Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-29
CHICAGO DETECTIVE
ONCE NOTED BOXER;
MET TOMMY RYAN
Jack Boschulte Lacked Cham
pionship Punch, but Was
Long on Nerve.
Ry Raw Pearson

Chicago, Nov. 28.-"Better send
Boschulte to st. Paul to back O'Con-
nor. He knows how to handle those
rough birds"
That remark was made in the Chi
cago detective bureau by Chief OF De
tectives Michael Hughes couple OF
days after the above mentioned O'Con-
nor had been captured in the Minneso-
ia city.
The next scene in this narrative was
on a passenger train bound from St
Paul to Chicago. On this train travellers
with keen eyes saw an odd pair of seat
companions. They sat close together,
this pair, very close together, Nut
what conversation took place wasn't
meant for ears of others.
One was q big, broad shouldered fel-
low with eyes that looked straight
ahead and q face with features that
showed nerve and determination; the
other was little man half the size
of his companion. This little fellow
didn't look one in the eye. His gaze was
shifting, and he twisted about neryously
as much as was possible within the mar
row confines Of the seat.
Notorious Gun Man.
If he could have twisted farther away
he would have done so, but he couldn't,
for his right wrist was handcuffed to
the left wrist of the big man sitting
with him. The little man was Tommy
O'Connor. He was on his way to Jail
and trial, and is now awaiting trip
to the gallows. The big fellow was
Jack Boschulte, detective sergeant.
Tommy O'Connor is notorious, he
is a Chicago gunman and all around
bad man. He has been convicted of the
murder of a Chicago policeman. The
total number of notches on his gun is
three.
1t wasn't the first time that Jack
Boschulte, as in being called upon to
bring O'Connor back to Chicago, had
done things that required nerve. As far
back as 20 years ago, Boschulte dem
onstrated that he had plenty Of nerve
in the ring. He was a middleweight
boxer and scrappers wern't made too
tough for him. Boschulte came up fast
as a boxer, and gave every promise OF
nearing the champions pinacle. He
fought the best men in his class IN the
country, but it was a much harder bat
tie against more formidable opposition
then. Tommy Ryan was the middle
weight champion those days.
Back for More.
But Tommy Ryan didn't instill fear
in young Boschulte, who in his fighting
days spelled his name 'Beauscholte. :"
Jack sought q match with Champion
Ryan, got it. and in a tough but short
fight was knocked out in three rounds.
Still Boschulte wasn't convinced that
Ryan was his master, and he fought
Syracuse Tommy a second time, this
being six round bout in which Ryan
won the decision. But Boschulte didn't
lose his determination. He hoped to
beat Ryan for the title, and fought
him third tims, this time being
knocked out in the fifth round.
Boschulte also fought other toplin--
ers, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien won a
decision over him, and Marvin Hart
stopped him in II rounds after Bos
chute had handed the Louisville
heavyweight beating for eight rounds.
In his latter bout Boschulte weighed
162 pounds, while Hart weighed 1914.
Jack never weighed more than 165
pounds as a youngster. He was smart
enough to discover early that he wasn't
destined to become champion, and
after four years of boxing tossed off
the gloves to become a Chicago
policeman. ......
Boschulte is good detective ser
geant. All the world and Tommy"
O. Connor will say so.