The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06
Thomas Carr and Christopher
Russell Arrested on Serious
Charge on Wednesday
NON UNION WORK MAN ROBBED
Three Men Assault and Rob Edward
Barnes, an Employe of the Bad
ger Brass Company and
Leave Him to Die
(From Thursdays Daily

en- active parts in the trouble at the
Badger Brass Works, were arrested late
Wednesday afternoon by Chief of Po-
lice O'Hare on the serious charge of
assault with intent to rob and murder
Edward Barnes, man who came here
from Chicago few days ago to work
at the plant of the Badger Brass Com
pany. The details of the assault on
Barnes are Of almost narrowing and
cruel nature and in all the assault is
one of the most sensational ever dis
covered by the Kenosha police. Barnes
was shown no mercy by the men as
saulting him and he is now in the
Kenosha hospital in a critical condition
The assault occurred on Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning but
the details Of it were suppressed in
order to give the police chance to Sc
cure the arrest Of Carr and Russell and
the officials are still looking for third
man who is alleged to have been CON
nected with the crime. Carr and Rus
sell were taken before Justice McCar-
ron late Wednesday afternoon and the
case was adjourned for week both of
the men returning to jail in default
of bail to the amount of $500 in each
case.
The assault took place on Selleck
avenue just south of the limits Of the
city. Barnes had a room in that part
Of the city and was on his way home
just after eleven o'clock Tuesday night
when without any warning he declares
Carr and Russell came out Of an alley
and one of them struck him in the
face with his fist. Barnes claims that
he had formerly worked in Kenosha
and that he was well acquainted with
the two men and when he was struck
he shouted out "What did [ ever do
to you Tommy that you should treat me
this way Barnes showed fight but
the third man came into the fracas with
some sort of blunt instrument and be-
came unconscious. He claims that the
men then went through his pockets and
secured money to the amount of $3.50
and not satisfied with this they tore
q ring from his finger and in taking
off the ring the flesh was torn from the
finger.
After Barnes had been beaten into
Inconsistencies he was left lying in
the snow at the side of the road. He
revived just after three O'Clock in the
morning and when he attempted to get
up he found that he had no u Of eth
er of his feet or hands. Both were
frozen stiff. Suffering intense pain
Barnes craWled to barn where he
managed to crawl into the hay and
covered himself with his overcoat At
daybreak he was discovered in the barn
and although almost unable to move
he was taken to the house of woman
residing near the scene Of the assault
and after his wounds had been cleansed
an ambulance was called and he was
taken to the hospital. At the hospital
it was found that he had two bad cuts
on the top Of his head, his face was
terribly bruised and his nose broken
and both hands and both feet were
frozen. His condition today shows a
slight improvement but it is not thought
that the man is out of danger.
AS soon as Barnes had been made
comfortable at the Hospital he sent for
District Attorney Baker and made an
affidavit on which the complaint for
the arrest Of Carr, Russell and the
other man was issued. The warrant
charges the men with assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to rob
and murder.
Barnes insists that he is certain as
to the identity of Carr and Russell
and that he would be able to identify
the other man if he could be arrested
by the police. AS soon as the affidavit
had been completed the warrants were
issued and the two arrested. They de-
MED any connection with the assault
and it is claimed that their defense will
be an abili.
The assault on Barnes was very SINH
lar to the assault committed on William
Rolke, another employee Of the plant
on the same evening and the police
think possible that the same men are
responsible for both assaults. An eff
fort will be made to have Rolke identi
fy the two men.
The police have not as yet been able
TO get any clue to the identity Of the
third man of he trio.
The charge against the two men is
most serious one and should they be
convicted both will face long terms il
the State prison.
Both Carr and Russell have beer
closely connected with assaults at the
Badger Brass plant during the recent
labor troubles and both have been ar
rested on charges Of assaulting non
union Workmen during the past three
months. In each case they were dis
charged by the examining magistrate.
Chief Of Police O Hare declares tina
the statement Of the injured man leaves
no doubt as to the identity Of the me1
| who assaulted him.
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