The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-12-07
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

theodore BuyeSke OF Two Rivers
and Oscar Tomachefsky of this city
became involved in an intellectual con-
tention in front of the Opera House
one night last week. Theodore led off
for the affirmative by a left hook to
the midribs The major premise of
Oscars main syllogism was right
cross-counter to the chops. The other
side retorted with his minor in the
form of a swift uppercut that landed
neatly. The argument waxed eloquent
with swings, shifts and hooks until the
cop on the beat banged the gavel and
told them they could continue the de
bate before Judge Schmidt in the
morning The magistrate declared that
both had lost the argument and assess
ed each five dollars and costs.
Ernst Duebner of south Tenth street
was a candidate for the nomination for
sheriff last September. He is some law
enforcer all right. Last Friday morn
ing the police paid a call at his domi-
cile and took away as souvenirs a still
that they found turning out the stuff,
and also a lot of mash and five quarts
of the finished product. He named
places where he had been selling il at
six dollars a gallon. Buying it at that
price and selling it at 35 cents per
snorter leaves Il fair margin of profit.
He paid $3.50 and costs in court the
same day
A civil jury case last week attracted
some attention. A number of farmers
gave notes for stock subscriptions to a
corporation that was being formed at
Cato Falls a few years ago and they
are now in the hands of the Cato bank
which sued on them, The defense was
that the notes were given with the un-
derstanding that they were to be void
if certain quantity of stock was not
subscribed; that it never was subscrib-
ed; that this was good defense
against the original holder, or against
any one else taking them after matur-
ity.
The main question was then
whether they came into the banks
ownership before or after their due
date, and the jury found for the bank.
1t was said that there are lot more
of the same notes the status of each of
which is governed by the ones sued on.
Joseph Gates had the honor last
week of paying the first fine ever col
lected in the city for the offense of
parking car too near fire hydrant.
The sum of five dollars sets prece-
dent.
Mrs. Emma Novy was arraigned
Monday on a charge of having wilfuIly
originated the fire that partly de
stroyed her little store at 9l3 Chicago
street and the stock of goods therein
on August "a last.
She pleaded not guilty, and was
given her liberty on $500 bonds to
await the examination on Dec o. The
charge was preferred by Assistant
State Fire Marshall Finnegan of Green
Bay who was here shortly after the fire
investigating the matter, 1t has been
supposed by those who knew the cir
cumstances that the Investigations had
resulted in the matter being dropped.
There was a rumor that the place was
over insured but this was supposed to
be due to the woman'S unfamiliarity
with such matters
George Mrotek was having a good
time at his home in the Seventh ward
Sunday, but the manner Of his anus
| ing himself was so far distasteful, not
to say painful, to the rest of the fam
| ily, that police interference appeared
to be warranted The entertainment
cost him a total of Sll2G.
The court decided in favor of Loui,
Kinderman and against Harry Jago'
hinsky in the case tried a few weeks
| ago growing out of an automobile col
lision on route l6 on September "a
last The court finds that defendant
Jagodnsky was to blame and gives the
plaintiff Kinderman judgment for
S40l.5l.
Last Friday the local police made d
casual call at the home of George
Behm, South Eighth street, and took
some lessons in the manufacture OF
moon by observation. sThey brought
the warm still and seven gallons of it!
fiery product over to court and George
paid $3.50 and costs. He would admi
to only one sale and said he got 81 fo
a gallon.