The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
Man Under the Influence Of Liquor
Enters Home Of T. G. GuardioIa
and Threatens Inmates
CLAIMED TO BE RAILWAY MAN
Had Gone to the Guardiola Home and
Asked for Old Clothing and Pro-
ceeded to Abuse Members
of the Eoasehold

John Kline, drunken man IS years
of age, was taken into custody late
/ Wednesday afternoon by Police Off
Ger Joseph Biennemann. He has not
been formally charged, and the Off
GERS are in a quandary as to what
icharge will be placed against him.
On Wednesday afternoon the man
entered the home of Frank Guardiola,
clerk Of the school board, and after
demanding clothing he frightened
Mrs. Guardiola and Miss Emma Hol-
zeman, who was with her at the time.
Mrs. Guardio1a has been i'll for sew
eral days, and she was SO sick We'd
nesday that she was not able to leave
the bed. The visit of the loafer to
the house may result very seriously,
as Mrs. Guardio1a was exceeding ner-
vous this morning and She is still suf-
fering from the shock Of the encoun-
ter with Kline.
Kline, who alleged that he was a
section man on the railway, came into
Kenosha Wednesday in his shirt
sleeves and proceeded to load up on
bad whiskey. Long about 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon the whiskey had so
warmed him up that he decided to
visit the town. Incidentally he de-
cided that he needed a coat, and he
went to the Guardio1a home witt the
intention Of getting it. When he
knocked at the back door of the house
Miss Ho1zeman answered his sum-
mons and carried his request for the
coat to Mrs. Guardio1a, who was in an
adjoining room. Mrs. Guardio1a told
the young woman to give him an old
coat, and instructed the girl where to
find it. When she was looking for
the coat Kline disappeared, and a
minute later he entered the front
part of the house and was discovered
| lol1ing on one of the sofas in the par
lor. The young woman when she dis
covered him fled into the bedroom,
and Kline followed her. Mrs. Guar
dio1a made an attempt to rise from
| the bed and repe1 the intruder, but
she was too weak. Miss Ho1zeman
was not to be bluffed, and she ordered
the fellow out of the house, declaring
that she would shoot him if he tarried
longer. She started for the kitchen
to secure a revolver and carry out her
threats, but when she returned Kline
had taken to his heels and was seen
entering a saloon. Miss Ho1zeman
at once notified the sheriff, and Off
Ger Biennemann hurried to the scene
and arrested Kline. At the jail Kline
declared that he had meant no harm,
and his only defense was one Of intox-
| ication.
It is high time that the police of the
city took the matter in hand and
forced every one of these drunken
l1oafers to keep out of the city. A
short time ago home on the North
side was entered and the lady of the
house assaulted, but the man escaped.
While it is possible that these men
are not intent on robbing the houses,
it is decidedly unpleasant thing fol
the women of the city to know that
such men are allowed to roam about
unpublished. When such men are ar
Irested the district attorney should in
sist that they be given the highes
possible penalty.
/ A few heavy fines of sucn men vii
undoubtedly result in the gang being
driven from this section Of the state