The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-25
Tony Jensen, a Farmer in Town
Of Pleasant Prairie Peppered
With Bird Shot Sunday
MEN TAKEN AFTER A CHASE
Jensen was Walking Toward the Men
When One Opened Fire With a Shot
Gun While the Other Threatened
to Shoot With a Revolver

Tony Jensen, a farmer residing on
the Higgins farm in the town Of
Pleasant Prairie, was shot and seri-
ously wounded by al Italian hunter
just after four O'Clock on Sunday
afternoon and Wales Boletoto and
Carl Gamoena are in jail charged with
being implicated in the shooting
Both of the men were alleged to have
been hunting on the Higgins farm
Sunday afternoon and they were
identified by the brother of Jensen
as the men who did the shooting.
The men were arrested at a place on
Newell street just before six O'Clock
by Chief of Police O'Hare, Assistant
Chief Joseph Newhouse and Mer-
chant Police Officer Millager. When
taken to jail they refused to make
any statement in regard to the crime
but denied that they were guilty Of
the charge.
Jensen was shot with double
barre1led shot gun, the entire charge
taking effect ia his hip and leg. It
is not thought that he was fatally in
jured. The cause of the shooting is
a complete mystery. Jensen and his
brother had left the farm house just
after four O'Clock to go to the pasture
to drive up the COWS for the night
and as the two men went across the
fields they noticed the two Italians.
One of them carried a shot gun and
the other a r, volver. AS the two
men approached one of the Italians
aimed the shot gun and deliberately
fired at Jensen. He fell punctured by
the shot and his brother started to adj
vance towards the two men when the
other Italian whipped out his revolver
and shouted, Don't come any further
or by God I'll shoot YOU. Jensen
profited by the experience Of his
brother and held back and the two
men took to their heels.
AS soon as possible the wounded
man was carried to the house and
physicians summoned and two men
were sent on horseback to notify the
officials of the crime that had been
committed. The men rushed to the
city and before five O'Clock posses OF
police officers and deputy sheriffs were
out in search Of the two Italians.
Merchant Policeman Mi1lager had
been out in the country during the
afternoon and he saw the two Italians
returning to the city. He followed
them and later notified Chief O'Hare
where they could be found and as
sisted in making the arrest.
The physicians working over Jensen
removed ffty-seven shot from his hip
but unless infection comes the wound
as not dangerous Que.
Italian hunters have caused no end
of trouble for the farmers in different
parts of the county during the last
few weeks and several lives have been
placed in jeopardy. Many of these
men are hunting without licenses and
they are carrying on their shooting in
a foolhardy way that is menace tc
the lives of the people of the county.
Animals have been slaughtered or
many farms and when protest was
made by the owners they we're threat.
ened with death. If the men who
are alleged to have shot Jensen car
be convicted they should both be sent
to the penitentiary for long term OF
years and this would aid materially in
putting an end to this work of hunters
threatening and even attempting tc
take the lives of property owners who
object to hunting on their farms.