The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-03
Declares Complaint from
Kenosha VIII, Get In
mediate Attention.
MAY SEND HIS AGENTS
Advised Formal Complaints
Will Be on Way to Madison
When Asked For.

Il C0V. Jonn d. blaine mas not aS yet
taken any formal action to investigate
the facts surrounding the alleged sraid
which fell down" at the saloon of
Grotsky & Hruppa on Newell street,
but in telephone rhessage'from Madi-
son the governor gave assurance to
the people of Kenosha, that he would
give the matter his serious attention.
The governor was advised on Mon
day evening that there would be no
question of every legal provision be-
ing made in regard to the complaint
and that if he followed the methods
of Governor Philip in regarding COM
plants from citizens as classed as
formal" and informal" that the sig
nature to the informal" complaint
would be placed on a formal complaint
just as soon as the governor had sug-
gested in just what form this COM
plant should be drawn.
The governor was asked to advise
as to just what form he wanted the
complaint and was requested to have
such a formal complaint prepared by
the proper official with the understand
ing that it would be signed and ex-
ecuted to meet all requirements.
Affidavits Will Be Ready.
George Crandall, the former deputy
sheriff about whose story of his treat
ment by the sheriff the complaint cen
tiers, has announced that he will back
up his report of the case with afidavits
just as soon as such affidavits are re-
quested by the governor.
II have not sought to be reformer
or anything of the kind" declared
Crandall when he was advised that the
governor had been asked to order an
investigation into the case, "but l will
back up everything which have said
AS to the contention of the sheriff that
l was intoxicated, l am willing to sub
nit evidence on this point too. I had
not taken drink of any kind on the
night in question. I may have been
excited, but I was not intoxicated. I
meant to do the right thing and had
no desire to show up my superior
officer. I believed that we were ex-
pected to enforce the law until found
to tie contrary after l had reported
to the sheriff that the gambling game
was in progress at the Grotsky place"
Hints at Other Exposures.
CrandaH declared that he had been
doing some later investigating. on his
own hook and that in addition to the
story Of the "raid which failed" he
would be able to offer some other evil
dence which would be of greatest in
terest to Investigators of conditions in
Kenosha. Crandall was advised that
he would be expected to make affidavits
and back up his story to the limit and
he declared, 81 want you to understand
that will be back of this complaint
just as long as there is anything to be
said. l am not going 90 grit now"
Mrs. Crandall Defends Husband.
Mrs. George Crandall, wife of the
former deputy. came to the Office Of
the Evening News on Monday evening
and volunteered statement in regard
to the case. "The statement that my
husband was intoxicated on the night
of this occurrence is untrue" declared
Mrs Crandall. ~ was with him much
of the evening and I know him well
enough to be able to judge. The
statement of the sheriff or anyone
else that he was drunk is not true. Mr.
Crandall was highly incensed at the
action of his superior officer, but he
was not drunk. This fact can be
shown by several people who saw him
during the evening and who had E
chance to judge of his condition JUS
as we'll as the sheriff and police off.
Gals"
Meantime it was said that there wa;
a possibility that the common council
would make some further investigation
into the Grotsky- Hruppa saloon. II
was said that the proprietors of the
place seemed to BE- of the idea that
they had "put something over" and
pople out in the Newell street neigh
borhood were insisting today that they
could, get along without the place
Thert was no confirmation of any
city action on the part of any of the
city officials.