John Hayes of Beloit is dead as the result of being shot twice by Officer Fred Janvrin, who was attempting to arrest him for a minor offense. The Police officer claimed self defense. Mob violence was threatened the officer by Hayes' sympathizers. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 31 March 1910, Thursday, Page 9.)
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INQUEST BRINGING OUT STRANGE FACTS
Responsibility As To Death Of Hayes Has Not As Yet Been Settled.[Special to the Gazette]
Beloit, Wis., April 1.--The tragedy in Police circles has stirred the town as it has not been in a great many years. The death of John Hayes illustrates the hazard there is in police life. The indication now is that Officer Janvrin made a terrible mistake and will probably have to pay the penalty.
A number of the Fire and Police board said in speaking of the tragedy "It is the hazard to their life and liberty that makes us want good salaries for policemen. We can not chosen with men how as we might want. It needs a pretty strong and well trained man to avoid making mistakes in a crisis. We pay a man wages of an ordinary mechanic and then expect that he will do everything that is wise at the right time. We have hard work to get men to serve on the force. What we can do after this I do not know."
The formal suspension of Officer Janvrin was made by Chief Qualman yesterday afternoon and it will be confirmed by the Fire and Police board. "The matter will probably rest there until after the trial of Janvrin is over in the court. It is not probably that he will ever serve on the force again whatever the outcome of the case is."
Another officer is under charge, Policeman Flick, he is accused of clubbing a young man in an unnecessarily brutal manner. The police board will get after the officers hard and in the mean time men who have been meeting places on the force are looking elsewhere for work. Do they dislike in take the risk of the public sentiment now against the police."
The coroner's examination in the Hayes-Janvrin case may take several days,. The anti-saloon forces think the occurrence will tend to increase the no-license vote. Several shocking incidents have happened lately which are unquestionably due to drunkenness.
This afternoon the coroner's jury finds Police Officer Janvrin, responsible for the death of John Hayes, whom the officer shot Wednesday night and Janvrin is now under arrest. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 1.)
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BELOIT MAN IS DEAD FROM SHOTS
Policeman In Fight With Moulder Shoots Him In The Leg And Man Succumbs To Shock--Beloit Much Excited Over Tragedy.
The shooting of John Hayes of South Beloit by Officer Fred Janvrin at 6 o'clock Wednesday night, which startled the entire city, was followed by Hayes' death in the Emergency hospital yesterday.
Hayes' injuries were found to consist of a flesh wound on the upper part of the left leg an the smashing of the bones of the right leg. When he was taken to the hospital his pulse was very low and the surgeons were alarmed over his condition. The wounds were probes and the patient seemed to rally during the early part of the night. The report current that there was a bullet would in Hayes' forehead is an error. There was an abrasion of the skin from which he bled freely, but it was not of a serious nature.
Stories Are Conflicting.
Stories concerning the details of the shooting are, of course, conflicting and sentiment is divided for and against the officer, says the Beloit Free Press. It will be shown a the inquest that Hayes, who was 55 years old, was near the corner of State street and Shirland avenue about 6 o'clock when he addressed a young woman, and Officer Janvrin attempted to arrest him. Hayes resisted and was clubbed vigorously by Janvrin. In some way that is not clear to those seeking information, Janvrin lost his cane ad was seen by several persons close to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road backing away from Hayes, who is said to have then had a club threatening to strike the officer. Then Janvrin was seen to draw his revolver and shoot twice, some say three times. The first shot evidently lodged in Hayes' thigh, for he was able to advance towards the officer, who then shot through Hayes' ankle, causing him to fall. The other shot went wild.
The streets were crowded and in an instant a throng gathered about the scene of the shooting. A freight train was passing on the tracks at the time and this divided the crowds for a few minutes. Cries of indignation arose again the officer and some even advised that he be lynched. While friends took Hayes to the hospital, Janvrin came up town.
There was great excitement on the streets all last evening and it is evident from the talk heard that few knew any thing of the facts in the case. All deplored the shocking incident and there were those who condemned the officer and were unwilling to condone any act whereby injury was done a man in the making of an arrest.
Officer Janvrin and the members of the police force had little to say regarding the case. Janvrin claimed that the shooting was not only justifiable but necessary for his own protection. Janvrin's friends will also maintain that Hayes' condition from alcoholism prevented his rallying from the shock as would have ordinarily been expected from such injuries.
Janvrin's Father Shot.
Officer Janvrin's father George W. Janvrin, was marshal of Beloit in the early 70's. He was a magnificent officer, brave as a lion. He met his death as a result of an attempt to arrest Pat Ford, a notorious tough connected with Burr Robbins' circus, which was exhibiting in the city with the tent located on the grounds now occupied by the new gas plant. During the fight on the circus grounds between Ford and his gang and the local officers, Mr. Janvrin was struck on the head by a stone, dying a week later from the effects. Ford was captured by John Kline and sent to the penitentiary.
JANVRIN Gives Version.
"I took the defensive all thorough the fracas," said Officer Fred Janvrin in speaking of the shooting affray. "Hayes was a large man and when he came at me with an iron bolt, I had no way of defending myself as the cane had been wrenched away from me. I shot him just where I intended to--in the leg. The first shot I fired was aimed at the ground but still Hayes charged at me and took no notice what every of the warning. The other two shots were aimed at his ankle." said the officer.
The young woman whom Hayes addressed on the street was Miss Jennie Leard. It developed after the shooting that Miss Leard was acquainted with Hayes, who lived not far from her residence, and that when he spoke to he proposed to walk home with her. She saw that he had been drinking, and replied "That he would have to walk faster than that if he walked with her." and hurried on to get away from him. A freight train crossing the street blocked her way and Hayes caught up with her again. He spoke to her again, asking her to go into a nearby store and get some candy. She said that she did not care for any. It appears that the policeman had been watching the maneuvers, and at this moment stepped and asked the girl, "Do you want to fuss up with this man?" The girl is said to have answered, "No, I am minding my own business." Whereupon the trouble started. The train moving out she crossed the tracks and hurried home, not knowing that there was any shooting, the noise of the train drowning the sound of the shot. (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 5.)
