The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-14

Wisconsin State Fair. to be held at Mil
waukee, September 18th to 21st, the
North Western will sell Excursion
Tickets at one fare for the round trip to
Milwaukee and return, with so cents
ladded for admission.
For tickets and full information rela-
tive to dates of sale, etc., apply to agents
Of the Chicago & North Western Rail.
way Company. 80:
SHOOTING AFFRAY. S s.
| !. An unfortunate occurrence took
place on Monday night, which resulted
in George Beachel getting shot in the
arm, where the ball still remains. As
the young man is able to be out, it is
supposed his arm cannot be very badly
| injured. Several young men amused
themselves by tick-tacking" Rev.
Mr.. TaylOr's house. Mr.. Taylor knew
nothing about " tick-tack, and did
not understand the cause of the racket.
Martin Slosson and George Beachel,
who were caught near Mr.. Taylor's
house, say they were not engaged in
the affair; that they had been sitting
on the Episcopal church steps during
the evening with Frank Becker, Guy
Dunning and Charles FrantZ, and took
walk down Park avenue and back to
the Episcopal church. where they sep
arated, some going one way and some
another; that they went down Church
street till they stumbled across the
string which was stretched across the
street. and that they followed it into
Mr.. Taylor's yard. IF the boys story
is true they will have an opportunity
to prove it, as Mr.. Taylor surrendered
himself on Tuesday to the Chief of
Police, went before Justice Slater, de-
manded an examination, and put him
self under $500 bonds to appear on the
21st inst. for hearing. The follow
ing is Mr.. Taylor's version of the affair.".
reached home from attending a
trustee meeting at about 9:45 o'clock
on Monday evening. My family had
retired. Not caring to retire that early
myself sat down in my back parlor
and took up my newspaper toread.s I
had been reading about ten minutes
when 1 heard footsteps on my side
walk in front of my house. accompan-
led by voices, as though there were a
half dozen persons in conversation. ]
Soon they seemed to approach the
house, as if to ring the bell. Laid
down my paper, expecting to answer it.
The bell not ringing, and hearing
nothing more, I resumed my reading.
Not many minutes after, / Heard
strange sounds in the front part Of my
house, as if the wind had suddenly
risen and had caught the blinds, some
of which were open. This grating and
creaking continued and increased until
I became suspicious of somethingfgo-
ing wrong. then went to N.Y. front
door and stepped out upon the steps.
The sounds continued, but I could not
locate them. concluded that there
must be a man on the south side Of the
house, on ladder, trying to force his
way into one of the chamber windows.
A glance down the sidewalk to the
south revealed man in front of the
church, skulking in the shade Of the
trees. Three or four others were in
distinctly seen directly opposite, Sc
GREETED in similar manner. I became
satisfied that harm was intended either
to myself or my family. Returning to
the house l proceeded to light. up the
entire lower part, and then went out
the side door on the south to ascertain
If any persons were there. Not dis
covering any, I came toward the front
Of the house and saw several persons
still on the opposite side of the street.
The grating sounds continued. which
led me to examine the balcony over my
front door, to see if there was not d
man up there forcing his way through
the window above it. Not discover.
ing any one, / concluded that some
persons were on the north side OF the
house, trying to gain entrance, and
that the parties opposite were theirs
allies. / then re-entered the house by
the side door, came, to the front hall
way. and found my family wild with
fright. cautioned them to keep away
from the windows, for there was evi-
dence of evil intent from parties
around the house. Fully believing
that my safety and that of my family
required it, prepared for defence.
Loading my pistol, which I had net
seen before for nearly FIVE years, I left
the house by the side door, intending
to enter the alley and make my way, to
Main street in search Of an officer, and,
returning, to capture the distnrbers,.
AT the foot of the steps I heard parties
coming from the north on my sidewalk.
I waited until they came in sight and
halted in front of me. There were
two of them. After hurried CONVEX
sation in an under tone, in Which |
heard my named mentioned, theytnrn-
ed. back stealthily toward my front
gate. After passing from nay sight l.
came to the front corner of the house
just as they were stealing up to the front
window near me, in the attitude of
reaching toward the window. sprang
toward them, with the intention Of.
capturing them, when they elud ed my
grasp and fled through the gate, taking
different directions-one diagonally
toward DR.. Wards. and the. other
toward Mr.. Towsley's. I then began.
uIluys iOI CHc pun pOSc Va UAiHSiHS tICul
| to halt, and to put them under arrest
The darkness was such as to render it
impossible to recognize the persons or
to tell whether they were men or boys.
There are no street lamps on my side
| of the street, and the shade trees are
dense. -Four shots in all were fred.
The first two occurred while pursuing
| in the direction of DR.. Wards; the
other two while running towards Mr.,
Towsley's. Here this person was.
brought to halt and proved to be-
Martin Slosson. I took him upon
Main street to find an officer, but. fail.
| ing in this, we proceeded to the Y. N.
C. A, rooms. where an agreement was
entered into to have conference upon
the whole matter at my house the next
morning, at which time l expected a
full explanation of the case by the
young men interested. AT about 1880
o'clock the following morning / learn
ed for the first time that George Beach.