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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
No Evidence to Show Attend
ant at Racine Asylum
Assaulted an Inmate
DR.. S0RENsON PAID COSTS

The final chapter in the attack made
by DR.. Sorenson against the manage
ment of the Racine County Insane Asy-
lum was written Tuesday afternoon and
below it the word "Finis' in large
letters when the case of the State Of
Wisconsin against Marie Kruger was
dismissed and DR.. Sorenson who had
made the complaint against Miss
Kruger charging her with having as
saulted Mary Monaghan, was compelled
to pay the costs of the action.
1t was the wish of many that the
case be tried and the facts brought out
and made public but Attorney M. j.
Gillen who represented DR., Sorenson
notified Judge Shielding of the NUM-
cipal court that he desired to have the
case dismissed and this was permitted
ON the payment of costs.
When the state board of control Wis
tied the county asylum at the request
of the trustees and made an investiga-
ton, the matter of the arrest of Miss
Kruger was taken up and thorough
investigation was made with the result
that the state board could not find
from witnesses examined that Miss
Kruger had struck Mary Monaghan as
was alleged in the complaint issued at
the instance of DR.. Sorenson and when
this fact became known to Mr. Gillen,
attorney for DR.. Sorenson, he declared
that the case would be dismissed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
TO FILL ALL VACANCIES
o. A. McNiel, Chairman of Republican
City Committee Gets Ready for Work

Chairman @. A. McNieI and Secretary
John Williams Of the Republican city
committee have held conference and
have made plans for the reorganization
Of the committee at once and Chair
man R. V. Baker of the Republican
committee has been asked to name mem
bers of the committee TO fill the vacan-
cies. There is vacancy in the First
ward on account of the fact that E. f.
Markham has moved out of the ward.
1t is thought that there will be other
vacancies to fill Just as soon as men
have been named for these places the
city committee will be called in session
and steps taken to prepare for an ag-
gressive campaign for the election of
the city ticket. The possibility of
the calling Of a convention to advise
as to city candidates will then be TAX
en- up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
LAST Seen BY sYMMONDs
Constable of the Third Ward Saw Miss
ing Man Wandering Along Main
Street in Aimless Fashion Week
AS0 Last Night

No trace has as yet been found OF
Jorgen Fredson who disappeared
mysteriously week ago yesterday and
his relatives are having notices sent
to other cities in an effort to find him,
Fredson was seen in Kenosha long after
the time he was at the Rambler Hotel
as Frank Symmonds, constable of the
Third ward has notified the sheriff that
on the night of his disappearance from
Kenosha he saw Fredson walking along
the east side of Main street between
eight and nine clock. Symmonds in
speaking of the matter last night said:
"I have known Fredson for years and
at the time I saw him he was evident
ly under the influence of liquor and he
was wandering aimlessly along the
street"
1t is evident that Fredson had
planned to return to Brighton on the
afternoon train. When he left his
home in Brighton on the morning of his
disappearance he drove his horse to
the village of Salem and left it in a
shed at the Jepson Hotel telling JepsOn
that he would return in the afternoon
and drive home from the hotel. Jep-
son thought nothing when Fredson did
not return but put the horse in his barn
and kept it there for several days and
then fearing that all was not we'll he
called up the son of Fredson at Pleas
ant Prairie and this revealed the fact
that the son ad,not seen his father.
In tie meantime neighbors had been
taking care of the stock of Fredson
at Brighton. Fredson S son went to
Brighton ON Monday to look after the
stock and he is now in charge of the
farm.
Fredson is widely known among the
Danes in the city and county and it
is hardly thought possible that he could
be wandering about the county, No
one can be found who received any of
the money he had drawn on the after
noon of his disappearance and for this
reason he is supposed to have had most
of it in his pockets when he left Ke-
nosha. Fredson was blind in one eye,
but he was a shrewd business man and
it would have been a hard matter for
any one to have lured him away un-
less he was badly under the influence
of liquor. Fredson was recently vic
torious in a suit for thousand dol
lars brought against John Clausen of
the town of Pleasant Prairie, but the
judgment in this suit had not been
paid The son of Fredson has been
in communication with the county of
fcials and he is urging that no stone
be left unturned in the effort to To-
cate his father
1t is just possible that Fredson find
ing himself we'll supplied with money
decided to so to some other city, but
this is thought to be very unlikely
by the people who knew him. Fred
son was not much of a man to travel
nor was he much of a spender and for
this reason his relatives seem to think
1T certain that he met with some foul
play
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
GAME LAW IS IN QUESTION
Attorney General Orders That Fines
Held in Counties be Sent to State
but County Treasurer Seeks Legal
Advice.