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Officer Fred Janvrin of Beloit, who shot JohnHayes, has been held to trial upon recommendation of the coroner's jury. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 2 April 1910, Saturday, Page 8.)
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HAYES' FUNERAL WAS CONDUCTED SUNDAY
Victim of Recent Row in Line City Laid at Rest with Church Ceremonies.
[Special to the Gazette.]
Beloit, Wis., April 4.--A throng was present at the funeral of John Hayes on Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic church in South Beloit at which Rev. Father H. X O'Reilley officiated. In connection with this sermon on the duty of m en to be prepared to meet death, Father O'Reilley spoke of the words of John Hayes' mother, "As terrible as it is, I am glad that it was John who was killed. I would not want the responsibility of a human life on John's hands."
In several of the churches yesterday the shooting was pronounced a direct or indirect result of the saloon business in Beloit. The feeling grows that the officer as well as the victim of his shooting was influenced in their ___ by drink. Father Ward, at St. Thomas's church, was empathic in his declaration that the death of Mr. Hayes was another toll of the liquor business on Beloit people. The fact of John Cullen's death by suicide and that of a man's losing his leg while drunk were all made features of the anti-saloon campaign Sunday.
There was a big anti-saloon ___ meeting at the opera house last night. The speaker from out of town was W. W. Bennett of Rockford and he gave facts and figures concerning the situation there that has set Beloit talking--has stimulated the cause here. He took the place of Lawyer Ferguson, who could not be present. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 4 April 1910, Monday, Page 5.)
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Beloit.--John Hayes, aged 55 years, while resisting arrest by Patrolman Fred Janvrin, was shot twice by the officer and is in a serious condition. The shooting took place near the foot of State street and a crowd quickly gathered, among them sympathizers with Hayes, and there were threats of mob violence hurled against the officer. Janvrin states that he was obliged to shoot in self-defense. (The Gazette [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 6 April 1910, Wednesday, Page 12.)
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Janesville--Fred E. Janvrin, the Beloit police officer who fatally shot John Hayes was held to the circuit court on a murder charge in bonds of $10,000, which were furnished. He waived preliminary examination. (Stevens Point Journal [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 16 April 1910, Page 16.)
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The case of the state against former Policeman Fred Janvrin was called in circuit court before Judge Grimm at Beloit Monday afternoon. District Attorney John L. Fisher filed an information charging Janvrin with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree and the prisoner pleaded not guilty. As no jury had been summoned for this term, the defendant's attorneys asked that the case be continued until the October term. This was granted and the case was set for trail on the first Monday of October. Bail remains at $10,000. Janvrin (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 4 May 1910, Wednesday, Page 8.)
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BELOIT POLICEMAN ON TRIAL
Makes Plea of Self-defense in Murder Charge.
[Special to the Northwestern.]
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10.--A News special from Beloit says: The case against former Policeman Fred Janvrin, charged with murder in the second degree for the shooting of John Hayes on March 30 last, was carried for trial in the circuit court of Janesville at 2o'clock this afternoon,. HAYES died the morning after he was shot by Janvrin, who claimed he fired in self defense, while trying to protect a young woman from being assaulted by Hayes. The state will attempt to prove that the assault was unprovoked and that had feeling existed between Hayes and Janvrin. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 10 October 1910, Monday, Page 1.)
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FRED E. JANVRIN IS NOT GUILTY
VERDICT RETURNED AT 3:10 THIS MORNING
JURORS OUT EIGHT HOURS
Accused and His Wife Broke Down and Wept After the Long Hard Strain-End of Sensational Case.
After deliberations lasting nearly eight hours, the jury trying the criminal case against Frederick E. Janvrin of Beloit returned a verdict of "not guilty" shortly after three o'clock this morning. The charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree were founded on the shooting of John Hayes on the night of March 30 and the action had been vigorously prosecuted before Judge Grimm in the circuit court and as resolutely defended since Tuesday last.
Strong Closing Argument.
Attorney O. A.____mad a strong appeal for conviction in his closing argument for the State. He declared that the evidence against Janvrin was conclusive; that it had been clearly shown that he not only did not arrest Hayes but would have had not warrant for so doing; characterized as utter absurdity the attempt to make it appear that the wounds Hayes received might not have been the direct cause of death: analyzed Mr. Jeffries' argument and found it in the ____appeal to sympathy, pure and simple; and declared that instead of the State's juggling with the case, as Mr. Jeffries had charged, it was the defense which had done so from start to finish.
Charge to the Jury.
Judge Grimm's charge to the jury thoroughly covered the law involved in the case and was concluded at 5:15 o'clock. The jurors went to supper at the Hotel Myers and returned to the jury room shortly before seven o'clock. Shortly before eight o'clock the jury, through its Forman E. E. Gabriel of Evansville, communicated with Judge Grimm, asking hat the instructions regarding manslaughter in the third degree which carries with it a penalty of from two to four years in prison, be read again. That was done and the twelve men return in their deliberations. There was a rap on the door at 2:15 this morning and Forman Gabriel asked Bailiff Floyd Carter to transmit to the court and interested parties that a verdict had been reached.
Broke down and Wept.
Judge Grimm, District Attorney J. T. Fisher, Attorney, M.O. Mount,. Sheriff Schelbel, Clerk of Court Je___ Earle, Thom Hayes, a brother of the man who Janvrin shot, Janvrin and his wife, and some of the newspaper reporters were in the court room when the jurors filed into the box at 3:10 this morning,. The accused and his wife after the verdict was rendered, both broke down and wept. Afterward they shook hands with every juror, with Judge Grimm, and with Attorney Mount, expressing to each one their heartfelt gratitude. And thus, just before daybreak, the curtain fell on the Janvrin case which has received the most undivided attention of a great many people besides the jury for nearly a week. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 15 Oct 1910, Saturday, Page 10.)
