The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-09-02
Nonresident Demand for
Investigation Results in
Complete Vindication.
DOING ALL POSSIBLE
Governor Gives Out Statement
Following His Receiving Re
port of Atty w. w. Gilman.

The police department of Ken0Fha
was completely exonerated on Satur-
day afternoon by Governor Emanuel L.
Philip who gave out statement at
Madison relative to an investigation of
the police department made on the
complaint of a nonresident newspaper
man. The statement of governor is
one which will be entirely satisfactory
to the local officials. He said:
"Mr. W. w. Gilman who went
to Kenosha to make an investiga-
ton of the Pacini murder case
reported to me today and all I
can say is that the Kenosha police
are doing all possible to appre-
bend the criminal"
The governor declared some time
ago that he would not give out any
statement further than to vindicate
the police of any aspersions which had
been cast upon them by the newspaper
men who came from other cities. He
said at that time 81 have the utmost
confidence in the police department OF
Kenosha and the investigation was
made as much for their protection as
for any other purpose. The fact that
4 man is not sent to Kenosha by the
state indicates that we are convinced
of the efficiency Of the Kenosha force.
If We have any idea that the Kenosha
police force are ardIing the matter
in an inefficient manner we would
at once send man from the state de-
partmcn into Kenosha to taxa care of
the mater. Our sole aim is to see
that the murde ,er is brought to jrs-
tice."
No Written Report Made.
No written report of the investiga
ton at Kenosha was made to the gov
ernor by Mr.. Gilman, who is one of the
assistants to the attorney general. It
was said by the correspondent of the
News at Madison that Mr.. Gilman told
the governor that he was convinced
that the police of Kenosha were work
ing on the correct theory to unravel
the affair.
1t was said that the conference be-
tween Mr.. Gilman and the governor
lasted only few minutes and that the
governor promptly gave out the re-
port and asked that it be transmitted
to the people of Kenosha.
Chief Expected 1t.
at is of interest to me of course
to have this opinion of the governor
and his personal agent" declare Chief
of Police O'Hare on Saturday afternoon
when shown the message from Madi-
son. 81 was convinced from the state
ment made to me by Mr.. Gilman that
he was entirely satisfied with the work
the department was doing here. He
made suggestions to us and we were
glad to have his assistance. His sug-
gestions to US worked into the theory
we had formed in regard to the case.
knew that the police department here
was doing everything possible to solve
the mystery and knew that Mr.. Gill
man was convinced that this was the
fact"
Wouldn't Get Photographs.
In connection with the story it de-
veloped that the real cause for the
sending of the appeal to the governor
was the fact that the Chief of police
had declined to go out and get GER
tain photographs which chicago news
paper men had sought. "These men
were very angry because refused to
do this work for them. | told them
that l did not want the photographs and
that I would not go and get them"
said the chief. "At that time they
said that they would appeal to the
governor. and told them to go as far
as they liked"
The Chicago men intimated that in
Chicago police officers we're accustomed
to get photographs for newspaper men.
1t is expected that Attorney Gilman
will return to Kenosha possibly within
the next few days to make investiga-
tions on the complaint Of John Schoiey
to the governor. The member of the
staff of the attorney general had not
been seen in the city up to late hour
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