The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
Officers Investigate John
CLOVIS Attempt to Kip
Self Friday.
SHOT IN THE HEAD
Ex-SOldier While Walking on
Street with Friend Pulls Re
vOlver and Shoots Self.

Why did John CLOVIS, aged % years,
former soldier, whose home is at
IT'S Brockett street, attempt to kill
himself on Saturday evening just be-
fore six o'clock? Was it merely be-
cause he had been out Of work and
Respondent for this reason or did the
shooting have some connection with
an affair of several weeks ago when
CLOVIS and Tony Iaquinto were shot
from ambush not far from the scene
of the second shooting?
These are some of the questions
which are bothering the members Of
the Kenosha police department as they
investigate the mysterious shooting Of
John CLOVIS, who was found Saturday
evening on the sidewalk near his homo
with bullet hole in his right temple
Frank Scala, friend who was walk
ing with him at the time that he at
tempted suicide hurried to aid him
and was aiding CLOVIS when the police
! ambulance reached the scene and hur-
ried the young man to the Kenosha
hospital. The bullet did not break
through the skull but made a ragged
scalp wound, from which it is believed
that CLOVIS will recover
Says That He Shot Himself.
CLOVIS without avowing any reason
for his rash act affirms that he shot
himself Scala declared that the two
had been at poolroom and were walk
ing home. They had nearly reached
CLOVIS residence when the latter
quickly drew a revolver and without
giving any warning put it to his tenn
pie and shot himself. Scala was a lit
tile ahead of him and when he heard
the bullet shot, turned around just in
time to see his friend fall on the side
walk
When CLOVIS was taken to the hos
pital, Scala was taken into custody.
At the police office because Of some
dispute with an officer, he refused to
talk and he was held because of this
refusal. Investigation proved that
others had seen the shooting and all
of them bore cut the story that CLOVIS
had drawn the revolver and shot him
self.
Was in Other Shooting.
The police at first doubted the sui
eide theory because of the fact that
CLOVIS was one of the men, who sew
eral weeks ago, were implicated in
shooting ARRAY in this same neighbor-
hood. At that time CLOVIS was walk
ing down the street with Tony Iaquin-
to when both of the men were shot
from ambush with a shotgun. CLOVIS
was only slightly injured at that time
but Iaquinto suffered serious injuries,
from which he is still recovering at
the hospital.
The real cause of this shooting is
still shrouded in mystery as police in
vestigation failed to reveal the details
regarding it. 1t appeared that the
shooting had all of the earmarks Of a
feud of long standing and for this
reason it was thought that the Satur-
day evening shooting might be an aft
ermath of it. Police now, however,
are convinced that CLOVIS shot him
self but they are in a quandary as to
wether or not the other shooting may
have had some part in causing him to
do it.
Been Long Out of Work.
CLOVIS had served in the army for
several months being overseas for
some time. Since his return from
service he had had difficulty in sccur-
ing employment and had often been
greatly discouraged because of t.
HIS friends declare that lack of mon
ey had greatly preyed on his mind and
they believe that this was the chief
cause of his troubles.
He had been away from his home all
day Saturday and according to reports
had made other futile efforts to find
employment. Several times he had
come to the office Of the Mayor to re-
port his inability to find work and
each time had been treated courteous
~ and efforts had been made to aid
him. He disliked to accept charity Of
any kind and for this reason had gone
badly in debt for his lodging and
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