The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-04
George Firkin Stabbed and Badly
Wounded in a Street BrawI
Eatly Sunday Morning
MAY NOT SURVIVE INJURIES
Joe Lescir Alleged to Have Done the
Stabbing and Three Other Friends
of Firkin Held by the
Police Department.

What is alleged to have been an at
tempt at murder occurred on North
Chicago street near Orange street just
before one clock Sunday morning and
as result of a bloody encounter
George Firkin, who resides at 407
Orange street, is at the Kenosha Hos
pital suffering from two knife wounds
while Joe Lescir, alleged to have been
his assalant, is in a cell at the comfy
Jail held on charge of attempted MUIR
der, while three other friends and COM
panions of the man are under arrest
charged with assault with intent to do
great bodily harm.
The condition Of Firkin is regarded
as serious by DR.. J. B. Spalding who
is attending him. The injured man is
at the Kenosha hospital. He has two
serious wounds. One is ON the left side
just over the heart while the other is
on the right side and this wound pene
trated The right lung Of the injured
man. Re is entirely conscious, but has
suffered greatly from loss Of blood and
the shock of the injuries and should
the injuries not prove fatal it is fear
ed that he will contract pneumonia or
blood Poisoning. The development of
the wounds is being very closely
watched by the physicians attending
the man.
F'irkin and the other men concerned
in the afray all live at the house on
Orange street. They had been out for
good time on Saturday night and had
started for their home just after mid
night. Firl1in and two of the men
were walking along North Chicago
street when the other two men came
along and quarrel arose over some
question Of religion. Firkin, the in
jured man, had no part in the quarrel
but -w.eaa Lescir started to assault
one of the other men FtTKtu stepped
in between and attempted to act as a
peace maker With this the man whip
ped knife out Of his pocket and be
fore Firkin could get out Of the way
it is alleged that Lescir plunged the
knife twice into his breast, AS soon
as possible an ambulance was called
and the injured man removed to DR.
!! Spalding's, office. It was seen that he
was suffering terribly from the shock
and loss Of blood and the doctor ordered
him removed to the hospital and al
once informed the police Of the con
dition Of Firkin. officers Borden and
Mischler were put to work on the case
and soon after arrested Lescir. In his
pocket they found the blood Stained
knife which had been used in the at
tack on the men. Lescir was taken tc
Jail ard later che two officers arrested
Leo Polneck and Mike Grobovich, who
had been in the party at the time OF
che stabbing Early Sunday morning
Charles Krantwitz, said to have been
the fourth member of the party, was
arrested. All of the men declared
that Lescir was the man who attacked
Frkin. On account of the condition
of the wounded man the hearing of the
quartette will be adjourned to await
the development Of his injuries.
The men seem to have all been
friendly to each other and it is claimed
that Firkin was stabbed in a moment
Of anger, the man. welding the knife
not realizing that he was stabbing a
peace maker.