The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-30
Burglar Shot by James Bull
lamore of Somers Found
in Milwaukee Friday.
ADMITS CRIME TO SHERIFF
Frank Schubatka, Alias Frank Beck,
Reaches Milwaukee Badly Wounded
and Tells Police Wonderful Story
of Being Shot on Board Coal Car.

James Bullamore, one of the mem
bcrs of the firm of Bullamore Broth
ers at the village of Somers, plugged
burglar with buck shot Thursday night
just after midnight, but, at that, the
fellow, who, with a companion, had
ransacked the Bullamore store, escaped.
The BullamOre store has been a mark
for burglaries for some time and
this is the second time within
the year that the store has been en-
tered. On account of this fact the
members of the firm installed burg
lar alarm with bell at the home of
Mr., Bullamore. Mr.. Bullamore was
sleeping peacefully when he was
aroused by the changing Of the alarm
and hurriedly dressing he ran out Of
his home just in time to see one OF the
men come out of the store and run.
He caught up shot gun and started
for the store and had gone but few
feet when he saw the second man
emerge from the store. Bullamore did
not wait any longer. He was about %
feet away from the man and with
command to halt ne pulled the shot gun
of hating and started to run just as
Bullamore pulled the trigger. The fir
ing awakened the village and in a few
minutes a score Of people were out
aiding in the search for the burglars.
'the coat Of the W9uaaed man, o0velsd
with blood and with number of jack
knives in the pockets, was found in
front of the Nelson blacksmith shop.
Mr.. Bullamore, when seen Friday,
said: +" could have killed the fellow
very easily, but l admit that when it
came to dropping man in his tracks,
even though he was a burglar, | slow
ed up, and when did pull the trigger
| could not see the fellow, but | fired
right at him at that
Suffering from half dozen buck
shot wounds in his neck and shoulders
Frank Schubatka, alias Frank Beck.
of Milwaukee, was taken in Milwaukee
late Friday afternoon by Sheriff An
drew Stahl and brought back to Ke-
nosha on warrant charging him with
burglary. On the way back to Keno
sha he steadily maintained that he
had never been i in the neighborhood
of Somers but when he reached this
city and the bloody coat which had
been found after the shooting at the
village was placed ON his back and
he saw that the buck shot holes \in
the coat corresponded to those in his
shoulders Schubatka made a confession
and admitted that he had entered the
in his neck and shoulders came as a
result of the careful aim of Bullamore.
He admitted that he had escaped from
the scene of the robbery and that af-
or suffering terribly from loss of
blood he had managed to reach Mil
Waukee on board a freight train,
Schubatka was found in Clinton
street saloon in Milwaukee early Fri
day morning and his story mystifed
the detectives of Milwaukee. When
he was found the man appeared to be
dying and he was rushed to hospital
whore his wounds were dressed and
then it was found that his condition
was not in any way serious and that
all was needed was to have the buck
shot picked from his neck and
shoulders.
Schubatka did some tall lying to
cover up his injuries He told the Mil
waukee officers that he had come into
Milwaukee from Madison on q freight
train and that he was riding on an
open coal car. He declared that just
after the train passed Waukesha he
was shot from the darkness but that
he managed to retain consciousness and
got into Milwaukee, Later in the day
the officials heard of the shooting at
Somers and notified Sheriff Stahl and
he at once went to Milwaukee and
finding the man able TO travel he
served q warrant on him and brought
him~to Kenosha. lie has badly swol-
len neck and shoulders but it is said
hat there is little danger of any Of
his wounds proving serious.
Schubatka admitted thai ne had
companion with him but he declared
TO the police that he could not 9iYe
the identity Of the man. lie said that
he had met the man at Roundout
and that the two Of them had started
for Milwaukee on Chicago, Milwau-