The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-11

charge of the police department. dur
ing the absence of Chief Logan, sale
this morning that the holdup angle
was the one which most interested
the police. The possibility of guar
rel between the two men, Balazs ane
Jurik, has been investigated, but the
police after due questioning, have
concluded that this can be eliminated
Today the police are seeking to es-
tablish the identity of the three
masked men who invaded the place
according to Jurik, and one clue was
in the hands of the officers this morn.
ing which may prove fruitful. Wheth-
er the holdup is an echo of Chicago's
underworld shootings, is another angle
to be investigated. Balazs and Jurik
according to those who have known
them, were not involved in booze run
ming transactions along the lake shore
The extent of their business, it is
said, lay in the making and vending
of mild form of home-brew.
Dismal Hole in the. Wall.
The little Office which has been con
verified into a soft drink parlor is not
a place big enough for business on 6
large scale. The place is the ole
Schlitz Brewery company building just
south of the Garfield house, facing
the Pearl street switch tracks and the
Northwestern passenger station.
Viewed at night, under dim lights
and as the scene of crime, it is g
shuddering place. First you go into
an alley or court yard, then up ar
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and over the threshold into a tiny
bar-room, only big enough to hold 8
dozen people comfortably. There is
safe in one corner, which might
suggest possibilities.
Here at ten o'clock Thursday night
the strange crime took place. Three
men, with white handkerchiefs over
their eyes, stepped into the room
Balazs and Jurik were behind the bar
Throw up Your hands" commanded
one of the men at the door.
Neither of the mariners moved
They were astounded by the words
and neither could believe that there
was any real menace in them, OF
that the big gun which was levellec
at them was loaded with gunpowde1
and hostility.
"Stick 'em up" cried the holduI
leader again, accompanying the words
with an oath.
Jurik started to run forward, anC
roar of shot stopped his process. Ht
fell over behind the bar. One bullet
went through his body and the bloody
,, lead was picked up later from the
floor behind the bar by the police
One bullet went through Juris righ'
+ palm and another through his left arm
Balazs, galvanized into action by
this, rushed out to the middle of the
floor to grapple with the three mer
at the door. He had no gun, bu
fought desperately to hold the trio
The big gun was thrust against hi:
body, and again the big bullets sho
home. Balazs dropped over uncon
scious, crumpling up in the middle
4 of the floor. A bullet had entered hi
/ left side and found his heart.
Jurik rushed past and climbed thu
stairs to the apartment above where
Mrs. Jurik was standing at the dool
with a coal-bucket in hand, startled
| by the sounds below. She dropped
the bucket with a thud at the sigh
| of her wounded husband.
| "I'm shot," cried Jurik dropping
over on the bed.
| Mrs. Jurik ran down the stairs. Sh'
was in time to see one strange maj
| fleeing down the alley. It was thu
last of the three holdup men max
ing a quick getaway before the ar
rival of the police.
No Hope for Jurik.
The police were summoned. Ser
geant Matthew J. Kirsch on duty a
the desk at the police office, received
| the call at 1903 p. m. Captain Clau
sen and Officers Pecan, Fenske, Leh
man, Eek, Ernst and Polhemus re
sponded.
Balazs lay bleeding in the middle
of the floor in the bar-room. AS HI
was lifted unconscious into the am
bulance he gave a last groan AM
died. At the hospital the physician
pronounced him dead. Judge Slater a
acting coroner was summoned; h
directed the removal of the body t.
Mischlers undertaking parlors.
| At the Kenosha hospital DR.. Chris
Jefferson and DIR. Stewart tried to as
suage the suffering of Jurik, who wa
brought in the police ambulance witt
Balazs, but said at once that Their
was no hope for his recovery. Al
effort was made between one and tw
o'clock in the morning to reach tn
priest Of turks own church, but NJ
one knew his telephone number. Rev
Father Horrigan, assistant pastor o
st. Thomas church. was located an,
he fastened at that early hour to ad
minister extreme JUNCTION to the dy
ing man.
Balazs was a well known figure il
local Bohemian circles. He at on
time was proprietor of Tatra hall, an
previous to that, ran the ''Littl
Bohemia cafe" in Racine.
Three Men Try to Buy Gun.
Assistant Chief Cyzak learned thi
morning that three men sought to bu
a gun at hardware store in Kenosh
on December 8. They wanted a obi
revolver" the storekeeper informed tn
police. They were refused. The me
were describd as of medium heigh
and young fellows, and their descrir
ton answered that given by Jurik Q
the three young holdup men.
Before midnight Thursday the polio
arrested Harry Hodges, 10, who wa
found in the vicinity of the freigh
, wards. He told of three young me
; who rode blind baggage with him int
Kenosha from Chicago. Hodges wa
held over night on suspicion, but