County Treasurer Frank Marx has re-.
ceived a letter from State Treasurer
Dahl demanding that he forward to
the state treasury the one-third of fines
COLLECTED for violations of the game laws
which have been held by Kenosha
county. The demand is made as re-
suit Of an opinion of Attorney General
Frank L. Gilbert in which it is held
that the law which provides that one
third of the fines may be kept by the
county is invalid The money has
not as yet been returned to the state
and it is just possible that Kenosha
county will take up the fight for the
other counties of the state and seek
to show to the attorney general that
the counties have the right to retain
this portion Of the fines.
The law provides that one-third of
the fines go to the state, one-third to
the county in which the arrest of the
violators of the game laws is made
and the other third to the person who
informs the game wardens of the viola
ton.
The attorney has held that the game
warden when he acts on his own initia-
tive can not receive one-third of the
fine designated for the informer and
the holding that the county is also shut
out of it's portion of the fine is new
wrinkle of the attorney generals of
fee. The letter has been placed in
the hands of District Attorney R.gV.
Baker and if he holds that the county
has right under. the law to withhold
this one-third of the. fines the county
treasurer will act in accordance with his
decision and give the state official a
chance to back up his opinion with a
decision of the supreme court.
The attorney general holds that these
fines, the same as all other fines col
lected in the name of the state must
be paid into the state treasury with the
exception of the two per cent which may
be retained by the county. In this
county there are many arrests for VIC
lations of the game laws annually and
in year the one-third of the fines col
lected amounts to considerable. In
most cases the fine for violations of
the game laws is $25 and the costs of
1.-THE action so that the county under
the old plan receives a little over So
for each arrest made. Deputy Game
Warden Kleist is one of the most ac-
tive of the deputies in the state and
for this reason the amount paid to
Kenosha county has been considera-
bly, larger than that paid in other
counties
The investigation made by the dis
trict attorney and the future efforts of
the state to collect the fines will I'M
doubtedly be interesting not only in
this county but as well in every county
of the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
BRISTOL WAS SECOND
Kenosha County Village Takes Second
Place Among Villages in Stamp Sale

The Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis AS
sociation completed the count of Bales
Of Christmas stamps made by schools in
towns of 1000 and under in competi-
ton for prizes. Results are:
First prize, so volumes of Clown
and City," of the Gulick Hygiene
series, Oregon, Dane county, Wis, w.
%. Griffin, principal. Enrolment, 1877;
total sales, $3.50. Average sale pre-
pupil p.
Second prize, % volumes of clown
and City," Bristol, Kenosha county,
Wis, Miss Emma L. Castle, principal.
Enrolment, Sc; total sale 1,160; aver
age sale per pupil 90
Third prize, II volumes of clown
and City, Auburn, Wis, Miss Mar
garet Fellenz, principal. Enrolment
So; total sale $50; average sale per
pupil 10.
About fifty schools participated The
contest was primarily designed for the
rural schools, where it was desired TO
stimulate an interest in the anti-tuber-
culosis crusade. The prizes are works
bearing directly on consumption and its
cure aud are used generally as texts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

to the man for settlement of the
case, but kept the police at work on
the case and this finally resulted in the
confession on Tuesday. If Kreider is
arrested he viii be charged with per
jury as mis- original affidavit on which
he asked for a search warrant to be
served at the premises of Stern was
sworn to before James E. Tully, clerk
of the municipal court. Kreider is
still in the city and there may be de-
velopments in the case later in the
week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
FARM HOUSE BURNED
House Belonging to w. Gross on Lake
Shore Road Completely Destroyed

