The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-20

Frank Iaquinta /, the man for whom
the police have been looking for eight
months in connection with the shoot
ing and anarchy in the Italian quarter
on the west side last November, was
arrested Sunday night at 1880 o'clock
at the Northwestern depot by Officer
Schneeberger, Detective Breidt and
officer L. Bauschelt just as he was
about to board train. Frank Iaquinta
l is a cousin Of Frank Iaquinta II Of
1902 North Rowland avenue, who was
shot and instantly killed November 20,
1921, at the corner of Rowland avenue
and Garden street, by an unknown as
sailant.
The arrest of Iaquinta 1 ON Sunday
evening was the cause for considerable
rejoicing in police circles, for the man
has been wanted here ever since the
uproar and ferment ON the west side
last fall If he has been in the city
before, his whereabouts have been we'll
covered through the agency Of friends,
SO that this was the first time the
police have managed to get sight of
him.
Think He Shot Chiappetti.
The officials have been looking for
the man since the shooting of Frank
Chiappetti, 904 Park street, on Sunday
morning, November 81, 1921, at the
corner of Rowland avenue and Pearl
street, The spectacular shooting affair
of that morning took place within
sight of the Holy Rosary church and
within the sound of church bells of
peaceful Sabbath morning. A fusillade
of shots were interchanged between
four men standing on three corners of
the street intersection, as a result of
which Chiapetti was shot and wounded.
He later recovered at the Kenosha hos
pital, whittier he was taken. The po-
lice had information to the effect that
Frank laquinta | and Tom Iaquinta
were his two assailants, but when they
sought for the men, it was impossible
to find them.
Recognized by Officer.
Iaquinta was with friend, Leo Siv-
eric, who is employed at Beach coaling
station, at the time of his arrest.
Iaquinta had been in the city all day
and had used his time, according to the
police, to imbibe some drink for he was
considerably under the weather when
Officer Schneeberger sighted him, and
recognizing him as the man wanted,
called upon the other officers for as
sistance and placed the two men under
arrest Frank Iaquinta when searched
at the police station Sunday night was
found to carry .38 automatic revolver
loaded with 80 rounds Of ammunition.
Leo Siverio was suspected by the
police of having burglarized a section
hand, James Cinsory, Of the Northwest
ern railroad at Zion City on June 18th.
A razor was found on his person when
searched Detective McCluskcy and
Officer McGivern took the razor this
morning to Cinsory at Beach, ILL.,, and
he positively identified the razor as the
one which had been stolen from him.
In addition to the razor, the burglar,
whom the police believe to be Siverio,
stole a shotgun, a Winchester rifle,
Colt automatic revolver and two suits
of underwear
Iaquinta Was Target.
Iaquinta was himself the target for
an assassin on September Z, 1921, for
on the evening of that day, about IL
p. M, someone hiding in ambush open
ed fire upon him at the corner of How
land avenue and Garden street. At the
time of this shooting Iaquinta was
walking down the street with John
Klous.
A couple of months later, on Sunday,
November 81, 1921, just before noon,
Frank Chiappetti, 9O4 Park street. was
shot and wounded. The air was full
at the time of rumors of feud be-
tween Frank Iaquinta and Frank
Chiappetti which was said to have had
a rather trivial origin a few years pre-
vious to the shooting, when the two
men were rooming together. During a
fire, which broke out in the rooming
house one of the men was said to have
rescued his own belongings and neg
lected those of his companion. Other
circumstances in the italian quarter
later developed and aggravated the i'll