The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-10
Frank Domitcha Arrested While in
the Act of Breaking Into the
Saloon Of Joseph Domko
SHOT STOPS FLEEING MAN
Home of Herman J. Tennessen Near
Berryville is Entered and $lIO
Taken-N Nicholas Goergen of
Somers Arrested

I Frank Domitcha, Hungarian, 30
years Of age, was arrested early Sun
day morning by Police Officer Outing
and Night Watchman Millager. The
man was taken into custody while in
the act of breaking into the saloon of
J.. Domko, at the corner Of Main and
I Pearl streets. The officers captured
full kit of burglar tools which
Domitcha had used ia forcing open
the door of the saloon.
The man did not get inside the
building, as. the officers were too
quick for him. Domitcha was not
captured without struggle and it
was necessary for the officers to fire a
shot with a revolver before they
stopped him and managed to get him
to Jail The man had been hanging
about the rear Of the saloon and the
officers discovered him and lay IN
hiding watching his movements. Just
as Domitcha was ready to enter the
building the officers rushed upon him
and overpowered him. One Of the
| officers got the man by the arm, but
/ he pulled away and started to run.
Cries to halt had no effect on him and
one of the officers fired. Domitcha
laid down like he had been shot, but
when the officers reached him he got
up and started to run again. He was
finally captured and landed in jail.
Domitcha lives in the tenement house
just south of the Cudahy meat market
and the officers believe that they will
find evidence to connect him with
i some of the other minor burglaries
that have been discovered duIing the
last few months.
i When taken to jail Domitcha could
not make himself understood by any
of the officers and,when aninterpreter
was found he declined to make a
statement.
I The capture Of the burglars tools
and the fact that the man had already
broken open the door is claimed by
the officers to be sufficient evidence to
convict the man of burglary. Dom
itcha will have a hearing late this
afternoon.
Farm House is Robbed
i Late Saturday afternoon, the farm
house of Herman J. Tennessen, who
resides near the village of Berryville,
was entered by burglar and cash to
the amount Of $40 taken. Nicholas
/ Goergen is now in jail charged with
the crime.
Tennessen had a wallet containing
the money hidden in one of the closets
of the house. 1t is claimed that this
hiding place was known to Goergen.
At the time Of the burglary, Tennes-
sen was at work in field near the
house, but he could not see the front
door of the building. This door was
broken open and the burglary COM
mitted. Tennessen had occasion to
go to the house a few minutes later
aud discovered the crime. He at once
notified the officers in Kenosha and
when it was found that Goergen had
been in the neighborhood during the
afternoon a warrant for the arrest of
Goergen was issued. The man heard
that the officials were looking for him
and went to the police office and sur
rendered himself. He declared that
he was innocent. This morning Chief
Reino1d and Goergen went to the
Tennessen home to talk the matter
over.
The hearing of the case will be
continued to give the officials time for
further investigation. Goergen is a
member of a we'll known Somers
family and has always borne good
reputation.
4 The burglar had some of the milk
of human kindness in him for in the
same closet as the wallet was in there
was small purse containing $11.
This was left behind by the burglar.
| Later-T afternoon Goergen
made confession of his guilt and
turned over to Chief Reino1d 500 of
the money taken from the Tennessen
home. He claimed that the re-
mainder Of the money had been ex-
pended. The original warrant against
Goergen was withdrawn, but Chief
Reino1d at once took another warrant
charging burglary and Goergen was
re-arreSted.
Nichlas Goergen and Frank Dom
itcha, the two men arrested on Sunday
and Monday on charges of burglary,
were arranged before Justice Sturges
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