The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-10-20

body of Harry Beck, the WilmOt young
man who was drowned there eight days
ago, John Jeremy, "the professor of the
waters" left Kenosha County Tuesday
evening to return to his home in Still
water, Michigan
With the purpose of his journey ac-
complished, the Indian and his compan-
ion, hurried away to the home in the
north in order that he might be ready
to answer any other call which might
come for his services. In his own arms
he had carried the body Of the dead
from the skiff which he brought with
him to the village and after he had de-
hvered the body to the grief stricken
parents, he showed no interest in dis
cussing the case.-~-He talked freely Of
other things with the villagers and even
secuted close to the story of how he
found and raised the body to the sur
face but never once actually revealed
any of the modus operandi by which
he worked.
A Plain Outspoken American.
The cunning Indian in recent years
has laid aside all of the dress and fash
ions of his ,forefathers, which in earli-
er visits to Kenosha had excited much
curiosity. Glad as any other American,
he came to the village, dressed in
rough, serviceable clothing-very SINH
lar to those worn by the lumberjacks of
the northland. His long black hair told
clearly of his Indian ancestry but 9TH
erwise he might easily have passed as
a man of European ancestry.
He had been educated in American
schools and by the training of his faith
err and had mixed with the knowledge
of nature and its ways, learning of
English and of American customs.
Makes Some Suggestions.
The Indian was not without sense
of >humor.
GLOW do I do it," he said with a
twinkle in his eye. Several years ago
after 1 had found body for which a
search of several days had been carried
on futilely, young newspaper report
err tried to find out my Secret. l told
him that 1 had corps Of trained musk
rats and much to my surprise he be-
lieved it and the next day, read in the
papers that my secret had been discov-
cred. l remember at another time that
an inquisitive news man looked into
one of my satchels and found two liz
ards; after that people were always
looking for lizards as the means by
which worked"
Then he added in the same vein,
"once someone accused me Of having a
blue woodchuck, which under the direc-
tions of my father had learned to To-
cate the dead. I am said to have sever
senses and all that but / claim none OF
these things.
Then He Stopped Abruptly.
"This much 1 will tell you regarding
my work." he declared. GAS boy, my
father used to take me with him in the
boat when he looked for bodies. He
saw to it that got in the boat to help
him and l saw that got out. l learn
ed from him what know. Remember
that this is my life work; I am not re-
vealing any secrets but other equipped
with my tools and my experience might
be able to do the same"
That was all. Anything definite re-
garding his work was greeted with a
suggestion that the conversation change
to the weather or to some other case
which he had solved.
He did not care to state why he had
asked to be taken to Grass Lake upon
arriving at WiImot Tuesday morning.
He offered no explanation of the
strange trips he made across the river
in his skiff during the fifteen minutes
in which he located and recovered the
body. He clothed all of these details
in silence which he politely avoided
breaking
Found is Bodies This Year.
During the present summer, Jeremy
has recovered eighteen bodies where all
hope of them had been lost. 81 have
failed twice this year." he said, "but
in both of those instances had told
those who employed me that my serv-
ices would probably be futile. Eighteen
times I have been able this season 10
find bodies, for which long searches had
been made in vain. Just how I do 1t is
my secret"
The professor Of the waters" adj
b0dI ne udU SOAfSQ bAc
here in a shorter time than he had ex-
pected. He declared that he often
found bodies within = half hour but
rarely located them as easily as in this
instance He pooh-poohed the idea
that bruises on the body had been made
by grappling~hooks Of other searchers,
declaring that he believed that the
bruises had come from the body strik-'
ing against bushes or branches.
Recalls Former Visit.
The Indian recalled former visit
to Kerosha at which time he and his
father had come to search for a body.
The father, clothing his cunning in
more secrecy than his son has use, To-
Gated the body but refused to bring It
from the water except under cover Of
darkness. That afternoon the body
came to the top of the waters and the
Indians refused to accept credit for
recovering it.
The Indian told of other triumphs of
his instinct. at is not all easy he
declared. '0nce I worked until late
at night, rowing eighteen miles from
the scene Of the drowning by myself.
Alone l found the body and recovered
1t. Alone with the dead / rowed back