The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-06
Was PLEASANT prairie GIRL
Emma Bentz Tells Chief o'Hare She
Knows Nothing Of Enemies of Man
She Was to Have Married Satur-
y-Underworld May BTing Clue.

The mystery attending the gruesome
killing Of Louis Rogliano early Tues
day morning remained unsolved by the
police today but the detectives of the
force were following trail which
leads into the rather limited "under-
world" Of Kenosha and this trail
seems to be the one that must be fol-
lowed if the people responsible for the
death of Rogliano are arrested and
brought to trial.
Emma Bentz, a Pleasant Prairie
widow, who is known to be the young
woman for whom Rogliano had pur-
chased circlet of gold for q wedding
set for next Saturday came into Keno
sha this morning with her brother, Wal
ter Bentz, and the two were to be
questioned by the District Attorney
during the day. The brother came
with his sister as an adviser and he is
not in any way suspected in connec-
ton with the crime. Bruno Andreola,
iitney driver who had been arrested
following the murder of Rogliano was
released on Tuesday afternoon. The
Noise. were convinced that Andreo.lla
knew nothing Of the crime and he
showed a willingness to aid the police
in every way possible in seeking the
solution.
1t was he who revealed to the po-
lice the identity of Emma Bentz as the
affianced bride Of the murdered man
and he took the Chief to the Bentz
home in the town Of Pleasant Prairie
on Tuesday evening. For more than
an hour the Chief conferred with the
young woman. She expressed deep re-
gret over the tragic death of Rogliano
but declared that she had no know
ledge of the crime and could furnish
no facts which might aid the police in
the solution of the mystery.
Two of the men arrested after the
crime were still being held by the po-
lice today but it was admitted that
they were held as witnesses at the cor
oner s jury rather than with the view
that they had any part in the brutal
murder.
Andreola had a clean bill when the
police investigated his story. It was
found that he had left the bowling
alley where Rogliano ard other
friends had been bowling on the night
before the murder three hours before
Rogliano was slain. Andreola ex-
pressed the DEEPEST sorrow over the
death of his friend and he is co-operat-
ing with the police in every possible
way.
"'The case is one Of the unusual
mysteries of that district of the CITY,"
said Chief Of Police O'Hare this morn
ing. "Of course we have our theory
as to how Rogliano met death but we
are not ready to make any statement.
We are hopeful that some of the clews
we are following will lead US into the
right track and result in the arrest of
the person or persons guilty of the
crime, This young Pleasant Prairie
woman does not appeal to be able to
give us any information that is help
full. She admits that she was betrothed
to marry Rogliano and that the we'd
ding was to have taken place on next
Saturday She had not been with him
on the night of the murder and so far
as we have discovered had heard moth
ing from him on that night. There
are lot of angles to the investigation
which are developing rapidly and these
may result in other arrests being made
at any time"
There was the usual silence in the
italian colony when the crime was men
toned and none of the men who were
close personal riends of Rogliano
could offer any suggestion as to enc
mics who would seek to take the life of
the young man. Investigations made
by the police have revealed the fact
that the victim of the murder was
pretty well known to the people who
travel among shady paths in Kenosha
and it is thought possible that out of
the statements of some of the other
people who knew the bright lights
some facts may be brought out which
will lead to the solution of the mys-
terry