Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-30
HORRIBLE REVENGE.
Dreadful Treatment ora Rival In
q Love Affair.
A Terrible Device 10 Dispose II Young
Mzn Who Had Succeeded la Securing
the Affections of foang Woman
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morocco leather worker, was taken 10 the
Episcopal Hospital ia an unconscious con-
ditiOn suffering from a dreadful wound IL
his face. His under jaw was broken and
lascerated, several teeth in both jaws were
missing, and the bones were bare Of flesh
la places. Two men, who had been work
ing GA the street near by, approached about
the same time. One of them, Jack Wart-
ung, Or Ghartung, declared that he saw
the same man pass down from Waterloo
street a few minutes before, going toward
FrankfOrd road. He carried large white
meerschaum pipe in his left hand, evident
Is unlighted. may anticipate events at
this point far enough % say that careful
scrutiny at the spot where the body was
found showed burnt match, some tobacco,
AMI several pieces OF short pipe stem.
search OF the mans garments revealed his
name and address and pipe-case. The
pipe that the witness Whartung had seen
the injured man carrying had disappeared
probably been taken by some passing Pc
destrian.
The wounds were dressed with lint and
bandages, and the return to consciousness
OF the patient was awaited COR an explana-
berry was clearly not the object of the at
tack upon him, because sixty-four dollar
were found in his wallet and silver chans
in several parts of his clothes.
The police opinion in the Twenty fourth
District was that the man had been struck
BY one of the shifter- engines OH Lehigh
avenue and had crawled as far as the place
at which be was found before saccumbing
To weakness. This Theory involved the
supposition that the workman Whartung
was mistaken. John Sharkey, a private
detective, was brought into the case this
afternoon, and after visiting the locality
expressed the opinion that Whartung had
seen the man as described, and that the
catastrophe, whatever it may have been,
had occurred at the spot where the body
was found.
Detective Sharkey returned in the di-
rection of Otis street, intending TO make
inquiries at the injured mans boarding.
house, near Diamond but as he approached
the house he saw a young woman coming
toward him at "a high rate of speed. He
manner was sufficient TO attract attention
to her. Detective Sharkey stopped and
awaited her coming. Her face was marked
with anxiety and tears stood in her eyes,
and, as she came closer, she was heard
talking to herself in an absent, preoccupied
way. Sharkey guessed at once that this
girl had heard of Rosenstahl's injuries and
was hurrying to the hospital TO him. A
sister, or perhaps sweetheart? He spoke
promptly:
''How is Caspar Rosenstahl by this
timer"
Il know nothing: sir,v was the quick.
startled reply, as the girl strove to hurry
onward.
''But he is dangerously wounded:"
IL hat just hear so-more nervously.
"You are going to the hospital:"
Eyes. L must be quick"
"Wait one moment. What is your
name?" asked the officer.
"Rebecca Kavoritsky, of Almond street
But he may die. l will CO." and she started
forward. The detective was as nimble as
the maiden and ran TO her side. He ex-
planned that he was an officer and was en-
deavor.ng to find the assailant of her
friend.
The couple were hurry wing north on Front
street as fast as their feet would take them
10 was with the greatest difficulty that the
detective elected the fact that the injured
man had been a lover of the girl and that
he had asked her to become his wife
When the question was asked "Whe
could have done this?" and "Who was his
enemy" she was silent. Finally the
woman stammered:
"You suspect me. | am not guilty. Got
know, not do dees crime"
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the name ON a circular which he had seen
at the hospital, asked:
"Who is BazinskieE"
The woman's eyes stared in terror. She
screamed. staggered and would have fallen
had the officer not caught her. She almost
shrieked:
'Haf he confess?"
"He will tell ALL" said the detective
/ guardedly. surprised at the turn affair,
had suddenly taken.
"Ohl Bazinskie haf murter my poor
| Casper" And she burst into violent fl
of weeping. Finally she said; Il will
tell"
Her story. favored as il is with comedy
and tragedy, is one Of the most remarkable
ever told. With all the impetuosity of an
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recited the long tale of love, rivalry, hatred
and crime. Briefly, her confession was
this:
She is an honest girl who came from
Poland in 1875, when she was nine years
old. Her mother IS still living in Almond
street Two years ago she met Felix
Bazinskie az friends house. and allowed
him u walk home with her. Baznskie is
fellow -countrymsn. hailing from Lublin,
town in Poland not far from Random. OF
Radom, where the KavOritsky family
dwelt he began at once 20 pay insidious
court 20 Rebecce. He would accompany
her on the guitar when she sang, and dur
ing the past summer he called 50 often that
1 he completely wore out one OF Nine.
Kavoritskv's best chairs. This soured the
cid woman's nature. for she had been ths
Young mans friend.