Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-03-27
GIVES SWEETHEART STRYCHNINE,
THEN DOSES HIMSELF, DY-
ING SOON AFTER.
PARENTS OPPOSED MARRIAGE,
Leo Wojcinski, Clerk, and Widows
Eldest Daughter Victims-Trag-
edy Follows Pleasure.
YOUNG MAN CoNFEssEs THE DEED

| Poisoned by her lover because his par
ents objected to their union, Miss Nettie
Plaschek died in agony shortly after
midnight this morning, at her home, 764
| Tenth avenue.
| With the words God forgive me for
this nights work." her lover Leo Wo-
| jcinski, aged y years, swallowed the
| balance Of the poisonous strychnine pills
he had secured for the purpose. He
sweetheart, forty minutes later.
| WOjCinSki confessed in the presence
of his sWeetheart's family and Patrol
man Barney kulas and DR.. Joseph 4.
| Gum. The two young people had been
| keeping company for three years and for
the past six months had been planning
their wedding and honeymoon.
Depressed by Fathers Refusal.
Recently when Wojcinski laid the mat
ter before his father, John Wojcinski,
a tailor living at 395 Austin street, he
met with a stern refusal.
Sunday afternoon with his brother,
j ohm WOjcinski, Jr., and with a cousin,
| he called upon his sweetheart at her
home. The afternoon. was spent N
laughter and song and none seemed more
| happy than the two betrOthed.
! After the others had gone, the young
man told of his fathers refusal to sane
ton the marriage. The girl and her
mother attempted to console him, but he
| was detected and seemed almost heart
broken. The girl suggested the theater,
and after supper the couple attended a
, play at the Empire theater on Mitchell
| street. After the show, he bought ice
cream and they went to her home. Net
| tie set a lunch for Wojcinsk of coffee
and cake. Wojcinski probably took ad-
vantage of a moment when her back was
turned and emptied part of the contents
of a vial of strychnine pills into her cof
fee.
Awakens Mother at Midnight.
At - o'clock, the mother of the girl,
Mrs. Ida Plaschek, a widow, was awak-
ened from her sleep by the loud cries of
| crying, ''Nettie is sick!'' Hastily slipping
on her clothing Mrs. Plaschek hurried
to her daughters side.
Mother Mary, what has happened"
she cried.
Mother, I'm sick; I'm dying, mother.
! He gave me poison; Leo gave me pillsn'
at isn't true" retorted the frightened
! lover, Il gave her nothing" The rest of
| the family were awakened and Joseph,
the 19-year-old brother of the girl, start
ed for a physician. Wojcinski insisted
| upon accompanying him. Outside he
pered hoarsely, Here, Joe, take this"
slipping a loaded revolver into the lads
hand ''The police will get it anyway"
Plaschek hurried for Dr. Heller while
/ Wojcinski tried another. physician. DR..
Joseph T. Quin, 1853 Forest lone ave-
nue.. was awakened and hurried to the
| bedside Of the dying girl. Wojcinski re-
turned with Joseph to the house.
Confesses and Faces Death.
| Patroman Barney KuIas arrived be-
! fore the doctor, and kept a watchful
eye on the apparently grief stricken low
en- For a moment however, the young
man slipped away into another room.
/ Then he came into the kitchen. He
| hastily gulped down drink of water
and ran into his sweethearts bedroom.
Throwing himself on the bed, he wildly
called her name as if attempting to call
| her back from rapidly approaching
death. He kissed her hair and burst
| into tears.
The girl was still in agony. one convul-
sion following another rapidly, and Woj-
cinski was hurried out of the room. In
| the sitting room he stopped, facing the
| policeman.
who did this?" asked the officer, seiz-
ing the pale, staggering form.
God forgive me for this nights work.
| did this terrible thing; l poisoned her"
was his answer as he fell to the floor
writing in a CONFUSION. The doctor
was called from the bedside of his dying
patient and did everything possible, but
! in thirty minutes Wojcinski was dead.
! The little home this morning was a
| scene of sorrow. The widowed mother
! only Just began to realize that her eldest
! daughter, a girl of unusual beauty, had
| been taken from her. The fact that to-
! day was her 18th birthday made the
I blow doubly hard. The two brothers,
! Joseph and Thomas, the latter 10 years
| old and another sister, Agnes, aged 10,
were griefstricken. The terrible scenes
of a few hours before had entirely I'M
nerved the entire family.
! Knew Potency of Poison.
Nettie Plaschak will be buried Thurs
| day morning after services are held in
engagements for Wojcinski have not yet
! been made. His body was removed to
| the morgue at o'clock this morning
| and his father was notified
| Woicinski was q clerk in the employ
| Of the Dahlmann & Inbusch company.
| He had learned to be a barber but quit
it. He also worked for some time in
drug store and thus became acquainted
| with the potency of strychnine. Where
he secured the poison is not known.
brother, John Wojcinsld, Jr, who had
accompanied him to his sWeetheart's
home, Sunday afternoon, a married sis
| ter and his aged father and mother.
Father Unable to Work.
| The aged father of the young man is
suffering from heart trouble and is I'm.
| able to work He denied that he had
made strenuous objection to the young
peoples alliance, but admitted that he
| told Leo to wait few years, because he
was too young and both We're too poor.
Leo and his father quarreled, but later
he said he would wait at least three
years.
Three sisters. one of whom is married
and three brothers survive Leo Wojcln-
Ski we'll his aged DaTpntS, Ncttle
| PlaSchek worked for the Koch Cigar
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