The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-23
THEY WERE A BADLOT
Big Gang of Tramps Terrorize the
West Side Saturday Afternoon
and Evening.
MANY RoBBERIss ATTEMPTED

m AN AO5BGn4As3 Al HIM + EO
Trampg Attemrt to Hold up Gus Thel1.
Ch1ca go Travelling Man Saturday After
noon six of Them Attempt 10 Rob Store
on Ridge Street but are Driven out at the
Point of Revolver Sixteen of Them
Landed IN Jail.
From reports received at the police
headquarters this morning it is evil
dent that this city is now the rendez-
vous of the most desperate gang of
tramps which ever tenanted the hills
ard valleys about the city.
Reports from all over the west side
tell of daring crimes, which we're at
tempted by the gang Saturday after
noon, but thus far the report show that
the losses were small and thanks to
the efficient work of the police, some of
the offenders are now III jail.
It seems that the gang are in camp
just south Of the city limits, near the
brick yard, and they have been there
for some time. All sorts of schemes
have been worked by them and there is
hardly house in the city that they
of crimes credited to the transients oc-
CURED Saturday just before 8 O'Clock,
when daring attempt was made to
hold up G. T. Thei1e, Chicago cigar
salesman, who had been attending to
his business at the Pa1mgreen saloon,
and started to walk along the railway
to the down town district. He had
only gone a short distance when he
was accosted by ali unknown man who
stated that he wished 20 talk to him.
Thei1e noticed that several of the fell
lows companions were drawing close
and one of them pulled revolver and
the sa1eman started to run at the top OF
his speed. The fellows at once gave
chase, but when the salesman reached
the inhabited portions they gave up
the chase. The case was at once re-
ported to the police.
During the afternoon some of the
same gang went to the store of Mrs.
Bauer, on Park street at the corner of
West Main street, and while one of
them engaged the lady in conversation
another managed to get into his pock-
cts some soap and other merchandise.
This case YVES also reported and the
police went out again. A few minutes
later the men who had entered the
store were found on Chicago street and
placed under arrest by Chief O'Hare
and officer Fe1dschau. The soap was
found on their persons and they were
at once locked tip on a charge of petit
larceny. It is also thought that these
two men were connected with the at
tempted hold-up of the travelling man.
They gave their names as James Nc
Gregor and John Wilson. The latter
is well known to the police and had
just been released from jail Saturday
morning. He had been serving a
twenty day sentence for robbing
man in Pleasant Prairie of suit of
clothes. Later officer Fe1dschau arrest
ed a man named F. ]. Coleman and
when he was searched the officers
found on his person a number of gold
rings and and two pairs of gold spec
tac1es.
But this was not the end of the work
of the tran1ps. On Saturday night
gang of six of them entered the Lewis
grocery store on Ridge street and de
manded something to eat. They were
refused and ordered to leave the place.
Seeing that Mr.. Lewis was alone in
the store they became inso1ent and re-
fused to leave. They were finally
driven opt at TIE point of a revolver.
One of The men is said TO have worked
a similar game at the English meat
market on West Main street but the
prompt call for the police drove the
fellow away. 1t is reported that an
attempt was made to hold up Gus
Schulz, who is employed at the round
house, but it seems there is little found
alton for this story.
With this record as a pusher the po-
lice at once made an assault on all the
tramps to be found in the city and
when the jail was closed Saturday
evening sixteen of them were behind
he bars. Nearly all of them were
taken to the city limits Sunday and
released.
ATTACHED THE SCENERY.