The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-25

greement. But the father, with continental
ideas OF paternity, tells both his wife and
children that /, is none OF their business.
that he is master OF the house, and as long
as he provides them with a comfortable
home they have no reason TO complain.
Piatkiewicz and his queer Costumes are an
old story with the Polanders He walks or
drives about the streets in his fantastic garb
without moleStation as long as be stays in
the Polish quarter. But be Goes not stay
there, and in consequence he has been three
times arrested for violating the city and
state laws against impersoDating an oppo-
site sex. Each time be has escaped fines
through the Intervention Of friendly alder
men who want his political influence, which
is by no means small. He declares that he
has been all over the city in daylight or after
dark dressed as a woman. and that his dis
guise is so perfect that It is rarely detected
by the most intimate friends or old EN-
ployes.
RESULT OF A BREWERS CALAMITY.
al have been In every tseater in town
dressed this way !" said the contractor, land
also to Barnum's circus. aud ride in the
street cars and often men get up and give
me their seats. One day North Side
brewer, an old friend of mine, whom |
meat every week on business, was riding in
a Milwaukee avenue car with his wife
The car was crowded, and when l came In
the brewer arose, bowed, raised his
hat, and offered me a his seat
l told him l was not going as far as
be and that / would rather stand. He
looked surprise and asked me how | knew
where he was gong. | called him by his
first name and told him that we had been
well acquainted for years. You should
have seen his wife look at mel The brewer
got mad. too. and told me politely that l
was not telling the truth. Then | stopped
down WhisDarad NV mama and iuunad eff
the car. / never saw a more surprised man
in my life.n
This eccentric man claims that his arrest
on each of the three occasions was due to
the influence Of his enemies, who have a
grudge against him because of bis re-
fusal to join certain loan aud building
| association connected with the Polish Catho-
lie church. He is a Catholic, but he says
be does not believe in mixing religion and
business. The first time he was arrested he
was taken to the West Chicago Avenue
, station, but let off by the Intervention of a
friendly alderman. The second time
he was taken to the West North avenue
station; A fine was imposed, but he was
| excused from paying it by aldermanic i'm
fiuence. The third time was more
serious and he is not through with it yet.
| He employed a lawyer and for three weeks
| took changes of venue from one justice to
| another. Finally he was fined by Justice
| Woodmap, bus an appeal was taken to
state court. the contractor says he thinks
this will be the last Of it, as he has heard
nothing further from his lawyer or the
courts. He acknowledges, however, that
| the thing may come up any time. He is
determined to fight for what he considers a
right under a constitution which offers to
all life. liberty and pursuit Of happiness.
He argues that that is his wey OF getting
happiness, and that as long as he is peace
able and injuries nobody thereby he should
not be molested.
ORTHODOX IN OTHER RESPECTS.
Contractor Piatkiewicz is rot a fool Far
from it. Aside from his peculiar foible, he
is wide-awake, intelligent business man,
and good contractor. He claims that he
keeps from sixty to one hundred men en-
ployed the year around, and annually puts
up buildings aggregatiDg 800, 900 in value.
Among his better buildings are a 3-story
and basement brick affair with imposidg
towers at Holt avenue and Blackhawk
street, a creditable brick building on Noble
street. near Chicago avenue; q sic 900
S-story and basement brick building on
Ashland avenue near Blackhawk street,
large building on Carpenter street, erected
for ex-Deputy Sheriff Burke, and q score of
others equally large.