The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-26
MORE BORDER DRAMA
Bold italian Robbers Hold up
Section Boss in His Shanty
Near BerryviIIe
TWO SUSPECTS ARE TAKEN
Pistol Fight Takes Place Before Two
of Five Men Alleged to Have
Been Connected With Crime
are Taken by Sheriff

western Railway company, was the
victim of daring holdup at his
shanty, just north of the village of
Berryville at half past seven O'Clock
Friday night and Ave Italians, of Ke-
nosha, are either under arrest or
sought by the police on a charge OF
robbing him. The robbery of the
foreman was in the nature of real
old fashioned border hold-up ia which
shot gun and revolvers played an i'm
portant part. Two offthe. Italians al.
legged to have been connected with the
crime are in the Kenosha Jail aud
three others are said to be IN jail in
Racine awaiting the coming of the
Kenosha sheriff.
The men secured $42 from the fore
man and took as we'll his srevolver and
shot IN.
Sacl1i lived alone in the shanty and
after he got through with his work
last night he went to the snanty and
prepared his supper. Just. after he
had flashed his frugal meal he saw
two Italians in front of theGshanty
and one Of them came to the door and
asked for something to eat. Sachi
had nothing bat a loaf of bread left
in the shanty, but he shared this with
his supposed guest and the man
asked for food for his companions who
were outside the place. Sachi gave
him the loaf of bread and told him
hot III L.
could procure food by going to the
farmers IN the neighborhood. In a
short time the Italian returned with
his com panions and one of themasked
Sachi what time it was and Sachi
pulled out his watch and with this the
men jumped for himSand he was pin
Toned on the bed and one of the men
took his revolver from his pocket
while second rushed to the other
side Of the room and picked up the
shot gun belonging to the Italian.
Sachi pleaded for mercy but the man
with the revolver fired two shots at
his feet and demanded that he give up
his money. AT this9the section fore
man was terrified and while the man
pushed theS muzzle of the revolver
against his temple Sachi weut to the
trunk IN thescorner of the shanty and
unlocked il and the men hurried1y
went through the trunk and, got the
money. Taking the shot gun, the
revolver and everything else of value
the men fed from the place.
Sachi ran to a; farmhouse and gave
the alarm and Sheriff Pfenuig and his
deputies as well as the Kenosha police
officers were notified. The.sheriff and
Turnkey George ShieIdslstarted north
on car onithe Chicago & Milwaukee
and few miles north of the8ci they
met Charles elliott and3 two other
Kenosha Italians whose names could
not be learned. These mentclaimed
that they had been in Racine seeking
work and that they Swere walking
back to Keuosha. The sheriff knew
elliott we'll and as he had been in
formed that thel crime had been com
n1itted BY hobos he did not paw any
further attention to the men anl got
back on the car and continued north
Later he saw two other Italians and
stopped the car. ffAs the sheriff left
the car the Italians started to run
and the shorthand Shields took after
them. They made too great head
way for the officers and Sheriff |
Pfenuig, scalling to his turnkey to
shoot, opened fire on the men.
Then followed running fire at the
men and they managed to escape the
bullets. Finally Turnkey Shields
ran the two men down and they were
arrested. One of them hadsa revolver
and So in money while the other had
small amount of money. They claimed
that they ran from the officials be
cause they we're afraid of being held |
up.
When the men had been brought to
Kenosha they gave their names as
Emanuel Cappello and Joe Gusturo.
They we're identified by Sachi ..as two
of the five who had been in the shanty
just beforesthe robbery. In the mean
time the police had also started on
the hunt and the members of the
force arrested Dominick Streimut, an
Italian boy, on a charge Of being con-
nected with the robbery.
After the men had been arrested the |
sheriff and his deputies hurried to the
home of Charles Gillotti but he was
not there and could not be found. A |
search for Gil1otti is being made to.
day. He is one of the best known of
the Italians of the city and the fact
that his name has been connected |
with the daring holdup has caused /
great excitement among the Italians.
Just after 10 O'Clock Saturday |
the police at Racine we're notified by
a brakeman on the Northwestern road |
that he saw three men in the shanty
at Berryville quarreiing over the d.
vision of some moHey and the police
from Racine went out to arrest these
three men. It is understood hat they |.
we're taken and are now in jail at
Racine.
S. S. Van Nostrand, of Two Rivers.
ia snendinp few DAVIS in KennSho