The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-14

The suspected man gave his name as
George II. Williams and his home as
the Mills Hotel on Congress street in
Chicago He was arrested just after
two Q clock this morning on the Sheri.
dan Road just south Of the Robinson
farm by Deputy Sheriffs Nicholas OF
to and William j. Frazier. He was
coatless and hatless and appeared to
be all but exhausted He was brought
/ to Kenosha in an automobile and plac-
ed in the city lookup and declined to
make any statement. The other man
made good his escape but Police Officer
Radatz believes that he hit him during
the fusilade of bullets fired on the
street following the attempt to open
the safe.
Believed to Be Experienced.
! The men who attempted to crack
| the safe are believed to have been ex-
perienced safe blowers from Chicago.
| It is declared that Williams and an.
other man were seen in the neighbor-
hood Of the Val Blatz Office on Sunday
afternoon.
| Just after one clock in the morning
Louis LeGlise the night watchman on
the beat heard the report of the ex-
plosion and he hurried to the Val
Blatz office. LeGlise showed consid:
cradle personal bravery and he opened
| the door and entered the office. He
was greeted by shots from revolver
and the two men who had been stand
ling near the safe firing their revolvers
at the Waterman ran to the window
and leaped through the screen.
Police Officer Radtz heard the shoot
ing and hurried from the corner of
Market street to the Office building.
Five shots had been fired at LeGlise
but none of them reached their mark.
LeGlise Shouts plug EN-
AS Radatz approach the building he
saw the men running north along
Ridge street and from the window lie
elise sent the order "plug 'em and
Radatz promptly opened fire on the
fleeing men firing three shots in rap.
id succession. He declared that he be-
ieved that one of the shots found its
mark as one of the men was seen to
sway and wabble as he ran through the
/ West Side park toward Rowland ave-
nue.. Later the trail Of the men was
picked up on Newell street but they
had separated and one of the rgen ran
south on Newell street while the other
one is supposed to have found haven
in the factory district there where he
concealed himself from the police Of
ficers.
A call was sent to the police station
and to the Sheriff and every police Of
ficer and deputy sheriff was detailed
ito get into the man hunt. Automobiles
containing the officers were sent out in
all directions.
Explosion Wrecks Safe Dial.
Officers hurried to the office Of the
Brewing company and they found that
the SAFE had weatheredd the attack with
nitro-g lycerine. In order to stifle the
sound of the explosion the safe blow
ers had tied an old grey vest about
the dial Of the safe and the explosive
had been touched off by use of a bat
terry of high power. The charge PLACED
in the safe had evidently been a small
one and it only tore off the dial and
wrecked the combination. About the
floor near the safe were. found two
coats and vests and two hats and fine
collection of safe blowers tools and a
good sized quantity Of explosives and
fuses Near the tools was a forty
eight calibre army revolver with every
chamber loaded and it was evident
that LeGlise had surprised the safe
blowers to such an extent that they did
not have time to even pick up this
revolver.
Ride to Stop Freight Train.
Frazier and Otto at the time they
arrested Williams were riding at the
rate Of more than sixty miles an hour
along the Sheridan road. They had
been told that the men might try to get
out of the city. As they came tearing
down the road they saw Williams hat
less and coatless break away from the
road and start for the fields. Otto was
the first to stop his motorcycle and he
lowered Williams with a revolver. The
man was all but exhausted and it was
evident that he had been running for
a long distance, Where IS your hat
and coat Otto shouted at him. stSome
one stole them = was the reply Of the
man and when he saw that the two
men were deputy sheriffs he refused to
make any further statement. Otto and
Frazier secured an automobile and
brought Williams into the city and
turned him over to Chief Of Police
Hare. Then they went back to search
with the rest of the police and deputies
for the other man who had been CON
Injected with the safe blowing.
Williams Pitt On 1varaIIc