(All of the above accessed and transcribed by Mary Jo.)
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INQUEST BRINGING OUT STRANGE FACTS
Responsibility As To Death Of Hayes Has Not As Yet Been Settled.[Special to the Gazette]
Beloit, Wis., April 1.--The tragedy in Police circles has stirred the town as it has not been in a great many years. The death of John Hayes illustrates the hazard there is in police life. The indication now is that Officer Janvrin made a terrible mistake and will probably have to pay the penalty.
A number of the Fire and Police board said in speaking of the tragedy "It is the hazard to their life and liberty that makes us want good salaries for policemen. We can not chosen with men how as we might want. It needs a pretty strong and well trained man to avoid making mistakes in a crisis. We pay a man wages of an ordinary mechanic and then expect that he will do everything that is wise at the right time. We have hard work to get men to serve on the force. What we can do after this I do not know."
The formal suspension of Officer Janvrin was made by Chief Qualman yesterday afternoon and it will be confirmed by the Fire and Police board. "The matter will probably rest there until after the trial of Janvrin is over in the court. It is not probably that he will ever serve on the force again whatever the outcome of the case is."
Another officer is under charge, Policeman Flick, he is accused of clubbing a young man in an unnecessarily brutal manner. The police board will get after the officers hard and in the mean time men who have been meeting places on the force are looking elsewhere for work. Do they dislike in take the risk of the public sentiment now against the police."
The coroner's examination in the Hayes-Janvrin case may take several days,. The anti-saloon forces think the occurrence will tend to increase the no-license vote. Several shocking incidents have happened lately which are unquestionably due to drunkenness.
This afternoon the coroner's jury finds Police Officer Janvrin, responsible for the death of John Hayes, whom the officer shot Wednesday night and Janvrin is now under arrest. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 1.)
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BELOIT MAN IS DEAD FROM SHOTS
Policeman In Fight With Moulder Shoots Him In The Leg And Man Succumbs To Shock--Beloit Much Excited Over Tragedy.
The shooting of John Hayes of South Beloit by Officer Fred Janvrin at 6 o'clock Wednesday night, which startled the entire city, was followed by Hayes' death in the Emergency hospital yesterday.
Hayes' injuries were found to consist of a flesh wound on the upper part of the left leg an the smashing of the bones of the right leg. When he was taken to the hospital his pulse was very low and the surgeons were alarmed over his condition. The wounds were probes and the patient seemed to rally during the early part of the night. The report current that there was a bullet would in Hayes' forehead is an error. There was an abrasion of the skin from which he bled freely, but it was not of a serious nature.
Stories Are Conflicting.
Stories concerning the details of the shooting are, of course, conflicting and sentiment is divided for and against the officer, says the Beloit Free Press. It will be shown a the inquest that Hayes, who was 55 years old, was near the corner of State street and Shirland avenue about 6 o'clock when he addressed a young woman, and Officer Janvrin attempted to arrest him. Hayes resisted and was clubbed vigorously by Janvrin. In some way that is not clear to those seeking information, Janvrin lost his cane ad was seen by several persons close to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road backing away from Hayes, who is said to have then had a club threatening to strike the officer. Then Janvrin was seen to draw his revolver and shoot twice, some say three times. The first shot evidently lodged in Hayes' thigh, for he was able to advance towards the officer, who then shot through Hayes' ankle, causing him to fall. The other shot went wild.
The streets were crowded and in an instant a throng gathered about the scene of the shooting. A freight train was passing on the tracks at the time and this divided the crowds for a few minutes. Cries of indignation arose again the officer and some even advised that he be lynched. While friends took Hayes to the hospital, Janvrin came up town.
There was great excitement on the streets all last evening and it is evident from the talk heard that few knew any thing of the facts in the case. All deplored the shocking incident and there were those who condemned the officer and were unwilling to condone any act whereby injury was done a man in the making of an arrest.
Officer Janvrin and the members of the police force had little to say regarding the case. Janvrin claimed that the shooting was not only justifiable but necessary for his own protection. Janvrin's friends will also maintain that Hayes' condition from alcoholism prevented his rallying from the shock as would have ordinarily been expected from such injuries.
Janvrin's Father Shot.
Officer Janvrin's father George W. Janvrin, was marshal of Beloit in the early 70's. He was a magnificent officer, brave as a lion. He met his death as a result of an attempt to arrest Pat Ford, a notorious tough connected with Burr Robbins' circus, which was exhibiting in the city with the tent located on the grounds now occupied by the new gas plant. During the fight on the circus grounds between Ford and his gang and the local officers, Mr. Janvrin was struck on the head by a stone, dying a week later from the effects. Ford was captured by John Kline and sent to the penitentiary.
JANVRIN Gives Version.
"I took the defensive all thorough the fracas," said Officer Fred Janvrin in speaking of the shooting affray. "Hayes was a large man and when he came at me with an iron bolt, I had no way of defending myself as the cane had been wrenched away from me. I shot him just where I intended to--in the leg. The first shot I fired was aimed at the ground but still Hayes charged at me and took no notice what every of the warning. The other two shots were aimed at his ankle." said the officer.
The young woman whom Hayes addressed on the street was Miss Jennie Leard. It developed after the shooting that Miss Leard was acquainted with Hayes, who lived not far from her residence, and that when he spoke to he proposed to walk home with her. She saw that he had been drinking, and replied "That he would have to walk faster than that if he walked with her." and hurried on to get away from him. A freight train crossing the street blocked her way and Hayes caught up with her again. He spoke to her again, asking her to go into a nearby store and get some candy. She said that she did not care for any. It appears that the policeman had been watching the maneuvers, and at this moment stepped and asked the girl, "Do you want to fuss up with this man?" The girl is said to have answered, "No, I am minding my own business." Whereupon the trouble started. The train moving out she crossed the tracks and hurried home, not knowing that there was any shooting, the noise of the train drowning the sound of the shot. (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 5.)
