The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23
Italian Leader Wanted on Charge
Of Robbery Taken by Sheriff
Pfennig This Morning
WAS HIDING N,PENNSYLvANIA
Prisoner When Seen Declares he Had
Nothing To Do With Daring Hold
mp of Section Foreman
in December

Charles Gillette, leader of the Keno.
sha Italians wanted on charge of
robbery while armed with a deadly
weapon and for whose arrest reward,
of fifty dollars was offered early in
this month occupies cell at the Keno
sha county jail this afternoon. He
was taken into custody early this
morning by Sheriff Charles Pfennig.
Gillette was at his home on the west
side when arrested and it was stated
by his family that he was just
planning to start for the county
Jail to give himself up when the
sheriff came and took him into
custody. After evading officials
in all parts Of the country for
more than a month, Gillette returned
to Kenosha last night and spent the
night with his wife and parents dis
cusslng his future actions Early this
morning he went out of the Gillette
home and he was seen by Herman
Crosse who at once notified the sheriff
that Gillette was in town and the
sheriff lost no time in going to the
house and taking him into custody.
Gillette was dressed in new blue
suit and had evidently been awaiting
the visit of the sheriff. He made no
complaint against going to the county
Jail but requested that he be taken
to the office of Attorney John G. Slater
and later he insisted on calling up Wal
lace ingalls, in Racine
Gillette is charged with being the
leader Of band Of Italians who held
up Nicholai Sacchi, a section foreman
near the village of Berryville on the
night of Dec. 20 Two men were cap
tured on the morning after the robbery
and they are now in jail under bonds
of $4,000 awaiting trial in the Cir
cult Court
Sacchi claims that Gillette was the
leader Of the band and on the night
Of the robbery he was met few miles
north Of the city by the sheriff and
his aids, but they did not arrest him.
The same night Gillette disappeared
and when he was taken into custody
this morning it was the first time that
he had been seen by the sheriff or any
Of his aids.
GnIotte was not adverse to talking
in regard to the matter and he declared
that he was innocent of the charges
brought against him. He said that on
the night of the robbery he had been
in Racine and was walking home when
he was met by the officers On the
same night he left Kenosha and went
to Chicago searching for work and on
the following day he was advised by
his wife that a warrant for his arrest
had been issued From Chicago he
went to Pottsville, Penn, and since
that time he had been in hiding fear
ing that he would be arrested A few
days ago he arranged to go to the
Michigan ice fields and work in the
ice harvest but his wife urged him to
return to Kenosha and face the music
and he came back last night.
The men in Jail have repeated re-
fused to connect. Gillette with the rob-
berry but he will not be allowed 70
communicate with these men. He de-
clared after his arrest this morning
that he had never seen the men ar
rested as his companions on the night
of the robbery and that he did not
know the section foreman. Gillette
will probably have a hearing before
Justice McCarron tomorrow although
he is willing to have the time for the
hearing set for next Monday.
1t is not known who will get the
reward for the capture of Gillette and
it is still in the hands of the sheriff.