The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-05

today. Jones, one of the negroes
insisted today that he had been hit
in the cheek by the bullet from
the revolver of Secretary Meissner,
but it would have taken micro
scope to have found the wound. Fay
Ferguson, who was the leader of
the band told the chief before he
left Kenosha that his brother, Neal
Ferguson, of Chicago, had been
with him when the automobile was
stolen and it lis expected that the
other man will be arrested in
Chicago.
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Kenosha was "shot up" like a Dor
der town just before ten o'clock Sun
day morning when the police of the
city under the command of Chief
OHare arrested five Chicago negroes
wanted on a charge of automobile
stealing. In the capture of the ne
groes the police staged one Of the
most sensational chases in the history
Of the2 city. Seven shots were fired
from the revolvers in the hands of
the notice officers and at the end of
tbeofusiladel all five of the negroes
were landed IN the city lock up. The
negroes we're;
Fay Ferguson, 10, 53O7 Lasalle
street. Chicago.
william, Fryer, "a, 1888 Vernon ave-
nue., Chicago.
Leroy Blackwell, %, s141 South
Park avenue, Chicago.
James Jones, 20, 1880 Ellis avenue,
Chicago.
avenue, Chicago.
Police Use Guns Freely.
Ferguson, who wore a chauffeur's
uniform and who is believed to have
been the leader of the gang was tax
en- into custody twenty minutes before
the sensational shooting began and
it was after he had made a confess
sion that the police went out after
the other negroes. The quartette was
found on Park street and they scat
tered like a flock of birds with the
police in pursuit and firing their re-
volvers as they ran. The chase was
short but in a few seconds the three
police officers fired seven shots and
woke up all of the down town sec
ton oflthe citys, The streets on which
the chase was carried on were crowd
ed with people, but fortunately no
one was injured in the shooting.
Act on Kindly Tip.
The car containing the five negroes
was picking its way through Kenosha
at a reasonable rate of speed and
Chief 0'Hare had kindly tip from
some one down the road that it was
possible that the automobile a big
Stearns-Knight, valued at $4,000
had been stolen. With Police Officers
Kautenburg and Clausen Chief O'Hare
went oyer to the Sheridan Road to
stop the party and make an investi-
cation. Ferguson was at the wheel
and the car was coming down between
Wisconsin and Park street on the
Sheridan Road when the chief stopped
the car .and began to question Fergu-
son. Without a minute to lose the
other four negroes leaped out of the
automobile and scattered. Ferguson
could not get. away and he was taken
to the police office. Within FIVE min
utes after he got into the "third de-
gree chamber" he had made con-
fession that the quintette had stolen
the car and were on their way to
Milwaukee. "Get the rest of them"
the chief shouted at the men in the
outer Office and Secretary Meissner
Clausen and Kaunteburg went out to
carry out the order
Left Car as a Bait.
The big stolen automobile had been
left standing on Sheridan Road as
bait to lure the other four negroes
back. and sure enough, when the three
police officers reached the corner of
Chicago and Park streets they saw
the four negroes coming west toward
Sheridan Road and the automobile, The
police started for the negroes and
the negroes started to run. They
were active negroes and lodging
among the houses they managed to
pct off Park street. Meissner was the
first officer to get into action. He
pulled his gun and let go at Jones
who managed to get through the
street and over to Church street. The
chase was continued over on Wiscon-
sin street and Jones darted down the
alley just east of the News Office with
Meissner closing in on him. Meissner
open fire again and Jones fell over
against the side Of the building 1t
was believed that he had been hit
Don't Shoot Mister"
"Don't shoot Mister, Use all in"
Jones shouted as Meissner came into
the alley with his revolver all ready
for business. An examination show
ed that Jones had not been hit but
that he had been scared when but
let from the revolver of the police
officer went past the side Of his cheek.
He was loaded into baggage wagon
and taken to the lock up Meantime
kautenburg had captured Blackwell
over on Park street after firing three
shots at him and Clausen after send
ing two bullets after Fryer and Ran
son captured them near the corner Of
Chicago street and Market Square.