The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22

to have regularly paid the former dis
trlct attorney and the former sheriff
for protection from interference in the
management of the gambling houses
and saloons of the county.
The nature of the indictments was
first made public on Tuesday afternoon
just before five o'clock when former
District Attorney Fisher was sruaign-
ed before Judge Belden, pleaded not
guilty and was released on bonds of
$4,000. The revelation was made mora
complete this morning at nine O'CLOCK
when former Sheriff Joseph Meyer was
arralgned before Court Commissioner
Buckmaster and after pleading mot
guilty" was released on bonds of $4,000.
duplicates Others in Net.
While the indictments clearly did
not make complete revelation of all
the information in the hands of the
grand jury regarding the operations
of the ring" they did name in addi-
ton to the fo4er indicted,
sever I who are lmplic. ID the acts
Of bribery for which the indictnl snts
were m e. For = T. arsherfff Alex
Ritter Is a1ned as OIL of the 'pay-
masters" wla Louis Schrayer also i'm
plicated in ike role. Peter Gales
and Charles Murray are alleged to
have paid out money in an attempt to
buy protection from grand jury in
dictment. The recital of the alleged
acts Of bribery indicate that the grand
jury is making a thorough probe and
that a complete expose of conditions
during the time that the protection
ring is alleged to have been operating.
Attorney Walker Breaks News.
The first intimation that the indict-
ments would reveal the existence Of
wholesale bribery attempts was made
when former District Attorney Peter
Fisher, Jr., was arraigned before Judge
Belden on Tuesday afternoon. He Of
fered to waive the reading of the in
dictments on the agreement that he
would be furnished a copy of them in
the near future and pleaded mot
guilty" Before setting bonds, Judge
Belden asked Special Prosecuting At
torney Mortimer Walker to explain
the counts in the indictments before
bonds were set.
Attorney Walker explained that twol
of the indictments would disclose that
"bribes had been received at the rate
of $50 a week for several weeks" sew
eral of the payments being an ac-
emulation of this stipend.
Tempered With Grand Jury.
A hush fell over the room as Attor-
ney Walker explained the nature of
two of the indictments. "These have
reference to the work of the grandt
jury" he said, land charge that the
defendant received brides Of 81 900 and
$500 in connection with the carrying
on of it's Investigations"
A smile flickered across the face of
the defendant as he heard this charge,
indicating that this part of the in-
dictment may have come as a surprise
to him. Judge Belden placed bonds.
separately on each indictment, the
total being $4,000. !
One of the most interesting of the /
indictments against the former district
attorney is the one charging that hei
had accepted $1,000 bride to perverti
the work of the grand jury so as to
protect Charles Murray and Peter
GALES. This indictment after recit-j
ing the facts concerning the calling of
the grand jury and it's purpose to in
vestigate vice conditions in Kanoshai
county and after stating that former
District torney Fisher was then In
charge o. ,ise Investigation -szd in the
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