The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

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Walko Sentenced to the Penitentisry for
Granddaughter.
On Monday night, Dec. Sd, 1887, John
Walko, Andrew Polasko, Morits Cohn, Lud-
wig Lichte, Mike Bens, John Patrilla, and 9
half hundred other Hungarians and Germans
were engaged in drinking in John Mari.
nsch's saloon, In the city of Streator, and
walko and Polaska having engaged in .
quarrel, were put out BY the proprietor. In
mediately afterward. Walko walked into the
place again and passing. rapidly through the
room, went out at the back door. As he
disappeared, Polasko staggered in, saying
that he had been stabbed, and upon uncover.
ing his abdomen, an ugly cut from which the
intestines protruded was disclosed to light.
He was taken to the hospital and died few
days afterward. Walko fed, but was cap.
tured and placed in Jail. As no one saw him
intict the wound, the instrument with which
it was inflicted was never Dissolved, and
Polasko refused to give the name of his
asssilant, the testimony Of witnesses who
were present at the quarrel would necessar.
lily be of a circumstantial nature.
At the meeting of the January term of the
Grand Jury. Walko was indicted for muir.
der, and on Monday last came to trial in the
circuit court before Judge Blanchard. The
States Attorney Lcted for the State and
Messrs. McDougall and Murdoch, and Shay
6 Shay for the defense. Walko appeared in
court attired in Q SUIT Of dark material, and
sat like statue during the whole proceed.
ings. He has very repulsive face, sur
mounted by shallow, receding forehead,
below which heavy cheek bones, small
beady eyes and square chin, make him
anything but specimen Of beauty to look
upon. The jury was secured by Monday
evening, and on Tuesday morning the frs,
witness for the State, DR.. Bonsr. took the
stand. The doctor swore to having attended
Polasko at the hospital, and that the wound
was of nature to have been inflicted with a
knife,-a long bladed pocket knife would
have done the work. The stab was, in his
opinion, the direct cause Of the mans
death.
Marshal Hugh Hall, the city marshal Of
Streator, had known known Andrew Polasko
prior to December, but had not known the
defendant. 81 was called to Maranack' s
saloon and found Polasko on the table. DR..
Bonar and others were dressing the wound
inquired who had done the cutting, and
was told that it was Walko. Went to his
boarding house but did not find him. On
the following Saturday, learning that he had
been seen near Knapp's farm, went out
there and found him in a straw stack. He
said me want die or words to that effect
He had been in the straw stack since Mon
day night, and looked half starved. lie asked
if the man was dead"
Moritz Cohn was in the saloon on the
evening of the tradegy. Saw Poasko and
Walko talking and drinking together. They
seemed to have some dispute, and Polasko
shook Walko and pushed him up against the
bar, knocking some glasses to the floor.
Maranack then put both men out. Polasko
entered momentj later and said he was
stabbed. Just before he came in, Walko
ran through the rear door, saping "rn do
you up" John Maranack testified to the
same subject matter as Cohn, and the prose
cution rested.
The defense opened up on Wednesday
mornind with Ludwig Lichte, who said that
the saloon keeper was compelled to take q
jug away from Polasko, for fear of his strik
ing Walko with it. The rest of his testimony
was the same as that Of Cohn, excepting the
words used.
Mike Bena testified to having been pres
ent on the night of the stabbing. Polasko
would not drink with Walko, and they
quarreled and we're put cut The remain
ing testimony corroborated the former wit.
ness. On cross examination he said Polasko
had half gallon jug which Maranack was
comp elled to take away from him. Polasko
said to him he thought he was stabbed when
near the counter
Arguments took up Wednesday afternoon,
and the jury, after four hours absence,
brought in verdict at nine clock, Of
with six years and six months