Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
June 1897

Milwaukee County Police Department

These diaries are a mixture of work and family affairs of William Bramwell Sizer. William was on the Milwaukee Police Department and a member of the Sherman Street Methodist Episcopal Church, later transferring their membership to Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church and died in 1916. The diaries give a pretty good view of life in the years involved. The diaries were given to me for presentation on this site by family members see contributors page.

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JUNE 1897

6-1-1897
Checks this morning. Partly cloudy. Wind, NE. New bldg. on 22nd St. between Chambers and Burleigh. Cloudy and SE wind this Eve. Met Sergt. S at 4:40, 21st and Center.

6-2-1897
Got warrant for Christian Lind for Grand Larceny. Stealing a dog from Herman Bennhold (Ice Cream). Arrested him at his home, 24th and Hopkins at 8:30 AM. To 8th St. car-to the station. Got there at 9:15 AM. Then went to subpoenona witnesses. Met Bennhold at 9th and Walnut. Went to 711 Milwaukee St. and from there to Zoehrlauts Tannery and found Jos. Hetch. Then to 11th and North and after inquiring around the neighborhood found Aud. Bach at 786-11th St. Got back to my beat at 10:45 AM. Weather cool, cloudy and showers occasionaly. Wind, SE changing to S. West. Warmer. Dead dog, 1101-23rd. Dead dog, 933-21st.

6-3-1897
Went to court in the Lind case. Continued till June 9th. Drill day. Cloudy and growing cold. Wind NW changing to SW.

6-4-1897
Cool and fait this morning. Wind West. Warmer. New bldg on 24th bet. Center and Hadley.

6-5-1897
Colder and cloudy this morn. Wind NE. C&H and Abstractors Base Ball teamd played at B.M.F. field. Cold started fire in furnace tonight.

6-6-1897
Sunday. Served Bldg. Inspectors Notice on Alb. Luedtke, 1213-27th St. Rain last night. Fair and warmer this morn. Wind westerly.
Car 321, Walnut line, collided with a covered wagon at 19th and Walnut St. a few minutes after 7 PM (bet. 7 & 7:30) June 5th. Wagon was tipped over and smashed. Driver was bruised on the head, not seriously. Driver, Herrmann, under the influence of liquor. Christ Hansen took the report. I was sitting in the front seat of the care with H.A, Porter on the way home. Motorman rung bell. Condutor had given a signal to stop for a lady to get off. Sunday. Fair. Wind E. Quiet all day.

6-7-1897
Fair. Wind west. Warmer. Got letter from Milw. St. Ry. Co. requesting report on accident at 19th and Walnut St. Sat. eve. Fair all day. Wind changing to SE. Cool. Gave P.F. Meier app. blank for license for next year.

6-8-1897
Fair. Cool. Wind, East. New bldg., 24th and Hadley. Herman Ring 1068-17th. Stolzenfeld and I arrested Gustrav Muehlberg at 3:40 PM for cruelty to animals.. He beat his horse till it could not stand up. and Whitehead shot the horse at 7 PM. Muehlberg lives at 2719 Clark. Is a butcher. Witnesses, Wm. Wolf, Chas. Fleischman and Ed. Schwartz.

6-9-1897
Went to court this morn. in case of Bennhold vs. Lind. Def. found not guilty. N Case: State vs. G. Muehlberg was continued till the 16th. Whitehead wants to have the horse examined. Fair and warmer. Southerly wind. Went to Gas Office and signed application for meters. Gregg sent up gas stove this morning. Got saloon book this morning. Seven years ago we bo't our lot. Hole in cross walk, 24th and Center.

6-10-1897
Cloudy this morning. Southerly wind. Aug.. Siecker on trail before Judge Wallber today. I got ordered at 8:45 per tel. to get Aug. Zastrow, 28th and Center, asd a witness. He was in school on 9th and Prairie. His mother took him to court. Dead dog, 2001 Center. Rain toward evening.