A house belonging to William Gross,
located on the Lake Shore Road, four
miles north of Kenosha, was complete
ly destroyed by mysterious fire at an
early hour Wednesday. The house
had been vacant for short time and
it is thought possible that some tpamps
broke into the place to sleep and set
fire to it. The loss is from 81, 200 to
$1,000 and it is not known whether or
not there was insurance on it. The
owner of the house is making an in
vestigation in an effort to discover the
cause of the fire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
Former Prominent Resident
of County Passes Away at
Home OfSister at Lincoln
WAS ONCE SHERIFF OF COUNTY

Letters received in Kenosha Wed
nesday announce the death of formea
sheriff, Thomas A. Healy, one of the
best known of the earlier residents OF
the town Of Salem which occurred on
last Thursday at Lincoln, Neb. Mr.
Healy who resided up to the time OF
his death at Milford, Neb., had gone
to Texas with party of, land seekers
early in the month and was on his way
home when he was taken i'll on the
train. He managed to reach Lincoln
where he was taken to the home of his
sister, Mrs. Harriet Van Vie, where
his illness rapidly developed into pneu-
monia and death came on Thursday
last
The death of Tom Healy will mark
the passing of a man widely known
in Kenosha county and while he has
not lived in this county for number
of years his death will cause sorrow
among many people.
The deceased was about seventy years
of age. He was born in the town of
Salem and spent the early years of his
in the schools of the county and in
Kenosha and at the breaking out of
the war Of the rebellion he enlisted as
a member Of the First Wisconsin
Cavalry. His war record was one of
the most brilliant attributed to soldiers
from Kenosha county. He was seri-
ously wounded in some Of the guerilla
warfare of the First Wisconsin Cavalry
and was honorably discharged. Short
ly after his discharge he returned to
Kenosha county and in 1866 he was
elected sheriff of the county. Later
in life he went to Nebraska and settled
at Milford. For several years he serv-
ed as postmaster in the city of Mil
ford. He was)a lawyer by profession
but for several years he had engaged
in real estate business.
Mr.. Healy was a great favorite with
Kenosha county people and during his
long residence in Nebraska he had kept
in close touch with the people of this
county. He was one of the regular at
tendants at the reunions of the Kenosha
High School Association and was al
ways one of the merriest members of
the parties of home corners. Among
the members Of the Grand Army he had
a high standing won for him by his
bravery on the field of battle.
He is survived by widow and one
son, both residents of Milford and
also by three sisters.
The funeral was held at Milford and
the interment was in the the city GENE
terry at that city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

The Chicago aud Milwaukee Electric
Railway Company is being urged by the
city officials to put on fagman at
the Prairie avenue crossing of the line.
1t is expected that conference be-
tween the city officials and the officials
of the company will be arranged for
the latter part of this week at which
time this and other matters will be
taken up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
WOODMEN IN RACINE
Kenosha Woodmen Take Part in Install,
ing Officials of the Racine Camp

ing Officials of the Racine Camp
A large delegation of the members
of the Pike Woods Camp of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America went to Ra-
cine on Monday evening to be the
guests of the Racine Camp and assist
in the installing of the new officials of
that camp. The installation cere-
monies were under the direction of
Judge Clifford E. Randall, consul of
the Kenosha Camp. After the cere-
monies were over an informal banquet
was served at which covers were laid
for several hundred guests. Prominent
members of both the Kenosha and Ra-
cine camps responded to toasts, fol-
lowing the banquet and it was early
morning before the Kenosha Woodmen
left for their homes. The members
of the local camp declare that they
were royalty entertained.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
SOUGHT TO SKIN MERCHANT
Man Admits That He Deliberately
Placed Check in Trunk of Isadore
Stern and Then Sought Warrant for
Arrest for Larceny.

