The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-26
IN IRATE. HUSBAND SHOOTS
Bullets and Hot Water For a Fleeing
LOthariO.
TWO OF THE SHOTS TOOK EFFECT
william Gladkotski Received Large Cali.
bre Bullet in the Back and Another
in the Leg From Joseph BodsKy.
He Was Also scalded.

That there is not another local murder to
record is not the fault of Joseph Bodski, a
Lithuanian residing at the northeast corner
of Poplar street and Pear alley. At about
ten o'clock last night he emptied the five
barrels Of a 3s-calibre American bull dog
revolver while chasing countryman
named William Gladkotski, but only two
Of the shots took effect and it is
not anticipated that either will prove fatal.
Among the people attracted to the scene by
the reports of the shots was eX-Policeman
George Walaitis and he was soon after joined
by Chief Burgess Burns. They went to the
Bodsky house and arrested the man who did
the shooting. He made no attempt to es-
cape, or evade the charge. On the contrary,
he surrendered the weapon with which he
did the shooting, freely admitted the act and
said he did not think he would be hung if
he had killed his victim. Bodsky was locked
up in the Council chamber under two guards
until $3.50 this morning when the case was
heard before Justice T. T. Williams. 1t had
caused a sensation and attracted a large
gathering at the office.
Bodsky is rather good looking man of
about 80 years, dresses very respectfully and
in many other respects has become converted
to many of the better customs of this
is very crude. Gladkotski, the victim, is of
about the same age and of the high flying
kind. He is fairly good looking, dresses
well, and has reputation for forcing his
attention upon the gentle sex of his nation
ality, notwithstanding he has wife and
three children in the old country. 1t was
this weakness that caused him 20 be shot and
little, if any, sympathy is expressed for him.
Rodsl lives with his tbraa oh Id
The woman is comely looking and 26 years of
age.
The story of the shooting is brief. Bodski
got home from the mines at about 1915
o'clock last night. He found the children
asleep in the house, but his wife missing.
He took off his mining boots and went out to
the kitchen shanty. The door was locked.
Bodski raped upon it three times, but re-
ceived no answer. Suddenly the door opened
and Gladkotski dashed out, running through
the yard towards Main street. Bolski
drew his revolver and fired five shots.
His wife was also in the chase with q
vessel filled with hot water. Gladkotski
was running in a stopped position, with his
hands thrown up to the sides of his head and
calling for help. Three shots were fired at
him in the yard and two on Main street.
BOdski returned to his home breathing hard
after his run and apparently in a half-faint-
ing condition. He carried the revolver in
one hand and remarked to the alarmed
neighbOrs that he was justified in tie shoot
ing and did not think he would be hung if
his victim died. Gladkotski succeeded in
reaching his boarding house on Main
street. just below Poplar, a distance of a
little over square from the Bodski house.
| Dr. G. f. Matter was summoned to attend
the injured man. He found that one bullet
had entered the back of the right leg several
inches below the knee and had imbeded it.
self somewhere in the muscles Of the calf.
The other bullet entered the back in the
neighborhood of the kidneys, passed up
wards about three inches, was DETECTED by a
rib and to the right about six inches under
the muscles of the back. DIR. Matter
probed for and extracted the bullet.
The doctor also found two-thirds of
the victims face, on the left side, badly
scalded. He said he did not think Gladkot-
ski was in danger of dying and believed that
in the absence of Inflammation, or some other
unlocked for complication, the man would
recover. DIR. Stein coincided with DR.. Matter
in the belief. Jnstice Williams said he would
hold Bodsky in confinement until this even
ing and if Gladkotski's condition would not
grow worse by that time the prisoner would
be released under $1,000 or 81, 500 bail.
Although NJ, NJ Burke, Esq, counsel for
the prisoner admitted the shooting there
was a hearing of some duration in which
Bodsky's wife told a remarkable story Of
Illicit relations which have existed between
her and Gladkotsh for the past five or six
months. She testified that Gadkotski was a
former boarder at her house and he first be-
came intimate with her through threats to
kill her with knife which he drew at the
time. She never told her husband of it, as
he had threatened that should he find her
unfaithful he would cast her Off
During the intimacy, Mrs. Bodsky swore,
Gladkotski did all in his power TO separate
her from her husband One time he pur-
chased some powder for 81 and put some Of it
in coffee with instructions that she should
drink it. The object she said Gladkotski
told her, was to make her love him and hate
her husband. At another time he purchased
a bottle Of liquid at cost of 50 for the same
purpose. During one part of the examine
ton Mrs. Bodsh said she refused to drink
the coffee on either occasion, but threw it
away. In another part she said she tasted
the coffee, did not like it and refused
to take any more She also testified
that Gladkotski told her she was foolish in
not getting rid of her husband, but sub
sequently modified the statement by saying
that Gladkotski had said she was foolish in
not leaving her husband. The woman at
first created the impression by her testimony
that Gladkotski had tried to persuade her to
get rid of her husband by poisoning or some
other method, but her statements were
modified upon cross-examinatiOn to the
extent that it appeared Gladkotski had
tried to induce her to leave her hus-
band She also testified that her husband
knew nothing of her relations with Glad
kotsh until he heard her sworn statement
before the Justice. 1t was by her that
GladkOtski was scalded on the face. That
was done when the husband appeared at the