.
A shocking murder was committed at
Reedsville, this county, on Monday after
noon at p. NJ. \ young man named
Frank Nenahlo was engaged in hauling
logs TO saw mill, and entered saloon
kept by one Lawrence, which he passed
regularly on his trips to the mill. While
in The saloon four young men, named
Wenzel and Carl Marazek, and Joseph
and John Spatecek, came in. They i'm
mediately began to dispute with young
Nenahlo, insisting that he was owing one
of the party 81 which he refused to pay.
Nenahlo denied that he was indebted to
them and finally told them that he was
good for it if it was just debt, and ask
ed them why they did not sue. They
replied ''they did not want to sue, but
would take the amount out of his hide. !"
Wherenpon they began beating bim.
Some Of them drew knives and attempted
to stab him. He called ont to those pres
ent deputy sheriff Mueller and the sa-
loon keeper "help me for Gods sake;
they are going to kill me-" But neither
offered the slightest interference. Mem
ahlo's coat is cut in many places about
the shoulders where the knives entered,
but fortunately the knives did not enter
his flesh. His father, an old man Of sc,
was passing the saloon and heard the out
cries and went in. He carried ia his
hand an oak stick about 3 feet long and
something over an inch and half thick.
Wenzel Marazek instantly sprung at the
old man, wrested the stick from his hand
and dealt him blow with it across the
head, breaking his skull. The old man
fell senseless to the floor, when two of
the ruflians began kicking him. Joseph
Spatecek jumping repeatedly on his
breast crushing in the breast bone.
Carl NaraZek seized chair and dealt the
old man blow while lying PROSTATE
which literally crushed down his nose so
that the same blow wounded both cheek
bones. The deputy sheriff and saloon
keeper interfered at this juncture Frank,
the old mans son, raised the old man and
blood flowed III a stream from his mouth.
A physician from Spring Creek was sum-
moned who said recovery was impossible.
The old man was unconscious up to the
time of his death which took place yes
terday morning at 4: 80.
Three Of the murderers were arrested
and are now confined in the county jail.
Two were arrested at home by constable
Zahn, and another was arrested in this
city yesterday morning. Joseph Spate-
eek is at this writing wednesday, still
at large. 4 constable is after him. 1t is
believed that Joseph is in hiding some
where in Kewaunee county. The four
are young men, not over 81, residents of
Maple Grove, and members of the same
family, the Spateceks being step broth
ers of the other two. The Marazeks' are
reputed to be bad citizens, having been
involved in number of quarrels. Many
believe that the Marazek boys intended
to murder Frank Nenahlo, as they had
every thing prepared to so to Minnesota
when arrested.
The murdered man, Matthias Nenahlo,
is a resident of Rockland, one of the pro-
prietors of the Rusch Mil at Reedsville.
He is described by those who knew him
as a quiet, inoffensive man. His son who
was in the city yesterday, appears to be
a modest man who would not willingly
engage in quarrel with any one. 4
great deal of indignation is expressed at
the inaction of Miller and the saloon
keeper. A refusal of justice in the
neighborhood to issue a warrant is also
severely commented upon.
TIE three men were brought before
Justice Wallich for their preliminary ex-
animation yesterday. The Ma rack boys
do not seem to be greatly alarmed. Wen
Eel is wild. hardy looking fellow who
looked at the spectators defantly and
showed no signs of fear John Spatecek
seemed to be greatly affected. While in
court his chin rested on his breast and
he twirled his mustache uneasily. He is
married and is the least guilty of the four.
He was arrested in the city a short while
after having drawn money from the bank.