The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-11-21
Thomas McCaffrey, When Sand Bag
ged Gives Hold Up Man a Taste
of His Own Medicine.
MERRY SUNDAY WAR REPORTED
John Copa, Polish Resident. Assaulted
by Gang of Toughs who Use Beer
Bottle With Terrific Effect.
(From Mondays Daily.)

One of the most daring attempted
hold ups ever occurring in Kenosha
took place shortly after midnight Sun
day morning, when an unknown man
made an attempt to hold up Thomas
Mccartney, an emp1oye of the Sim
mons factory. Mr.. Mccartney had
been attending a dancing party, and
had started home shortly after mid
night AS he was passing the corner
OF Church and Wisconsin streets, a
man sprang from the dark shadows
about the corner and struck with
sand bag. Mccartney saw the weapon
in time to jump to one side, and the
bag came down on his shoulder in
stead of his head. In a minute the
man sprang from his cover and at
tempted to throw Mccartney down, but
by this time Mccartney had taken a
hand in the fight, and he led for the
would-be hold up mans stomach and
got in a terrible body blow. The fell
low dropped to the ground and before
he could get on his feet again McCaf-
frey kicked him in the head, bringing
the blood freely. The hold up man
swore terrible oath and drew a knife,
threatening to cut the throat of Nc
Caffrey, and the latter deciding discre-
ton was the better part of valor, took
to his heels and reached his home in
safety.
Mccartney reported the matter to the
police, and gave them ine descrip-
ton of the man who had attempted
the hold up, and the police hope to be
able to locate the fellow. With the ex-
ception of a little weakness in the
shoulder, Mccartney was not in any
way injured in the encounter.
Sunday Brawl Nay Mean Murder.
Sunday evening when the church
bells were ringing for the evening
services, there was disgraceful braw1
on the Main street bridge, when a
gang of young toughs assaulted a
company of Polish residents, and as
saulted John Copa in such man ner
that it is feared that he will not re-
cover. Copa and his companions had
been drinking in a Main street saloon,
when a gang of toughs came in and
started trouble. The Poles are alleged
to have declared that they were not
looking for a fight and a short time
later the opposing faction left the sa-
loon. Later the Poles started for
their homes on the north side. When
they reached the bridge the other
crowd was waiting and the clash fol-
lowed at once. Some one in the party
hit John Copa, one of the Poles, on
the head with a beer bottle, inficting
terrible wound. Copa went down
and out and his friends made an eff
fort to make the opposition pay for the
assault but the other crowd managed
to get away. Later in the evening
two men, named McLinden and Ever
EFT, were arrested and charged with
assaulting Copa. They are still in
jail.
AS soon as Copa recovered conscious
ness he was taken to the office of DR..
Spa1ding, who dressed the wound. 1t
was found that his head had been cut
in a terrible manner, it requ iring
eight stitches to close the wound. 1t
is impossible to tell at the present
time what the outcome of the affair
will be, but the doctors report that it
is possible that Copa will die from his
injuries.