Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
.SEREKADES GIRL;
SHOT AS BURGLAR
POLICE WOUND LOVER AND PUT
COMPANION IN CELL.
SING IN THE SILLY NIGHT
Neighbo-s Fling Angry Words and the
SWANS RetaIiate by Flinuina
Stones at Windows, Then Officers
Come and Casualty Results-say
II Was Only Lark.

Chicago. Aug. S.-A thrilling chase
which ended in the shooting of one
man by policeman who thought the
victim a burglar, was the culmina
ton of a seTenade by two youths in
front of the home of a girl friend, early
yesterday The youths, who had been
warned away by the girls mother,
started to break the windows of the
home and hurriedly drove away when
a policeman appeared. Officers, who
had been summoned b. a riot call,
pursued the frightened youths through
the streets of the northwest side.
When one of the men jumped from the
buggy he was shot in the hip by Do
hceman. The other made a detour
and picked up his wounded friend
but both were later captured.
William Marshall, 81 years old, who
was shot, was taken to the county hos.
pital. His companion, James Coates,
a blacksmith, was arrested and taken
to the police station.
Coates and Marshall had been visit.
ing saloons, according to the police,
and called at the home of Mary
Barnes, a girl friend. They wanted
her to go riding in the buggy, but the
girl refused to do so. Later the men
again called at the house and were
warned away by the girls mother.
serenade. Then Throw Bottles.
Shortly after o'clock the youths
drove up in front of the residence and
aroused the neighborhood with a sere-
made. Angry shouts and maledictions
by the irate residents caused the
youths to start heaving bottles and
several windows were broken in
nearby houses, according to the DO
lice
A riot call had been sent in and
another call was sent that burglars
were breaking into the building. Po-
liceman Winge, who was travelling
the beat, heard the noise and came
running up Just as the two men
started to drive away in the buggy
He called to them to halt and they
whipped up the horse.
The policeman ran alo1 yside of the
rig and grasped the horses bride,
when one of the men arose in the
buggy and started to lash the police
man with the whip Winge was forced
to release his hold and the men spec
away The patrol wagon came In
sight a moment later and the chase
began
Police in Running Battle.
Down Austin avenue to Curtis street
the men hurried with the policemen
firing at them a short distance behind
The youths in the buggy turned down
Curtis street and at Grand avenue
Marshall leaped from the rig ana
started to run down the street. Police
men Winge and Buckley jumped from
the patrol wagon and pursued Mar
shall. Winge fred a shot directly at
the fleeing youth and he staggered
and disappeared in yard. The po-
icemen lost sight of him and then
started back after the other man.
Coates, who had evaded the wagon
load of policemen by making a de-
tour, came back on Curtis street ana
saw Marshall lying on the ground
at the curb, to which he had dragged
himself. He picked up the wounded
man and started to drive away again
when Sergeant McWeeney and Police
man Buckley arrested them.
Marshall, who was weakened by loss
of blood. was hurried to the county
hospital His companion is serious
Coates was taken to the police sta.
ton, where he is being held. Both
youths said they were only out for a
lark ard ran away from the police for
the excitement of the chase.