The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-06
Kenosha Bank Clerk Charged With
FaIsifying Books Reached Jail
in Milwaukee Monday
TELLS STORY OF HIS FLIGHT
Admits that He Took Money on Day He
Left Kenosha and Had Taken
Money on Other Occasions
Parents Only Visitors

Harvey 7. Wells, the absconding
clerk of the First National Bank OF
this city VINO was arrested in Boston,
reached Milwaukee Monday afternoon
Just before four CLOCK and is now in
she county Jail there awaiting trial on
a charge of classifying the books of a
National bank. Wells was broken in
health and spirits when he reached Mil
waukee. He limped from bad stone
b1uise on one Of his feet and had his
thumb bound up in bandage on ac-
count Of the fact that it had been
struck by falling gas pipe just before
his arrest At that time he was work
ing for the East Cambridge Gas Com
pany,
The parents of Wells called to see
him shortly after he arrived at the
Jail and he had fearful interview with
them without any interference from
the jail officials. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells
made no statement in regard to the
interview and they returned to Keno
sha shortly after. The bride of Wells
who has figured so largely in the tele-
grams in regard to his capture did not
come to Milwaukee with him and it
was stated by the prisoner that she is
keeping rooming house in Appleton
street, Boston and it is not expected
that she will leave Boston to come to
Milwaukee. Wells seems ready to take
his medicine in the United States
Court and it is possible that the case
will be disposed of at very early
date.
Deputy United States Marshall Chas.
E. Reinardy Of this city was one
of the first officials to talk with
Wells after be was brought to Mil
waukee and Wells told Reinardy the
story of his flight and his life since
leaving Kenosha. He admitted that he
left Kenosha on Oct. and went to
Milwaukee, but returned to Chicago on
the 9Th and went at once to New York
from which point he sailed for Liver
pool on the 8th of the same month
He remained in England until last
January at which time he returned tc
Montreal, Canada. He stated that
from Canada he wrote to one of his
brothers in Kenosha informing hin
where he was and that the brother
answered the letter and told him thai
if he had any of the money left he
should sent it back to Kenosha at once
AT that time Wells had but $240 left
and he figured that this would be OF
little use in making a settlement with
the bank He did not communicate
with the members of his family again
until after his arrest Wells was moi
disposed to- discuss the highly colored
story of his marriage and when asked
iu regard to the English heiress" ht
declared that this part of the story
was a dream" of newspaper re
porter in Boston. Wells is badly
broken in health and the hard worE
which he had been doing for severa
weeks before his arrest left him in nj
condition for the ordeal through which
he was to pass. He seemed however
to be glad to be in custody and ex
pressed the desire that the case be set
tied as speedily as possible. Notwith
standing this fact he did not state that
he had any intention of pleading guilty
to the charges against him and it il
possible that he may put up a fight.
The United States Court will not b.
ir session again until fall but should
Wells decide to plead guilty to tn,
charges against him it is probable tina
an early hearing of his case will b,
arranged
1t s probable that several of tn,
relatives of Wells as well as some o:
the officials of the bank win go t.
Milwaukee today to have conference,
with him. 1t is certain that it will b.
impossible for Wells to return any O
the money taken as this has been spen
many months ago.