The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-01
DICE GAME IS
CAUSE OF MIXUP
jerry Little Pulls Revolver
and Shoots Steve Bishop,
Both ColOred.
CAUGHT AFTER CHASE
Police Detectives Find Little
Hiding in Clump of Willow
Trees North OF City.

Being poor shot was all that saved
Jerry Little, 26, colored, 168 Milwau-
kee avenue, from facing charge Of
murder in the municipal court here
this morning. As it. was he was
charged with assault to do great bodily
harm, to which he entered a plea of
guilty.
Sentence was deferred, the original
order being until Saturday. Late this
afternoon, however, Little was brought
into court and fined $125 and costs,
in default of payment Of which he is
to go to Jail.
Little was arrested Sunday after
noon after one of the most thrilling
chases which the police detective
squad here has experienced for many
a day. He had whipped out gun
and shot Steve Bishop, "a, also colored,
of Indianapolis, following quarrel on
the deck of the construction company's
boat, now locked in the harbor. After
the shooting he had fed from the
scene and was only captured after a
trail that led over a large block of
territory and ended when he was sur
rounded while hiding in a clump of
willow trees along the lake shore just
north of the ST. GATHERINGS hospital.
Bishop was not seriously injured,
the bullet which Little fired only graz
ing his right shoulder. He was taken
to the hospital for treatment, but
was released this morning and ap-
peared in court when the case against
Little was called.
Police Take Up Trail.
The first police call on the case
came just before three O'Clock when
telephone call reported that there
had been a shooting at the harbor
on the deck of q large barge owned
by a construction company, which en-
ployed the two colored men. The am
oulance squad was hurried to the
scene. There the patrolmen found
Bishop suffering from bullet wound
in the right shoulder. He whispered
the name of Little as his assailant,
but gave few details of the fight.
Meanwhile Little had disappeared.
The police secured that part of the
city for him and although they found
several clews as to his whereabouts,
were just few minutes behind him
each time.
Surrounded In Grove.
The trail led finally to willow
grove north of the city limits. Detec-
tives Meissner, Chase and Reynolds
sighted Little hiding behind large
tree.
Without being detected the three Of
fcers surrounded him.
Hands up" shouted Detective Chase
as he covered the fugitive with his
revolver. At the same time Detec-
tive Meissner shot wide, the bullet
splitting up some earth twenty feet
from Little.
Titles hands went up. Don't
shoot" he called. 'I'll give up"
When arrested he had in his pocket
the revolver with which he had
opened fire on Bishop more than an
hour before.
Ready To Tell ALI.
Little was not inclined to deny the
charges made against him, but he
was ready to make an excuse for his
quick work on the trigger.
''You see we had fight Sunday
morning." he told the officers. "Look
at my eye. He gave me that sinner.
And what's more he drew his knife
on me then"
"Now go on and tell US where you
bought the gum" interrupted one of the
detectives who had trailed Little.
Eyes, sir" said Little. after that
scrap in the morning l went out and
bought that revolver. 1 don't know
the stores apart so l don't know just
where. Then Sunday afternoon with
the gun in my hip pocket, went back
to the boat. AS l entered, Bishop
was on the floor. He jumped up and
started for me. I thought he had his
knife out again and l pullel my gun
and fired. That's all know about il"
The bullet which Little fired did
not hit its intended victim directly.
Instead it struck a rafter and
ricocheted into Bishops right shout
der. This fact accounts for the slight
nature of the wound received by
Bishop.
Started at Dice Game.
Little was not SO anxious to di-
vulge what was the cause of the quar-
rel that ended in the shooting.
"Well if you must know" he said
finally, 1--WE, as usual, were having a
little game in the morning. We were
quarreling over this dice game
don't know just what started it."
Although armed when he was ar
rested, Little maintained that he had
no intention of resisting arrest and
says he fed from the scene of the
shooting because he did not know
what else to do.
KATO GETS SCARE.