South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-24
YOUTH HELD IN
COUNTY JAIL;
VICTIM MAY DIE
Kenneth Morgan Voluntarily
Returns to City and is
Taken Into Custody.

Through the efforts OF his father,
Charles F. Morgan. with the assist
ance of Atty. A l.. GilliOm OF this
city and William Morehead OF Chi
cago, a friend of the Morgan fam
lily, Kenneth Morgan, the 1S-year-
old youth who fired four shots into
the breast of his sweetheart,
Pauline Mcdonald. Monday after
noon, returned to South Bend from
Chicago Tuesday night. and is now
being held at the county Jail.
Young Morgan was accompanied
from Chicago TO South Bend by Mr..
Morehead and was met at the train
upon arrival here by Sheriff Lewis
Duck, Atty Grliom and Mr.. Nor
gan, the boys father. Young Nor
gan was then taken into custody by
Sheriff Duck.
Met With Accident.
According to a statement issued
Wednesday by Atty. Gilliom, who
represents the Morgan family, the
youth met with an accident about
two weeks ago while working in
the Grand Trunk yards and suffer
ed severe injuries about the head
which are believed TO have affected
him mentally. The statement from
the attorney also sets out that the
defense will set up insanity IS a
complete defense if charges are pre-
ferred against the youth.
Inquiry at Epworth hospital We'd
nesday brought the statement that
the Mcdonald girls condition is
more serious than at any time since
the shooting occurred Monday
Pherson SITS. and grave fears for her
recovery are felt
Statement Issued.
The following is the statement is
sued Wednesday by Atty. Gilliom:
Kenneth Morgan left South
Bend on Monday afternoon for
Michigan City, and that same eve
ming went to Chicago and register
ed in his own name at the Y. NJ. G.
A. On Monday afternoon Charles
+. Morgan, father of the boy. re-
ported Kenneth's absence to me and
requested me to assist in locating
him. Tuesday Mr.. Morgan, the
father. and his son. Don. were in.
my office. and we were perfectins
plans to send a man to the home of
William Morehead, head telegraph
er for the Rosenbaum Grain Co d,
South Chicago, a friend of the Nor
gan family. thinking that Kenneth
might call on him.
Went Home.
Mr.. Morgan went TO his home
for dinner and had barely arrived
there when he received a long dis
tance call from Mr.. Morehead ad-
vising that Kenneth had just gotten
there and that he did not seem TO
know what he was there for. The
father of the boy advised Mr. More
cad to bring the boy 10 South Bend
on the next train. Mr. Morgan then
called me at my office and told me
OF the information received from
Chicago. and 1 Immediately called
up the offices of Chief Kline and
Sheriff Lewis Duck TO inform them
OF the above facts. Mr. Kline had
gone to Michigan City i'm quest of
the boy. but Sheriff Duck. myself,
and the boys father met the train
which brought Mr.. Morehead and
Kenneth TO South Bend at 7:06 p.
m. The boy was then taken in Gus
tody by Mr. Duck.
The Chicago police were at no
time in touch with Kenneth and
the first Mr.. Duck learned OF the
fact that Kenneth was in Chicago
was when l informed him of the
fact No kilograms were sent 10
Chicago by Mr.. Duck. The fact is
tha. when the boy reached Mr.
Moreh-ad he made no effort TO hide.
offered no resistance to return, in
fact seemed glad 10 come back TO
South Bend.
Model Youth.
II have been counsel for the
Morgan family for some time and
have been well acquainted with
Kenneth. He comes from well
bred family, and has always been
considered as a model youth. About
two weeks ago, while working in
the yard Office of the Grand Trunk
railway where his father has been
yard master for the past 3 years.
he fell from train and sustained
severe injuries about the head His
parents have noticed that he has
not been normal since the accident,
although they did rot suspicion that
he was seriously defective. The re-
port that Kenneth shot Pauline
Macdonald came as a thunderbolt
from clear sky TO all who knew
the boy.
Bank Account.
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