The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-25
FOOTPADS HOLD
UP SALOON MAN
Bandits Get Nothing from
Mike Witkauski for He
Shows Fight.
OH COPENHAGEN SNUFF

If rain is good for the wild flowers,
it seems to be equally favorable to
burglars and holdup men, for it is on
rainy nights that the flashlight Jim
mics do their greatest damage. Tues
day night, while the rain fell, two
burglar jobs were pulled. in the city,
while in another case a saloonkeeper
was the target for a pair of holdup
men. The jewelry store of w. H.
Raether, 1853 Milwaukee avenue, was
robbed of 81 pieces of jewelry, amount
ing in value to $500, and the grocery
and meat market of Carl Hauletti, 768
Balm avenue, was robbed of a quantity
of small articles, mostly in the way
of smokes.
Mike Witkauski Held Up.
Mike Witkauski, North Main street
saloonkeper who lives at 317 Lake ave-
nue., was putting his car into his
garage at the corner of Lake avenue
and Lemon street last night, when he
was held up by two footpads Wit
kauski had just opened the door of the
garage when two masked men jumped
before him from the corner and de-
manded that he stick up his hands.
Instead of sticking 'em up, under
orders, Witkauski decided that valour
was the better part of discretion and
commenced struggling with his hosts
He made a grab for one of the holdup
men, and as he did so, the other struck
him over the head with a revolver.
Witkauski added his lungs to the bat
tie and shrieked for help. Neighbors
thought at first it was newsboy crying
"Extras!" The holdup men ran away
from him east on Lemon street to the
river and north along the lake shore.
Lose Track of Fugitives.
Witkauski's cry for help was heard
and a police call sent in. Officers
O'Hare, L. Bauschelt and Perry Tuslcr
answered with the patrol wagon and
Assistant Chief Cyzak, Sergeant Mel
busch and Detective Breidt Joined the
chase with the Buick. The footpads
had Jolly lead, however, and though
the police sought to follow them. along
the lake shore, they lost the trail in
the muddy roads and rainfall. Wit
kauskIs head was bruised and DR.. w.
j. Hanley was called to attend him.
The victim was ordered to stay in bed.
No money was taken from Witkaus-
X, contrary to the first reports of the
holdup, which announced that several
hundred dollars had been taken. Wit
kauski was unable to see the faces of
the men as they were both masked,
but he stated that both were of slim
build and one was tall and one short.
Oh Boyi Copenhagen Snuff!
Copenhaken snuff was one of the
articles which the burglar who broke
into the Hauletti grocery and meat
market at 76S Balm avenue, availed
himself of. Copenhagen snuff used to
be stimulant as native to Swede as
corn-cob pipe to a Kentucky noun
taineer or clay pipe to Paddy.
Cigarettes, tobacco, chewing gum and
matches were assembled by the thief
ard carted away, showing a wide vari-
ETY. Of tastes in the tobacco line. The
south window of the store was jimmied
by the burglar.
At the Raether jewelry store, at 1853
Milwaukee avenue, the door was jim
mied at some hour Tuesday night or
early this morning. Among the jewel
ry taken away were rings, watches and
chains, the whole list of 81 pieces to-
falling in value about S400.