The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-08

liza from the Meisenheimer Airplane
Hangar here in order to secure money
for his wedding, Jimmy Kane, %, a
Kenosha prize fighter, made a clean
breast of his part in the robbery to
Giles Meisenheimer on Friday and
pleaded for leniency. Meisenheimer
reported the matter to the police bat
refused to prosecute. The Kenoshan is
being held in Milwaukee while an in
vestigation is being made Of his record.
The robbery happened several weeks
ego when thieves broke their way into
the hangar and escaped with much
loot, most of it consisting of revolvers
and other firearms. While Kane was
confessing his completely in the crime,
detectives were closing in on other
members of the ring in Kenosha and
revealing that there may be other
thefts traceable to them.
Kane on Friday morning went to the
home of Meisenheimer and told his
story He did not implicate any others
in his confession, merely telling of his
part in the robbery and pleading for
leniency on the grounds that he would
repay what he had stolen as quickly
as possible. He declared that he had
needed the money to carry out his
wedding plans, but that after the
honeymoon was over, his conscience
had worried him and he had been
driven back to the owner of the stolen
goods to confess.
He told of the sale of the stolen
goods which were allotted to him and
of using the money to go on his we'd
ding trip. His bride, formerly Miss
Mabel McTaurin of Kenosha, perhaps
wondering where her husband secured
so much money for their honeymoon,
has returned to Kenosha and is await
ing the outcome of the case.
In Milwaukee, it was stated this
morning that Kane would probably
be released due to the fact that Meis-
enheimer, who was formerly his en-
ployer, refused to prosecute him
Detectives from the Office of the
sheriff of Milwaukee county made a
rich haul in Kenosha on Friday after
noon when they recovered here a large
Haynes automobile, which is alleged
to have been stolen in Chicago and
along with it found several guns and
tools which we're stolen several days
ago from an aeroplane factory in Mil
wRukee. The automobile was found In
the possession of James Cicchino, GIG
Pearl street, who says he bought the
car in Chicago and exhibits what the
officials declare is bogus bill Of
sale and who is bemoaning the loss
of the money which he alleges that
he paid for the ear.
The guns and tools were found in a
Rowland avenue pool-room. The own
ers accompanied the detectives TO the
place and were on hand to identify
the stolen property when it was con-
fiscated but they refused to prosecute.
For that reason the detectives went
back to Milwaukee empty handed so
far as prisoners were concerned but
left word that the district attorney in
Milwaukee might swear out warrants
for the arrests of Kenosha men who
seem to be implicated in the Mil
waukee robbery.
Trailed by Automobile.
The trail which ended in Kenosha
started several days ago in Milwaukee
when some Kenoshans, riding in the
Haynes ear, went TO Milwaukee and
visited the aereoplane factory, deelar-
ing that they were planning to pur-
chase e biplane, That night the aereo-
plane factory was robbed.
The ooRly clew which the officials
had was the license number Of the
car, When they looked this up they
found that it did not call. for a Haynes
touring car and Immediately they be-
came suspicious. On Friday the de-
tectives came TO Kenosha and as they
were walking down Rowland avenue
sighted the car. They hailed the
driver and held him and the car while
they investigated. Through this it was
learned that the car was one which was
stolen in Chicago on November the 9Th
from Simon Rosenberg and for which
officials have been searching,
Bought 1t in Chicago.
Cicchino was perfectly willing to
have an investigation. He told the
detectives that he had purchased the
car in Chicago from a man who APP
preached him and offered to sell the
car at a bargain.
81 went to Chicago to buy some
grapes" said Cicchino, 81 met the man
on the street and he offered to sell the
car first for $4,000 and later for 81 800
paid him in cash and drove the car
back to Kenosha."
Whereat he exhibited the bill OF
sale, which the detectives declare is q
false one. The officers also are Of
an opinion that 1900 is big sun
of money to take to Chicago to buy
grapes,
Sheriff Rauen and deputies FROM his
Office assisted the Milwaukee officials
The Kenosha officers were the ones
which established the fact that the
Haynes car had been stolen and t.
them belongs the credit for this par
Of the work
Find Other Booty Later.
Through finding the automobile the
detectives were lead to the pool-roon
where the other booty for which they
were looking was found. They were
dumbfounded when the owner, who haC
accompanied them, refused to prose