The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-06

evidently been from an old friend.
The letter from the wife was pathe-
tic one and indicated that there had
been a break in the family. She de-
clared that she and her two daugh-
tiers were well cared for in ST. Paul
and while she had protested against
Seybold going to Milwaukee her con-
GLIDING message to him was one filed
with love and best wishes for his
future.
The two police officers made no eff
fort to conceal anything in connection
with the story. Logan had no idea on
what charge the man had been arrest
ed. All he knew Of the case was that
the man had broken away from fell
low member of the force and was es-
Gaping. At the time of the shooting
neither of the officers had seen Sey-
bold but they had fred in hopes that
a warning shot might stop his fight.
Both of the police officers were deeply
moved when they were told that Sey-
bold had died from his injuries and
Loga nwas SO affected that he was
forced to give up his work for
the evening.
Sheriff Stahl, who saw the last end
of the chase, declared that the officers
were entirely warranted in using their
revolvers to stop the deeing man.
81 talked with Seybold before I
started to take him to the station, -
said Officer Rupp. "He insisted on
arguing with me that he had a right
to stay at the hotel and / told him
to go up and talk the matter over the
chief. The man showed no signs Of
attempting to get away until we got
right to the door of the city hall. I
did not try to hit him when [ fired the
first two times but when he failed to
stop after the warning fred lower.
Logan was over ON Ashland when
he fred"
Physicians who attended the wound
ed man bore out the statement of Chief
O'Hare that it was utterly impossible
to tell which one of the officers had
fred the shot which struck Seybold.
Tt might have been the first or the last
skot fired which brought him down, as
it was declared that he might have
run for some distance after he had
been hit.
Chief O'Hare exonerated the po-
lice officers, declaring that both of
them had acted in the proper perform
ance of their duties in seeking to pre-
vent the escape of the man. cit is of
course very deplorable that the man
was shot, but the officers were entirely
justified" was the way the chief
summed up the case. No effort was
made to take either of the officers
into custody.
In his story to the chief of the de-
partment Officer Logan stated that he
ran out of the city hall when he heard
the shots and that he saw Officer Rupp
pursuing the man and shooting.
Some one shouted to Logan, CHE has
shot him, get him. and Logan ran to
OhOAAoou AVO00 GNU WClO hui lit
did not see Seybold until the man
reached the corner of Sheridan Road
and Grand avenue.
District Attorney Drury today de-
clared that he would make the fullest
examination of the case in order to be
able to show that the police officers
acted in the line of duty in shooting
seybold. He ordered a post norton
made and this revealed the fact that
the bullet had passed clear through
the body of Seybold. An inquest will
be held On Wednesday morning under
the direction of the coroner and the
district attorney. Mr.. Drury gave it
as his opinion that the case was one
Of excusable homicide
All morning Chief of Police O'Hare
made efforts to get into touch with
the widow of Seybold or some of his
relatives, but he was able to get no
trace of them. The police department
in st. Paul was appealed to, but no
word had been received from them
telling of the location of Mrs. Seybold
up to a late hour this afternoon. Eff
forts to find the employers of Seybold
in Milwaukee were also without result.