The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24

Sheriff Hermann declared that he
was completely at sea in his search for
the men who ran down and injured
Anton Bredek on last Wednesday
night. He spent much of Friday af-
ternoon in fruitless search in the
town of Pleasant Prairie for informa-
tion in regard to the men who were
connected with the crime and he adj
mitted this morning that he found no
evidence which would aid him to ar
rest the heartless drunken men who
had bore down upon Bredek, manning
him for life and then left him without
attention, torn and bleeding along the
roadside.
ST found absolutely nothing that
would lead to an arrest said the
sheriff this morning. "There was an
automobile think it was a Chicago
automobile--flled with drunken men
which went into the ditch near Russell
on Wednesday evening. This happen
ed probably half an hour before Bre-
dek was run down and injured. The
men in this automobile did not stop
at any of the saloons in this county
according to the statements made by
the proprietors of these places. They
admit seeing the party but declared
that they had no idea as to their iden-
tity.''
The police of the city have shown d
willingness to turn the investigation
of the case over to the sheriff on ac-
count of the fact that the crime was
committed in the county and not in
the city, but Chief of Police O'Hare
has offered his services in any way
possible to aid the arrest and convic-
tion of the men. 1t is just possible
that there will be some arrests in the
case as men in Kenosha who were
known to have been on the road at the
time have shown willingness to be
very secretive in connection with the
matter.
Clarence Brady, general manager of
the plant of the Hercules Powder Com
pany of which Bredek had been an
employee for many years, has made
the demand that neither money nor
effort be spared in searching out the
men who ran Bredek down and he has
authority from his company to go the
full limit in securing the arrest and
punishment of the men.
People in Pleasant Prairie are max
ing arrangements to look after the i'm
mediate wants of the wife and chill
dren of Bredek. They are not in ac-
tual want as the husband and father
was a thrifty workman and he had
saved something for their support.
These little savings, however, will not
suffice for the care Of the family, de-
prived of the support of the father and
husband. The people of the city and
county must make some arrangement
to care for these people until such a
time as the men responsible for the
injury of Bredek may be brought into
court to answer criminal charges and
be forced BY civil action to pay dam
ages which viii afford some support
Tor their victim and his wife and chill
dren.
Red-blooded men in the city are
aroused over the terrible injury of the
Pleasant Prairie man. They hold that
it is the duty of men who own and
drive automobiles in Kenosha county
to see to it that these men are arrested
and punished.
It is expected that at an early meet.
ing the Kenosha Automobile Club will
take some action to aid the officers in
their search for the guilty parties. Ii
is possible that formal action will be
taken by the County Board before the
close of its meeting today to offer a
reward for the arrest and conviction
Of the men.