The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-16
COURSE OF LOVE
is VERY ROUGH
Arthur Peterson Arrested
on Charge of Wooing IA
Year Old Girl.
HER MOTHER OBJECTS
Holds that Lena Maruka Is
too Young to Receive Burn
ing Love Letters.

The course of true love is running
very roughly for Arthur Peterson and
Lena Maruka and the man in the case
is now in cell at the city lookup held
on charge of writing love letters to
the girl. It had not been considered
an offense against the law to write
love letters to girl but the police de-
clare that Lena is but fourteen years
of age and that Arthur is twenty-four
and what is more to the point Mrs.
Mary Maruka, the mother of the girl
objects very strenuously to the ad-
vances of Arthur.
Peterson, who said his real name
was Arthur Poleciano, is an employee
of the American Brass Company and
he was arrested on Friday night by
police officers Long and Radatz. He
did not deny that he had intentions
to marry Lena Maruka and he was
willing to admit that his wooing was
not to the liking of the mother of the
girl.
Claims Elopement Planned.
Mrs. Maruka told the police that she
had sought the arrest of Peterson on
account of the fact that she wanted to
prevent an elopement. She declared
that she had discovered the plans of
the young people and that they were
planning to run away from Kenosha
before Christmas day. The young
lady in the case was not picked up
by the officers but she is being closely
watched at the home of her mother on
West Market street. She made no
statement to the police as to whether
or not she was entirely satisfied to
have Arthur write her love letters.
The letters of Arthur have not as yet
been turned over to the police but it
is said that. the mother of the girl
will produce at least one of them at
any time it is demanded.
May Be Just "Disorderly".
Peterson had not been taken into
court to answer any charge this morn
ing and the police admitted that they
were much in doubt as to just what
charge could be put against him. II
don't know whether it is "disorderly
conduct or not" said the secretary.
That charge covers a multitude of sins
and it is just possible 1t would reach
out over a man twenty-four writing
letters to girl of fourteen"
IT was said that the man might be
held on a charge Of contributing to
the delinquency of a minor female but
there was nothing in the story told by
the mother to support such a charge
against Peterson or any one else. Lena
Maruka appears to be model little
c;rl with the exception of the fact
that she has sweetheart ten years
older than herself and that she IS
decidedly young to think of clipping.
Kisses by the Score.
The letter of Arthur to Lena was in
cnnrt this morning and there was no
doubt but that the mother of the
voung woman had cause for alarm
The letter suggested the plan for
elopement and it had a subscription
of slove and kisses" which must have
taken up nearly all of the crosses in
Arthur's vocabulary.
Pauper Commissioner Saftig had the
letter and he had some information in
regard to the relations between the
Young people. He said that Arthur
had been very ardent lover, and
suggested that possibly something be.
sides "disorderly conduct" might be
alleged against him.