Waukesha Daily Freeman (Newspaper) - December 21, 1926, Waukesha, Wisconsin Phone 304 for Editorial aud Display Advertising Depta A DAILY FREEMAN for Classified and VOL VII NO 43 SUCCEEDING THE HERALD VOL If NO TUESDAY DECEMBER 21 1920 SECTION TWO CENTS PAY NO COBB SPEAKER NAMED IN SCANDAL n A KILLING WAS ACCIDENTAL SLAYER ORTIZ TELLS OF SHOOTING WIFE'S FRIEND SPOUSE SUGGESTED DUEL SAYS DEFENDANT IN AUTO SHOOTING CASE MILWAUKEE was an accident He took his hands from the steering wheel tried to push niu off tlie running The car struck a post and the gun went off Such in summary was the defense of Ortiz on trial in municipal court here on charges of murder In connection with the fatal shooting of Edward Wisniewski here on the night of September 15 The case is expected to go to the jury before night Mrs Hazel who was shot and seriously wounded at the samo time Wisniewski was killed and who testified for tlie prosecution day was called to the stand again today as a defense witness Husband She supported her husband's timony that Wisniewski was making love to her as they sat in his auto- mobile in front ot her parents home when Ortiz came upon them Mrs Agnes Wisniewski mother of tho slain man sat with her three sons directly behind her son's slayer during the entire morning session She wept when Dr U Miloslavich pathologist testified as to the condition of body when he examined ii wept when the man's clothing which he wore when he was killed was exhibited to the jury A motion to her excluded from the room was by the court Ortiz told how he came to the home of his wife's parents Mr anil Mrs James Schneider in an effort to effect a reconciliation with his wife As he walled he saw short distance away and his wife as being a car slop senger When I saw they were cither ing or he said I asked him what he was doing with my wife and he replied It's none of your business Yon are kissing a married I said yon ever kiss a married he replied My wife suggested Why don't you light it Ortiz said I jumped on the running hoard ami told him lo drive on When he got to the Blue Mound road he ed toward he city T pulled out the gun and told him to turn around I was looking hack to see It the way clear when he pushed me The car hit a post and then the gun went off I had no intention of shooting him and 1 don't remember of having pulled the trigger Although being to the stand as a state witness Mrs gave testimony Monday afternoon which greatly strengthened the self defense plea of her husband Mrs Ortiz's testimony came as a complete surprise as she had also heen seriously wounded at the time Wisniewski was shot and killed claimed she had been shot Fired Accidentally She testified that the shot which killed Wisniewski was apparently fired accidentally after he had at- tempted to push her husband from the running hoard ot the car after Ortiz had leaped onto It upon ing his wife In company with the man According to the state Ortiz be- rame engaged when the auto ed with a post and he fired point blank at Wisniewski killing him anil then turned the gun upon his wife shooting her In the arm and chest MAX NAME AFTER BECOMING Surprise WILL BE BLESSED WITH Prom Queen A surprise Will Iain JMi'.ler Put In his I rial nt union Ohio for UKI Ofr of Don U to with j and after the ruul I invited r M i T T i ASKS TKO SIONS IL will lo poor Hint nt Christmas time I his were by a group nf ers who nl cily liall is by many or lio ami nf I rity on the of the Cent coin mi II learned during lint over ninety will Lo ca out hy this organ izod more will ho givon ils inn Should moro people un- faid admissions he had engineered ing NAVAL RATIO CONGRESS AFTER RECESS in von TO HE 11 ity WILLIAM 1 United Tress Staff Correspondent f on len new cruisers In Duller hill mil by Ihc president should until ly urn In his suld entire of Ihc relative of Hie American and the Navies Great and Japan lh reference lo he ratin will he tin own tn liouse after the Christmas recess Under a special rule ho militarizing const ruction of 10 additional cruisers will be up aud is expected to be disposed of in one day measure is considered tlie existing strength of the Navy be one of the topics discussed Numerous members nro bent on reports hat o gel Inlo spirit of Ibis movement the Rev A Drake announced after tho meeling donations of potatoes vegetables and other staples will lie warmly Persons who wish to make he said should have them at the Baptist church not later than Thursday noon Tu the afternoon the baskets will be un and in the evening will be distributed Hach baskel will contain n chicken and where large families are on Ilic list two chickens will be included toes vegetables bread apples and candies will also lie put into gift packages To insure n balance of provisions inch a queen Is Miss Ann Hughes junior at the sity of Wisconsin She's jusi been selected Queen of Junior Prom ot tlie university She lives In 1 Lima 0 SMITH ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT TO THE SENATE WILL PRE- SENT CREDENTIALS AFTER CHRISTMAS committee urges additional plies EXPLOSION CUTS OFF WATER SUPPLY lar water supply of one city and six towns was cut off by nn ex- plosion and fire which virtually de- the pumping JURY FINDS COUNTY DEATH ACCIDENTAL IS OX THIS FA Tho death of Charles Milwaukee passenger who was killed In an automobile on tbo evening of October near tin was dental Coroner f V jury decided Tuesday morning afler hearing of James an occupant of the car when accident occurred The jury was out 20 minutes before it gave the dict which clears Ihc driver of the cnr Harry Phillips Greenfield ave Milwaukee Mr Phillips declined to testify The first in the case taken October four days after