The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-11-22
County Board Authorizes Attor-
ney Baker to Continue Fight
for Custody Of ]. McNichoIs
U. S. COURT IS TO DECIDE
County Board Talks Of State Aid for
Good Roads and Decides to Employ
Janitof for the County Build
ing for the Coming Year

4he nght Tor the custody or John
McNichols, the famous pickpocket, IS
to be continued by the county of Ken
osha, as the County Board at its ses-
sion this morning authorized District
Attorney Baker to expend the money he
may deem necessary to bring the fam
Gus criminal back to Kenosha county
for trial. With this order from the
Board Attorney Baker can continue
the fight for the custody Of McNich-
OILS before the United States supreme
court. McNichols is wanted in Ken
osha on charge of stealing pocket
book from Thomas Hansen, more than
a year ago and for more than ten
months he has been fighting extra
dition. He carried fight for habeas
corpus from the courts of Cook coun-
ty to the supreme court of Illinois and
when the writ was refused he appealed
the question to the supreme court of
the United States. It is alleged that
McNichols is one of the most famous
followers of the business of picking
pockets in the United States and there
has never been more determined eff
fort to land him behind the bars than
was made by District Attorney Baker.
McNichols and the members or his
band long since paid back the money
they stole from the kenosha man and
in this manner sought to secure the
dismissal of the criminal action but
the district attorney is determined to
carry the fight forward until McNich-
OILS is landed. There we're three mem
bers Of the famous gang working in
|akenosha. One of them who bore the
name of Hill with many other aliases
wilLnever be brought back to trial as
he was shot and killed while attempt
ing to evade arrest in New York city
several weeks ago Another of the
men by the name of Murphy is now
serving q five year term in the state
prison in Ontario.
McNichols has powerful friends in
Chicago and he is now out on bond.
| The matter is scheduled to be taken
up blythe United States court at the
January session. The Board has as
yet taken no steps to increase the
amount OF the reward offered for the
arrest of John Bradley, wanted for
the murder of Clifford l.. Smith, but
this will probably be taken up before
the end of the session.
At the session of the Board this
morning it was decided to employ a
janitor to take care of the Counts
building, and the selection of the man
was left to County Agent Hensgen.
He will be on duty after the first of
January.
The matter of cleaning, re-paint-
ing and re-papering the jail was left
to the committee on buildings and
grounds, and it is probable that the
entire interior of the county basti1e
will be re-ftted and re-decorated.
The Northwestern Loan & Trust
company presented the only bid for
the Office of county depository, and
the bid was accepted.
The various county officials with the
exception of the County Treasurer
have filed their bonds, and they have
been approved by the board
This morning the Board received a
letter from the State Geological Sur
vey in regard to the state aid for good
roads in the counties. The Board
was urged to use its influence to Sc
cure the passage of the amendment
now pending in the Legislature, which
will make it possible for the State to
set aside norton 0f each vaar,S
taxes to be used for the improvement
Of roads in the different counties.
The work of the Board is pretty
nearly done, and it is expected that
an adjournment will be reached on
Thursday evening. The committee
on assessment has nearly completed
its report, but no hint of the appor-
tionment has been giveni out. 1t is
expected that the reportswill sbe sub
mitted to the Board at the last meet
ing of the session.