The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-30


were not exactly quiet in the police
court, but there seems to be little
doubt but that several persons entered
into holiday celebration with spirit and
made things very merry for a short
time at least. AS a result of these
celebrations the county jail boasts OF
three new inmates today and all of
them are held on charges of assault
and battery of more or less conse-
quence.
Chalky Dodge in Jail.
Charley Dodge, one of the warm
members of the colored population, got
into trouble early Christmas morning
and took his Christmas dinner with
Sheriff Abel at Hotel de Jail.
Chalkey" says that he is perfectly
ignorant of what he is accused of and
all he knows about it was the fact that
he was arrested on charge of assault
and battery. The officers, however,
say that the colored boy has a very
convenient memory and give the facts
in the case as follows:
An old man, we'll known among the
laborers of the city, was out on Christ
mas morning and got little too much
liquor. He started to go to his home
in the western part of town, but his
head grew heavy and he fell by the
waVside near the Park Street house.
At this time Dodge, who was also I'M
der the effects of dream producer, is
said to have ran out of an alley near
the house and jumped on the old man,
striking him several times about the
face The old man made no resistance
to the boys blows, but large crowd of
citizens gathered and Dodge ran
away, but was afterward arrested by
Chief of Police Stemm and lodged in
jail. He was brought before Justice
Slater this morning and plead not
guilty to the charges against him. The
citizens who saw the affair are very in
dignant against the colored man and
promise to make il very warm for him.
North Side Fight.
The pugs on the north side prepared
Christmas festivities Friday night with
fight which resulted badly to Adam
Besenius. He, together with several
other companions, were in saloon
owned by Mrs. Ze!rler, when some
trouble occurred between him and "a
young man named Kohlman. Spec
tators of the trouble state that Besen-
JUS drew knife and was about to fin
ish Kohlman when the men were put
out Of the saloon and the fight was
continued in the street in front. Will
Borkenhagen took Kohfman's part and
fearing that Besenius would do him
bodily injury he gave him good blow
with his fist, knocking him down.
Besenius fell in such a way that his leg
was badly sprained and he lay, where
ne fell, in great agony and seemed Sc
riously injured. A few minutes later
some people were passing and Bessen-
Jus begged some of them to take the
knife he had drawn on Koh1man and
put him out of his misery. He was
afterward taken home and is not con.
sldered seriously injured. No arrests
have as yet been made and the people
about the scene of the fight say that it
was nothing unusual.
Fight On the Ice.
At the bridge on Middle street Sun
day afternoon a number of boys and
young men were skating on the ice
and in the meantime enjoying a game
of Skinny. Among them were Oscar
Holbrech and John Wood, two young
fellows, between whom an old grudge
existed. The friends of the two boys
knew of the trouble between them and
attempted to keep the fellows apart,
and for awhile they were successful,
but finally the men got together and
got into lively quarrel. One word
brought forth another and finally the
men came to blows and Holbrech
struck Wood, knocking him down.
According to the report of others on
the ice, when Wood fell Holbrech as
saulted him with his Skinny club, beat
ing him about the head and face in a
very cruel and inhuman manner. As
soon as possible the skaters rushed in
and attempted to separate tie two
men, but Holbrech showed fight an6
threatened to whip the whole crow,
and swung the club in a very menacing
manner. The men we're finally separ-
ated and Wood was found to be seri-
ously injured. He was taken to the
residence of DR.. Malmstrom on North
Chicago street, whore his wounds were
dressed. As soon as the fight was over
Holbrech left the ice and all efforts to
find him were in vain. This morning
a warrant was sworn out against him
but he has rot been arrested. Woods
wounds are very painful, but are. not
cnreido'od dangerous.