The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-07
Peter Achton Wealthy Chicago
Man Arrested on a Charge Of
Stabbing His Son
RESULT OF FAMILY QUARREL
Achton is Placed Under Arrest After a
Hard Fight and is Held by Justice
Under Bonds of $40, OOO.-Son's
Condition is Very Critical

Peter Achton, retired Chicago
capitalist whose wealth is esti.
mated at from five hundred thousand
to million dollars, occupies cell in
the county jail charged with attempt.
ing to murder his son, John Peter
Achton, also of Chicago, at the sum.
mer home of the family at Camp Lake
on Sunday night. The younger Ach.
ton was stabbed twice by his father,
once IN the arm and once just over the
heart. His condition is critical and
the physicians attending him fear
that he will not survive the day.
Achton was arrested in woods
near his home by Deputy Sheriff John
Mutz an hour after the attempt on the
young mans life and was brought to
this city Tuesday morning. Later he
had hearing before Justice George B.
McCarron and the hearing was con.
tinued for ten days pending the
development of the wounds of the
young man. Bail was fixed at $40, 900
and Achton returned to jail, promis-
ing, with the aid of his wife, to furn-
ish the bail this evening.
Monday Achton was Gagged up in a
room at the home of the deputy
sheriff and for this reason the at
tempt upon the life of the younger
man was not given to the public.
The crime of Achton is said to have
been the result of family quarrel.
Achton and his wife, his one son and
four daughters were spending the
summer at a splendid summer home
at Camp Lake in this county. Mrs
Achton was entertaining a house
party of Some twenty Chicago young
people and most of these people wit
messed the stabbing.
Achton and his wife had engaged If
a quarrel on Sunday evening, it being
alleged that Achton had been made
jealous on account of attentions that
had been shown to his wife and daugh-
tiers by the guests. Just after 1C
O'Clock he met his wife in the draw
ing room and after a few heated
words it is alleged that Achton at
tackled the woman with his fist, strik-
ing her repeatedly. This action was
seen by the son and he went to the
aid of his mother.
It is alleged that the son struck his
father over the head with a revolver
and attempted to beat him away from
the PROSTATE form of the mother, and
n f0 4.
and plunged his knife twice into the
body of the son. The boy fell back,
and by this time the guests had
rushed into the room aud had sepa-
rated the contestants. Without a
word Achton left the house and
rushed to the club house of the Diana
Club, a Chicago organization, which
adjoins his property, and attempted
to hide II the club house. Members
, Of the club rushed to the house an6
made an effort to capture Achton, but
he whipped out thirty-two calibre
revolver and began firing. Two shots
we're fired, and with this show OF
fight the members of the club fled
and Achton, leaving the club house
took to the woods back Of the house
Just as he left the club house he
shouted to the men after him: "Te1
the sheriff will kill him if he at
tempts to capture me-" The mem
bers of the club hurriedly notified the
sheriff, and Deputy Mrtz and his sor
started to capture him. They found
Achton hiding behind a tree, and
when they attempted to take hin
Achton put up great fight and at
tempted to draw a revolver. MUTT
was too quick for him and had his re-
volver at the old mans temple. Their
Achton was tied hand and foot an6
taken to an improvised jail, where he
was held until he could he brought tc
Kenosha.
In the meantime physicians were
summoned from Chicago to attend to
the wounds of the son, but it is feared
that he can not survive.
Achton is so years of age and the
injured son is Is. It is alleged that
Achton has recently showed signs of
mental decay.
In court he remained stolid and re-
fused to have anything to say in re-
gard to the crime, and insisted that
his wife would assist him to secure
bail if she could be brought to Chi
cago. He intimated that he would
furnish cash bail to secure his re-
lease.