The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-23


to note in the list those who had never
distinguished themselves for liberality
but who seized upon this opportunity
as an advertising scheme. One firm
proposed to donate per cent Of sales
for certain day. thereby intending to
create a rush, and the percentage could
be we'll afforded. A noted saloon also
announced a similar scheme. Its
customers responding to an impulse of
charity, as in duty bound, patronized
literally, and the result was what
might have been expected, as was evil
dent in the police court on the follow
ing morning.
The reputation Of a certain saloon
was we'll maintained a few evenings
since, when villainous little negro,
aged fifteen, shot and killed an inno-
cent bystander. The rules of the sa-
loon prohibited negroes from playing
at the pool tables, but did not prohibit
their drinking at the bar. The negro
in question had imbibed freely, and in
an alteration with a colored attendant
who interfered to prevent his playing
at the table attempted to shoot him,
but, instead, killed an innocent man.
AT the police court the negro was
duly arraigned and confronted with a
formidable document, charging him
with being at a certain saloon on the
southeast corner of 14th and Dodge
streets, in the city of Omaha, in the
state of Nebraska, on the evening of
the fifteenth day of February, 1888, to
wit, between the hours of 8 and 10 of
the clock, and did then and there, with
malice aforethought, shoot one Ole
Oleson, the said Ole Oleson being then
and there present, with gun in his
the said James Ferguson's hands,
which said gun was willfully and
maliciously discharged by him. the
said James Ferguson aforesaid, and
which said gun aforesaid did Their and
there by the force Of gunpowder, pro-
ject certain bullet made of lead,
which said bullet aforesaid did then
and there strike and penetrate the
body of Ole Oleson aforesaid, who was
then and there present as aforesaid,
and did inflict a wound on3the body of
Ole Oleson aforesaid, to wit: 3 inches
below the throat of the body OF the
said Ole Oleson aforesaid, and in con-
sequence Of which said wound the said
Ole Oleson aforesaid, did then and
there die, to wit, in a certain saloon
located on the southeast corner of 18th
and Dodge streets, in the city of Oma-
ha, in the state of Nebraska. aforesaid,
between the hours of and 10 of the
clock in the evening of the 18th day of
February, 1888, as aforesaid. All Of
which is contrary to the statute of the
state of Nebraska aforesaid, for such
cases made and provided and to the
disturbance of the peace of the COM
monwealtb.
The little prince of darkness afore-
said was then and there dumbfounded
by a charge of such huge dimensions
then and there made, and he, the
prince of darkness aforesaid, then and
there present, utterly lost sight of the
shooting aforesaid in the aforesaid
huge document.
Guilty OF not guiltys" roared the
clerk.
Dun no." responded the darby.
Specs killed somebody, butt knows
muffin bout that paper, / lows no id
niger to knock me roun'."
He languishes behind the bars await
ing his trial.
An interesting episode occurred DUR
ing the examination of the cnlprit,
The proprietor of the saloon in his in
testified that the prisoner was
"How do you know? Did you see
him drinkp" inquired the attorney.
Yes" replied the witness.
Where?" demanded the inquisitor.
At our bar" responded the witness.
Whereupon the court fined the limo.
cent proprietor $25 on his own testi-
mony for selling liquor to minor.
The witness, in his indignation, in
CURED if he was expected to keep a
bible on his counter to swear every
customer to his age? A bystander
thought not. as there was already too
much swearing there.
From the saloon let us turn to the
church. As in Kenosha, so elsewhere
throughout the country, the ladies are
ever on the alert for some new church
entertainments both for social and
pecuniary purposes. A novel and
unique program was carried out a |
few evenings since by the ladies of one
Of the city churches, called the Gar
nival of the MONTHS" which proved |
successful beyond their anticipation
Twelve booths, constructed of light |
material, represented the twelve
of the year, each being deco
rated by some decided characteristic of |
The month portrayed, and exhibiting
ARE taste, highly creditable to the
aides.
January had come and gone, and for
hat reason was placed separate from
he other months, being decorated with |
ancy articles, and in it were dispensed