The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-19
TOWN TOPICS.
Matters Talked of and Facts Now at the
Front in Kenosha.

Matters Talked Of and Facts Now at the
Front in Kenosha.
Coming up from Chicago last Satur-
day night on the 1888 train, | had the
most bizarre and uncanny experience
it has been my lot to encounter for
sometime. On going into the smoking
car I saw friend of mine who beckoned
me to come and sit with him, and by
the expression on his face knew that
something interesting was coming. He
called my attention to a man in the OPP
posite seat, Wao he said he had been
watching ever since they left the city,
in vain endstsor to make out what
he was doing The man had thrown
back one of tie seats, and had his bag,
boxes, coats, etc. on it, while he sat on
the opposite one, bending down with
his head resting on his bag, fumbling
with something which we could not see.
Just then he turned a little and
straightened himself up slightly, and
we saw that it was large mass of
count or smooth out; at that moment
the car gave q sudden lurch and the
whole mass went onto the floor. He
stopped over and as we'll as he could
flor it was now quite evident that he
was not wholly himself) scooped up the
money in his two hands, and apparent
ly thinking the task of counting it
hopeless, tried to jam it into his trous
ers pocket; but there was so much of it
that he couldn't get his hands in and
had to poke it down as you would
feathers into bag, with about the
same result. AS he arose he turned
his face towards us, and who do you
suppose it Was?-none other than the
celebrated detective who made life here
in Kenosha so interesting for us all this
summer. My friend Immediately went
to his help, and as he counted and
sorted out the bills for him, the de-
tective told us that he had been paid
off just in time to catch the train, and
that he had signed a receipt for $4,000
without even counting the money, and
was now trying to find out how much
there was. There turned out to be
about $3.50, mostly in ones, fives and
tens, and one who has never seen so
much money in such small bills has no
idea what a large pile it will make.
By this time most of the men in the
car we're around us, and our friend the
detective, becoming bOastful, said
" That not all, either" and he hauled
out OF his breast pocket huge bundle
of money IN which 800 and $500 bills
both conspicuously figured. We asked
him now he dared go round with so
much loose money in his possession,
now in these hard times when man
who is known to have twenty-five dol
lars in his pocket is knocked down
without the slightest hesitation.
" That's how I dare" and he drew
from his pocket the most murderous
looking weapon ! ever saw, it would
easily have shot through twelve men
standing in row; it gave me pain in
the stomach just to look at it, and it
seemed to effect the other men gath
cred around in much the same way, for
they all turned with one accord and
went quietly about their business. So
My Lord of the money bags put his
gun by his side and went soundly to
sleep with never a fear for his possess
sions. The conductor and brakemen
knew him well, and said they wouldn't
do thing with him IN Milwaukee.
The Young Peoples Whist club met
on Saturday night with Miss Josie
Fisher on Park avenue. The head
prizes we're won by Miss Blanche
Hazelton and Steve Kehlor; the foot
prizes we're taken by Miss ROsalie
Lyman and w. Lance.
Kenosha society was all agog this
last week over the rumor that one of
it's most popular bellies had eloped with
the driver. What driver, everyone
asked in breath; and when the ans
Wer came back " screw driver", society
sank back once more into its usual
apathy. MAX GREY.