The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-19

Chief of Police Owen O'Hare this
morning formally offered a reward Of
$500 for any information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the per-
son or persons who shot and fatally
wounded Charles Pacini, head of the
Pacini Amusements in Kenosha on last
Saturday night.
The offer of the reward was the one
interesting development today in the
efforts which are being made to find
the slayer of the we'll known theatre
man. No arrests were made by the
police today and none were ordered
Reports from Chicago and other cities
that men were being sought were de-
clared to be without foundation in fact.
eve have no warrants issued and
have asked no police department to
make an arrest" said Chief O'Hare
this afternoon. "There is no informa-
tion in the hands of this department
or in the office of the district attorney
which would warrant US to detain
anyone"
Men Sought. Are Found.
1t was admitted by the police this
morning thas men who had been sought
to gives fnformation in regard to the
case had been found and that they
knew nothing of the shooting. One of
the men was located at Waukegan on
Tuesday; another wired from a city
up in Toronto to the chief that he
would come to Kenosha anytime he
was wanted, but that he could not be
here before Friday morning; and the
third was in Kenosha today and talked
with the police officers. owe have
absolutely no desire to have any of
these men arrested" said the chief of
the police department this morning.
Talks With Business Associates.
On Tuesday evening Chief of Police
O'Hare spent several hours talking
with close business associates of the
late theatre manager, but it was de-
clared that these people could offer
nothing which, was. of value in solving
the mystery connected with the shoot
ing. "These people know absolutely
nothing in regard to the shooting or
to any events leading up to it," de-
clared Chief 0'Hare this afternoon.
81 am convinced that they are not
hiding something from the officials"
Following Case Closely.
eve are following closely every
thing that has been presented in the
case, but we have not arrived at any
theory as to how Pacini met his death, y
was the statement of District Attorney
Peter Fisher this morning. Certainly
1 have no evidence on which ! could
make a complaint for the arrest of
anyone and I have been in very close
touch with the police department and
the sheriff in this matter Just the
minute we have anything warranting
the issuing of complaint and warrant
it will be issued The attempt to con
meet certain people with this crime is
certainly in no way countenanced by
this office"
Rumors Complicate Mystery.
All Investigations into the circum-
stances surrounding, the killing only
resulted in more tangled state of
affairs today Scores of rumors, each
presenting a different theory of the
shooting were being followed only to
find that one contradicted the other
and left an unfathomable mystery over
the entire affair.
Most interesting of the rumors was
that which told Of an automobile and
two confederates, which was heard first
on Sunday but which for several rea-
sons had been discredited by the Off
Gals. The account is based on the