| In one of the most remarkable con-
fessions ever made to an official of
Kenosha county Morris Kreider who
recently demanded the arrest of lisa
dore Stern, the proprietor of the West
Side Fair, on charge of larceny, has
laid bare the story of an effort to ex-
tort money which is almost beyond be-
| lief.
The case of Kreider and Stern has
occupied the attention of the police
department and the district attorney
for the past two months and it has cul-
minated in way that was decidedly
unexpected. In confession in which
no details are left out Kreider admits
that he deliberately planned to extort
money from Stern and that to this end
he placed a check in his trunk and
then appealed to the district attorney
| for the arrest of Stern on charge of
grand larceny. Assistant Chief of Pc
lice Joseph G. Newhouse did one of the
best jobs of detective work in his
career when he furnished the material
| by which Kreider was run to earth and
| forced him to admit the whole story
Of the proposed extortion. Assistant
Chief Newhouse has been at work on
the case since it was first reported and
had been pounding away at Kreider
until with the aid of the district attor-
ney he managed to secure the confes-
sion which was signed by Kreider late
Tuesday afternoon. The confession
| follows
In the matter of the investigation of
charges and countercharges Of Isadore
Stern and Morris Kreider:
"I, Morris Kreider, make the follow
ing statement, which I do freely, truth
fully and voluntarily, and that all of
the things, acts and doings which 1
now relate are true.
~ have plotted this game against
you for the benefit of getting money
from you. The fact that you and
your niece came in the house on New
Years night [ found an opportunity,
which [ thought was an opportunity,
to work this against you and to make
the case a strong case [ placed check
in your trunk and had you arrested.
put this check in your trunk by means
of your niece's key, at the hour be-
tween nine and ten o'clock the follow
ing morning. I found the key in your
niece s trunk and opened up your trunk
and put the check in it unbeknown by
anybody; the check was drawn by Mrs.
Ernest Getschmann to the amount of
$3.50 on the First National Bank. At
ter I put the check in the trunk Event
to the police and reported I was
robbed.
81 feel very sorry for having tried
to hurt you and it was my own foolish
mind T. did it. / had none of my
money stolen. I did not have the
amount reported to the police to have
been stolen and my only desire in max
ing this plot was to get money from
you.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

George johnson of Aurora, H., ma
tional vice president and L. C. Rabbit
of Milwaukee, district manager of the
Yeomen of America, were in Kenosba
on Tuesday completing arrangements
for a big celebration for the local camp
in connection with the annual installa-
ton of officers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Prof. Willis J. Beecher, D. D., of
the Auburn Theological Seminary, will
lecture in the Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago, each day during the. week of
January 25 to 30 inclusive at Il
O. clock. He will deal with the inter
probation of the Bible as literature,
giving exegeses Illustrating its princi-
pies. The public generally is invited.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Dance Given by Jewish Congregation
Draws Large Crowd to Guild Hall

DLdWS Large CIoWQ TO GUILD Hail
The dancing party given at the
Guild Hall on Tuesday evening for the
benefit of Congregation Boni Zedek,
proved to be one of the most success
full affairs ever given among the Jew
ish people of Kenosha. The hall was
beautifully decorated for the event
and more than 200 guests were in at
tendance many coming from Wauke-
gan Racine, Chicago and Milwaukee.
Music for the dance was furnished by
the Murray orchestra. At 1880 sup
per was served in the dining room ,af-
ter which the merry dancing party was
continued until early morning The
dance IS an annual affair and the party
this year proved more successful and
highly enjoyable than any given by the
congregation in the past.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Members of the Kenosha County
Board seem to believe that the investi-
cation of the Racine Asylum for the
Insane by the state board of control
was not thorough one and it is not
improbable that further investiga-
tion will be asked.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
Signed in presence of
Robert Verne Baker,
Camilla Tobin.

1t is not known what will be done
with Kreider in the case. Thus far
Stern has declared that ne does not
desire to press the charges against the
man on account Of his friendship for
the family of Kreider and District At
torney Baker announced this morning
that he would take no action in the
case unless complaint is made. At
the time that the original search war
rant was issued which resulted in the
finding of the check in the trunk Of
Stern, Kreider told straight story to
the district attorney and insisted that
the warrant be issued at once. Krei-
der claimed that he had been robbed
of money to the amount of $40 in adj
dition to the check which was found
in the trunk of Stern His story was
such as to cause wonder among the
Jewish people of the city and Stern at
once declared that he was the victim
Of plot and threatened to cause the
arrest of Kreider. The latter, how
ever, made no demand on Stern for a
money settlement and when he made
the confession to the officials he stated
that he thought Stern would come to
him with proposition.
Stern failed to make any overtures
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael F. Bode of Dur
kee avenue, are rejoicing over the birth
of a son. The husky infant arrived
Wednesday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Assistant City Treasurer Miss Grace
Matthews has collected more than
$4,000 of the city tax roll.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20
WANTS BROADER EDUCATION
Declares That High School Boys and
Girls Should Have Chance to Select
Their Course of Study Along Right
Lines.


