The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
Italian Reservist Who Left
to Join Army Left Wife
and Children Behind.
CONSUL ASKED FOR SUPPORT

Officials Of the city today made an
appeal to the italian consul in Milwau-
kee seeking some solution of the prob
lem Of caring for the wife and four
children of Louis Faeienti AN italian,
who left Kenosha on Saturday night
with a party of italian reservists
bound for Italy to go into the army for
the war against Austria. At the same
time the pauper commissioner laid the
facts in the case before District Attor-
ney A. L. Drury and an effort may be
made to stop Facienti in New York be-
fore he embarks for Italy. Facienti
was one of thirty Racine, Kenosha and
Milwaukee Italians who left to answer
the call to the colors.
Under normal circumstances the Of
fcials of Kenosha would have paid lit
tie attention to the return of Facienti
to Italy, but they insist that he is not
SO much enthused with the idea Of GO
ing to defend the fatherland as he is
with the shifting Of the support Of his
wife and four children to the shoulders
of the city of Kenosha. Facienti was
formerly lconfned in the state prison
at Waupun. He was sentenced to a
term of two years following his con-
viction on charges of assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm. His
term at the prison will not expire until
the latter part of next March but he
was paroled little over two months
ago and he returned to join his family
in Kenosha. Since that time the pau
per commissioner has been busy at
tempting to force Facienti to support
the members of his family. Commits
sioner Saftig learned Of the fact that
Facienti had enlisted as a reservist on
last Sunday morning and he at once
sought to take some steps to either stop
the former convict or to make provi-
sion for the support of the wife and
children. The officials at the state pri-
son at Waupun were notified today that
Facienti was planning to leave the
country and they may make an effort
to have him stopped in New York
eve are not in the least interested
in what becomes of the Italian, said
Mr.. Saftig this morning. eff the
italian government is willing to take
care Of his wife and children we will
be very glad to put him in the uniform
Of the Italian army. / think that we
could arrange it so that the prison of
6o;alu would onncnnf Wa Do,ic+ bo1,r
ever, have some precedent in regard to
these cases. There are number Of
Italians in Kenosha who may desire to
return to Italy to GO into the army and
before they go we want to know who
is to support the families. L am hav-
ing the district attorney take this mat
ter up with the italian consul in Mil
waukee and we are hopeful that we can
get decision before Facienti gets out
of the country
Chief O 'Hare declared that he would
not send man to New York to attempt
to stop the italian as he insisted that
this would be simply sending good
money after bad. He, however, declar-
ed his believe that the state prison Of
fcials would show an interest in che
matter on account of the fact that
Facienti is paroled convict. It is
said that four of the Italians who left
with the party on Saturday night were
Kenosha Italians, but their names
have not been made public.
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