The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-28
Charles WesiphaI, Who Deserted His
Wife at BeIvidere, Ill, Found
Living in This City.
WESTPHAL WAVES EXAMINATION.
Arraigned Before Justice McCarron on 9
Charge of Adultery He Refuses to
Make q Fights Bound Over

Charles Westpha1 was arrested in
Kenosha Thursday afternoon by
Chief of Police Reino1d on charge
of adultery. The arrest was made on
complaint sworn out by the wife of
Westpha1, who alleged that her hus-
band deserted her and came to Keno
sha to live with Alice Woods. The
Woods woman was arrested. She is
held on a charge similar to the one
preferred against Westpha1.
Westpha1 was former resident of
Be1videre, ILL.,, but he came to this
city three months ago and accepted a
position as bar-keeper at the Sch1itz
hotel. A short time after he came
here his wife, who remained in Be1vi-
dere, discovered his whereabouts and
a constable sent on from the Illinois
city managed to secure Westpha1 and
took him back to Be1videre to answer
a charge of deserving his wife and
four children. The couple managed
to patch things up and Westpha1
agreed to pay his wife FIVE dollars a
week for the support of herself and
the children. For few weeks the
money was regularly paid, and then
Westpha1 cut the allowance to two
dollars a week. 3
Mrs. Westphal came to the city on
Wednesday and beganto look into the
matter. She discovered that her hus-
band and the Woods woman had been
living at the hotel as man and wife
for some time, and at once went to the
police for aid. Westpha1 was found
in his room at the hotel, and he made
no effort to escape the officers. After
Westpha1 had been arrested he told
the officials that Mrs. Woods had a
husband living, and she was charged
with the same crime as her paranlour.
AS soon as Westpha1 was arrested
he was taken to the Justice Court
where his wife was awaiting him.
When he came into the presence of
his rightfu1 spouse he broke down and
cried like a baby. He pleaded with
the little woman to allow him to re-
turn to Be1videre with her, but she
was not to be fooled and insisted that
the prosecution continue.
Westpha1 was completely whipped,
and he refused to make fight
against the charges, and admitted to
the Justice that he had been guilty as
charged in the complaint. He then
waived examination and was bound
over to the Circuit Court. Bond was
fixed at $500, and not having anyone
to act as bondsman Westpha1 is spend
ing his time in the County jail. He
will probably plead guilty to the
charge in the County Court within a
week.
The Woods woman was taken into
custody at the Sch1itz hotel this morn
ing by the chief of police. At the
time of her arrest she was working as
a domestic at the hotel, and it seems
that she had not expected her arrest.
She accompanied the officer to the
justice court, and there she was
greeted by the justice and the district
attorney. She made no effort to deny
that she had been familiar with West
pha1. She stated that her husband
was Sanford Woods, of Harvard, ILL.,,
and claimed that this was the first
time that she had ever been arrested.
The woman listened to the reading of
the complaint and was in a quandary
as to what she should do. After con-
su1ting with friends she waived a pre-
1irlinary examination and was bound
over to the Circuit court. Her bail
was fixed at $500, but she will be al
lowed to give cash bail of $500.
Both Westpha1 and the Woods
woman are in jail, and efforts are
being made to secure bonds for them.
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