The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-08
Man Supposed To Be Frank Fair.
field of Evanston Shoots Chief
Of Police Sunday Evening
OFFICIAL OUT OF DANGER
Armed Men Patrol the County in
Search for Would-be Slayer but
Up to Late Hour He Had
Not Been Arrested
From TUESDAYS Daily

Kenosha had one of the most excit-
ing incidents of it's history on Sunday
night when Chief of Police Owen
O'Hare was shot down in front of the
police office by an unknown man who
was suspected of being horse thief
and who had been taken into custody
by the chief a few minutes before the
shooting The bullet, which was from
thirty-eight calibre revolver, plough
ed it's way through the feshy portion
of the breast of the chief. 1t struck
the breast bone and was DETECTED and
no vital spot was touched. At the
Kenosha Hospital today the chief is
rapidly recovering from his wound and
the only danger Of it's resulting seri-
ously is the danger of infection. The
physicians in charge of the case are
entirely satisfied with the condition of
the chief
The man who did the shooting is
still at liberty after a sixty-hour
chase in which every officer on The
force and scores of citizens participant
ed not trace has been found of the
fellow. 1t is thought that he is in hid
ing in Kenosha or in the surrounding
territory and the police officers of
scores of cities are searching for him.
The shooting came at the close Of
one of the busiest days in the history
of the police department. A Sunday
celebration of the Fourth of July had
kept the police busy all day and the
chief had been at the Office during the
entire day. The man who did the
shooting is supposed to have been from
Evanston and he drove into Kenosha
just before eight o clock. He went
to the Mungen livery stable on Wis
consin street and put the horse up for
the night stating that he desired to get
out at day break in the morning. The
condition of the horse and the actions
of the man aroused the suspicious of
the men at the stable and they tele-
phoned to the police Office and asked
that an officer watch the fellow
O'Hare answered the call in person and
when he heard of the facts in the case
he decided to take the man to the
police Office for an examination. AT
ter leaving the livery stable the man
had gone to the city restaurant. It
was just after eight O'Clock when the
chief entered the restaurant.
The man was standing at the cash
ier's desk paying his bill. The chief
walked up to the fellow and told him
that he wanted to talk to him telling
him that he was the chief of the police
department. The man made no objec-
ton to accompanying the chief to the
Office and the two walked west on Mar
ket Square together. The chief had
said nothing about the horse, but the
man acted as if he was nervous.
AS the chief reached the entrance to
the stairway leading to the police of
fee one of the fremen spoke to him
and he turned to answer at the same
time telling his assailant just go up
those stairs' The man moved as if
to obey the request and at the same
time reached for the top pocket of his
coat from which handkerchief was
sticking out. Quick as a flash he drew
the revolver from this pocket under
the blind of the handkerchief and
jumping to one side he opened fire.
The first shot struck the chief and he
fell to the ground. The man was
standing about twenty feet. from the
officer when the shot was fred. He
leaped farther away and fred again,
but this shot struck the engine house.
Frank Hannah and Michael Jacobs,
both members of the fire department,
ran to the aid of the stricken chief and
attempted to lift him to his feet. Will
liam Meyer, the driver of the patrol
wagon, came at the same time from
the police Office, but none of the men
was armed. The man after shoot
ing stood in a menacing attitude and
then turned and started to run.
"Don't mind me boys" shouted the
chief, "get after the horse thief. =
The men started to follow, but the
injured chief, game to the last aad
with a remarkable display of nerve
was on his feet and, Notwithstanding
the fact that the blood was flowing
freely from his wound, he followed the
man and drew his revolver and began
firing. AS the man reached the north
side Of Market street he sought shelter
from the rain Of bullets behind a
woman and the chief stopped firing
for second. The thief, pursued by