Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-01
RACINE ELOPERS
ARE DISMISSED
Evidence Against Them Is
Thought insufficient to War
rant Binding Over.
LONG BATTLE IN COURT
Attorneys on Both Sides In Hot Ar
gumenfs Before Police Mag
istrate G.. j. Smith.

Following one Of the hardest and
longest legal battles ever witnessed in
the local police court, Magistrate c. J..
Smith last night dismissed the charges
against Charles S. Schultz and Mrs
J.. P. Jensen of Racine, Wis, arrested
Saturday night for alleged criminal re-
lations- Assistant States Attorney G.
c. Wenger and B. F. Schriver, the lat
bear on the case, all of the law that
they could command on the subject
After the case was dismissed Attor-
ney Wenger preferred a charge against
Schultz for perjury, but it too was dis
missed.
DESERTED HER FAMILY.
Less than a week ago communica-
ton from the Racine police department
notified the local department that the
man and woman had come TO Rock
Island and were living at a rooming
house as man and wife. Chief Of Po-
lice James Brinn directed the search.
and Saturday evening the pair was ar
rested The woman carried in her
arms a 6-months old babe. Back at
her home in Racine were her husband
and four daughters. She had deserted
them for the man with whom she was
arrested. AT first it was thought that
she had been inveigled into the elope
ment by Schultz, and was scarcely to
blame for the actions Of the pair. No
charge was preferred against her. At
torney Schriver, representing Schultz.
swore out the warrant against her,
claiming that if his client was to suf-
fer for the crime, she was equally gull
ty, and should suffer too. The move
saved Schultz.
ALLEGES BAD TREATMENT.
In her testimony yesterday afternoon
and last evening Mrs. Jensen denied
the charge against her, though she ad-
mitted that she lived with Schultz as
his wife for two weeks. She declared
that she was suffering from illness.
Asked as to her reason for leaving her
home she said that her husband had
driven her TO it by his scoIding and
grumbling. She asserted that he had
threatened to drive her away
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arms, she went to Milwaukee. and
there Schultz joined her at her invita-
ton. They came TO Rock Island, and
had fully determined TO stay away
from the woman's husband, but their
plans were checked by the police Yes
terday morning the husband, accom-
panied by an officer of the Racine
force, arrived in Rock Island. They
were present at the hearing.
READY TO RETURN.
Following the decision of the magis-
trate Mrs. Jensen, between her gasp
ing sobs. said that she was thankful
for the turn that the matter had taken
She was willing and anxious to return
home with her husband, who was
warned TO be more careful in his treat
ment of his family. II is safe 10 say
that Schultz will remain away from
Racine Mrs. Jensen declares that il
will take more than mere man 10 drag
her away from the shelter of her home
again.
ACCUSED OF PERJURY.
For several statements that Schultz
made while under oath yesterday. AT
torney Wenger preferred the charge
of perjury against him. II was con
clusively proven that he made state
ments that were at variance with dec
lGrations that he had made 10 the man