The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
Annie RumpIe, Who Had Lived as
Wife Of Fred LichtenteIIer
Tells of His Crimes
NOW WANTED AS HORSE THIEF
Rump1e Woman is Landed in Jail as an
Accomplish But Lichtente1ler Slips
Through the Web of the
Police Officials

Anna Runple, a girl Is years of age,
was taken into custody late Saturday
night by Chief of Police O'Hare and
she is now in the county jail waiting
to be arraigned. At the time the girl
was arrested it was alleged that she
was supposed to be the wife of Fred
Lichtenteller, Kenosha man with a
long police record, who was waited
by the police on charge of stealing
a horse, a gun and several other
things from the farm of August
Paasch in the town of Bristol.
The Rumple girl made complete
confession to the officers and on Sum
day She went with Chief O'Hare and
another officer to the town of Bristol
and showed them where the horse and
other articles that had been stolen
could be found.
In Kenosha the girl had been known
as Annie Kline, and it is alleged that
Lichtenteller had been living under
the name of Fred Kline. He seems to
have escaped from the officers, but
they are still on his trail, and it is
probable that he will be captured
later.
Lichtenteller worked on the farm
of Paasch, and at that time the Rum
pie girl was with him and it is
alleged that they lived as man and
wife. The girl came originally from
Lake Geneva, and it is alleged that
she is member of well known fam
lily Of that village.
A year and half ago Lichtente1ier
made an effort to marry the girl and
brought her to Kenosha but her rela-
tives came 80 this city and managed
to break up the marriage and took
the girl back to Lake Geneva. A
short time later the girl again fed
with Lichtenteller and since that time
she had been residing with the rela-
tives of the much wanted man in Ke-
nosha. The girl made all sorts of
admissions to the police and she may
be held on the dual charge of fornica-
ton and of being an accomplice to
Lichtentel1er in the crime of grand
larceny.
All of the property taken by Lich-
tenteller and the Rumple girl has been
recovered except a number of chick
ems which the girl admits were stolen
from farm near Russell, Ill. The
girl seems to be ready to desert Lich-
tentel1er and she will turn states evil
dence if the man who is alleged to be
her husband can be captured. Lich-
tentel1er was last heard of in Mil
waukee where he was working as
teamster under the name of Jim
Smith. The Kenosha officials went
to Milwaukee on Saturday to arrest
him but he had evidently heard of
their coming and had fled.
Lichtenteller was at one time an ia.
mate of the state reformatory at
Green Bay and after his release he
began his relations with the Rumple
girl. It was alleged that he had cast
spell over the girl and that she had
consented to do anything he wished
her to do. The present chase for
Lichtenteller was taken up at the de-
mand of the officials from Lake
Geneva who charged that he had
taken bicycle in that village. When
TIE woman was arrested she revealed
the other crimes with which Lichten-
teller is now charged. The police de-
clare that Lichtenteller is a most
dangerous man and no stone will be
left unturned to secure his arrest.