Wounds received from a policeman's gun when he became panic stricken and tried to flee from a stolen automobile, caused the death of Ross Edward St. Cyr, 25, of 522 Sixty-sixth Av., West Allis, last night at the Kenosha Hospital.
The machine had been stolen Saturday night from Fourth and Michigan sts., Milwaukee, and was the property of the [Jhurnet] Heat Treating company.
Patrolman Otto Pollesch recognized [page 2] the number of the car as it passed him at the north entrance to Kenosha. He commandeered another car and gave chase. St. Cyr stopped when he came to a detour sign.
Meanwhile, Patrolman John Boswell jumped to the running board of the fugitive car and slid into the rear seat, while Officer Pollesch leaped to the running board and, revolver in hand, commanded St. Cyr to drive to the police station. The latter shot forward so suddenly that Officer Pollesch was thrown from the running board. Officer Boswell reached forward and pulled the emergency brake. In the confusion, the car plunged into a ditch and crashed into a tree.
As St. Cyr picked himself up and began to run, both officers opened fire. A moment later St. Cyr fell with one bullet near the heart and another in the stomach.
Detective William [McKenney] of the Milwaukee bureau was sent to question St. Cyr, but the latter died without regaining consciousness.
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