The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
Michael and Joseph Welcho-
wicz Pursue Bond Thief
Half a Mile in Bou-
dOir Attire.
CLAUSEN RIGHT ON SPOT
Peter Shuki Who Looted Boarding
House and Got $3.50 in Liberty Bonds
Had No Luck at All When it
Came to Getting Away.

Joseph and Michael Welchowicz,
who reside at No. 700 Engel street
put pretty high value on bonds sign
cd by their Uncle Samuel and counter
signed by his Secretary Of the Treas
ury. They proved their belief in the
value Of these bonds this morning
when bare footed and clad only in
suits Of underwear they trailed Peter
Shuk through the snow covered
streets of Kenosha for more than half
mile. Their zeal to save the bonds
was rewarded for the end Of the trail
came right in front of the home Of
Police Officer Emil Clausen, on FIRE.
mont avenue and Shuki is now in dur
ance vile at the city lock up facing
charges Of grand larceny. 1t is said
that he is ready to plead guilty to
the charges just as soon as the Dis
trict Attorney Fisher files the formal
complaint in the Municipal Court,
which will probably be late this after
noon, II was one of the most excit-
ing phases ever conducted for al
breaker of the law in Kenosha and
people who witnessed it declare that
the brothers are entitled to have spe-
cial mention for the sacrifices they
made to secure the return Of their
bonds.
Michael Welchowicz is the "Board
ing boss" at the house at No. 700
Engel street and ShuIi had been liv-
ing at the house. Just after five
O'Clock this morning Mike went to the
kitchen Of the house to start the fire
and get breakfast. He did not take
the trouble to dress. When he reach
ed the kitchen he found Shul1i. He
was browsing about among the pots
and kettles looking for coffee pot
to get a hot cup of coffee before he
left the house. His explanation was
rot all that Mike considered necessary
and he called Joe and the latter made
en- investigation which revealed the
fact that three Liberty Loan Bonds
of fifty dollars each were missing from
the common treasury Of the Welcho-
wicz family. Shuki denied his guilt
in connection with the disappearance.
of the bonds and insisted on the proof.
You hold him while il call the DO
lice" Mike told Joe. The latter did
his best but Shulzi was slippery and
slipping away from Joe he got out the
back door and started to run. The
fact that Joe was not N street cloth
es did not prevent him from following
He called to Mike to join in the chase
and from that time on there was as
fine an example of bare foot dancing
over snow drifts as had ever been
seen in Kenosha. Shuki proved
shifty and he made his way between
houses and over fences in a manner
that tried and tried severely his bare
footed thinly clad pursuers but with
hundred and fifty dollars at stake
the two brothers never gave up for a
minute. They kept right on the trail
until Shuki tired of hurdling the
snow drifts fell to the side walk in
front of the home of the police eff
GER Clausen hurried to the rescue
and the accused man was yanked into
The house and Clausen furnished the
twobrothers some clothing to go back
home in and called the wagon to take
Shuki to the police station Shuki
admitted taking the bonds and he had
sold them at one of the banks in the
atty When he was arrested he had
sl49 in cash and he turned this over
As part payment for the bonds. The
bank will restore the bonds to their
aghtful owners later on.