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in KENOSHA NEWS(WIs.) Wed., Oct. 26, I960piUW1ssue WarrantsGun IncidentMilton P. Hall. 30, Rt. 3, Box 492. charged with « felony anda misdemeanor in connection with a hunting argument in which pellets from a shotgun blast struck two young hunters Sunday, was arraigned before Municipal Judge Harry V. Carl von this morning and entered pleas of not guilty.In connection with the shotgun blast which brought minor facial wounds for Milton Schlos-20. 5611 19th Ave. Hall wassc rl-charged with causing injury by the negligent handling of a weapon. On that charge. Hall's bond was set at $1,000 cash or $2,000 propertyMaximum penalty for the of fense is $1,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment. A preliminary examination will he held Nov. 10.onHall also pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor, intentionally pointing a firearm at or toward another person. Bond on that charge was sot at $150 by the court. Maximum penalty on conviction would he $200 and costs or six months in the county jail.Warrants for Hall were issued hv District Attorney Jo soph B Molinaro this morning after examination of statements, taken from seven per-in an argumenton a soy bean Countv Trunk \•r1 94 in Somerssons involved (\er hunting field south of and east of Township.Statementsaid Nichols, 22, Burlington; John Curran, 19, and David Tweed, 19, both of 420 11th St., at the home of Thomas Cheney, 21, Rt. 3, Box 463.From the Cheney home on the north side of Countv TrunkfrN, the group of young hunters crossed the road to a soy bean field on the south side of Nand bad proceeded about 100yards into the field. According to statements from the young hunter group, Milton Hall and his brother, Arthur Hall, both of the Silvernail Rd., Paris Township, were in the south east corner of the field.The youths, in their statements to Warden Winnie and Chief Sheriff's Investigator William Schmitt, said Hall ran toward them ordering them from the field and shouting in a loudvoice. They reported that, as he ran toward them, he carried a shotgun leveled from his hip The gun discharged and six pellets struck Schlosser in the face with sufficient force to break the skin. Pellets hit Nichols on the left leg hut his clothing stopped them. Schlosser ran from the field, and the other youths started to leave the area.Their statements charged that Hall later approached them and threatened Tweed with his gun. No further shooting occurred, according to the statements, and Hall who at first denied the shooting, said that the gun had been discharged into the ground The Hall brothers told authorities they had permission from a lessee to hunt the land and had hern asked to keep tres passers from the areataken m a c erative investigation by the sheriff's Department and State Warden Robert Winnie disclosed Schlosser had met Rich-Prelim HearingIn Morals CasePreliminary hearing foi Wt1 • L** I \ l 1 I A I 1
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Kenosha Evening News
Kenosha, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Oct 26, 1960
Page 10
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