this accident occurred Phillips ami gins were not present at he first in- due to injuries they sustained Crushed Into Truck The accident happened when touring car In which the parly of wore riding crashed into a truck parked on the side of the road facing cast Tbo throe men were re- turning from und were driving east toward Milwaukee Tho truck was parked near tbo Slock The accident according to witnesses happened aboul nt night Conflicting evidence was very parent In ine case At the j throe witnesses testified two of U Smith from has accepted the appointment made by Governor Small and will make tab fight for his seal In truck the the Stales senate to n copyrighted article appearing today in the Chicago Daily Journal Tho Journal's article quotes nor Small as slating that Smith will go lo Washington and present his credentials after the Christmas re- cess Smith's decision to pointment of Governor Sinail lo the seat left vacant by late Senator William n tlie ale fight near at hand Col Smith ion here was elected senator from Illinois lo The Woodland avenue station of I succeed and was lo have has put into taken the office next session gency operation and will supply the dentil however affected communities from the Avon reservoir temporarily investigation of the death of David Robertson manager of the McMillan and horn farm near will he made by Iho Dune county coroner day American Navy has fallen in all types of ships the ard set by the Washington Arms con- ference Several members are for immediate appropriations for con- struction of Ihc len cruisers hut it unlikely money will be granted at the session ft is barely j sible however may ask for sufficient funds to make plans for Hie vessels so no time will he lost next year when appropriations for actual const ruction may he expected Meantime a resolution by lilack Democrat X Y for general investigation of the strength of Hie Navy and Ihc results of Navy war games Is gaining Several members of the committee are under- stood lo favor proposal Here's Your Dale p Izzy Park theatre p of Pythias of p Fellows p society WEDNESDAY a m lo 5 p Daby clinic court house necessary the appointment of a man for the term Senator Smith lias heen tlie object of attack of his primary campaign in which he admitted re- of considerable sixe team Samuel Instill utility Smith's formal acceptance was made in a telegram to Hie governor Sunday night Hie of ment was received by the colonel in his home in Hie Journal article stales i Considered Three Days Tito colonel's acceptance came at I the eud of three days consideration f of tin problem whether he should Hie advice of leaders in the O P that he decline and thereby stave off Hit battle on his admittance I lo the senate because of ihc slush fund scandal or whether he should 5 lo p Matthias u ic supper Guild hail ilo IM I brave the and go lo p and Christmas party 1 O O K hall p Park p m to 1 p dance Palace Gardens The Daily Journal Is as a paper account of so much sickness among children of thin community II was found necessary lo postpone the Christmas Inv GOOD FELLOWS TO THE FREEMAN lins received quick response to its Appeal on of Municipal and Charity committee those who can to donate mone for the Police discovered a drunken man Monday evening on the corner of South and streets that was evidently so Intoxicated he dirt not know his own name neither did he know where he He was taken to the county jail and this morning pleaded guilty to the charge of be- ing drunk and disorderly Judge T Parkinson fined him and costs After the effects of had had passed away it was learned his name was Edward Jensen purchase of cheer for the unfortunate members of our community has many whose mas at with gifts made through the lie dreary It has widows to support little children These little ones are so used to denying selves that they have no thought of asking for Christmas toys if only they can have enough to eat and keep them warm on Christmas day Toys are luxuries beyond their range of hope It has families in which the father the breadwinner IK ill anil valiant mother is striving by her handiwork to pay doctor's bills to pay the butcher nnd grocer and to get the few clothes to protect her young brood from the stinging cold of Wisconsin's biting winter weather H has families where father mid mother combining heir efforts not keep the away from the door for the months are many which they muni feed Their Christmas will be happier for the small amount which yon may be able o give without too much sacrifice The contributions so far received are as flubs Societies Elks Club Kiwanis Club 100.00 Hotary 50.00 Business Girls Club 50.00 Ireal Club 11.00 Men's Club Evangelical church 10.00 Ministerial Association Pythian Sisters 15.00 5.00 Dr Individual Donations Caplen A Mrs Morgan 1 Bobbie Duller 10.00 10.00 LOO In addition lo the money tions made Max Rosen notified Mayor Butler that he would deliver one half Ion of coal to any which Mayor Butler's committee might most needed It Those In of the work of In- and distribution of gifts ask any who are willing lo contribute lo ilo so as promptly as possible as the committee knows malely how much it will he able to distribute It cannot apportion Its help among families who are lo re- It touring going and liO miles hour between Til And one of the men ho commented his buddy on the speed nf the ing machine He said the lights were bobbing along tho dark road the which to him ia a sure sign that car was very fast declared upon questioning by Coroner and District Attorney Herman that car was not going over 25 miles per hour only half the speed The heavy moving van which the touring car lift was pushed for Into the ditch from