The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
LEAVES ROAD At FLYING SPEED
Had Attempted to Arrest Man from
Racine When Latter Turned His Auto
mobile and Is Charged With Deliber-
ately Causing Collision.

Fritz Rudy, Kenosha county's depu-
ty in charge of the fight against the
speed mania, came near giving his life
in an effort to perform his sworn duty
last night and he is limping about to-
day with badly bruised leg as re-
suit of what is declared to have been
deliberate attempt to either kill or
disable him. Rudy was thrown from
his motorcycle on the west road run
ming Just north Of the Pennoyer SAM
tarium just after eight o'clock on
Monday night. He made a flying leap
from his motorcycle and cleared a
ditch ten feet in width and the motor
cycle terribly damaged and almost re-
dueed to junk rolled into the ditch.
Rudy was fortunate to escape without
any broken bones. The injury Of Rudy
came when an automobile driver in
attempting to avoid arrest deliberately
turned his car so as to make it impos-
sible for Rudy to avoid the collision.
Rudy had been responsible for the
arrest of nine Racine and Chicago auto
speeders on Saturday and Sunday
nights and he was most unpopular with
the men who want speed regardless of
the danger that speed may bring to
the lives of others. He had Just start
ed work for the evening and when he
saw car bearing down from the north
and coming at a terrific rate Of speed
he tuned up his motorcycle and got
away in front to determine the rate at
which the car was running and arrest
the driver when he got into Kenosha.
The man evidently saw at once that
Rudy was timing him and instead Of
reducing his speed he put on more
speed. Rudy's machine showed better
than fifty miles an hour and still the
automobile went Faster Rudy sup
posed that the man would run straight
into Kenosha, but the man had another
plan and when he reached the road
running west just north Of the SAM
tarium he switched off his lights and
putting on even more speed dashed to
the west. Rudy managed to turn his
motorcycle and went west after the
fellow. He caught up to him just be-
fore Rowland avenue was reached and
shouted to the man to stop. The fell
low answered with defiance Of more
speed. Rudy put his motorcycle to its
highest speed. There was plenty of
room on the road for him to pass and
he made for the automobile. just as
Rudy reached the side of the automo-
bile and was near the front the fellow
deliberately swerved his car and the
accident followed. Rudy was dazed and
stunned but as soon as possible he got
to a telephone and called the sheriff
and an automobile was sent Out to
bring him into town.
Sheriff Stahl declared this morning
that the name Of the Racine man who
had caused the accident was known and
that efforts were now being made to
secure his arrest. The precaution
which the speeder had made when he
turned off the rear light on his car
made it impossible for Rudy to get
the number of the car or any clew to
the identity of the car.
owe will get this fellow If it takes
a year, said the sheriff this morning.
"I believe that deliberate attempt
was made to kill Rudy and the fellow
is going to be punished on every charge
that we can bring against him. !"
Rudy was plucky and while he was
suffering great pain he reported to the
sheriff two hours after the accident
and declared his willingness to go back
to work, but he was ordered to lay off
for the night Tt is probable that two
men will be put on the road tonight