The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
HUSBAND BEATS
GIRL SERVANT
Stanley Renik Brought to
Court on Charge Of AS
sault and Battery.
"SHE WILL KILL HIM.

Stanley hen1K, VINO sleeps IN Ihe
garage at 506 Grand View avenue, at
tracted a certain amount of attention
upon himself in the municipal court
room when he struck a match and
lighted cigarette, while Judge Slater
was on the bench getting acquainted
with his Monday morning friends.
Fortunately for Renik, the bulky fig
ure of Captain Clausen, who had his
back turned, acted as a screen, so the
Judge didn't see him.
"Hey!" whispered Constable John
Mcneil hoarsely across the table to
Renik, "put that out or that cigarette
will cost you twenty-five bucksl"
The man put it out. Presently he
arose, morose and sulky figure, to
answer the charge of assault and bat
terry preferred against him on the
complaint of Bessie Anderson, 10,
whose own home is on Ellison avenue,
but who has been working at the
Renik home on Grand View avenue.
Bedlam is Cut Loose.
Presently as Renik denied the
charges, bedlam reigned, and the judge
found himself listening to several
people, all angry and all talking at
once.
"I'rn a witness!" cried one woman.
"I'm her mother!" cried another.
"He's beaten that girl for the sec
ond time, and can prove it'll" cried
another.
Judge Slater ordered silence, just
as the mother of Bessie Anderson ex-
hibited a torn garment, ripped from
neck to waist, which she cried was
the result of Renik's handiwork. None
of the women realized that this was
not the trial, and all were agonized at
the thought that at his denial of the
charge the man would be turned loose.
Says She'll Kill Him.
eff you don't do something to him,
I'll shoot him!" cried another woman
to the judge. This was Mrs. Stanley
Renik, the wife of the defendant.
Judge Slater continued the case to
a week from tomorrow, Tuesday at
one. o'clock in the afternoon, telling
the mother of the complaining wit
ness to bring in the torn garments at
that time. Bail was fixed at $25.
Mrs. Renik explained afterwards
how the matter stood. She said that
married life with Renik was unendur-
able, because of his addiction to drink
ard his savage temper, and that she
had instituted divorce proceedings
against him. In the meantime she
had secured employment at down
town hotel.
!. II have three children the baby will
be three years in October, the oldest
is seven years old and the middle one
Ave. AS / have to work, l engaged
Miss Anderson to take care of the
children. Last Saturday morning
Renik came over to the house while
I was out. He tried to take the chill
dren away and Bessie wouldn't let
him. She defended the children and
he attacked her, trying to take out on
her all the hate he had against me"
The young woman showed the con-
dition of her back, where it was
scratched and bruised, accomplished
she said with the finger nails Of the
crazed man.
Says He Sleeps in Garage.
eve are desperately afraid of him
now" said the wife. "This is the
second time he has attacked Bessie.
"He comes around at night and he
sleeps in the garage, and neither we
nor the children are safe from him.
If the court does not do something |
will take matters into my hands"
Renik could not furnish bail this
morning and was taken to jail.