The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-22
INDICTMENTS TELL OF
PROTECTION RING
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grand jury in every way possible,
charges that he accepted a 81 900 bride
from the two men mentioned above.
Bought Grand Jury Protection?
The Indictment charges shat not
withstanding the premises, the said
Peter Fisher, Jr,, then and there in
tending, designing contriving and at
tempting unlawfully and corruptly to
pervert the due course of law and JUS
tice in said countysof Kenosha and I'M
lawfully and corruptly to hinder and
obstruct the investigation thereafter
to be conducted by the said grand jury
and the returning of indictments
thereby did on the 14th day of March,
1921 at the city Of Kenosha, unlawfully
wickedly and corruptly receive and
accept from one Charles Murray and
one Peter Gales the sum of one
thousand dollars, good and lawful
standing that the action, opinion and
money under the agreement and under
standing that the action, opinion and
| judgment of said Peter Fisher Jr., as
such district attorney of Kenosha
county would be thereby SO influenced
that he, the said Peter Fisher, Jr.,
would seek to@prevent said grand jury
from investigating and to the extent
of his influence, keep from said grand
jury evidence of any crimes or mis-
demeanors Heretofore or thereafter
committed by the said Charles Murray
and the said Peter Gales or either of
them and use his influence to prevent
said grand jury from returning any
Indictment or indictments against them
or either of them, for any crimes or
misdemeanors that they might have
committed and to prevent the issuance
of any warrants or trial of any ac-
tion or actions. against said Charles
Murray and the said Peter Gales, for
violations of the criminal laws"
Names schrayer Paymaster.
The Indictment based on four counts
against the former district attorney
charged that he had at different times
received sums of money from Louis
Schrayer for the protection of gamb-
| ling devices in the county. The first
count alleges that on the 9Th day of
November, 1919, Peter Fisher, Jr., then
the district attorney of Kenosha
county "did accept and receive from
one Louis Schrayer the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars with and up
on the agreement and understanding
then and there made and had between
said Peter Fisher, Jr., and Louis
Schrayer, that for said sum of money
so paid to him, he, the said Peter
Fisher, Jr., would refrain from caus-
ling the arrest prosecution or punish
ment of Louis Schrayer for maintain
ing and operating gambling houses and
devices or for the commission of other
crimes, felonies and misdemeanors and
would as district attorney Of Kenosha
county use the power and influence of
his said. office to prevent any such ar
rest, prosecution or punishment of said
Louis Schrayer and protect the said
Louis Schrayer from interference, mo-
leAtation, arrest, prosecution and pun
ishment for such unlawful acts and
practices in said county of Kenosha."
The other counts allege similar acts
of bribery, the second declaring that
fifty dpllars was paid by Schrayert to
Fisher on November 10, 1919, the third
alleging that fifty dollars was paid in
a similar manner on April 18th and
the fourth that fifty dollars was paid
to Fisher on April %, 1920. Special
Prosecuting Attorney Mortimer Walker
in explaining the indictments at the
time of the arraignment intimated
that these payments were probably four
of several more, suggesting that pay
ments of fifty dollars weekly were
made by Schrayer for protection.
Ritter Also Paymaster.
The indictment, containing eight
counts, was of similar nature but
showed that the alleged ring extended
charges Fisher is alleged to have ac-
cepted various sums from Alex Ritter,
former undersheriff of Kenosha county
under the agreement and understand
ing that his action and opinion would
be so influenced that he would refrain
from causing the arrest, prosecution
or punishment of divers persons en-
gagged in maintaining and operating
gambling houses and devices in said
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Intoxicating liquors in said county
and in the commission of other crimes,
felonies and misdemeanors in Keno
sha county and would as district at
torney of said county Of Kenosha use
the power and influence of his said
Office to prevent any such arrest, prose-
cution or punishment Of said divers
persons from interference, molestation
or arrest, prosecution and punishment
for such unlawful acts and practices
in said county Of Kenosha."
The counts allege that the following
sums were paid to Fisher by Ritter
+, under the terms of this agreement:
May %, 1919, one hundred and fifty
dollars; July 9, 1919, one hundred dol
lars; September 8, 1919, one hundred
dollars; November II, 1919, one humid
fred and twenty-five dollars; January
81, 1920, one hundred and twenty-five
dollars; April 5, 1920, one hundred and
fifty dollars; August 81, 1920, one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars; Oc-
tober Z, 1920, one hundred dollars
The indictment names no other per-
sons who are suspected to be connected
with the ring or who are supposed
to have paid into the money which
Ritter disbursed.
The one other Indictment similar to
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