The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-10

Loves young dream came to sud
den ending for Miss Agnes Spencer,
the twenty-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Agnes Suron, II North Pleasant street,
on Saturday morning at Manitowoc,
when Vernon Teal, said to be the scape-
grace son of wealthy Amigo mer-
chant was sentenced to three-year
term in Waupun prison on a charge OF
forgery to which he had pleaded gull
ty. Under the name Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Hagen, the two had been living
together as man and wife for one
month but had never gone to the ex-
pense Of getting married.
The money for the escapade, accord
ing to the story which was brought to
light in the police court at Manitowoc
on Saturday, was furnished by the
young man forging checks, all Of this
without the knowledge Of the Kenosha
girl with whom he lived. He had told
her that he won the money gambling
\ and she is in no way implicated IN
the string of forgeries for which her
paramour must serve three years at
hard labor in the state prison.
Man Arrested Friday.
The denoument of this little love cpl
sode, in which the Kenosha girl figures,
came on Friday evening about six
o'clock when Teal, tall well dressed
young man and a stranger in Mani
towoc, presented sixteen dollar check
in payment for two work shirts at the
Henry Esch Store in that city. Chief
of Police Trochlell, of that city, had re-
ceived "tip" regarding the operations
of the man in neighboring city and
was in the store when the check was
presented.
The officer waited until the clerk
brought out the change for the check
and placed it in Teal's hands. Then
Chief Trochlell placed him under ar
rest. you're wanted for forgery"
came from the chief.
COnfesses All Later.
Teal knew that his game was up and
submitted to arrest. He realized that
the police had the evidence on him
and before he had reached the police
offices he had made confession. The
check, which he had attempted to pass,
was drawn on the Two Rivers Savings
Bank and signed by F. J. Schroeder
and made payable to Walter F. LANCE.
1t was one of string of checks which
the young man had passed in Mani
towoc in the last few days.
His sentence to serve three years at
the state prison is not new expert
ence for him. Hardly a year has
elapsed since the completion of SEN
tence of similar length at the prison.
He began his career of crime while he
was still youngster. At sixteen years
of age, he was on probation, at eight
cen he was again the tolls and at
twenty, the court lost patience His
parents likewise lost patience with him
and it is said that they have disowned
him.
Then Came the Love Story.
When Teal was arraigned in court on
Saturday morning, Agnes Spencer, at
tired in a long fur coat and a pretty
red Easter bonnet, was there and
then the court learned of the illegal
romance which had ended in the pris-
on sentence. The Kenosha girl said
that she had been working in Will
waukee until three weeks ago when
Teal, who gave his name as w. J. Ha-
gen induced her to go on a trip in the
state with him. Under the name of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagen, they had been
living at 8 hotel in Manitowoc.
The girl said that she had $27 when
she left Milwaukee and that Teal had
some money and that when this was
exhausted Teal came in with more
money but that she knew nothing of
the source of such funds.
Teal Tells of Romance.
81 met Agnes Spencer in Milwaukee"
Teal then told the court. "She was
doing housework there. We went to
Waukegan and were married. Then
we went to Sheboygan to secure work
and later came to Manitowoc. Here