Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-01
POLICE ARE UNABLE TO
LEARN IDENTITY
OF ASSA|LANT
NO CAUSE FOR ACT
LADS CLAIM THAT WOULD-BE
MURDERER HAD NO OCCASION
TO ATTACK EVeRAl
SHOTS HIT ONE OF THEM ON
FACE AND HEAD.

That Charles Jugenitz of 5lS East
Marquette street. doesn't lie dead TO-
day is no fault Of the mysterious res
ident of West Jefferson street, VINO
last night lushed beyy OF HalioWe eh
celebrants with a loaded shot gun
Young .jugenitZ was member Of that
party and today he carries half doz-
en- wounds on the side OF his face ana
head. where shot from the gun found
their mark
Notwithstanding that the police
worked the major portion OF the night
have been unable to find aany trace
OF young Jugenitz' assaila1t said to
have concealed himself somewhere III
the vicinity OF the western limits OF
tn city, on jefferson street and lired
upon the boys from ambush as they
passed thru a nearby alley.
NeighDors Of that locaIty nave been
unable to throw any light on the iden-
tity of the man who fired the shot.
Young Jugenitz and members OF MS
gang" were too frightened following
the unexpected attack to give any pos
tive facts on the strange case. All
they can remember is that they were
near the extreme west end Of Jefler-
son street, and when they were on the
wing a shot suddenly rang out AID one
of their number fell to the ground.
The shot was heard for several
blocks and is said to have been fired
at about 9 i5 O'Clock. 1t attracted
Chief of Police George Grove and OF
ficer Fitzgerald who came upon The
crowd of boys leading one of their
number. The officers made an inNeS-
tigatiCn and found that Jugenitz had
been hit alongside the head by I'll"
charge OF shot and was in immediate
need of medical attention. They
rushed him to the hospital where an
examination disclosed that several OF
the small bullets had struck him in
side-swiping fashion on the face ana
head None penetrated into the
skull or bones of the cheek but pass
ed on That the load did not have
fatal results was no fault of the speed
boy with the gun. He certainly as
events disclosed, intended to Kill MS
quarry. and only fate INTERVIEWED tt
prevent his achieving his purpose.
The county, officials claim, is sei2eC
with mania for boy killing. Twc
men are at present under Indictment
a,,;t t,r
use of guns upon boys proving in the
vicinity of their homes. The state in
tends making examples of them in a,
effort to stem the outrages agains
youngsters whose conduct, while being
somewhat malicious does not occas
ion the use of weapons to terroriZ'
let alone wound and ma m them.
City Well Policed.
The night, poll of all Residential
sections of the city. passed as one 0
the quietest All Saints celebrations II
Ottawas history, due largely to th
vigilance of the police DEPARTMENT an,
the employment Of extra cops to keeI
watch over all sides of town.
Ten special officers, supported b.
deputies from the sherift's Office. KEEP
close watch on all marauders and Il
this manner the depredations wer
well checked An occa sonal outhous
was turned over. but that is the iu
extent of the damage reported t
headquarters.
Drive Gang or East Side.
Over on the East side. where grea
est harm has been wrought is previou
years the celebration passed off wit
no more disturbances than an ord
nary night and that means nil On
gang of hoys. said to have cOncentra
ed at given point and then marche
to the scene of operations. Was 500
rOuted by Chief Grove. Patrolma
Fitzgerald and Special Officer Ge0re
Eey
The police came upon the gang ju
As they were getting nicely started
work. and when they took to flgl
the officers shot once into the al
The last heard of the bandits was
flock OF terror-filled voices whit
cried II want to go home" and the
went there as fast as legs AID gOt
wind could carry them.