Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-27
COUNT" RUSS. GENTLEMAN
BARBER, AMUCK OF
the Law
NEGLECTED FAMILY
MADE PROMISE TO WRECK DIRE
VENGEANCE UPON WARDEN
FREED FROM ASYLUM.

Antoine Russ, Ottawa's meanest
man who INDUCES in such luxuries
as waxed mustache and nifty goatee
while his wife and four children go
hungry and lily clad, last evening was
raked into the police dragnet after he
had done some long distance threat
ening to matrons and nurses at the
County Asylum, where Mrs. Russ and
the children are being provided for at
the expense of the tax payers.
Russ, who is barber by trade
was labeled the Count as deputies
from the sherif's Office seized him
and placed him under custody. When
they looked more thoroly into his
case, they all agreed he was no tac)
count.
Russ first made his appearance into
the legal trap Friday afternoon when
he went before Judge Mayo in the
County Court and demanded the in
slant release of his wife and four
babes. He inquired why they had
been separated from him, and assert
ed in a voice rcplete with boastfull-
ness that he would get them if he
had to use violence.
Coercion entrcaty, nor no other
means would weaken the judge IN his
determination to keep the man from
his family and he left the chambers
with his sleek 'stach pitched at a lit
tie higher angle-and his pretty lit
tie goatee jabbed conspicuously out
to the front of his finely cut features.
He was pouting and still entertained
an overwhelming banker to get even
with some one.
"Ze telephone ist re sing quoth he
and forthwith went to the nearest
pay station. where he called up the
asylum. Once on the line with aids
at that institution he cut EN- limb
from limb, broke them in two and
made mince meat of what was left
with three miles separating him from
his mutilated victims. AS soon as he
completed his TRADE the sherih,'s office
was acquainted with the facts and
deputies were dispatched to scour the
city from stem to stern and land the
long distance arch fend at all haz-
ards. When the deputies caught up
with No Count Russ they were given
sample of his temperamental out
bursts when he pooh poohed at them
for naughty men. He staged semi
resistance and then carwled meekly
into the taxi cab to start the journey
for Jail.
Once inside the iron bar red place
he submitted condescendingly to all
questionings and answered like a
gentleman" that he aint He denied
that he was poor provider and paint
ed his glories in rich red hues, bat
all his glib defense went for naught
He was locked up like common fel
on and forced to remain in a cell al
day
Later he will be made to explair
Just how and why he let his family
get into such Strengthened circum
stances that they had neither foot
nor proper clothing to protect then
against zero weather. Russ himsel
was dressed for comfort and was al
sleek and trim as tailors model
whiskers and that abOminable gOate'
thrown In.
The wife and four children wer'
taken from Russ last Saturday The,
were found by investigators for tn
county and by neighbors to be in dir
want. All FIVE were willing to accep
the shelter and food the asylum al
forded them and none of them ar
anxious TO return to tho meanest hus
band and father Ottawa ever knew.
The children, It is said, had no III
derclothing and wore shoes that wer
ragged and worn until their bare fec
passed upon the cold, cold grount
All the time, II is related Russ live
in fine circumstances having all tn
dainties, as we'll as the necessities, hi
shrivled heart desired.
He probably will be arraigned fc
hearing Monday, at which time he wi
be made to explain to the court a
particulars connected with his strang
and unusual case. The chare
against him Is disorderly conduc
Those in touch with his case maintai
he should be charged with electricit
TO the amount of about 10000 volt
and then disposed of according to tt
accustomary means practiced by sc
tons at, all properly managed buryir
places.