The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-27
Nicholas Eppers Charged in Di.
vorce Action With Attempt.
ing To Shoot Wife
IN JAIL ON A MINOR CHARGE
Eppers and His Brother Arrested on
Sunday by Sheriff Pfennig and
Divorce Papers are Served
On Him In Jail

Declaring that her husband attempt
ed to kill her with a rifle on last Fri
day night Mrs. Katherine Eppers, one
Of the best known women Of the town
Of Pleasant Prairie, has begun an ac-
tion for divorce against her husband,
Nicholas Eppers. Papers in the case
were served on Eppers in the county
Jail this morning and late Saturday
afternoon Court Commissioner Henry
J. Hastings issued an order enioining
Eppers from going near the family
home or from interfering with the wife
or any o. the six children pending the
decision Of the action for divorce. Ep-
pers and his wife are both widely
known and the charges against EpDers
as made in the action for divorce are
of a most sensational nature. The wife
charges him with being a habitual
drunkard and declares that he has re-
peatedly threatened to kill her and has
assaulted her with his fist and with
weapons ON several occasions The eli
max of these family troubles was
reached on last Friday night according
to the complaint Of the wife when Ep-
pers is alleged to have come to his
home in Pleasant Prairie badly under
the influence of liquor. At that time
the husband is alleged to have ordered
the wife to leave the house and when
she demurred it is. alleged that he
picked up a rifle and declared that he
would kill her. The wife fed in terror
and as she went through the door Ep-
pers is alleged to have opened fire.
The bullet entered the porch a few
feet from the fleeing woman. She came
at once to the city and the shooting
was kept quiet until she could arrange
for the institution Of the action for
diyofce. Peter Fisher at once drew
the papers and they were ready for
service this morning Eppers was not
arrested on the complaint Of the wife,
but on account Of rough house at
the Eppers home on Sunday afternoon,
He and his brother, Valentine Eppers
were taken into custody by Sheriff
Pfennig and Deputy Sheriff Ted Werve,
Jr., and landed in jail John Zils, an
other member of the party at the Ep-
pers home on Sunday, was taken into
custody by the sheriff this morning. Tt
is probable that charge Of disorderly
conduct will be put against the men.
Il is declared that there was d dis
graceful riot at the Eppers home on
Sunday afternoon and that Nick Ep-
pers was left in an unconscious condi-
ton. When the sheriff and his deputy
reached the house Eppers was found
in bed with his clothes on.
1t is said that the wife is not DESTROYS
OF appearing against her husband in the
Clrcuit Court and charging him with
attempting to kill her, but that she
would be satisfied if she secures a di-
vorce and proper division of the
property.
In her plea for divorce the wife de-
mands the custody of the six children
and suitable allowance for herself
and the children. Eppers has farm
OF los acres said to be one Of the best
farms in Pleasant Prairie and in addi-
tion he has personal property valued
at $4,000.
1t is claimed that the three men at
the Eppers farm on Sunday had con-
sumed three quarts Of whiskey and that
the trouble arose on account of quar-
rel between Eppers brothers and his
tventy-year old daughter, Mary Eppers.
The father took the part Of the daugn-
ter and the fight was on. The children
fled from the house during the fight and
called on the sheriff for help.
The suit for divorce will probably
be tried at the September term of the
Circuit Court