The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03
OFFICER PITSCH
In SORRY CHASE
Police Guarding City On
Halloween Have Worst
Time of 1t.
CITY SLEEPS SERENE

Halloween mischief makers confined
their activities mostly to innocent
hilarity and fun, and the holiday passed
with few reports at the police station,
and scarcely one of any serious Of
Tense. This was partly due perhaps
that the city was exceptionally well
patrolled Monday night and the officers
kept on the lookout for miscreants.
The only real act of vandalism so
far reported occurred early in the
evening when paving brick was flung
into the window of the secretary of
police, Emil F. Meissner, at the home
he shares with his family at 615 Park
street. The police secretary was not
unwilling to be the goat" for the oc-
casion, since no other damage was done
throughout the city. He took the mat
ter lightly, and said that he even be-
lieved that the brick had been aimed
at the door, but that it misser its
destination and struck the window.
officer Pitsch reported to the police
station that the saloon at 1181 Salem
aevnue had been entered before one
o'clock this morning, by some one jim
mying the lock of the east door. The
bartender, who lives over the saloon,
had noticed the door open at that hour.
The cash register and safe were found
to be intact.
Ralph Werve, 1859 West Prairie
avenue, reported that between 900 and
1880 p. m. yesterday, some one had
stolen the spotlight from his car,
which he had parked near the Allen A
factory. Martin Kutlatly, 461 Newell
street, complained that while his car
was standing in the rear of his home,
some one stole two new Goodyear tires
from the rear Of the machine, by saw
ing. the lock off with hack saw.
Pitsch Celebrates Halloween.
Three men in Ford roadster led
on Officer Pitsch to spend his Hal
lowe'en in a rather unpleasant way,
which ended in bruises not only for
Pitsch but for a good citizen who
strove to help him. Early in the even
ing Monday Pitsch saw the car in front
Of the filling station at Salem and
it bore no license plate. He started to
question the three men who stood be-
side the car. They told him that they
were from Waukegan and that they
had come to Kenosha for the evening
to visit man connected with the In
dependent Ice company @n2""~ QD@e
But upon further questioning, when
the officer asked them to explain why
they were travelling without license
plate, the three jumped into the Ford
and darted away, going east on Eliza
beth street.
Pitsch stopped the next car which
just then came along and asked for
help. The car was a new Nash driven
and owned by Fred Petersen, $50 Eli
zaheth street, and with Petersen there
was Fred Carlberg, 1920 Elizabeth
street. Petersen offered his car and
assistance readily and the chase of the
three in the Ford car was commenced,
when suddenly it met an untimely end.
Pitsch and Petersen went east on
Elizabeth street and then south on
Fremont but before they could over
take the Ford something happened 1T
the end Of Fremont avenue near Seln a,
where the street ends, Petersen forgot
to turn and crashed right into a tree.
The new Nash was badly demolished,
and the men sustained bruises on the
arms and legs. Petersen's side was
also injured. DIR. Christofferson was
called.