The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-08-04
Passes Resolution of Support and Votes $4,000
Payment on the Bill for the Employ
ment of Detectives
TO HAVE NO >PLAINCLOTHES MAN.
Board by Vote of to Rejects Plan of District At
tOrney to Hire PlaincIothes Man to
Aid the Prosecutor

know what the countys money was be-
ing spent for when instead of blndly
appropriating $1O,411.45 to meet the /
bill presented by the Russell Detective /,
Agency for kork in connection with the !
special grand jury, they voted to APP
point confidential committee to con-
fer with the district attorney and
with members of the grand jury in
order to get a better idea as to what
the various items of the big sleuth-
| ing bill mean.
This confidential committee, as nam
ed by Chairman Roders, consists 81
Supervisor Wicks as chairman, and
/ Supervisors Gull and Elsen as the
other two members. 1t met early this
afternoon with officials of the detec-
/ tive agency and officials Of the grand
! jury for conference, the result of
which is to be reported as soon as pos
sible to members of the County Board.
"Just Want to Know"
This action came this morning just
before adjournment after a most in
4 terestipg meeting of the board which
bought out among other things that
@A 10 of bill Uas for liquor pur
chased as evidence. Members of the
County Board expressed their willing
ness to pay the bill if they were con
WINGED that such an appropriation was
legal and if it seemed to be reason
able amount for. the work done.
81 don't care whether or no you pay
all the BILL" said Mr.. Russell, the head
of the detective agency, "but | do not
care to go ahead without knowing
whether or not the County Board is
back of the grand jury efforts enough
to meet their bills. If this is carried
over without giving US any assurance
that the bill will be paid, we will call
off our dogs Immediately. We already
have several thousand dollars of real
cash tied up and we cannot do any
thing else. l do not want to appear
to use club over the board to Sc
cure action, but this is the only step
that we can take"
The board adjourned, it's morning
session at eleven-thirty to give the conf
fdential committee time to investi-
gate and to report back to the after
noon session.
No Plain Clothes Man.
The first evidence that the County
Board was not going to give free rein
to the officials in cleaning up the
county came early this morning when
they rejected the request Of District
Attorney Symmonds for a plain clothes
man, who should work in cooperation
with the Office of the district attorney
and whose identity should be known
only to the district attorney. Super
visor BarrOws introduced motion that
such a man should be employed for
four months at salary not to exceed
$3.50 a month and it was promptly
seconded by Supervisor James F1lbin.
Several of the supervisors opposed
the plan. Mr.. Gull was the first to
speak. "We're making our money by
the sweat of our brow and not max
ing $3.50 a month either" he said Il
don't quite understand why we need
| this man now"
Fail to See the Need.
eve have plenty Of peace officers in
/ the county now" chimed in Supervisor
Luke Every member of this board
/ is a police officer and keeps an eye out
I for law violations I do not see why
| just now we should put another man
to work on this"
1 Others brought out that no man could
/ be hired for $3.50 a month who would
be efficient at the work and finally the
question was put to the board. Just
at this point District Attorney Sym
monds entered the room.
Here's the district attorney; let
/ him talk on this question:" said Super
visor Filbin.
"The motion is closed to discussion
and ready for vote" said Chairman
! Roders. The motion was lost, nine to
six. The ayes and noes on the motion
were: Ayes, Supervisors Barrows, Prid-
dis. White, Becker, Cook and Filbin;
noes, Supervisors Gull, Bacon, Dowse,
| Zerfas, Wicks, Luke, Roders, Elsen
and Sorensen.
Prosecutor Names SsenOgrapher.
The first business done by the board
this morning was to authorize the dis
trict to employ a stenographer to as
sist him in carrying on the work Of
his office. This morning District At
torney Symmonds announced that Mrs.
/ Beulah Mcneil would be named for
this position. Mrs Mcneil is an ex-
perienced stenographer and woman
well schooled in work in an attorneys
Office. She has been very efficient in