The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-26
MURDERED MAN
HAD LIVED HERE
Jack DAILY, Killed by Wife
in La Crosse, Formerly
of KenOsha.
HAS PROPERTY HERE
Had Purchased Site for Tavern
on South Sheridan Road Just
Before Going to Lacrosse.

Kenosha took a new interest in the
news of the Staying of Jack Daley,
proprietor of the Clifford Inn, near
La Crosse, who was shot during a
quarrel by his wife there early this
week, when it became known that
the man was the Jack Daily, who
resided in Kenosha less than three
years ago and who left Kenosha 10
take over the tavern where he was
shot. Investigation here this morning
revealed that Daley had lived at a
hotel here for several months and
that he still owns property in Keno
sha.
Just before leaving this city, he
had purchased q site on the South
Sheridan road near the Four Cor
nsrs, and had planed to build tavern
there. He still owns the site and had
recently requested real estate dealers
here to dispose oft for him.
Woman Whose Name Was "KateS
About four years ago Daley came to
Kenosha with woman, Kate by name,
whom he called his wife. No one knew
any other name for her and no one
knew Of her past. Reports from Chi
cago say that she was Kenosha girl,
but this is denied here. 1t is said,
however, that both Of them were much
in evidence at a Kenosha County
roadhouse, prior to the time of the
grand jury Investigation, and that
they left when the rumors of the
probe began to take definite form.
Daley and Kate struck out together
and established the Cliffowood Inn,
on the state road few miles out of
Lacrosse. According to reports the
place soon acquired shady name
under their management and was
raided several times by prohibition Of
hcials.
Had A Dark Past.
No one either in Kenosha or La
Crosse seems to have known that Daily
was the same man who several years
ago turned states evidence and con-
fessed that he had murdered Rush W.
Denim, in a labor smuggling in Chicago.
He was hard hitting ex-pugilist and
had agreed for $50 to slug Denim a
printer, in a labor riot in Chicago.
the probe which followed, DAILY saw
ed his own hide by telling the names
Of those who had hired him to do the
work.
He was granted immunity and for a
time it seemed that the nemesis
which had followed him since the
Staying and made him fugitive from
his old haunts in Chicago had been
put to flight. For in Lacrosse despite
the raids, DAILY has prospered. DAILY
was known to be hard drinker and
it was known that they quarreled,
Shot On a Dare.
And yet this same ex-pugilist, con-
fessed murderer and gangster was
shot by the woman he said he loved,
and shot on dare.
On Wednesday night last according
TO the story that Kate gave the La
Crosse police, DAILY came home drunk.
He was abusive and as the quarrel
grew hotter he drew his gun. She
says she left the room and did not
return for a long while, when she
came back he was lying on a couch,
with a. sheer on his face, according
to her story, he pointed to hte gun
and said 81 dare you to shoot me-"
Kate wasn't woman who passed
up dare. She reached for the gun
and DAILY terror-stricken rose from
the couch and started after her. She
insists that the gun was discharged
accidentally and that she never meant
to kill him.
Came AS Surprise Here,
An hour later DAILY was found dying
on the couch in the room. Kate her
self had summoned the police and
told them her version of the shooting.
She surrendered and was placed in
Jail and is now waiting the outcome
of the investigation,
While DAILY had not been without
suspicion here, those who had known
him while he lived in Kenosha ex-
pressed surprise when they heard of
the past which he had lived. The
outcome Of the case will be followed
here with much interest by all the
Kenoshans who were acquainted with
either one of the pair when they were
in this city.