The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
LACKED NECESSARY PUNCH
Chicago Detective and His Son Under
Estimated the Strength Of Harry
Greenfield Who They Claimed Had
Jumped His Bond-Jumped to Racine.

Because George Katz, son of Lieut..
Phil Katz of the Chicago police de-
.partment lacked the punch necessary
to stun Harry Greenfield, an alleged
confidence man wanted in Chicago for
Jumping 1000 bond which had been
furnished by the police lieutenant, a
bold scheme to kidnap Greenfield and
hurry him across the Illinois state line,
where it was proposed to arrest him,
was frustrated in Kenosha on Friday
afternoon.
The Chicago detectives desired to
kidnap him in order to do away with
the lengthy technicalities incidental
to securing extradition papers so that
me might be taken from Wisconsin to
Illinois.
George Katz was in Racine today,
soliciting the aid of the local police
and the sheriff Is office in locating
Greenfield, who it is thought went to
that city.
Young Katz told the entire story of
the attempted kidnapping this morn
ing, which reads like tale out Of a
dime novel He said:
"My father, Lieut.. Phil Katz, put up
81 900 bail for Greenfield, who had
been arrested OF a charge of operating
Ia confidence game. Ny father had
known the man for some time and
Thought he was on the square. Soon
after being released on bail Greenfield
skipped out Of the city and we heard
on Thursday that he was in Kenosha.
I'VE wanted to pull off his arrest
without creating much excitement or
going through all the trouble connected
with securing extradition papers so that
we could take him to Chicago. So my
father secured an automobile and with
myself and two other detectives drove
to Kenosha, We had heavy rope in
the machine and our plan was to grab
Greenfield, pull him in the machine and
tie him up, and then rush him to Wau-
kegan, ILL.,, where we proposed to place
him under arrest and take him to Chi
cago.
Everything went smoothly for a
while and then there was hitch in our
plans which spoiled the whole thing.
We had been driving around Kenosha
for about half an hour when my father
spotted Greenfield walking along the
sidewalk Knowing that Greenfield
would run the moment he saw him or
the other two detectives, with whom he
was acquainted, my father instructed
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the man. | jumped onto the sidewalk
and walking briskly caught up to Green
field and opened conversation with
him. The auto followed about half
block behind, ready to grab Greenfield
the moment had overcome him.
Greenfield is big, husky fellow
measuring over six feet tall while 1
weigh 1870 pounds, and knew T had
no chance with him in wrestling
match, so I determined to take him I'M
awares and stun him. I watched my
chance and when Greenfield was occu-
pied looking at couple across the
street struck him with my fist be-
hind the ear. / put all the strength
that there was in me In that blow, and
expected TO see Greenfield drop like a
log, But it didn't seem to feaze him
in the least.
He let out one yell, and then, look
ing around, saw the automobile, which
had started toward the scene as soon
as the detectives saw me deliver the
blow He recognized my father and
started down the street like scared
deer. we gave pursuit, but he got
away by running through back yards.
In the meantime the Kenosha police
arrived on the scene, having heard
Greenfeld's yells. ] jumped into the
auto and the chauffeur swung it around
and we started at high speed toward
Waukegan, A Kenosha motorcycle of
fcer followed us, but we succeeded in
giving him the slip and crossed the
state line safely"
After the auto arrived in Chicago
young Katz went to Racine via train
to look for the man.
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