6-11-1897
Rain and thunder last night. Warmer this morning. Cloudy, Wind NW. Stationed at Schlitz Park last night. Only about 50 people there. Weather cleared toward noon. PM wind changed to SE.

6-12-1897
Warmer wind, SW. Fair. Order this morn. to wear white helmets and blouses tomorrow. Went to the Bicycle race on Teutonia Ave. at 3:15 PM. Dopke, Reuter, Miller,, myself, Sergt. Schneider and night officer Holz. Dopke was called away from the races on acc't of sickness in his family. I got his Tax Bills and a warrant for Geo. Sick 709-12th St.

6-13-1897
Sunday. White Helmets and Blouses today. Very hot this morn. Wind, west. Orders to cover Dopke's beat. Arrested Geo. Sick at 8 AM, 709-12th St. on Dis. warrant. Comp. Augusta Herhold, 742-13th. Witness-August Hellwig, 902 Garfield. Subpeonad witness. Made first report at 12th and Garfield.
Fire broke out in a barn, 1332 Harmon at 12:30, owned and occupied by Albert Zacicek. Cause unknown. Damage $50.00. Present Officer Lutfring and myself.
2:15 PM. Arrested Mary Kuehl at Knopf's house. She is 15 yrs, old and is charged by her mother, Augusta Kuehl, 32nd and Burleigh with stealing $5.00 on June 4th '97. Subpeonaed Mrs. Kuehl. Wind changed to E. PM cooler.

6-14-1897
Went to court this AM. Walked down with Mary Kuehl.
hot this morn. Wind, SW changing to SE. Wed. morning, June 16 Mary Kuehl found guilty. Fined $5.00 and costs or 15 days in County Jail. Got back to beat at 10:45 AM. PM. Got a subpeona for Mrs. Fred Brandt, 763 12th in the Sick case for def. Dopke returned this morning.

6-15-1897
Hot this morn. Wind S. west changing to SE at noon. Thunder showers after dinner. Cool wave this evening.

6-16-1897
Went to court his morn. Got back to beat at 11:10 am. Geo. sick found guilty. Sentence suspended on payment of costs.. Gustav Muehlberg had his case continued till tomorrow. Wants to fight it. Partly cloudy. Wind, SE. Cool where wind blows. Hot in sun. Rain this PM, cooler.

6-17-1897
7 years on the Police Force. Rain last night and this morn. Partly cloudy. Easterly win and cool this morn., warmer toward noon.
Went to court at 2 PM in the Muehlberg case. Found guilty, fined $5.00 and costs. Total $21.23. Wind, NE. Cooler. Partly cloudy. 6:15 Young Sieben met me at 26th and Fond du Lac and told me there was a man on 36th and Auer that had taken poison. I went up there, found the man and came back (rode with Wm. Ihlenfeld) and telephoned to Central. They sent the W. side wagon. Took the man to Emergency. Went with the wagon to W.S. sta. and reported the case. Got back to sts. at 8 PM. The man gives his name as F. Junitzki, 42 yrs, married, 5 children. Says he took poison on acc't of trouble in his family.

6-18-1897
Chas. F. Wussow, 778-20th paid his personal tax, $22.53. Fred Junitzki died at the Emergency at 10 o'clock last night. Partly cloudy this morn. Wind, East. Cool. Looks like rain. New bldg. on 27th near Hadley. Reported, 2:15 PM at the station.

6-19-1897
Rain this morn. Wind, NE. Cloudy and cool this forenoon. Went to Central at 8:45 AM and turned in C. F. Wussow's tax money to J. Laubenstein for $22.53. 14 minutes late at 9:45 on that acct. Cloudy and warmer towards noon. Wind changed to westerly. New bldg.-25th and Hadley. 2 PM- Hot, Wind, west changing at 6 PM to NE with thunder and wind. Heavy clouds from the north. Heavy shower at 6:15 PM.

6-20-1897
Sunday. Partly cloudy and cool. Where today. Today is Childrens day at Kingsley Church. Program this evening. Quiet all day.

