The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-23
MOTHER OF infant IS HAPPY
Laura Fleuker and Arthur Carey For
merly of Silver Lake Offer Unusual
Complication for Federal Officials at
Green Bay and May be Released.

The Silver Lake tragedy, which fol-
lowed the elopement of pretty Laura
Fleuket and Arthur R. Carey, travel
ling salesman from the village four
years ago and which ended in the ar
rest of Carey at Green Bay four weeks
ago On charges of violating the Mann
white slave act may never get into
court as the federal officers at Green
Bay ARE facing an unusual problem in
tho ease. The case was expected to
have been called for trial before this
aud Carey has been held in jail at
Green Bay while the young woman
with whom he wandered from Silver
Lake to Antioch on the moonlight night
years ago, is in a cottage near the jail
caring for her four months old child.
Mrs. Fleul1er, mother of the girl, had
originally made complaint in the case
but on Tuesday she withdrew her COM
plant and she refuses to prosecute the
defendant. The Fleuker girl, who has
beeu known as Carey s wife, also re-
fuses to prosecute and Uncle Sam is
up against it to find some one to ac-
euse the couple in the federal court.
Carey and the girl went to Glsen
Bay in May 5ast before the BABY was
born. They took { cottage on the south
side Of the town and have lived there
as Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carey. They
say they have lived as husband and
wife the last three years.
The young woman, who for three
years has cast her lot vita the man
processes complete happiness with hel
lot, her child, and the child Us father
She refuses to take up the character
Of white slave" which has been al
lotted to her by the governm'
Mrs. Fleuker signed her na 20 the
original complaint against garey Oh
the advice of her cousin, the deputy
United States marshal, she says. To
day she withdrew the complaint anC
said she would refuse to prosecute the
case. When seen with her grandson in
her arms at her daughter IS home last
night she said:
81 signed the complaint because
wanted to find my daughter. 1 haC
not seen her in three years, but now
find her and the baby. She is happy
well cared for, and with good HON,
of her own. Why should 1 want t,
send the father of this child to tn,
penitentiary and make Jail widow
out of my girls
81 have dropped the case. won
prosecute and everything will be al
right if the government will let i
drop. If there is no prosecution ant
other matters can be arranged I hop
to show them that grandmother ca
disentangle this business. 1 will if
can have my way"
But right here is where two NOR
complications further tangle up tn
story of the Careys. First, as the ac
ton has begun and the matter starte,
on its way to the federal grand jury
it is not known whether the govern
ment will be willing to drop tn
prosecution.
Second, Carey is a married man.
At least he thinks he is. He say
that he received one notice that d
vorce suit was to be filed by his wife
from whom he separated a year befor
he met Laura Fleuker, But he ha
never hard of decree being entered
"Ever since we separated, - say
Carey, "my firm has deducted none
from my salary every week and sent
to my wife and the two children
have never been able to learn wher
they are. But l think they are some
where in Chicago, because my fathe
has frequently sent them money.
BY everything that is good, thi
little girl, the Fleuker girl, is my wifi,
| want to make her so legally, but tn
law won't let me. cant marry he
without running the chances OF becon
ing a bigamist / am willing to SUI
port my first wife and the two chile
rem. but want the right to work fo