The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-31
MAIN ST. BRAWI
ENDS IN BLOOD
Dick Humphrey Slugged by
Vim. ''Skesic" O'Hare,
Police Claim.
lis STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Victim is Taken to st. Cath
crimes Hospital in Pre-
carious Condition.


Three Musketeers from the Fischer
Hotel Who spent all Monday mopping
up drinks in the saloon of Baby Joe''
Eurewic at 1853 Main street, according
to the confession of one of them, be-
came mixed up in drunken brawl that
ended sadly for one of their number,
Dick Humphreys. Today Humphreys
| lies unconscious at the st. Catherine
hospital, unable to tell what happened
to him, with his head showing bruises
that suggest that he had been slugged
Through the alertness of the police
and particularly of Assistant Chief
Cyzak and Sergeant Kirsch who were
on duty Monday evening, Humphreys
companions, Thomas Gallagher and
William "Skeezix" O'Hare, are today
under lock and key. Both were arrest
ed shortly after the curtain rang down
on their days orgy.
Says O'Hare Did Smuggling.
In statement made to, the police
this morning, Gallagher told the police
that the one who had done the slug
ging was O'Hare and that the climax
came after a day Of drinking and quar-
reling when they were all three quite
| drunk At first the police worked on
the theory that Humphreys, who draws
pension of $50 month, had been
fslugged for his money.
This theory was borne out by the
statement of someone who told the
police that Humphreys was seen about
half an hour before he was found I'M
conscious, displaying roll of bills at
the popcorn stand on Main and Market
Istreets, where he purchased a sack OF
popcorn. According to the same wit
ness, Humphreys was being watched
at that time by two men who stood
with their backs to the wall of the
nearest building.
But this morning the police after
getting the statement of Gallagher de-
cided that the case was nothing more
or less than the upshot of drunken
| brawl.
/ Find Unconscious Body.
/ Humphreys was found on the side
walk at Exchange and Market streets
about $3.50 o'clock Monday evening by
officer Vanderwahl, who Immediately
reported to headquarters. Officers Fl
Rock, L. Bauschelt and Fenske took the
victim to the police station where DR.
McCluskey was summoned. The vic
/ tim, who was unconscious, was identi-
/ fed as a roomer at the Fischer Hotel
Dick Humphreys. He was removed to
St. GATHERINGS hospital and Officer
Callahan remained at his bedside al
right, reporting this morning that the
man was still unconscious.
Assistant Chief Cyzak decided that
the trouble had originated among
someone who knew Humphreys init.
mately and therefor detailed Sergeant
Kirsch to make Investigations at the
hotel where he roomed to find who the
man had spent the day with.
Arrest Two Men.
/ Sergeant Kirsch returned with Thorn.
as Gallagher in tow. Gallagher tolG
the police a story duplicating William
O'Hare and the arrest of the latter
followed. O'Hare spent the night ii
the city jail and Gallagher in the coun-
fty Jail.
According to the story told by Gal
legher, he and Humphreys and Skeeziz
O'Hare, as the latter is commonly
known, had spent the day drinking IL
Baby Joe's saloon. The latter place il
one which has been frequently raidec
by tie police and found with intoxi
eating liquor, and the police have KEEP
q close watch on it for many months
on account of the wet" reputation
which it had been carrying for some
time
AT supper time, according to Gale
CHER, the drinking fest broke up anC
the men separated to go to their even
ing meal. After supper Gallagher anC
Humphreys went again to Baby Joe'
place, Gallagher said, and had more
drinks and "Skeezix" followed them in
Humphreys and "Skeezix" according Il
! Gallagher, had been having trouble al
day, argument arising from time t.
time as to which of them was to pa!
for the drinks.
He Hit Him Hard Enough"
dalleSHeE Salu lie was d1fdlu "
trouble and walked away from the sa
loon with Humphreys, going down
Main street to Pearl and down Pear
to Exchange street. There 'tSkeezix'
caught up with them, he said, and see
ing more trouble, he, Gallagher, bea
it. The last thing he saw before de
parting was "Skeezixg grabbing Hum
lphreys by the lapel.
At this point Gallagher made, accord
1 ing to the police, this curious state
ment: Il got back to the hotel AM
'Skeezix' came along and said, 4 hi
4 him hard enough, let's 60 And thel
l ran with him to the station but W,
came back"
| Gallagher did not explain why, if h
lwere SO innocent bystander in tn,