The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-29
Thomas Thorne Must Answer
Charges Made by His Wife but
His Companion Is Freed
PRESTON TELLS GOOD STORY
Chicago Medical Student Declares That
he Had no Part in Attempt to Get
Evidence Against Wife and
Gets Off With Lecture

Thomas Thorne, the Chicago men ar
rested in Kenosha a week ago today
on charge of conspiring to accuse
his wife, Name Thorne, of a crime
and to manufacture evidence to be used
In divorce action, was held for trial
In the Circuit Court by Justice McCar-
ron on Tuesday afternoon Frens L.
Preston, a student in the medical de-
partment of Northwestern University
who was arrested with Thorne, was re-
leased from custody, but only after he
had been severely scored by the court
for the part he had taken in the Incl
dents at the Thorne house on Edward
street. The court declared that while
the evidence against Preston was not
strong enough to hold him to the Cir
cult Court for trial on a charge of
conspiracy it was SO strong that it
showed that the actions of Preston
had been worthy of the greatest
criticism
The trial was filled with spectacular
incidents and several times it was
thought that there would be an open
outbreak between the defendants
Early in the hearing it became evident
to Attorney J. B. O'Brien of Chicago
and Calvin Stewart of Kenosha, who
Thorne, that it would be
to prevent Thorne being
held for trial and they put all Of their
energies into the fight to save Preston
from being held to the Circuit Court.
Thorne never took the witness stand
to explain his actions and the story
of the wife was the only evidence that
went before the court so far as this
defendant was concerned.
Preston, however, took the stand and
told the story of his coming to Keno
sha. He frankly admitted that he had
come to Kenosha with Thorne for the
purpose of aiding him in getting evil
dence against his wife, but insisted that
he did not know that anything of an
unlawful nature was to be attempted
He told Of finding Barnard partially
dressed in the kitchen of the Thorne
house and admitted that the manner
in which Thorne spoke to Barnard indi-
Gated that he knew him well and that
for this reason he had made no effort
to prevent the escape Of Barnard.
Preston made no effort to break down
the story told by Mrs. Thorne and in
sisted repeatedly that he had never
seen Mrs. Thorne before he came to
Kenosha and had only slight knowl
edge Of the domestic troubles Of
Thorne and his wife. Mrs. Preston
was in court with her husband, but she
was not called as a witness. Thorne
was held in bonds of $3.50 and they
were furnished by Mrs. Anna Thorne
Of Chicago, the mother of the defen-
dant who owns large amount of
property in Dane county. Mrs. Thorne
also furnished a recognizance bond of
$50 to insure the presence Of Preston
in Circuit Court as a witness when the
case is called for trial
Barnard has not as yet been located
but it is thought that he is in Chica
go and if he can be found he will be
arrested on charge Of conspiracy.
Mrs Thorne is still in Kenosha and
it is said that she will at once institute
a suit for divorce charging her husband
with cruel and inhuman treatment and
failure to provide. It is claimed that
the incident at the Thorne home on
last Wednesday night will be one of
the main grounds urged by the wife
in her bill.