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Officer Fred Janvrin of Beloit, who shot JohnHayes, has been held to trial upon recommendation of the coroner's jury. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 2 April 1910, Saturday, Page 8.)
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HAYES' FUNERAL WAS CONDUCTED SUNDAY
Victim of Recent Row in Line City Laid at Rest with Church Ceremonies.
[Special to the Gazette.]
Beloit, Wis., April 4.--A throng was present at the funeral of John Hayes on Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic church in South Beloit at which Rev. Father H. X O'Reilley officiated. In connection with this sermon on the duty of m en to be prepared to meet death, Father O'Reilley spoke of the words of John Hayes' mother, "As terrible as it is, I am glad that it was John who was killed. I would not want the responsibility of a human life on John's hands."
In several of the churches yesterday the shooting was pronounced a direct or indirect result of the saloon business in Beloit. The feeling grows that the officer as well as the victim of his shooting was influenced in their ___ by drink. Father Ward, at St. Thomas's church, was empathic in his declaration that the death of Mr. Hayes was another toll of the liquor business on Beloit people. The fact of John Cullen's death by suicide and that of a man's losing his leg while drunk were all made features of the anti-saloon campaign Sunday.
There was a big anti-saloon ___ meeting at the opera house last night. The speaker from out of town was W. W. Bennett of Rockford and he gave facts and figures concerning the situation there that has set Beloit talking--has stimulated the cause here. He took the place of Lawyer Ferguson, who could not be present. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 4 April 1910, Monday, Page 5.)
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Beloit.--John Hayes, aged 55 years, while resisting arrest by Patrolman Fred Janvrin, was shot twice by the officer and is in a serious condition. The shooting took place near the foot of State street and a crowd quickly gathered, among them sympathizers with Hayes, and there were threats of mob violence hurled against the officer. Janvrin states that he was obliged to shoot in self-defense. (The Gazette [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 6 April 1910, Wednesday, Page 12.)
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Janesville--Fred E. Janvrin, the Beloit police officer who fatally shot John Hayes was held to the circuit court on a murder charge in bonds of $10,000, which were furnished. He waived preliminary examination. (Stevens Point Journal [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 16 April 1910, Page 16.)
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The case of the state against former Policeman Fred Janvrin was called in circuit court before Judge Grimm at Beloit Monday afternoon. District Attorney John L. Fisher filed an information charging Janvrin with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree and the prisoner pleaded not guilty. As no jury had been summoned for this term, the defendant's attorneys asked that the case be continued until the October term. This was granted and the case was set for trail on the first Monday of October. Bail remains at $10,000. Janvrin (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 4 May 1910, Wednesday, Page 8.)
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BELOIT POLICEMAN ON TRIAL
Makes Plea of Self-defense in Murder Charge.
[Special to the Northwestern.]
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10.--A News special from Beloit says: The case against former Policeman Fred Janvrin, charged with murder in the second degree for the shooting of John Hayes on March 30 last, was carried for trial in the circuit court of Janesville at 2o'clock this afternoon,. HAYES died the morning after he was shot by Janvrin, who claimed he fired in self defense, while trying to protect a young woman from being assaulted by Hayes. The state will attempt to prove that the assault was unprovoked and that had feeling existed between Hayes and Janvrin. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 10 October 1910, Monday, Page 1.)
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FRED E. JANVRIN IS NOT GUILTY
VERDICT RETURNED AT 3:10 THIS MORNING
JURORS OUT EIGHT HOURS
Accused and His Wife Broke Down and Wept After the Long Hard Strain-End of Sensational Case.
After deliberations lasting nearly eight hours, the jury trying the criminal case against Frederick E. Janvrin of Beloit returned a verdict of "not guilty" shortly after three o'clock this morning. The charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree were founded on the shooting of John Hayes on the night of March 30 and the action had been vigorously prosecuted before Judge Grimm in the circuit court and as resolutely defended since Tuesday last.
Strong Closing Argument.
Attorney O. A.____mad a strong appeal for conviction in his closing argument for the State. He declared that the evidence against Janvrin was conclusive; that it had been clearly shown that he not only did not arrest Hayes but would have had not warrant for so doing; characterized as utter absurdity the attempt to make it appear that the wounds Hayes received might not have been the direct cause of death: analyzed Mr. Jeffries' argument and found it in the ____appeal to sympathy, pure and simple; and declared that instead of the State's juggling with the case, as Mr. Jeffries had charged, it was the defense which had done so from start to finish.
Charge to the Jury.
Judge Grimm's charge to the jury thoroughly covered the law involved in the case and was concluded at 5:15 o'clock. The jurors went to supper at the Hotel Myers and returned to the jury room shortly before seven o'clock. Shortly before eight o'clock the jury, through its Forman E. E. Gabriel of Evansville, communicated with Judge Grimm, asking hat the instructions regarding manslaughter in the third degree which carries with it a penalty of from two to four years in prison, be read again. That was done and the twelve men return in their deliberations. There was a rap on the door at 2:15 this morning and Forman Gabriel asked Bailiff Floyd Carter to transmit to the court and interested parties that a verdict had been reached.
Broke down and Wept.
Judge Grimm, District Attorney J. T. Fisher, Attorney, M.O. Mount,. Sheriff Schelbel, Clerk of Court Je___ Earle, Thom Hayes, a brother of the man who Janvrin shot, Janvrin and his wife, and some of the newspaper reporters were in the court room when the jurors filed into the box at 3:10 this morning,. The accused and his wife after the verdict was rendered, both broke down and wept. Afterward they shook hands with every juror, with Judge Grimm, and with Attorney Mount, expressing to each one their heartfelt gratitude. And thus, just before daybreak, the curtain fell on the Janvrin case which has received the most undivided attention of a great many people besides the jury for nearly a week. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 15 Oct 1910, Saturday, Page 10.)
(All of the above accessed and transcribed by Mary Jo.)
