The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-23
MOB THREATENS THE DEPUTY
w. Borofsky is Felled by Blow from
Butt End Of Shot Gun in Hands Of
the Warden When He Declared His
Willingness to Shoot the Official.
(From Mondays Daily


Mike Kleist, deputy state game war
den for Kenosha county, was forced to
fight for his life Sunday afternoon on
farm in the town Of Pleasant Prairie
just west of the Rategan road and that
the state warden and other deputies
were not called to Kenosha to attend
funeral was due to the nerve and ac
tion of the Kenosha deputy. For half
a second Kleist looked into the glitter
ing barrels Of a shot gun and
wrought up Pole had hold of the trigger
end Of the gun and had declared his
willingness to kill the deputy. The
Pole is now in. bed at his home and his
condition is such as to require constant
attention from physicians. Following
the attempted killing Of the deputy a
mob Followed Kleist, but he was
guarded by bunch of hunters and
managed to get out of the melee with
out scratch.
The trouble occurred late Sunday af-
ternoon. Kleist had been out looking
for hunters violating the law and early
in the afternoon he had arrested Sam
Iowa, a Kenosha Italian, on a charge
of shooting harmless birds. He was on
his way to town with his prisoner when
he saw band of half dozen foreign
ers, several of them armed, and he saw
one of them shoot woodpecker.
Kleist turned Iowa over to hunter
and loaned him his gun in order that
he might bring the man in to the county
jail and then he went after the other
band. Ed. Borofsky was the first of
the gang to be picked, up by the war
den. Borofsky was charged with hav
ing in his possession woodpecker. He
ran away from the warden and took
the woodpecker over. to the home of
W. Borofsky, only short distance
from the scene of the trouble and the
latter returned with him to face the
warden. Borofsky was very abusive to
the warden Finally he turned to Ed.
Borofsky and shouted, Give me a cou-
pie of shells and I'll see to it that this
fellow don't bother you any more. =
He put the shells in the shot gun and
made for Kleist. "Drop that gun,
shouted Kleist, as Borofsky fingered
nervously at the trigger.
The man came on in menacing way
and Kleist holding on to the barrel OF
the unloaded shot gun, which he had
taken from the italian arrested early
in the afternoon, swung with all his
force. The blow struck Borofsky on
the side Of the head and he dropped
like a stone. The friends of the Pole
began to swarm from all directions and
with them came bunch of young
hunters who had aided Kleist in round
ing up the Polish hunters. The mob
started for Kleist, but with the aid of
the young hunters he managed to de-
fend himself In the meantime some
of the members of the mob carried
Borofsky to his home. He was uncon-
scious and bleeding profusely from the
great cut in the side of his head.
With the hunters as a guard Kleist
managed to get out of the mob and
made his way fully guarded to Keno
sha.
Ed. Borofsky was arraigned in the.
municipal court this morning charged
with having bird in his possession,
but he pleaded not guilty and the
case was continued until week from
tomorrow. Sam Iowa, arrested before
the trouble, pleaded guilty" to shoot
ing a harmless bird and paid a fine of
$25 and the costs of the action.
The game warden will have warrants
issued later in the day for other mem
bers of the band Of rioters and w.
Borofsky will be arrested on charges
Of resisting an officer just rs soon as
he is able to leave his bed. The con-
dition of the man is said to be serious
but it is thought that he will recover.
The man who loses his dog because