6-21-1897
Cloudy and cool this morn. Insane woman at the West Side Station this morn. Southerly wind changing to E. (went on vacation until July 2, 1897.- no entries in diary)

1897-6.sam
6-1-1897
Checks this morning. Partly cloudy. Wind, NE. New bldg. on 22nd St. between Chambers and Burleigh. Cloudy and SE wind this Eve. Met Sergt. S at 4:40, 21st and Center.

6-2-1897
Got warrant for Christian Lind for Grand Larceny. Stealing a dog from Herman Bennhold (Ice Cream). Arrested him at his home, 24th and Hopkins at 8:30 AM. To 8th St. car-to the station. Got there at 9:15 AM. Then went to subpoenona witnesses. Met Bennhold at 9th and Walnut. Went to 711 Milwaukee St. and from there to Zoehrlauts Tannery and found Jos. Hetch. Then to 11th and North and after inquiring around the neighborhood found Aud. Bach at 786-11th St. Got back to my beat at 10:45 AM. Weather cool, cloudy and showers occasionaly. Wind, SE changing to S. West. Warmer. Dead dog, 1101-23rd. Dead dog, 933-21st.

6-3-1897
Went to court in the Lind case. Continued till June 9th. Drill day. Cloudy and growing cold. Wind NW changing to SW.

6-4-1897
Cool and fait this morning. Wind West. Warmer. New bldg on 24th bet. Center and Hadley.

6-5-1897
Colder and cloudy this morn. Wind NE. C&H and Abstractors Base Ball teamd played at B.M.F. field. Cold started fire in furnace tonight.

6-6-1897
Sunday. Served Bldg. Inspectors Notice on Alb. Luedtke, 1213-27th St. Rain last night. Fair and warmer this morn. Wind westerly.
Car 321, Walnut line, collided with a covered wagon at 19th and Walnut St. a few minutes after 7 PM (bet. 7 & 7:30) June 5th. Wagon was tipped over and smashed. Driver was bruised on the head, not seriously. Driver, Herrmann, under the influence of liquor. Christ Hansen took the report. I was sitting in the front seat of the care with H.A, Porter on the way home. Motorman rung bell. Condutor had given a signal to stop for a lady to get off. Sunday. Fair. Wind E. Quiet all day.

6-7-1897
Fair. Wind west. Warmer. Got letter from Milw. St. Ry. Co. requesting report on accident at 19th and Walnut St. Sat. eve. Fair all day. Wind changing to SE. Cool. Gave P.F. Meier app. blank for license for next year.

6-8-1897
Fair. Cool. Wind, East. New bldg., 24th and Hadley. Herman Ring 1068-17th. Stolzenfeld and I arrested Gustrav Muehlberg at 3:40 PM for cruelty to animals.. He beat his horse till it could not stand up. and Whitehead shot the horse at 7 PM. Muehlberg lives at 2719 Clark. Is a butcher. Witnesses, Wm. Wolf, Chas. Fleischman and Ed. Schwartz.

6-9-1897
Went to court this morn. in case of Bennhold vs. Lind. Def. found not guilty. N Case: State vs. G. Muehlberg was continued till the 16th. Whitehead wants to have the horse examined. Fair and warmer. Southerly wind. Went to Gas Office and signed application for meters. Gregg sent up gas stove this morning. Got saloon book this morning. Seven years ago we bo't our lot. Hole in cross walk, 24th and Center.

6-10-1897
Cloudy this morning. Southerly wind. Aug.. Siecker on trail before Judge Wallber today. I got ordered at 8:45 per tel. to get Aug. Zastrow, 28th and Center, asd a witness. He was in school on 9th and Prairie. His mother took him to court. Dead dog, 2001 Center. Rain toward evening.

6-11-1897
Rain and thunder last night. Warmer this morning. Cloudy, Wind NW. Stationed at Schlitz Park last night. Only about 50 people there. Weather cleared toward noon. PM wind changed to SE.