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John Hayes of Beloit is dead as the result of being shot twice by Officer Fred Janvrin, who was attempting to arrest him for a minor offense. The Police officer claimed self defense. Mob violence was threatened the officer by Hayes' sympathizers. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 31 March 1910, Thursday, Page 9.)
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INQUEST BRINGING OUT STRANGE FACTS
Responsibility As To Death Of Hayes Has Not As Yet Been Settled.[Special to the Gazette]
Beloit, Wis., April 1.--The tragedy in Police circles has stirred the town as it has not been in a great many years. The death of John Hayes illustrates the hazard there is in police life. The indication now is that Officer Janvrin made a terrible mistake and will probably have to pay the penalty.
A number of the Fire and Police board said in speaking of the tragedy "It is the hazard to their life and liberty that makes us want good salaries for policemen. We can not chosen with men how as we might want. It needs a pretty strong and well trained man to avoid making mistakes in a crisis. We pay a man wages of an ordinary mechanic and then expect that he will do everything that is wise at the right time. We have hard work to get men to serve on the force. What we can do after this I do not know."
The formal suspension of Officer Janvrin was made by Chief Qualman yesterday afternoon and it will be confirmed by the Fire and Police board. "The matter will probably rest there until after the trial of Janvrin is over in the court. It is not probably that he will ever serve on the force again whatever the outcome of the case is."
Another officer is under charge, Policeman Flick, he is accused of clubbing a young man in an unnecessarily brutal manner. The police board will get after the officers hard and in the mean time men who have been meeting places on the force are looking elsewhere for work. Do they dislike in take the risk of the public sentiment now against the police."
The coroner's examination in the Hayes-Janvrin case may take several days,. The anti-saloon forces think the occurrence will tend to increase the no-license vote. Several shocking incidents have happened lately which are unquestionably due to drunkenness.
This afternoon the coroner's jury finds Police Officer Janvrin, responsible for the death of John Hayes, whom the officer shot Wednesday night and Janvrin is now under arrest. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 1.)
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BELOIT MAN IS DEAD FROM SHOTS
Policeman In Fight With Moulder Shoots Him In The Leg And Man Succumbs To Shock--Beloit Much Excited Over Tragedy.
The shooting of John Hayes of South Beloit by Officer Fred Janvrin at 6 o'clock Wednesday night, which startled the entire city, was followed by Hayes' death in the Emergency hospital yesterday.
Hayes' injuries were found to consist of a flesh wound on the upper part of the left leg an the smashing of the bones of the right leg. When he was taken to the hospital his pulse was very low and the surgeons were alarmed over his condition. The wounds were probes and the patient seemed to rally during the early part of the night. The report current that there was a bullet would in Hayes' forehead is an error. There was an abrasion of the skin from which he bled freely, but it was not of a serious nature.
Stories Are Conflicting.
Stories concerning the details of the shooting are, of course, conflicting and sentiment is divided for and against the officer, says the Beloit Free Press. It will be shown a the inquest that Hayes, who was 55 years old, was near the corner of State street and Shirland avenue about 6 o'clock when he addressed a young woman, and Officer Janvrin attempted to arrest him. Hayes resisted and was clubbed vigorously by Janvrin. In some way that is not clear to those seeking information, Janvrin lost his cane ad was seen by several persons close to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road backing away from Hayes, who is said to have then had a club threatening to strike the officer. Then Janvrin was seen to draw his revolver and shoot twice, some say three times. The first shot evidently lodged in Hayes' thigh, for he was able to advance towards the officer, who then shot through Hayes' ankle, causing him to fall. The other shot went wild.
The streets were crowded and in an instant a throng gathered about the scene of the shooting. A freight train was passing on the tracks at the time and this divided the crowds for a few minutes. Cries of indignation arose again the officer and some even advised that he be lynched. While friends took Hayes to the hospital, Janvrin came up town.
There was great excitement on the streets all last evening and it is evident from the talk heard that few knew any thing of the facts in the case. All deplored the shocking incident and there were those who condemned the officer and were unwilling to condone any act whereby injury was done a man in the making of an arrest.
Officer Janvrin and the members of the police force had little to say regarding the case. Janvrin claimed that the shooting was not only justifiable but necessary for his own protection. Janvrin's friends will also maintain that Hayes' condition from alcoholism prevented his rallying from the shock as would have ordinarily been expected from such injuries.
Janvrin's Father Shot.
Officer Janvrin's father George W. Janvrin, was marshal of Beloit in the early 70's. He was a magnificent officer, brave as a lion. He met his death as a result of an attempt to arrest Pat Ford, a notorious tough connected with Burr Robbins' circus, which was exhibiting in the city with the tent located on the grounds now occupied by the new gas plant. During the fight on the circus grounds between Ford and his gang and the local officers, Mr. Janvrin was struck on the head by a stone, dying a week later from the effects. Ford was captured by John Kline and sent to the penitentiary.
JANVRIN Gives Version.
"I took the defensive all thorough the fracas," said Officer Fred Janvrin in speaking of the shooting affray. "Hayes was a large man and when he came at me with an iron bolt, I had no way of defending myself as the cane had been wrenched away from me. I shot him just where I intended to--in the leg. The first shot I fired was aimed at the ground but still Hayes charged at me and took no notice what every of the warning. The other two shots were aimed at his ankle." said the officer.
The young woman whom Hayes addressed on the street was Miss Jennie Leard. It developed after the shooting that Miss Leard was acquainted with Hayes, who lived not far from her residence, and that when he spoke to he proposed to walk home with her. She saw that he had been drinking, and replied "That he would have to walk faster than that if he walked with her." and hurried on to get away from him. A freight train crossing the street blocked her way and Hayes caught up with her again. He spoke to her again, asking her to go into a nearby store and get some candy. She said that she did not care for any. It appears that the policeman had been watching the maneuvers, and at this moment stepped and asked the girl, "Do you want to fuss up with this man?" The girl is said to have answered, "No, I am minding my own business." Whereupon the trouble started. The train moving out she crossed the tracks and hurried home, not knowing that there was any shooting, the noise of the train drowning the sound of the shot. (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 5.)
