The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-28
MAY CALL TROOPS
TO ENFORCE LAW
New District Attorney De-
clares Every Agency is
to Enforce Law.
GOVERNOR WELL HELP
State Executive Has Promised
State Aid in Cleaning Up Ke-
nOsha and the County.


IF necessary, troops will be called
to Kenosha to enforce the prohibition
laws, according to announcements made
just after noon today by Judge Frank
Symmonds, recently named by Gov
ernor Blaine to succeed Peter Fish
er, Jr, in the office of prosecuting at
torney for Kenosha county The new
official is determined to "crean up"
Kenosha county by the citizens and,
if possible, and if not by gubernatorial
Intervention which has already been
promised him.
The prosecutors program was made
public today through the following
statement to the Citizens of Kenosha
county:
Governor John j. Blaine has seen
fit to appoint me as District Attorney
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Peter Fisher Jr., to take
effect August l, 1921.
81 am accepting this with full
tached to that office.
Probably there will be the largest
criminal calendar at the next term of
our Circuit Court that has ever been
in our history, and trust that with
this in mind, the public will be not
too exacting of me. l shall be faith
full to the trust in so far as my
strength, ability, and conscience en-
able me to be.
"Citizens Must Assist"
''Now, you, good citizens, can be of
the greatest assistance to me as we'll
as to all our other officers charged
with administering of the law by aid
ing in furnishing evidence to the end
that proper convictions may be had.
If any one has any information which
he thinks will be helpful to the dis
trict attorney in the enforcing of our
criminal laws, let me assure that I,
as one of the officials responsible for
the enforcing of those laws, will only
be 700 glad to obtain such information
and cooperation. Your information
may be just the link to complete a
very important chain of evidence and
thus bring to justice the criminal. A
conviction. depends upon the evidence.
and the evidence is what people know
of violation of law. So you see if you
fail to give me your knowledge, to that
extent, you, good citizen, will be re-
sponsible for the failure Of the Grand
Jury to indict, and for the failure to
convict and punish criminals. Do you
really want the law enforced or are
you satisfied with the reputation of
our county? If not, then do not hest
tate to give the informatione you have,
or that you have reasonable grounds
to believe someone else has, regarding
violators of criminal laws.
Enter: Sunshine; Exit: MOOnshine.
'It is unnecessary for me to state
that l stand for enforcement of laws.
Those who know me best can have no
doubt as to my honesty of purpose.
Will you, good citizen, fulfill your duty
as we'll by following the above sugges-
tions?
at has been rumored that there are
those who say keep. your mouth shut
I trust this spirit will not prevail and
that good citizens will not stand for
it, l hope that no others than the
criminals we are after, are saying this,
as it portends a spirit Of anarchy ra-
Their than of good citizenship. 1t is
just the words we would expect of a
crook or criminal who has something
to hide, don't you think? Let little
sunshine in on this graft and spirit
of lawlessness and let us put the
moonshine out, as we'll as the graft
and other crimes, which are being
Keeping their mouths shut Encour-
aging others who know, from with
holding information of criminal acts
is of itself hideous to most law abid-
ing citizens, and is at least criminal
in it's nature.
viii Summon Troops If Necessary.
"The backing Of our governor has
been assured me- and he has promised
me all the support he can give me
for a just and reasonable enforce
ment of our criminal laws. 1t may be
that l shall be called upon to summon
this aid later when I am fully advised
of the situation, and l shall not hest
tate to do so, if necessary. Just what
form this shall take, l am not now
ready to state; but, if necessary, the
people will know it in due time, so
don't be misled by rumor.
"Our county has been the talk of
the state and in measure of the ma
ton. It has become a matter of state
wide concern,
"Do you want to, and will you CO.
operate with US?
upon the answer to this question
largely depends the success of your
district attorney, as we'll as of all the
other law enforcing officials.
Very respectfully yours,
FRANK S. SYMMONDS."
State May Name Walker.
1t is understood that if Judge Sym
monds desires it the governor will name
Mortimer E. Walker as an assistant
attorney general with orders that he
be stationed at Kenssha to have charge
of work here. 1t is understood that the
governor has discussed this matter