The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-30
TONY BRUNO KILLED.
Famous Italian Character Dies This
Morning With Bullets in Heart
and Lungs.


E1udes his Would be Captor and Makes
Good his Escape Amidst volley of Shot
The Murder of Bruno said to be the
Outcome of an Old Feud in which Many
Italians of the city Figure Inquest Held
This Afternoon.
Tony Bruno, the well known Italian,
is no more, for shortly after midnight
he was found in the yard Of Fred
Becker on North Chicago street with
two ugly bullet wounds in his breast.
The remains we're taken to the
morgue and this afternoon the coro-
ner's jury are holding an inquest on
the case.
The story of the murder has been
told and reto1d on the streets today and
it is difficult to get at the facts of the
case. 1t seems that Bruno and a man
named Charles Wit had been quarrel
ing during the afternoon and evening.
The men were seen together several
times during the evening and Bruno
was last seen alive in the company of
VIII at the corner of Cedar and North
Chicago streets, a few minutes before
the shot was fired, which resulted in
the death of Bruno.
Charles Wilson, a Waterman at the
tannery, was the only person who wit
messed the firing of the shot that end
ed the eventfu1 career Of the Italian.
Wilson said he had been watching the
men for some time before the shooting
1t seems that Rosie Weisung and
her romantic career of the past few
months is back of the murder. Ac-
cording to the story told by Wilson and
the friends of Bruno, the latter had
been a great friend Of Sam Rosso, who
had formerly been a lover of Rosie.
| When VIII stole a march on Rosso and
married Rosie Bruno took the discon-
future of his friend Rosso much to
heart, and it is said that he has gone
out of his way to cause trouble between
Witt and wife.
Last evening the old fight was re
newed, but about midnight matters
cooled down and the men started off
together. They walked to the corner
of Cedar and Chicago streets, where
they met man named Charles Berg,
who lives over the GILES grocery store.
Bruno started to follow Berg upstairs,
when the latter turned and knocked
him down. Bruno fell in the yard of
Fred Becker, and it was there the
shooting occurred. A few minutes
later seven shots were heard. Wilson,
who was in close proximity hurried to
the scene and said that when he came
| in sight he saw man leaning over the
fallen form of Bruno djscharging a
revolver into the body. He made an
effort to catch the fellow, but the man
started 10 run and although several
shots went after him he managed to
make his escape.
The news of the murder spread very
rapidly and large crowd was soon on
the spot. The officers rushed up and
turning the body of Bruno over officer
Zievers found him still alive, but
bleeding profuse1y from two ugly
wounds in his breast. AS soon as
possible a jury was called and the re-
mains removed to The morgue, where
an inquest is being held this afternoon.
AS to the identity of the man who
fired the shot, the police seem to be of
the opinion that there is little doubt
but that it was VIII. All the circum-
stances of the murder as well as the
descriptions of the fugitive obtained
from various sources, seem to point
strongly to the guilt Of VIII. 1t is no.
thought that the man could have left
the city as all the roads leading out Of
the city are closely guarded, and every
effort is being made to prevent his
escape.
Bruno, the dead man, was about
thirty years Of age, and had been a
resident of the city for some time. He
was very unpopular among the Ita1-
ians of the city, and was regarded by
the police as a dangerous man. AT
the present time he was engaged as
the janitor of the Meyers building.
When the jurors were called this
afternoon for the inquest it was found
that the doctors had not as yet had
time to hold post mortem of the re
mains and the inquest was postponed
until tomorrow.