The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-18
ENGEL IS ExONERATED LATER
Injured Man at Kenosba Hospital De-
clares That Shooting Was Accidental
But Engel is Held at the Lock I'm
Pending Further Examination.

William Conwell, aged 81 years and .
son of John Conwell of South street,
is at the Kenosha hospital suffering
from gunshot wound inflicted by John
Engel of Crosse Point, a brakeman en-
ployed by the Chicago & North Western
Railway company. The bullet entered
the right hip of young Conwel and
lille it is not thought that there is
any danger Of it causing the death of
the young man he will probably be laid
UP for many months as a result.
The shooting which is alleged by both
of the men to have been accidentally,
took place near the corner of West
Main and Market streets just after
eleven o'clock Tuesday evening. After
the shooting Conwell was taken to the
hospital and Engel was arrested by Po-
lice Officers Borden and Bradley and is
being held at the city lock up pending
further investigation of the case.
Engel had come to Kenosha Tuesday
evening and had spent the evening with
Conwell. They had been at the Maple
house few minutes before the shoot
ing and were on their way home. Con-
well made q tssement At The hospital
generating Engel and declaring the
shooting accidental. His statement was
that the two were on their way home
and were about to separate for the
evening when Engel pulled the 80
calibre revolver out of his pocket and
declared that he would empty it for the
night. He threw out what seemed to
be all Of the cartridges and then
snapped the trigger. The bullet went
into the hip Of ConwelI.
The shooting caused great excite
ment and crowd gathered at the cor
ner Engel made no effort to get away,
and when he was placed in the wagon
he strongly protested his innocence of
any intent to injure Conwell. When
the wagon reached 5ne entrance to the
city hall Engel showed fight and Police
Officer Bradley was forced to slug him
before he would go to the lock up.
At the lock up this morning, EngeI
said: "I have known Billy for the
past three years and we had been to-
gether all evening and were the best
of friends. We had been playing cards
1t the Maple house and had started for
home. 1 took cut the gun to show it
to him and had no idea that it was
loaded When pulled the trigger it
exploded and Conwell was hit. / am
sure that Billy will not accuse me of
having any intention of shooting him.
Engel is twenty-five years of age and
has worked for the railway company
for some time. He declared that he had
secured the revolver in Kenosha ana
that the only reason that he was car
rying it was that he had planned to
take it home with him when he went
down on the train this morning.
Conwell suffered considerably from
his wound during the night and plans
were made today to take him to hos
pital in Racine with view of having,
an X-ray examination made to locate
the bullet.
The police declined to release Engel
this morning and it is probable that he
will be held on charge of carrying
concealed weapons.
Engel has good reputation as an
employee of the railway company and
he declared today that this was the
first time that he had ever been ar
rested.