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Officer Fred Janvrin of Beloit, who shot JohnHayes, has been held to trial upon recommendation of the coroner's jury. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 2 April 1910, Saturday, Page 8.)
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HAYES' FUNERAL WAS CONDUCTED SUNDAY
Victim of Recent Row in Line City Laid at Rest with Church Ceremonies.
[Special to the Gazette.]
Beloit, Wis., April 4.--A throng was present at the funeral of John Hayes on Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic church in South Beloit at which Rev. Father H. X O'Reilley officiated. In connection with this sermon on the duty of m en to be prepared to meet death, Father O'Reilley spoke of the words of John Hayes' mother, "As terrible as it is, I am glad that it was John who was killed. I would not want the responsibility of a human life on John's hands."
In several of the churches yesterday the shooting was pronounced a direct or indirect result of the saloon business in Beloit. The feeling grows that the officer as well as the victim of his shooting was influenced in their ___ by drink. Father Ward, at St. Thomas's church, was empathic in his declaration that the death of Mr. Hayes was another toll of the liquor business on Beloit people. The fact of John Cullen's death by suicide and that of a man's losing his leg while drunk were all made features of the anti-saloon campaign Sunday.
There was a big anti-saloon ___ meeting at the opera house last night. The speaker from out of town was W. W. Bennett of Rockford and he gave facts and figures concerning the situation there that has set Beloit talking--has stimulated the cause here. He took the place of Lawyer Ferguson, who could not be present. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 4 April 1910, Monday, Page 5.)
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Beloit.--John Hayes, aged 55 years, while resisting arrest by Patrolman Fred Janvrin, was shot twice by the officer and is in a serious condition. The shooting took place near the foot of State street and a crowd quickly gathered, among them sympathizers with Hayes, and there were threats of mob violence hurled against the officer. Janvrin states that he was obliged to shoot in self-defense. (The Gazette [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 6 April 1910, Wednesday, Page 12.)
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Janesville--Fred E. Janvrin, the Beloit police officer who fatally shot John Hayes was held to the circuit court on a murder charge in bonds of $10,000, which were furnished. He waived preliminary examination. (Stevens Point Journal [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 16 April 1910, Page 16.)
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The case of the state against former Policeman Fred Janvrin was called in circuit court before Judge Grimm at Beloit Monday afternoon. District Attorney John L. Fisher filed an information charging Janvrin with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree and the prisoner pleaded not guilty. As no jury had been summoned for this term, the defendant's attorneys asked that the case be continued until the October term. This was granted and the case was set for trail on the first Monday of October. Bail remains at $10,000. Janvrin (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 4 May 1910, Wednesday, Page 8.)
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BELOIT POLICEMAN ON TRIAL
Makes Plea of Self-defense in Murder Charge.
[Special to the Northwestern.]
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10.--A News special from Beloit says: The case against former Policeman Fred Janvrin, charged with murder in the second degree for the shooting of John Hayes on March 30 last, was carried for trial in the circuit court of Janesville at 2o'clock this afternoon,. HAYES died the morning after he was shot by Janvrin, who claimed he fired in self defense, while trying to protect a young woman from being assaulted by Hayes. The state will attempt to prove that the assault was unprovoked and that had feeling existed between Hayes and Janvrin. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 10 October 1910, Monday, Page 1.)
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FRED E. JANVRIN IS NOT GUILTY
VERDICT RETURNED AT 3:10 THIS MORNING
JURORS OUT EIGHT HOURS
Accused and His Wife Broke Down and Wept After the Long Hard Strain-End of Sensational Case.
After deliberations lasting nearly eight hours, the jury trying the criminal case against Frederick E. Janvrin of Beloit returned a verdict of "not guilty" shortly after three o'clock this morning. The charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree were founded on the shooting of John Hayes on the night of March 30 and the action had been vigorously prosecuted before Judge Grimm in the circuit court and as resolutely defended since Tuesday last.
Strong Closing Argument.
Attorney O. A.____mad a strong appeal for conviction in his closing argument for the State. He declared that the evidence against Janvrin was conclusive; that it had been clearly shown that he not only did not arrest Hayes but would have had not warrant for so doing; characterized as utter absurdity the attempt to make it appear that the wounds Hayes received might not have been the direct cause of death: analyzed Mr. Jeffries' argument and found it in the ____appeal to sympathy, pure and simple; and declared that instead of the State's juggling with the case, as Mr. Jeffries had charged, it was the defense which had done so from start to finish.
Charge to the Jury.
Judge Grimm's charge to the jury thoroughly covered the law involved in the case and was concluded at 5:15 o'clock. The jurors went to supper at the Hotel Myers and returned to the jury room shortly before seven o'clock. Shortly before eight o'clock the jury, through its Forman E. E. Gabriel of Evansville, communicated with Judge Grimm, asking hat the instructions regarding manslaughter in the third degree which carries with it a penalty of from two to four years in prison, be read again. That was done and the twelve men return in their deliberations. There was a rap on the door at 2:15 this morning and Forman Gabriel asked Bailiff Floyd Carter to transmit to the court and interested parties that a verdict had been reached.
Broke down and Wept.
Judge Grimm, District Attorney J. T. Fisher, Attorney, M.O. Mount,. Sheriff Schelbel, Clerk of Court Je___ Earle, Thom Hayes, a brother of the man who Janvrin shot, Janvrin and his wife, and some of the newspaper reporters were in the court room when the jurors filed into the box at 3:10 this morning,. The accused and his wife after the verdict was rendered, both broke down and wept. Afterward they shook hands with every juror, with Judge Grimm, and with Attorney Mount, expressing to each one their heartfelt gratitude. And thus, just before daybreak, the curtain fell on the Janvrin case which has received the most undivided attention of a great many people besides the jury for nearly a week. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 15 Oct 1910, Saturday, Page 10.)
(All of the above accessed and transcribed by Mary Jo.)
