The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-01
A CONSTABLE
AND AMAZON.
Mrs. MatOfsh Successfully Fights an
Officer and His Assistant.
PERSUASION WON HER OVER
Constable "TOm" TOSch Struggled With
His Prisoner While Another Woman
Pounds Him on the Back.

Constable Thomas Tosh dropped into
hornets nest yesterday afternoon aud had
one of the toughest struggles he has ex-
perienced since his first election "a
Con stable His opponent was a brawny
Polish woman and she made the pace so
hot that more than once Tosh was tempted
to send out general alarm for assistance.
This amazon was Mrs Kate Matofski.
She occupies apartments in the basement
of the hat and cap manufacturing com.
pany's building on North White street
Miss Lucy Richards is an operator In the
factory and she charged Matofski with
unprovoked assault and battery. TOsh
was deputized by Justice Dengler to exc
cute the warrant and he started off smil-
ingly to perform his duty. Little did he
suspect whittier he was drifting, but he
soon found out
When the Constable walked into the
house and read the warrant Katie told
him she didn't understand English but
consented to allow Polish female neigh
Dor to interpret the mandate of the law.
After the reading was concluded Mrs.
Matofski picked up saucepan full Of
meat and gravy and uttering something
in Polish which sounded like you can't
steal me, Charley" she CREASED the legs Of
Tosh's trousers The Constable saw he
had encountered a Tartar and quickly
closed in. There was Il struggle for
dDOuI Ten minutes uuTlnk WHICH blllt
the officer managed to get the woman out
of the house, but she was no sooner out
than she dashed into the house
of neighbor. Tosh followed and again
grabbed the woman, md at the same
time another Polish woman named Mary
Koch commenced to pound him on the
shoulders and back Of the neck, her big
trip hammer. But Tosh held on to his
prisoner and eventually got her out into
the street again,
At this point Mrs. Watofski seemed to
weaken and told the Constable she would
accompany him without giving further
trouble il he would allow her to dress her
children. Tosh consented and the won an
went into her house, but instead of ad
herring to her bargain she picked mp her
two small children, one in each arm, md
told the Constable to go up town and
chase himself That made Tosh mad and
he entered the house with blood in his
| eye. Again he got the woman out OF the
house aud Patrick Igo was called upon
| for assistance, but Mrs. Matofski was toe
| much for both OF them
| To make matters worse Polish neigh
bors gathered about and advised the
| Amazon to sit down, and she did. Tosh's
patience vas pretty well run out and ht
| concluded to get wagon to haul the
| prisoner away, but hearing Polish fellow
doing considerable talking about arrest,
he called upon him for assistance and
| threatened to drop the woman and arrest
the man if he didn't respond. The latter
| Sc, med to realize that he had put his foot
in it and to square himself commenced tC
persuade the Mrs. Matofski, This ster
was successful and the woman walked t.
| the Justices Office after a struggle which
lasted an hour and half
| Mrs. Matofski is under $500 bail fol
trial. Constable Tosh watch chain waf
| broken in three pieces, his neck tie i.
missing, his neck, shoulders and bach
ache and are black and blue, and the
| trousers he wore in the battle are being
tried out. Tonight Mrs. Koch will bC
| arrested for interfering with aI
officer in the performance of his duty
In telling his experience with Mrs. Matof-
ski, Tosh winds up with the very truth
| full remark, "She's a dandy, you bet"
Mems suits reduced to rock bottom
prices at Elias Supowitz's bargain store
| % South Main street. 7-276t