The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-30
WATCHro n'aOR FOR E'-'.'--ss
Chicago Man Who is Alleged to Have
Got Away With Money and Securi-
ties to the Amount of $4,000 Spends
-Four eays in Kenosnas

i Eli HI. Doud, of Chicago, until yes
terday badly wanted in that city on
charge of an attempt to wreck the
Acorn Brass Company of which he was
the president and also charged with
having left Chicago with books, &C.
counts and notes of the company to
the value of more than 100000, spent
! the four days that he was hiding from
the officials at the Eichelman Hotel in
this city. Doud came to Kenosha on
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, early
in the morning and registered under
the name of G. G. Stanley giving his
residence as Milwaukee When he
first reached the hotel he seemed to
be decidedly nervous and at once took
a great package from one of his cases
and asked that it be deposited in the
safe at the hotel.
Doud was man of mystery in every
way, but he paid his bills promptly and
the hotel management did not seek tc
break through his cloak of reserve
However, guests at the hotel and peo
pie who went there daily began to
enquire as to the business of "Mr
Stanley and when these questions
got too insistent on Saturday night
Doud disappeared from the hotel just
as quietly as he came. When he came
to Kenosha Doud brought with him al
of the records of the company. These
were IN six suit cases, but they were
not taken to the hotel, but lett at
the baggage room of the Northwestern
railway station. During his stay in Ke
nodsha he was in telephone connection
with Chicago many times and was evi
IDENTIFY in close touch with the search
that was being made for him. He
was also taking no chances of being
surprised by any of the other officials
of the company that he is alleged tc
have attempted to wreck for from the
time he entered the hotel he took ur
his position at a table just in front
Of the registry desk and he sat there
day after day. He eyed the desk like
a fly cop' watching for a clue and
Clerk Robinson finally discovered that
| he was not watching the desk, but was
keeping his eyes glued to the mirror
behind it in order to be able to keer
tab on any one entering the hotel
from the front door, Doud had his
back to the front of the hotel, but
the mirror gave him a complete view
of the door and every one passing on
the street without permitting himself
to become CONSPICUOUS.
Doud made no friends in Kenosha
and the fact that he was so retiring
made his position even the more mys
FERROUS and caused the people at the
hotel to wonder what his mission in
the city could be. He kept a close
watch on the safe and when he de.
livered the package to Clerk Robinson
he gave strict instructions that it
should not be delivered to any other
person. This. bundle is alleged ia
have contained $4,000 in cash and
certificates.
Wednesday the grand jury in Chica
60 voted indictments against Doud and
his brother, James M. Doud The
charges against them were that they
tried-unsuccessfully-to put out of
business the Acorn Brass Company, of
which Eli Fl. Doud was president until
a week ago, and that the latter Sc
cured wrongfully $4,000 Of the funds
of the company, besides stripping the
Office of all its accounts and negotiable
papers and corporation books. His
brother is head of J. M. Doud & Co..
live stock commission firm.
The officers of the company also have
brought a $4,000 suit for damages
against the brothers in the Superior
Court. Both men appeared quietly
before Judge McEwen yesterday after
noon and gave bonds for $4,000 on
the criminal charge