6-12-1897
Warmer wind, SW. Fair. Order this morn. to wear white helmets and blouses tomorrow. Went to the Bicycle race on Teutonia Ave. at 3:15 PM. Dopke, Reuter, Miller,, myself, Sergt. Schneider and night officer Holz. Dopke was called away from the races on acc't of sickness in his family. I got his Tax Bills and a warrant for Geo. Sick 709-12th St.

6-13-1897
Sunday. White Helmets and Blouses today. Very hot this morn. Wind, west. Orders to cover Dopke's beat. Arrested Geo. Sick at 8 AM, 709-12th St. on Dis. warrant. Comp. Augusta Herhold, 742-13th. Witness-August Hellwig, 902 Garfield. Subpeonad witness. Made first report at 12th and Garfield.
Fire broke out in a barn, 1332 Harmon at 12:30, owned and occupied by Albert Zacicek. Cause unknown. Damage $50.00. Present Officer Lutfring and myself.
2:15 PM. Arrested Mary Kuehl at Knopf's house. She is 15 yrs, old and is charged by her mother, Augusta Kuehl, 32nd and Burleigh with stealing $5.00 on June 4th "97. Subpeonaed Mrs. Kuehl. Wind changed to E. PM cooler.

6-14-1897
Went to court this AM. Walked down with Mary Kuehl.
hot this morn. Wind, SW changing to SE. Wed. morning, June 16 Mary Kuehl found guilty. Fined $5.00 and costs or 15 days in County Jail. Got back to beat at 10:45 AM. PM. Got a subpeona for Mrs. Fred Brandt, 763 12th in the Sick case for def. Dopke returned this morning.

6-15-1897
Hot this morn. Wind S. west changing to SE at noon. Thunder showers after dinner. Cool wave this evening.

6-16-1897
Went to court his morn. Got back to beat at 11:10 am. Geo. sick found guilty. Sentence suspended on payment of costs.. Gustav Muehlberg had his case continued till tomorrow. Wants to fight it. Partly cloudy. Wind, SE. Cool where wind blows. Hot in sun. Rain this PM, cooler.

6-17-1897
7 years on the Police Force. Rain last night and this morn. Partly cloudy. Easterly win and cool this morn., warmer toward noon.
Went to court at 2 PM in the Muehlberg case. Found guilty, fined $5.00 and costs. Total $21.23. Wind, NE. Cooler. Partly cloudy. 6:15 Young Sieben met me at 26th and Fond du Lac and told me there was a man on 36th and Auer that had taken poison. I went up there, found the man and came back (rode with Wm. Ihlenfeld) and telephoned to Central. They sent the W. side wagon. Took the man to Emergency. Went with the wagon to W.S. sta. and reported the case. Got back to sts. at 8 OM. The man gives his name as F. Junitzki, 42 yrs, married, 5 children. Says he took poison on acc't of trouble in his family.

6-18-1897
Chas. F. Wussow, 778-20th paid his personal tax, $22.53. Fred Junitzki died at the Emergency at 10 o'clock last night. Partly cloudy this morn. Wind, East. Cool. Looks like rain. New bldg. on 27th near Hadley. Reported, 2:15 PM at the station.

6-19-1897
Rain this morn. Wind, NE. Cloudy and cool this forenoon. Went to Central at 8:45 AM and turned in C. F. Wussow's tax money to J. Laubenstein for $22.53. 14 minutes late at 9:45 on that acct. Cloudy and warmer towards noon. Wind changed to westerly. New bldg.-25th and Hadley. 2 PM- Hot, Wind, west changing at 6 PM to NE with thunder and wind. Heavy clouds from the north. Heavy shower at 6:15 PM.

6-20-1897
Sunday. Partly cloudy and cool. Where today. Today is Childrens day at Kingsley Church. Program this evening. Quiet all day.

6-21-1897
Cloudy and cool this morn. Insane woman at the West Side Station this morn. Southerly wind changing to E. (went on vacation until July 2, 1897.- no entries in diary)

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