The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-11-25

formation was received that Theirs was II
that number, Detectives Ansiien and Gala.
CHER we're detailed TO sspipe the place." a:
the phrase gees in police parlarce. The
ofheers at once went to work. From the
windows Of the residence Of Mr. Currier's
cousin they had full view Of 10 Throop
street. How they watched night and day ;
how they observed carefully every person
who entered or left the place; how they
ascertained each persons business. and
then traced gradual connection between
some of the visitors and Theirs, forms an
interesting chapter in the case. They found
that one Of the visitors was Walter G. Good
rich, the attorney, and former friend of
Theirs. Yesterday they were certain Of
their man, and the arrest was made.
Sheriff IL. q. BIackman, Of Kenoshs, was
telegraphed, and he arrived in the city last
night. This morning he was shown the
prisoner whom he fully identified. But,
indeed, very little Identification was aecessa.
~, as the prisoner willingly admitted that
ne was the man. lie stopped at 20 Throop
street for over month under the name of
" Dir. jesse" and freely mingled With the
other guests.
Theirs was shown into private room at
the Central Station this morning. and intro
duced TO Journal reporter. When he left
Kenosha he wore only moustacAe, but he
now sports full dark beard, cut close In
person he is five feet seven inches high, has
full Roman nose, gray eyes. aud gentle
manly bearing. He spoke freely and with.
out restraint to the reporter. and made the
following
STATEMENT:
" do not know as it will do me any good
to say much about this matter, but as am
IN for it, suppose 1t is but right that I
should say something. Those men up there
in Kenosha who state that am indebted to
them have always been friends Of mine, and
| have been friend Of theirs, and still es-
TEEN them. While / do not admit that l
have done anything criminal, admit that
am indebted to them to the extent of perhaps
$50, 900 in all. The wild statements to the
effect that ! owed over 500, 900 are all I'M
true. made no effort to get away with any
OF their money fraudulenuy. / fully expect
from the nature of tho transactions that
these men will send me TO the penitentiary
for life. As these men base their charges on
o series of papers, and claim that defraud-
ed them through the means of forgeFies,
expect TO 60 up. I believe that every
man should take his medicine. There
is one rumor floating around about
me that | wish emphatically to deny.
That is, that I spent this money in
riotous living. That statement is an absolute
and unqualified falsehood."
Is it true that the lady from whom you
have been renting room is friend Of a
friend of yoursP"
That | cannot say. can say, however,
that she is perfect lady; that she never
knew my real name or suspected my char
acter.''
"Did you have any dealings with Mr.. |
Walter Goodrich"
ooh, yes. owed him some money for |
legal advice, and also some on an old account. |
To satisfy this indebtedness transferred to |
him the schooner Grace Murray. Some |
people believe that the transfer WON'T stick. !
believe it will in law and equity"
"Where did you lose your money 2"
Well, a good deal of it went in specula. |
lion, but none Of it In riotous living"
"Any truth in that woman storya'
None that I know Of"
AAV RAAeVACA tuouB Vi AAc OWR dCCUAuI S1l0 : |
Do you know that the police could have |
caught me on the streets many o time? |
have wandered these streets night and day !
Turing the past month, and one night on |
State street / talked to four policemen and |
went into three different restaurants. |
haven't slept an hour in twenty-four for three |
weeks. The officer who was watching nay |
room will tell you that have been living |
in hell ever since the shadow Of this thing |
fell on rue. Last summer was ct Saratoga, |
at Long Branch and other resorts. If |
wanted to could have run awaY then, but |
had rather take my medicine"
" How old are you p
Twenty.nine years when left Kenesha. |
have just turned &c."
Detective Amstien says that rot q dollar |
was found in the prisoners room or on his
person.
Theirs was taken to Kenosha this after
noon. Hewent voluntarily, and did not de- |
mand requisition. He probably hopes that
doing so may help him on his trial.