The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-16
mail SENT TO MRS. MUnROE
United States Grand Jury Has Indict-
ed Husband and He is Taken to Mil
waukee to Face the Charges May
Have Hearing This Afternoon.

DR.. David M. Munroe, the West Side
physician and surgeon was arrested
Just after noon today by Deputy I'm
tied States Marshal, Charles B. Rein
ardy on charges of sending improper
matter through the mails. The doctor
was arrested at his Office and taken at
once to Milwaukee where he will be
arraigned before Judge Humphrey III
the United States Court late this after
noon.
Munroe was indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury nearly three weeks ago,
but the warrant for his arrest was not
issued until this morning. The indict-
ment followed the presentation OF evl-
dence to the jury by the postoffice in
spectors who had secured a number
Of postal cards written to the wife OF
Munroe who is now living at Superior
Wis. Mrs. Munroe left Kenosha many
months ago after the hearing on the
divorce action which she brought
against her husband in the circuit
court and it is alleged that several
times since she went to the northern
city post cards containing matter OF a
most vicious nature have been sent to
her. Munroe was called to the post
office here more than a month ago and
when confronted by the inspector who
had secured possession of the cards he
admitted that he had sent them to his
wife. He justified his action by the
declaration that what he had written
was true. lie deelaged further that he
had written these messages on pos
tai card with view of permitting the
facts on them to become public prop
erty. The contents of the post cards
have not been made public but it is
declared that some of them were of
most sensational character.
Mrs. Munroe turned the cards over
TO relatives in Superior who in turn
gave them to the postofice inspector
and demanded the arrest of Munroe.
The whole thing is an echo of the
domestic troubles Of the doctor and his
wife which have been a matter for
investigation by the courts of this
county for more than four years. Both
Munroe and his wife have filed actions
for divorce in the local courts and
Munroe has en/repeatedly threatened
with action for contempt on account
Of his failure to pay alimony ordered
by the court. Munroe has declared
that he will go to jail before he pays
the alimony but continuances have
been taken in the case on each occas-
ion and thus far the doctor has been
able to keep out Of Jail.
When he was arrested at his Office
today Munroe declared that the action
Of the government against him had
been started by men high in authority
in Washington and that these men were
OGdCl W SG6 ulIn OUT OIL GD0 way.
Friends of Munrce question his san
ity and they declare that he has wor-
ried so much over domestic relations
that his mind is no longer sound
1t is expected that the case will be
called in the United States Court in
Milwaukee late this afternoon. Nun
roe declared to the inspectors that he
was willing to go to jail but that he
would make no apology to the wife
for the post cards sent to her.
Munroe has lived in Kenosha for the
past six years and he is credited with
having large practice in the western
part of the city. Before becoming a
physician he was court reporter in
the Superior district and it is said that
bis family is prominent in that section
Of the state.