The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-04-12

CHARLES HALBERG Of California is visit
ing his relatives in Mishicott, Mr.. Hal
berg is brother of Anton Halberg who
has been sending large sums of money
to his relatives in rather mysterious
manner. Charles has spent 20 years in
California and other western states and
In Mexico. While IN the latter place he
was engaged in Wholesale jobbing bust
nese which was done by means of gangs
of men taking goods and disposing of
them en- route from place to place. These
men often encounter rival concerns and
capture their goods. Tie law is weak and
does not afford protection against these
forays. The jealousy between the COL
Germs is such that meeting is always
a hostile one and shots are exchanged.
The sharpest competitor he had vas a
German who quit the business before
Charles did and was reputed to be worth
million dollars. The two gangs fire.
quently came IN conflict. Charles Hal
berg has bullet IN his leg now as re-
suit of one these meetings. From what
he has learned since, he is quite certain
that his competitor " as his brother An
ton, and that the four bullets he said he
has in his body were received IN conflicts
with his own brothers men, Anton he says
not now in Mexico. Had they known
while they were there that they were
brothers and worked in harmony, both
would have made fortunes.
The trial of T. c. Shove is set for April
"a at Sheboygan. 1t is rather unfortun-
ate that there is no means apparently
available to have the case against Shove
discontinued. To begin with, the sense
of pecunlary loss made the feeling against
him strong on the part of many who had
lost money In the bank. The failure was
SO bad that people could not be blamed
for believing there was dishonesty and
that Shove profited by it. But it is
certain that to-day Shove is financially
in as poor circumstances, almost, as the
poorest depositor who lost money in the
bank. He was crim1nally visionary, not
purposely dishonest, al d he has suffered
all that in reason he should for being
more optomistIc than sensible in han
ding large sums Of money.
The banks losses came from wild at
tempt to build up home industries and
the foolish part n the proceeding was
that he did not inform himself sufficient.
ly of the conditions of the enterprises he
was to make flourish. He might not have
felt sufficiently his responsibility to de-
posltors but his over.confidence in his
own business sagaclty was accountable
for this. He never had the faintest pur-
pose OF apprOpriating to his own use the
money of depositors. He made just the
same foolish use of his own money that
he did of that of his depositors and lost
his own as we'll as he did theirs. There
is nothing more at variance with truth
than that 7. c. Shove is to day even
moderately well off. The crash which
deprived depositors of their money, ruin
ed him.
The prosecuting attorneys must do
their duty; they act for the people,. But
the people should exercise the mercy
which the circumstances attendant upon
the case makes proper. The only Grimm
ality IN the case is that of folly. If the
county board could act upon the matter
in season 1t should do SO.
THE cit, council elected all republicans
for the various positions on Tuesday last
where 1t was possible to do so. Arthur
Reicbert the city clerk, and the best the
city ever had. is democrat, but this was
not known as he is modest man and at
tends strictly to business without vast
ing time on political discussions. He has
been republican and this fact and the
splendid record he has made saved him. No
republican could be elected south side
physician as there are no republican ply
sicians there and so DR.. kemper was not
knocked out.
A republican caucus was held before
the meeting of the council on Tuesday
aud at this meeting it was decided who
should be chosen. Partisanship never
before went to such extremes. Frank
Mrotek the Eighth street bridge tender,
is democrat. He is without exception
the best bridge tender the city has ever
had. He is always at work, always ready
for duty and has no cronies to take up
his attention. Frank is Polander and
Pclanders are democrats. On Thursday
last he was approached by prominent
republican whose name he refuses TO give
and told if he would join the republican
party he might retain his position. Other
wise he would have to go. Frank declin-
ed the bride and every republican on the
board voted against him.
There are some business men on the
board who should not be guided by this
petty spirit of craftsmanship. Our inter
ests cannot be advanced by making the
city council a PARTISAN body and caucus
ing to GUST bridge tender because he
is a democrat.
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