The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-09
HAD A LIVELY CHASE
Officers Ortiz, MOder and Vetter Sue
coed in Bringing Two Burglars
to Jail.
ONE MAN ALMOST ESCAPES.

James Barry and Harry LIE Roy are Caught
in the Act of Robbing Fruit Stand and
Lively Time Follows-Barry Starts TO
Run but is Finally Captured After the
officers had Fired Five Shots at Him
Hail From Saginaw, Michigan.
From all reports the hottest time
seen by any members of the police
force for some time occurred on Sun
day morning when officer ]. B. Orth
with the generous assistance of mer-
chant policeman Moder and night
Waterman Vetter, of the Balm Wagon
Works, succeeded in landing in Jail
two fellows named Harry Leroy and
James Barry on a charge of burglary.
The men were caught in the act of
burg1arizing the fruit stand belonging
to Joseph Pacini, and located just
south of the Main street bridge. The
two men claim to hail from Saginaw,
Michigan, and one of them made ter
rib1e effort to get back to his native
heath before he was arrested. The
men had evidently planned their work
and a little before o'clock Sunday
morning officer Ortiz found Barry
walking up and down Main street. He
suspected that all was not well and
asked the fellow if he wasn't out lit
tie too late for his health. Barry was
game and gave the officer great pipe
story, The two started down together
for the purpose of finding companion
of Barry's who had been lost during
the evening. The two men located the
in due time, but it was in
way that Barry had not counted on.
When the officer reached the fruit
stand he noticed that Barry was not at
his ease and so he tried the door to the
stand. When he did this he discovered
that the door was not locked, but was
being held from the inside. He light
ed match and peered in through the
window, when he saw that Barry's
companion had barricaded the door
and was waiting for a siege. The Off
Ger put his shoulder to the door and
broke in the barricade and then hand
to hand contest between the two men
ensued. which resulted III the burglar
being thrown through the window.
When Leroy, the man on the inside of
the stand, had been nabbed by the Off
Ger Barry started to run. Officer Orth
secured the assistance of the night
Waterman from the Balm factory, and
turning the prisoner over to him he
started after the fugitive. It was a
chase for liberty and Barry made good
use of his start. He ran directly north
with the officer in hot pursuit. When
he had reached the old Bendt corner
Orth demanded a halt, but the fellow
didn't see it that way and the officer
opened fire. Three shots were fired,
but the man still continued to run.
In the meantime officer Moder had
heard the shooting and had come to
the assistance of officer Orth. AS the
fugitive Barry reached the corner of
Milwaukee avenue and Middle street
he was spied by Moder and he shouted
at him to halt. But Barry didn't halt,
but changed directions and went west
on Middle street as fast as he could
run. Moder started after him and
when Barry began to gain the officer
pulled a bead on him and fired two
shots at him. None of them took eff
feet and it seemed that the robber had
made good his escape.
Orth returned to the business por-
ton of the city and placed Leroy be-
hind the bars and then started out
again after Barry In the meantime
the latter had been found by officer
Moder and the two were locked in the
same cell.
Barry claims that he had only been
in the city for a short time and that he
had been working at the Sanitarium.
The fellows were not able to secure |
from the fruit stand on &C
count of the timely arrival of the Off
,ers.