The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-23

Walter Marshel Cowell is still in jail,
notwithstanding several efforts made
this morning to get him out on the
proper recognizances., Mrs. "a. CQwell,
| the step-mother 6f Che prisoner, came
down this morning and held quite a
long interview with Waiter at the jail.
In the interview as far as its matter is
available for publication, Mr. CoWell
insisted on his innocence. After the
| interview was closed Mrs. CoWell with
friend and Sheriff Cropley came down
| town and appeared before Justice
Mathews. Mrs. Cowelf asked toobe al
| lowed to go on the bond Of her step
son, and as she is a single woman, be-
ling widow, and claimed to be able to
qualify for the amount she was accept
| ed The bond was drawn and her
name affixed to- it. a 3n":
1t was believed that H. M. Rogers
would go on as the other bondsman,
but after careful consideration Of the
whole matter he refused to put his
name to the paper without good and
sufficient security to insure him against
possible loss. There is where the mat
ter has stood ever since. No one else
has been found who would sign the
bond. Mr. CoWell has attempted by
every device to get brother Masons or
Pythians interested IN the case, but
they are not inclined to assist him. So.
he occupies a cell among the toughs
and criminals, separated from them IN
no manner whatsoever. 155.i J.!- ii..t1i
i. lf9c9 u. News Man Calls. I! -: L. '}
Among other callers on Nh. CoWelI
| was the NEWS man this morning. He
was let into the penis corridor where
all the men were lounging' about 4 In
the first cell of the west alley.he found
Mr.. Cowell sitting disconsolately on the:
edge of his cellQbed. The reporter
asked Mr.. iCowell if he had any statel
lment to make with reference t0Iall the
statements of swindlesj alleged against
lhinl. n He remarked that he had said
all he could say; ii that he was innocent.
HeG said that it. seemed that all the
Icrimes which had been committed in
Texas the: past ten years We're charged
against him. He had entered into a
straighti deal with Thomas M! Bell of
EDenVer2 and had BEEN ordered by him
to sell this property. j" This' man
!. Bell, ~ he stated p" Is cot a fictitious
person. He is asman living in Denver,
and [ have been merely acting AIS his
atterney. Itnrnedothe land all over to
/ Taylor and gave him)unlimited powers
! todispose. Of the property as heyithodght
best.II If there4is any sWindling iii this
deal he is the guilty parity hi!io". ~
~ "MruCoWell,' how about a. seertain
transactions you were about to complete
! thefday after YOU was 7arfesteG with a
| Chioago3party for a = SEC, 600 theatre in
exchange for some Of this land ?0 asked
the reporter@n.o3 t 8c<IEdJ 81 st;%>4=s,->l i
| !'lMhat theatre217 asked 7 Mr.: C6#eIl;
as Iif to gain.titne! as l:a# 2H Ht'hs l.'l
|, j d .Hadmtdyoiii7a dead Of this kfna?u
pressed the FepoFterIIiI ~ a3T!91ll5tt" y
/ /, 4 IG0mltIknoM anything about ANY
Theatre deal, y WAS Mr.. 'GowelPS reply
| qdConcernfngh this nlatter II Detective
Elliott .befote he left for. Chicago ftOld
1.-The NEWS man that deal for aicertz
tain 1Well- known lttheatfei ain Chicago
was -tohave been com pleted either. the
lday Of the arrest3or the day following s.
land that the title to the theatre already
rested iii: a. certain young lady about
| the city, who probably aknoWo''a Igood
Ideal about 3Cowe1Ts dealings CoWe4
! feigned absolute and unadulterated ig-
norance of the. whole affair, however.
tInstead of Texas lands going IN this
| deal, it was. understood that it was to
| be FloridalEands7in this Case 4. Detect
/ i've Elliott stepped in at the.Wrongs mo
ment1 to- let stheI. deal Ego entirely
through Some $4,000 are alleged to
have been involvedLin this transactions.