The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-16
Fred Morgan, Local Manager OF the
Singer Sewing Machine Co.,
Charged With EmbezzIement.
HIS REGULATIONS MAY BE LARGE
Usual Story of Too Much of a Good Fellow
Marks the Downfall of Another Man.
Morgan In Jail and Penitent.

Fred Kramer alias Fred Morgan, for
three years the manager of the bust
ness of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company in Kenosha, and we'll
known man in the city, was arrested
in Milwaukee this morning by Under
Sheriff Reinold on charge of embez-
Element, and brought back to kenosha
to answer the charge.
At the. time of the arrest Morgan
was working in the Milwaukee office
of the Singer company, and 1t seems
that he had been taken to the office by
the managers of the company to pre-
vent his getting away. 1t appears
that the populations IN the Kenosha
Office had been going on for some time
and a week ago the business was
taken out of his hands and given to
another agent.
The complaint on which Morgan
was arrested claims that he has taken
fund of the company to the amount
&C p200,but the'company attorney states
that the full amount OF the populations
will reach much larger SUM, and may
be as much as $500.
AS soon as Morgan was brought back
to Kenosha he was placed IN cell at
the County Jail, and there he remains
peuitent and awaiting hearing in the
case, which will be held late this after
noon. Morgan is we'll known about
Kenosha, but he has not as yet given
the reason for his assumption of this
name.
He admitted when arrested that his
name was Kramer, but insisted that
the name be spelled with K. Since
the man had been in business in Keno
! sha he had always been known by the
name of Morgan and all of his bust
ness was done under that name. Nor
gan had proved good man for the
company during the time he was in
! charge of the local Office, and while he
could sell machines he was also capa.
bic of living a pretty fast life. For
such life the income allotted to Nor
gan by the company was all too small
and it is claimed that he made many
/
of the company. Morgan admitted to
the managers of the company and to
the officer making the arrest that he
was short, but insisted that he would
make the shortage good. AS the man
is devoid of any tangible property the
company could not see its way clear to
accept such promise and there seems
to be ample evidence to land Morgan
! behind the bars.
! Morgan was SC we'll known among
! the sporting men of the city that his
arrest caused quite little furore.
Many people had commented on the
amount of money that Morgan would
spend, but no one ever thought that
he was appropriating the funds of his
employers.
J. B. Southmayd, the Wisconsin
manager for the Singer company, is
pushing the case against Morgan and
there is little or no chance that he will
escape without punishment.
! Later:-Morgan was arraigned be-
fore Justice Stewart and waived the
preliminary examination in the case
and was bound over to await the &C
ton of the Circuit Court. The bail
was fixed at $500, and not being able to
furnish sureties for this amount he was
returned to Jail He will probably de.
eide to get the case out of the way in
the near future and plead guilty to the
charge before the County Judge.