The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-13
JURY PROBED
PRIVATE DEALS
New Indictments Against
Fischer Charge CONVEX
sion of Clients Funds.
GIVES BONDS TODAY
Frank Martin of SiIverlake
Fame Comes in to Answer
Charges.


whom grand jury indictments were re-
turned in the last batch handed Judge
Belden on Monday afternoon, have
been served with capiases and brought
in to give bonds, until now seven have
appeared and it is believed that
capiases are out for still two more de-
PENDANTS. In some cases several in
dictments were returned against one
individual, making the total of twelve,
as announced Monday.
The latest person to be brought in
Tuesday afternoon was Frank Martin
of Silverlake, who was served with a
capias charging gambling and main
tanning gambling devices on two
counts. This was served on Martin at
five o'clock, Peter Fisher, Jr., having
been served with an additional capias
just after three o'clock.
OF the entire bunch two indictments
returned against Peter Fisher, Jr., one
charging embezzlement on four counts,
the other obtaining money under
false pretenses on one count, are
the most amazing.
Based on Private Transactions.
The present indictments are not
based on alleged malfeasances of
Fisher as district attorney, but based
on his practice as attorney, where he
represented clients. or was guardian
in trust for minors. The Indictment
for embezzlement charges that Fisher
appropriated money to his own use
which was given him in trust for
another
The first count of this indictm emit
charges that on September Z, 919,
Fisher as attorney and agent for Mary
WEIGH, received from and was en-
trusted with the safe keeping, dis
bursement and payment of $264.5O, be-
longing to Mary Welch and was direct
ed to pay to the Racine Building and
Loan association this sum on account
and settlements of dues and fines ac-
crued from said Mary WEIGH, which
sum he fraudulently embezzled and
converted to his own use"
Other Counts Similar.
The second count names January II,
1919, and the sum of $4,000 which sum
Fisher is charged with having received
from the Racine Building and Loan as
ISOLATION for Mary Welch, and con-
verified to his own use. The third
states that on April II, 1919 Fisher
received 1925, and the fourth that on
June IL, 1919 he received $127.50, both
sums from Mary Welch for the Racine
association, which sums he is alleged
to have pocketed.
The other Indictment against Fisher,
charging the obtaining Of money under
false pretenses, states that on October
rs, 1919 Fisher obtained the sigma
ture of Ellen A. Drake to a land con-
tract under the terms of which she
bound herself to convey the premises
named to him on the understandings
that she give him the right to sell
certain greenhouse fixtures and prop
erty and apply the sum received on
the contract The indictment charges
that Fisher sold the greenhouse
fixtures and property on May /, 1920,
for $1,000 but appropriated the amount
to his own use.
ed and gave bonds this morning.
Martin Gives Bonds.
The indictment against Frank Mar
tin charges on a first count that he
set up and maintained tables and cards
for gambling purposes and that he en-
ticed and allowed Tom Gaggin and one
Wolff, whose Christian name is un-
known and other persons to play for
gain. Tie second count charges that
Frank Martin made a wager of ten
dollars on September II, 1920, with
Gaggin and Wolff at a game of chance.
Martin was placed under $1,000
bonds this morning before Court Com
missioner A e. Buckmaster, and bonds
were duly furnished.