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

Tragedy stalked into the lives of
two Kenosha police officers in the path
of duty on Sunday night just after
eight o'clock when George j. Seybold,
probably Of st. Paul, Minnesota, was
shot and fatally wounded by a bullet
fred by either Police Officer Thad
Logan or Martin Rupp. Both of the
police officers had been firing at the
man who fell at the corner of Grand
avenue and Sheridan Road. He died
on the way to the hospital without
regainihg consciousness. An examina-
tion showed that the bullet had pass
cd through both of his kidneys.
Seybold was shot while he was at
tempting to escape from the officers
and after shots had been fired into the
air in an effort to stop his fight.
He is something Of man of mys-
terry and letters found in his pocket
indicated that he had been in many
places in the past few days. He came
to Kenosha early Sunday afternoon
and registered at the Hotel haywood
as George J. Seybold, Milwaukee. "
He was poorly dressed and had no
baggage except large pasteboard
box which he took to his room.
81 am so poorly dressed that 7 do
not want to eat in the general dining
room," he told the clerk at the hotel
and he asked that his supper be sent
to his room. This was done and later
when Seybold went out of the room
the clerk made an examination of the
room. 1t was found that the box con-
tanned nothing but several empty tin
cans and Night Waterman Herbert G..
Millager was called in. He advised
the clerk to call police officer and
Officer Martin Rupp answered the call.
Rupp asked the man a number of cues
tions and he admitted that he was out
of funds and had no baggage, but he
argued with the officer that he expect
ed money later. "Well you come over
and tell that to the chief,'' Rupp re-
sponded and the fellow picked up his
box and started away with the officer.
When they reached the front door
Of the city hall Seybold put down his
box and Rupp opened the door. "We
go in here,'' he told Seybold. "We do
not' responed the man and, with a
jerk he broke away from the officer
and started to run north acoss Market
Square toward the county jail. Rupp
started in pursuit, but Seybold ran
like a deer and seeing that he could
not overtake him he drew his revolver
and fired two shots into the air. The
man kept on running. The shooting
attracted the attention of the other
officers and Thad Logan and Barney
McGivern started out to make an in
vestigation In another minute thew
had joined Rupp in the chase. Both
Rupp and Logan fired several shots be-
fore Seybold fell at the corner of
Grand avenue and Sheridan Road.
McGivern was not armed. Sheriff
Stahl had joined in the chase bv this
time and he and McGivern were the
first to reach the wounded man. Blood
was flowing freely from wound in
the mans back. A taxicab was pass
ing and the man was placed in it and
taken to the Central Engine House and
placed on stretcher and hurried to
the hospital. He showed no signs of
consciousness and he died just about
the time the city ambulance reached
the hospital
Coroner Millager had joined the po-
hce officers and the sheriff at the hos
pital before Seybold died. He di-
rected that the body be removed to
the Hansen morgue.
When the pockets of Seybold were
examined many letters and papers
were found. These indicated that he
had recently lived at the Keen Ranch
at fletcher, S. D., at Sioux City, Iowa,
and a letter signed 'FYour Loving
Wife" indicated that the family home
had been at st. Paul, Mimi, less than
a month ago. Seybold was evidently
on his way to Milwaukee to accept a
position with the Cogan Publishing
Company of that city. He had come
to Chicago from Sioux City in charge
of carload of cattle and while in
Chicago he had pawned ring for a
dollar, evidently to secure funds to
make the trip to Milwaukee. In his
pockets were found several kilograms
addressed to the Milwaukee company.
One of them read: "Stranded and in
rags. Send ten dollars and my st.
Paul mail. Seybold."
The others were of similar import.
Letters from the publishing house as
surfing Seybold employment were also
found in his pockets. There were let
tiers addressed to the "Hon. George
j, Seybold" and these had been sent
to the South Dakota ranch. They
were mailed frnm ManitoWoc and had