The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-14
HAD ExTRADITION PAPERS
Friends of the West Side Physician De.
clare That He Is Being wronged by
Warrant Issued at Woodstock Several
Days GO.

A profound sensation was caused on
the west side of the city late Friday
night when DIR. Edward l.. Herrick,
widely known in that section of the
city as practcing physician was ar
rested on charges of wife Abandonment
and without a hearing in court taken
to Woodstock, H., to answer charges
in the courts of McHenry county. The
arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff
William M. Cooney of McHenry who
reached Kenosha just after six 'cloelz
Friday evening bringing with him re-
QUESTION papers from Governor Dunno
of Illinois and extradition papers which
had been signed by Governor E. L.
Phillip of this state. DIR. Herrick was
found at his Office by Sheriff Stahl and
Deputy Cooney. 1t was evident that
the coming of the McHenry county
deputy was great surprise to him but
he made no objection to going to Nc.
Henry. Before he left Kenosha he call
ed his attorney in Milwaukee and ask
ed him to take the first train to Me
Henry in order to be present at hear
ing which will probably be held to-
day.
DR.. Herrick has been practicing his
profession in Kenosha for little over
year. He has had a high standing in
the medical fraternity and has many
friends who warmly defended him fol
lowing his arrest today. Mrs. Herrick is
not well known here. She is a sister
of the late Mrs. Armstrong who was
at one time superintendent of the Ke,
nosha hospital.
DR.. Herriek appears to be man of
fifty years of age and before coming
to Kenosha he had an established prac-
tice at Hebron, Ill. 1t was announced
when he came here that he planned to
ter bring his wife and his son, now
twenty-one years of age, to make their
home with him in Kenosha Mrs. Her
rick has made several visits to Keno
sha but she has not resided here.
"Tt is a case of the impotence of a
woman, said one Of the close personal
friends of DR.. Herrick today in discuss
ing his arrest. CDR. Herrick is high
minded man and had been conscientious
in his efforts to provide home for his
wife and family in Kenosha, but the
practice of his profession had not
brought the returns which he had ex-
pected. He was just at this time be-
ginning to get good start in his work
in Kenosha | have seen Mrs. Her
rick at times when she visited here and
she seemed to be entirely satisfied with
the work that DR.. Herrick was doing"
DR. Herrick himself did not discuss
his domestic relations with the officers
or with anyone else following his arrest.
He assured the deputy that he had no
objections to returning to McHenrv
county to answer charges made by his
wife. To close personal friends he as
serted that at the time he care to Ke-
nosha from Hebron he had given to
his wife practically everything that he
had with the idea that this would furn
ish an excellent living for her until
such time as he could become estab-
lished in Kenosha. The arrest of DR..
Herrick was arranged without any sug-
gestion of his having violated any law
to the Kenosha officials. Sheriff Stahl
had heard nothing Of the warrant for
his arrest until the deputy arrived bear.
ing the requisition Of the Illinois gov.
ernor. Tt is admitted that the plan for
his arrest had been carried out with {
great deal of secrecy and that the facts
in the case had been made known only
to the officials of McHenry county. The
warrant alleges that the crime Of aban,
donment was committed when DIR. Her
rick left Hebron to come to Kenosha
more than year ago.
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