The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-16
ARE FACING SERIOUS CHARGE
Clerk of Grand Pacific Hotel in Chi
cago Arrested Here After Night Of
Revelry With Woman Whom He Had
Been Living with as His Wife.

James A. Monehan, twenty-eight
years of age, said to be chief clerk of
the Gand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, and
Miss Mildred Goodrich, aged twenty
one years, who gave her home as The
Abalon Hotel, 3036 Indiana avenue.
Chicago, were arrested here at four
o clock this morning on charges of
making a disturbance on the street
and following the arrest the young
woman made a statement which NAV
result in Monohan being held under
the Mann acf
Monohan and Miss Goodrich came to
Kenosha on Monday and they were
registered as man and wife at one of
the leading hotels of the city. To the
proprietor of the hotel Monohan had
declared that he and his wife were on
their honeymoon. Stories at the hotel
tell of one continuous round of pleas
ure for the couple and it was declared
that almost as many orders from the
bar-room went to their room as went to
any room in the house. Monohan and
the young woman checked out at the
hotel on Tuesday evening after supper
and it was alleged this morning that
they spent the night at a resort south
of Kenosha.
They were arrested just after four
o 'elock This gorning. When taken to
the police ofiee the young woman de-
clared that she was not the wife of
Monohan and told the police a story It
the life of the couple during the past
few months. She alleged that she had
been intimate with Monohan for three
or four months and that she had met
him frequently at his apartments at
the corner Of 43rd street and Prairie
avenue in Chicago. She admitted that
Monohan had proposed marriage to her
and that they had left Chicago last
Friday with the intention of being
married at Milwaukee. Finding after
reaching Milwaukee that they would
have to wait five days before being
married in Wisconsin the couple went
to the Schlitz Hotel. Later they NOV
ed to the Plankington House where
they were registered the same as in
Kenosha. Monohan is widely known
among hotel men and he was shown
every courtesy. Monohan and Miss
Goodrich came to Kenosha on Monday
afternoon and it is said that they had
planned to return to Chicago today
While he was being held in court
Monohan discussed The matter frankly.
He said that the story which Miss
Goodrich had told to the police and the
district attorney was true in every par
ticular, but he insisted that he was
even yet DESTROYS of marrying the
young woman. When asked why he
had not taken out license he admit
ted that this was one of the weak
points of his defense.
Monohan declined to make any state
ment in regard to his relations with
the young woman previous to their 60
ing to Milwaukee. After the arrest
the young woman refused to have any,
thing to do with Monohan. She was
dressed in the heighth of fashion and
when she appeared in the municipal
court with number of other defen-
dants charged with minor violations.
her appearance created something Of
sensation. District Attorney Drury
closely questioned both Monohan and
the young woman and he is making
Investigations in regard to the former
reputation of the young woman. Miss
Goodrich was taken to the county jail .
and Monohan to the city lookup pend I
ing the further investigation of the
case. Monohan is said to be prominent
among hotel men and he seems TO be
Of the opinion that he is the victim
Of plot.