The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-11
Local Game Warden Had no
Blame in Death of Martin
Scllamberg at Mayyille.
EXCITEMENT BRINGS DEATH
Local Deputy Arrested on Charge of
Assault and Battery and is Released
on His Own Bond Pending Hearing.
Sensational Rumors Are Quoted.

Michael Kleist, deputy game war
den from Kenosha county; A. Burnett
deputy game warden of Fond du Lac,
and George Hall, a warden from
Rubicon, were arraigned n a little
justice court at Mayville on Thurs
day charged with assault and battery
in connection with the death of Mar
tin Schamberg, 81 years Of age, who
died at his little home on the edge Of
the Horizon Marsh on last Thursday
afternoon. The man died from heart
disease following a visit of the game
Wardens to his home. Just before the
death of the old man he had engaged
in a hot Wordy war with the three
wardens and it is supposed that the
excitement Of the argument brought
on the attack which resulted in his
death. Deputy sheriffs from Dodge
county came to Kenosha on Tuesday
TO take Kleist to Mayville, but at the
time Kleist was serving on the cleo
ton board and the deputy returned
without him. On Thursday morning
Kleist went to Mayville to face the
charges against him and he was re-
Leased together with the other two
WardeIs on recognizance bonds of
fifty dollars each and the hearing of
the case was adjourned.
Rumors Of the case reached Keno
sha and it has been currently report
ed about the streets that Kleist, the
deputy of this county, had shot old
man Schamberg. The full story Of the
case was received from Mayville this
morning.
For some time there had been com
plants to the state department that
there had been violations of the law
in regard to the hunting of muskrats
on the Horizon Marsh and Burnett,
Hall and Kleist were ordered by the
department to go to Mayville and
make an investigation. Armed with
a search warrant the three men went
to the home Of Schamberg seven miles
from Mayville on last Thursday after
noon. They met Gustav Schamberg,
a son of Martin schamberg, and show
ed him the search warrant and de-
manded that they be given chance
to search the premises. The father
protested against such action, but the
Wardens went through the barn and
found one skin. Then they went TO
the house and when they started to
enter the door the old man barred
their entrance. Burnett attempted to
read the search warrant to- Schamberg
when the old man attempted to tear
the warrant from his hands. One Of
the deputies drew revolver, but it
was not used. Schamberg fell over
on the ground and the Kenosha
county deputy picked him up and as
sisted him to his room in the house.
One of the sons began to shout for
help in an effort to arouse the neigh
bors and the deputies enforced an or
der for him to keep quiet by flourish
ing a revolver. The deputies then
searched the house and secured a
number of skins which they took with
them. AS the deputies were on their
way back to Mayville they met doc
tors on their way to the Schamberg
home and these doctors told them
that the old man was dead. They ask
ed the deputies to return with them
but the three men thinking the re-
port false one went on to Mayville
and took trains for their homes
Nothing more was heard of the case
until the warrants for the arrest OF
the deputies Were issued. The coro.
ner' jury investigating the case held
that the old man had died from heart
disease following the excitement Of
the encounter with the wardens.
While there was some excitement
in the neighborhood Of the home Of
the schambergs the people in May.
Vile seem to be cons need that the
dputies did nothing more than their
duty