The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-17
SHOWED GREAT BRUTALITY
Man Taken to Racine to Prevent Any
Danger of His Being Taken by a
Mob-Hansen Not Connected
With Crime in Any Way

WILL ~ n04u Cu6f6 uuUll MS case is
called for trial in the Justice Court on
next Wednesday. Bushman was taken
to Racine on the 6:18 train Wednesday
evening by Turnkey Pier Faber, and
this precaution was taken by the sheriff
in order to provide against any POSSE
bic move which may be made to do
violence to the prisoner.
Just after the hearing in the Justice
Court Wednesday afternoon Bushman
made complete confession of his
crime admitting that he had assaulted
the young woman and giving all the de-
tails of the brutal attack Bushman
was greatly excited and from the time
of the hearing he was in fear of being
lynched. He pleaded with the officials
after he had made a confession that he
be taken out Of town for safe keeping
and Sheriff Pfennig while not consider
ing any attack on the Jail as a remote
possibility, finally yielded to his re-
quests and ordered him taken to Racine.
There was an ugly feeling among the
friends Of Miss Doherty on Wednesday
afternoon and the police and the sheriff
took every possible precaution to pre-
vent trouble or take care of a mob If
one should be formed There was not
a thing came up during the night and
it is not thought that there will be
trouble in the future when Bushman is
brought back to Kenosha for the hear
ing. The confession of Bushman com
pletely exonerated Willie Hansen who
was arrested with him, from any part
in the tragedy.
At the hospital this morning it is
reported that Miss Doherty had shown
a steady Improvement since yesterday
and she was able to sit up for a few
hours today and there is no doubt but
that she will be able to leave the hos
pital in time to be present at the hear
ing Of the accused man on next Wed
nesday.
Bushman came near collapsing before
he was taken to Racine, but after he
got into the jail at Racine his old spirit
of daring returned and he talked calm
" of his crime. The confession Of
Bushman was voluntary one and was
made to District Attorney Baker, Chief
of Police O'Hare and Sheriff Pfennig.
After Bushman had been taken back
to jail the District Attorney talked with
him in the sheriff s office, but no effort
was made to put him in the sweat box
as he had shown no desire to tell any
thing. - You had better made clean
breast Of this thing and get done with
it said Attorney Baker, but Bushman
declared that he had done nothing to
which he could confess
The attorney and the chief were Just
preparing to leave the Jail office when
Bushman who had been sitting with
his hands over his face called them
back and said: II guess I might as
well get it over with and make clean
breast of it ALL" Then he told the
story and as he related it it was even
more terrible that the story of the
crime as told by Miss Doherty on Wed
nesday morning.
Bushman stated that he had never
seen Miss Doherty until Tuesday night
and that she had consented to his es-
corting her home. He declared that he
had been drinking, but that he did not
make any indecent proposals to the
young woman until after they had pass
ed the home of her aunt and then he
caught hold of her and dragged her to
point just south of the railway track
and from there over into a corn field
behind couple of big signs. He stat
ed that the girl struggled terribly and
that he repeatedly struck her in an eff
fort to overcome her. When he had
dragged her to the place in the field
he managed to throw her to the ground
but Miss Doherty kept up the fight for
her chastity. "Finally she reached up
and got hold of my hair" said Bush
man "and this made me mad and
reached out and picked up couple Of
rocks which lay on the ground and
began beating her over the head and
face. After little while she quit
stop me. She laid still and didn t in
terfere with me. A minute later
heard some one coming and I ran away
and went home and went to bed. I
knew the girl was not dead for she
moved just as I left the place.
After making the confession Bush
man told the officers just where they
could find the clothing which had been
worn by the girl and Chief O'Hare
and Officer Meyer went to the place
this morning and found not only the
girls clothes, but also the rough stones
with which Bushman haQ beat her into
insensibility. These were brought to
the police Office and will be kept as evi-
dence against Bushman. They were
smeared with blood.
The confession of Bushmal was Of
such a terrible nature that it was sup
pressed by the officials, until the man
had been taken out Of the city.
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