The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
Another West Side Shoot
ing Falls Through by
Quick Action.
GATHER IN FOUR GUNS
AchiIIe Range and Sam Covelli
and Friend Caught with
Loaded Weapons.
BULLETIN.

the biggest gun, pleaded not guilty.
this morning in the municipal
court to the charge of carrying
concealed weapon. His case was
set for hearing Thursday, July 31st.
Achille (Kelly) Range, Dominica
Range and Egidio Militi each
pleaded guilty, and each was fined
$50 and costs. Egidio said he was
carrying a gun because he was
scared of some big bum, Domi-
nick because he was carrying some
money to his brother, and Achille
because he was scared. Leave
your guns at home hereafter, and
use your fists if you have to de-
fend yourself, advised the judge.
Chief of Police Thad Logan this
morning looked proudly-at an array OF
four guns that were ranged in a row
on the desk before him.
Those four guns meant to him "gooc
police work" Not one person was
dead, but one, two, three or four, OF
more might have been. The guns
were loaded and looked as if they had
been meant for Business" but the
police stepped in and broke up, the
lii game.
Ready for Artillery Fire.
One gun is a son-of- gun. 1t looks
more like grand-dad of a gun. A
big brute, a forty-fve Smith and Yves
son.
"Can you imagine any one carrying
piece of artillery like that around
~ HI !, al IN 4hic dow and aU ~
asked Chief Logan, as he pointed the
heavy steel at an imaginary target
1T was empty of shells).
But the gun was not empty Of shells
when taken from the person of Sam
Covelli late Saturday night after an
arrest by Sergeant Max Kramer, Sec
rotary Emil Meissner, and Officers
Callahan, Fenske and Studer.
Sam Covelli lives at 81 Newell
street, and belongs obviously to the
Covelli tribe. Achille Range (Kelly
sometimes) of 1874 Brockett street
was arrested and Invested of 80 Colt
blue steel automatic, loaded. The
Covelli's do not want Kelly to marry
their Covelli girl. Dominick Range
Of Lorain, Ohio, brother of Kelly's
was carrying little Italian gun, Elk
hibit g., funny little affair but as
common in Italy it is said as the Ger
man Luger is in Deutschland. Egidic
Milito, 102 North, Fremont avenue
was also arrested carrying a gun, Elk.
hibit No. A.
Because of the week of tragic
death, there has been a by-word il
the police Office, cts about time We
heard of one of those west side shoot
ing affairs again" The word passed
around in jest, but others on the po
lice department thought that the jest
might turn into tragic prophecy.
Therefore at nine o'clock Saturday
night Chief Logan, Lieut.. Charlie;
Rock and Police officer Fenske tool
little turn out around the west side
They had already received word thai
suspicious crowd had collected on &
corner, and when the three police of
fcials arrived they found the stage
laid.
On the southwest corner and on the
| northeast corner Of Pearl street anc
Rowland avenue, there were two
groups. 1t appeared as though two
gangs had drawn up for battle array
and recalled to the police famous
shooting affair in the Iaquinta anc
Chiappetti feud, when there was {
similar arrangement Of figures, guns
and subsequent killing.
But in this case there was no CUR
fired and no blood shed. At the ar
rival of the police car the two gangs
dispersed as if Satan himself had ar.
rived on the scene. They simply die
the fade away, and so quickly that the
police officers had barely time to note
few of the characters who were
there.
The streets were carefully patrolleo
all night, and at midnight another
batch of police officers succeeded in
arresting some of the members of the
warning groups.
Sam Covelli, Egidio Miller, Achille
Range, and Dominick Range were al
found on the street in the vicinity OF
Pearl and Rowland, and all carried
loaded guns. They were taken to the
police station, deprived of their re
volvers and ammunition and charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
Recall Love Affair.
The near-duel, as the police believe
it was, was the first scene to be pub
llicly staged since the trouble started
between Achille Range and the Co
velli family. Achille had a sweet
heart, Philomena Covelli, sometimes
known by the more Anglicized name
of FLORENCE, and the Covelli's eject
ed Achille and would not allow him tc
press his suit.
The last that was heard of the sit
uation, Achille said that he loved the
girl, but agreed that with the opposi
tion of the family it would be best not
to continue to WOO her.
Harry S. Glyer of Duluth has re-
ported to the police that while his
Ford car was parked in front of 101(
Middle street someone stole the spare
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