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INQUEST BRINGING OUT STRANGE FACTS
Responsibility As To Death Of Hayes Has Not As Yet Been Settled.[Special to the Gazette]
Beloit, Wis., April 1.--The tragedy in Police circles has stirred the town as it has not been in a great many years. The death of John Hayes illustrates the hazard there is in police life. The indication now is that Officer Janvrin made a terrible mistake and will probably have to pay the penalty.
A number of the Fire and Police board said in speaking of the tragedy "It is the hazard to their life and liberty that makes us want good salaries for policemen. We can not chosen with men how as we might want. It needs a pretty strong and well trained man to avoid making mistakes in a crisis. We pay a man wages of an ordinary mechanic and then expect that he will do everything that is wise at the right time. We have hard work to get men to serve on the force. What we can do after this I do not know."
The formal suspension of Officer Janvrin was made by Chief Qualman yesterday afternoon and it will be confirmed by the Fire and Police board. "The matter will probably rest there until after the trial of Janvrin is over in the court. It is not probably that he will ever serve on the force again whatever the outcome of the case is."
Another officer is under charge, Policeman Flick, he is accused of clubbing a young man in an unnecessarily brutal manner. The police board will get after the officers hard and in the mean time men who have been meeting places on the force are looking elsewhere for work. Do they dislike in take the risk of the public sentiment now against the police."
The coroner's examination in the Hayes-Janvrin case may take several days,. The anti-saloon forces think the occurrence will tend to increase the no-license vote. Several shocking incidents have happened lately which are unquestionably due to drunkenness.
This afternoon the coroner's jury finds Police Officer Janvrin, responsible for the death of John Hayes, whom the officer shot Wednesday night and Janvrin is now under arrest. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 1.)
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BELOIT MAN IS DEAD FROM SHOTS
Policeman In Fight With Moulder Shoots Him In The Leg And Man Succumbs To Shock--Beloit Much Excited Over Tragedy.
The shooting of John Hayes of South Beloit by Officer Fred Janvrin at 6 o'clock Wednesday night, which startled the entire city, was followed by Hayes' death in the Emergency hospital yesterday.
Hayes' injuries were found to consist of a flesh wound on the upper part of the left leg an the smashing of the bones of the right leg. When he was taken to the hospital his pulse was very low and the surgeons were alarmed over his condition. The wounds were probes and the patient seemed to rally during the early part of the night. The report current that there was a bullet would in Hayes' forehead is an error. There was an abrasion of the skin from which he bled freely, but it was not of a serious nature.
Stories Are Conflicting.
Stories concerning the details of the shooting are, of course, conflicting and sentiment is divided for and against the officer, says the Beloit Free Press. It will be shown a the inquest that Hayes, who was 55 years old, was near the corner of State street and Shirland avenue about 6 o'clock when he addressed a young woman, and Officer Janvrin attempted to arrest him. Hayes resisted and was clubbed vigorously by Janvrin. In some way that is not clear to those seeking information, Janvrin lost his cane ad was seen by several persons close to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road backing away from Hayes, who is said to have then had a club threatening to strike the officer. Then Janvrin was seen to draw his revolver and shoot twice, some say three times. The first shot evidently lodged in Hayes' thigh, for he was able to advance towards the officer, who then shot through Hayes' ankle, causing him to fall. The other shot went wild.
The streets were crowded and in an instant a throng gathered about the scene of the shooting. A freight train was passing on the tracks at the time and this divided the crowds for a few minutes. Cries of indignation arose again the officer and some even advised that he be lynched. While friends took Hayes to the hospital, Janvrin came up town.
There was great excitement on the streets all last evening and it is evident from the talk heard that few knew any thing of the facts in the case. All deplored the shocking incident and there were those who condemned the officer and were unwilling to condone any act whereby injury was done a man in the making of an arrest.
Officer Janvrin and the members of the police force had little to say regarding the case. Janvrin claimed that the shooting was not only justifiable but necessary for his own protection. Janvrin's friends will also maintain that Hayes' condition from alcoholism prevented his rallying from the shock as would have ordinarily been expected from such injuries.
Janvrin's Father Shot.
Officer Janvrin's father George W. Janvrin, was marshal of Beloit in the early 70's. He was a magnificent officer, brave as a lion. He met his death as a result of an attempt to arrest Pat Ford, a notorious tough connected with Burr Robbins' circus, which was exhibiting in the city with the tent located on the grounds now occupied by the new gas plant. During the fight on the circus grounds between Ford and his gang and the local officers, Mr. Janvrin was struck on the head by a stone, dying a week later from the effects. Ford was captured by John Kline and sent to the penitentiary.
JANVRIN Gives Version.
"I took the defensive all thorough the fracas," said Officer Fred Janvrin in speaking of the shooting affray. "Hayes was a large man and when he came at me with an iron bolt, I had no way of defending myself as the cane had been wrenched away from me. I shot him just where I intended to--in the leg. The first shot I fired was aimed at the ground but still Hayes charged at me and took no notice what every of the warning. The other two shots were aimed at his ankle." said the officer.
The young woman whom Hayes addressed on the street was Miss Jennie Leard. It developed after the shooting that Miss Leard was acquainted with Hayes, who lived not far from her residence, and that when he spoke to he proposed to walk home with her. She saw that he had been drinking, and replied "That he would have to walk faster than that if he walked with her." and hurried on to get away from him. A freight train crossing the street blocked her way and Hayes caught up with her again. He spoke to her again, asking her to go into a nearby store and get some candy. She said that she did not care for any. It appears that the policeman had been watching the maneuvers, and at this moment stepped and asked the girl, "Do you want to fuss up with this man?" The girl is said to have answered, "No, I am minding my own business." Whereupon the trouble started. The train moving out she crossed the tracks and hurried home, not knowing that there was any shooting, the noise of the train drowning the sound of the shot. (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 1 April 1910, Friday, Page 5.)
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Officer Fred Janvrin of Beloit, who shot JohnHayes, has been held to trial upon recommendation of the coroner's jury. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 2 April 1910, Saturday, Page 8.)
