Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-07-11
MURDER COM lTTED.

During a family quarrel Saturday
night, in which Franz Pasnicker inter-
fered, the latter received a knife wound
which resulted fatally. The scene of
the tragedy was at the Pasnicker home
a few miles west of the city, on the
Marathon City road, in the town of
Stettin. Pasnicker and family lived in
the lower part of the house and the up
per rooms were occupied by Geo. Haas
and family. On Saturday evening,
Haas returning home from the city in
an intoxicated condition, at once began
to abuse his wife. He acted like mad
man and no doubt intended to take her
life, for when Pasnicker interfered he
was backing the woman into dark
closet, striking her and slashing at her
with an open pocket knife.
Pasnicker, as soon as he heard the
woman's screams, started up stairs and
took hold of Haas and warned him to
desist. The latter turned and with the
knife struck Pasnicker in the abdomen,
with an upward sweep. A cash about
twelve inches long was cut, which
allowed the intestines to prOtrude. The
injured man was assisted down stairs
by his wife and then fell to the floor.
Haas attempted to run out of the house
but Mrs. Pasnicker locked the door.
He then ran up stairs and jumped
through a window and ran to the home
of the town justice, e. II. Tank, where
the house and informed those assem-
bled there that he had killed man and
desired to be taken care of. His story
was not believed, it being thought that
he was insane and he was locked up in
the barn. DR.. Sauerhering and Sheriff
Damon were summoned to the Pas
nicker home after the stabbing and the
doctor done what he could to ease the
injured man. The sheriff, as soon as
he learned that Haas had disappeared,
gave up the search for the night, know
ing that ne could not get far without
being seen for he left home without coat
or hat. Sunday morning Drs. Sauer
herring, Taugher and Rosenberg and
two nurses went out and dressed the
injured mans wound and he appeared
to be getting along nicely but on Sun
day night a sinking spell came and
at about nine o'clock he passed away.
While the sheriff was engaged in
search for Haas, Sunday morning, he
was informed that the latter was at the
Tank home He drove in that direction
and met Mr. Zank coming into town
with the prisoner, Mr.. Tank not being
aware of the facts and supposing Haas
to be insane. Haas was in a state of
collapse and after being confined in jail
it was necessary to keep a guard over
him, for it was feared that he would do
himself injury.
Pasnicker was past Is years of age
and had resided in the town of Stettin
for number of years. He was well
liked by neighbors and is spoken of as
peaceable, industrious man. Haas on
the other hand was not liked. He would
not work only when his craving for
liquor prompted him to earn sufficient
money to get drunk. His wife sup
ported the family and was constantly
abused by her husband. He would kick
and beat her without any provOcation
and made life hell for her. He is a
Hungarian by birth and has lived in
this country about two years and is un-
able TO speak any English. He has
been married twice, his present wife
being a sister of the first. Several chill
dren have been born to him by both
wives. Pasnicker, year or 50 ago,
found the family living in a barn, in
very destitute circumstances. He took
pity on them and gave them the upper
rooms of his house 10 live in and assist
ed them in many ways. For this he
received no remuneration and very
little thanks