Men and women connected with the
schools of Kenosha have received a let
ter from State Superintendent c. P.
Cary in which he makes strong pro-
test against the action of many teach.
ers in favoring the state university in
the conducting of the high schools of
the state. In his letter the state of
fetal SAYS:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-20

Continued on page 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-19
GIBSON MURDER ON
SUNDAY UNREvEAlED
Police Busy in Strike Terri
tory and Get Few New
CleWs.

For the present, a least, the Gibson
murder of last Sunday night remains
unsolvtd. Sam Ristivo, the victim, who
evidently sold his life bravely. will be
buried tomorrow afternoon without an
avenging baud being laid on the mur-
derers
No clews have developed, in fact. the
police have been able to give the crime
only limited attention, as all of their
time is needed at the Standard Steel
works Captain HanIon, who has been
appointed administrator of the dead
mans affects, has been able to snatch
only few hours sleep. He spends
practically all of his time in the strike
territory, and thus far has been where
the situation has been hardest.
II the three men who are said to have
committed the murder are entire stran-
gers in Hammond and have since then
gotten away from this district they are
quite immune from arrest for the pres.
ent. If they are fellows, however, whe
are still hanging around in the Glib.
| son yards their crime will undoubtedly
| leak out sooner or later and their al
rest will follow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-19
SHADOW
GAME: IS
SUCCESS
Lake and Porter County
Officers Gather in Alleged
Crook at Grand Crossing,
and Fellow Is Now in Jail
at Crown Point.

Crown Point, Ind. Jan. 10. - In a
triangular game of detective work in
duIged in by Sheriff Grant of Lake
county. Constable kilborn of Crown
Point. and Sheriff Wood of Porter
county, George Beeman, reputed to be
a dangerous crook and suspect in the
many horse stealing stunts recently
pulled off in Lake and Porter counties,
was captured at Grand Crossing yes
terday morning. taken to Valparaiso
on a charge of stealing a wagon from
an Indiana doctor last August was
given a hearing in a Valpo justice
court yesterday. but on account of fall
of the prosecuting witness to ap-
pear was dismissed, only to be instant
~ re-arested by Constable Kflborn OF
this place. who had warrant for Bee
mar on the same charge. Kilborr
brought his prisoner here last evening
and lodged him In the county Jail te
await a hearing, which will occur in &
local justice shop this morning, and
the possibilities are that Beeman viii
be bound over to the circuit court ant
TIM sent to Michigan City, as the of
hcers claim to have the necessary goods
to make things warm for him.
The officers have shadowed thei
man for months. and are somewha
eIated over their lucky catch and TIL
possibility of bringing what they con
siner q notorious crook to justice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-19
DOCTOR LOSES
ONLY DAUGHTER
Sad Death Of Little Miss
Dorothy Chidlaw Takes
Place Today.

DIR. and Mrs. B. w. Chidlaw of 3sI
South Holman street mourn the loss
of their only child, Dorothy, girl,
21z years old, who died shortly after
noon today.
About three weeks ago the child was
taken down with severe attack of
pneumonia. Despite heroic efforts to
save its life complications set in, which
finally necessitated an operation. This
was held yesterday.
The body will be taken to the former
home of the mother, Lawrencesburg,
Ind. tomorrow for burial. Mrs. Child
laws own condition, owing to the strain
which she underwent and the shock of
her child's death may prevent her from
going
Mrs j. O'Too1e, the mother of Mrs
Chfdlaw who came to Hammond from
Lawrenceburg. during the holidays. has
also been confined to her bed in the
Chidlaw home. owing to an attack o.
typhoid fever. She is now convalescfng &
but will not be able to return home fol
some time.
The bereaved family has the deel
sympathy of scores of Harmon,
friends.