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HAYES' FUNERAL WAS CONDUCTED SUNDAY
Victim of Recent Row in Line City Laid at Rest with Church Ceremonies.
[Special to the Gazette.]
Beloit, Wis., April 4.--A throng was present at the funeral of John Hayes on Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic church in South Beloit at which Rev. Father H. X O'Reilley officiated. In connection with this sermon on the duty of m en to be prepared to meet death, Father O'Reilley spoke of the words of John Hayes' mother, "As terrible as it is, I am glad that it was John who was killed. I would not want the responsibility of a human life on John's hands."
In several of the churches yesterday the shooting was pronounced a direct or indirect result of the saloon business in Beloit. The feeling grows that the officer as well as the victim of his shooting was influenced in their ___ by drink. Father Ward, at St. Thomas's church, was empathic in his declaration that the death of Mr. Hayes was another toll of the liquor business on Beloit people. The fact of John Cullen's death by suicide and that of a man's losing his leg while drunk were all made features of the anti-saloon campaign Sunday.
There was a big anti-saloon ___ meeting at the opera house last night. The speaker from out of town was W. W. Bennett of Rockford and he gave facts and figures concerning the situation there that has set Beloit talking--has stimulated the cause here. He took the place of Lawyer Ferguson, who could not be present. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 4 April 1910, Monday, Page 5.)
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Beloit.--John Hayes, aged 55 years, while resisting arrest by Patrolman Fred Janvrin, was shot twice by the officer and is in a serious condition. The shooting took place near the foot of State street and a crowd quickly gathered, among them sympathizers with Hayes, and there were threats of mob violence hurled against the officer. Janvrin states that he was obliged to shoot in self-defense. (The Gazette [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 6 April 1910, Wednesday, Page 12.)
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Janesville--Fred E. Janvrin, the Beloit police officer who fatally shot John Hayes was held to the circuit court on a murder charge in bonds of $10,000, which were furnished. He waived preliminary examination. (Stevens Point Journal [Stevens Point, Wisconsin] 16 April 1910, Page 16.)
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The case of the state against former Policeman Fred Janvrin was called in circuit court before Judge Grimm at Beloit Monday afternoon. District Attorney John L. Fisher filed an information charging Janvrin with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree and the prisoner pleaded not guilty. As no jury had been summoned for this term, the defendant's attorneys asked that the case be continued until the October term. This was granted and the case was set for trail on the first Monday of October. Bail remains at $10,000. Janvrin (Belvidere Daily Republican [Belvidere, Illinois] 4 May 1910, Wednesday, Page 8.)
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BELOIT POLICEMAN ON TRIAL
Makes Plea of Self-defense in Murder Charge.
[Special to the Northwestern.]
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 10.--A News special from Beloit says: The case against former Policeman Fred Janvrin, charged with murder in the second degree for the shooting of John Hayes on March 30 last, was carried for trial in the circuit court of Janesville at 2o'clock this afternoon,. HAYES died the morning after he was shot by Janvrin, who claimed he fired in self defense, while trying to protect a young woman from being assaulted by Hayes. The state will attempt to prove that the assault was unprovoked and that had feeling existed between Hayes and Janvrin. (Oshkosh Daily Northwestern [Oshkosh, Wisconsin] 10 October 1910, Monday, Page 1.)
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FRED E. JANVRIN IS NOT GUILTY
VERDICT RETURNED AT 3:10 THIS MORNING
JURORS OUT EIGHT HOURS
Accused and His Wife Broke Down and Wept After the Long Hard Strain-End of Sensational Case.
After deliberations lasting nearly eight hours, the jury trying the criminal case against Frederick E. Janvrin of Beloit returned a verdict of "not guilty" shortly after three o'clock this morning. The charges of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the third degree were founded on the shooting of John Hayes on the night of March 30 and the action had been vigorously prosecuted before Judge Grimm in the circuit court and as resolutely defended since Tuesday last.
Strong Closing Argument.
Attorney O. A.____mad a strong appeal for conviction in his closing argument for the State. He declared that the evidence against Janvrin was conclusive; that it had been clearly shown that he not only did not arrest Hayes but would have had not warrant for so doing; characterized as utter absurdity the attempt to make it appear that the wounds Hayes received might not have been the direct cause of death: analyzed Mr. Jeffries' argument and found it in the ____appeal to sympathy, pure and simple; and declared that instead of the State's juggling with the case, as Mr. Jeffries had charged, it was the defense which had done so from start to finish.
Charge to the Jury.
Judge Grimm's charge to the jury thoroughly covered the law involved in the case and was concluded at 5:15 o'clock. The jurors went to supper at the Hotel Myers and returned to the jury room shortly before seven o'clock. Shortly before eight o'clock the jury, through its Forman E. E. Gabriel of Evansville, communicated with Judge Grimm, asking hat the instructions regarding manslaughter in the third degree which carries with it a penalty of from two to four years in prison, be read again. That was done and the twelve men return in their deliberations. There was a rap on the door at 2:15 this morning and Forman Gabriel asked Bailiff Floyd Carter to transmit to the court and interested parties that a verdict had been reached.
Broke down and Wept.
Judge Grimm, District Attorney J. T. Fisher, Attorney, M.O. Mount,. Sheriff Schelbel, Clerk of Court Je___ Earle, Thom Hayes, a brother of the man who Janvrin shot, Janvrin and his wife, and some of the newspaper reporters were in the court room when the jurors filed into the box at 3:10 this morning,. The accused and his wife after the verdict was rendered, both broke down and wept. Afterward they shook hands with every juror, with Judge Grimm, and with Attorney Mount, expressing to each one their heartfelt gratitude. And thus, just before daybreak, the curtain fell on the Janvrin case which has received the most undivided attention of a great many people besides the jury for nearly a week. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] 15 Oct 1910, Saturday, Page 10.)
(All of the above accessed and transcribed by Mary Jo.)
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