the Impact Question of point of was the question of The truck drivers testified Ibat the smell of liquor on the three men was dent and was about tho first thing they noticed upon approaching the wrecked car denied the use of liquor and said he had only two glasses of near beer His two partners lo he best of bis edge did not have anything lie staled I was killed almost In- stant ly ns he sat lu tho front seat next lo he driver iously Injured even where he sat in back seal and il has not been long since lie has been to gel around without He Is a decorator by trade mid works pendently waukee at RIO Sycamore St Account of The men it was said tlie jestic theatre Milwaukee about S o'clock on the evening of October 25 According lo the story of Higgins they arrived at lake about and stayed there for five utes The men stopped at restaurant and They proceeded further lo ton nnd stayed there about 20 utes he said They left there Upon by Attorney Holen as to where Ibey were between and II o'clock he could not an- swer but said his of lime was not He said they must have left about IX Nicaragua from the east coast today said there had been a tierce battle be- tween conservative government and liberal revolutionary troops near Las If the liberals at Leon ob- tain arms the whole country might be involved in the revolution THE WEATHER Mostly cloudy probably snow or rain beginning late tonight or Wednesday no decided change in temperature Club Not Help If Detroit baseball club on Sept 25 was thrown a game by the Cleveland club in order to gain third place In the American the conspiracy was unsuccessful as Now York finished third that year Afler the game In dispute tlie third and club lined up as iVon I'd New York 53 Detroit 77 uo Playing out I lie season the four clubs finished as Won Lust SS M Cleveland SI Tif M Detroit Si HI 5153 llvst GREAT JDK WOOD AND ilUTCH IS U S PLANES TAKE OFF FOR PANAMA TRIP A 11 pit i in A MACHINES AT Jl The live in 11 A Unique Of lour of hey liere at 1 ji in Sun ill Tho spend here Cobb j Speaker Joe Wood and of the host in today I Commissioner K M lii public one of the greatest In the history of the national Those four men according statement Landis Issued were lu a donl wherein Cleveland was to throw a game to uor 571 ANTONIO five army ian airplanes under command Major A oft here at m today log of lour of and Amorica by In- Delayed nearly 21 hours tho big Ships LEONARD WILL NEITHER CONFIRM OR DENY Calif will neither nor deny the said Dutch Major informed today by the United Press that ho is nnnied in the scandal revealed in Chicago I muy havo a statement Inter but 1 prefer to keep now he said L for Hic rip down Hie mile lout nosed rapidly upward and were soon tn in Mio sky The HI up off Point nl extreme southern tip of Tho n ro expected to there In n few hours they take off from Point Isabel for the next stage of I ho Journey The weather was reported llK along route of Iho planes lu STATE WITNESS IS BRANDED AS JUDAS Steve CANTON 0 state star wilness Pat on trial for the murder of Don It editor was branded a Judas by the tried lo the life of Ibu of bis lood In Glo Pa for a share in tlie rich reward offered for if tho of the crusading lor Harry J an ceil in the workhouse here today for the defense They call mo a rat and I think I Iho quoted confiding a few weeks ngo as Iwo were being exercised He wild I'm whipped Ho said I played fur big I think I'm He said ho knew Pat slightly and bat Pat WHS loo yellow to do ORDER PROBE INTO ale interstate commerce commission ordered an today of the nomination of Cyrus ods of Pennsylvania the com- merce commission Tlin opposition s opposed by Kentucky senators Hearings will IIP held afler the Christmas holidays The committee also win The nomination of K an n member of federal trade commission Myers Is opposed hv Democrats and Republicans as a result of charges made by H I erly an Investigator of the justice de- that Myers while an em- ployee of the department held up in- of the Standard Aircraft Corporation case Construction of a new theatre is contemplated In this city 1 i v 25 1910 By so doing pointed out Cleveland could not bo nosed out of second place In the American league anil it would help Detroit to finish third from a lie was made by Leonard when the interviewed him on his ranch near Calif from Leonard as set lu After meaning tho first Kame of the two regularly to he between De- troit anil Cleveland Sept Colib Speaker and I lo und get together under and of course the was about baseball and that Del roll wanted to finish third Speaker Don't worry about tomorrow's We Cleveland have got place cinched and you will win und everybody then that if was going to be a we might a Ft well Ret some money on It we talked about getting the money down im the Rame That ia how to gel up the dough and how much we would put up and Cobb said that he West lis I was tn put up and as I re- member it Cobb and Wood and Speaker each Jnrc Check i hail pitched that day and was through for the season and so I gave my for to Wood nt tho ball park and went lo the hotel my things and left that night for Independence Mo Several days biter on I received the Wood letter at with check for He wrote that wan only able lo get up part of the money und that my share of the was During the talk under the stand about the next day's game Speaker said he would go in aud pitch himself if v was not very much talk and we did not stay there very long There the four of us there and other player was in on it When I met Wood the spring I said lo What do you think wrote mo that he did not get any money up on that game and Continued on Page 2 3 SHOPPING DAYS TILL Aid J aj i token Ami xhen two hive bf ill be
