The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-12
LOST WITNESS
FINALLY FOUND
Teacher Leads Detective to
Hiding Place of Mrs.
Mary WEIGH.
BROUGHT TO KENOSHA
Detective Burgett on Second
Trip Finds Mrs. WEIGH and
Brings Her Back to Testify.

Fears which the prosecution had held
that Mrs. Mary WEIGH, the complaining
witness in the embezzlement charge
against Peter Fisher Jr., might not be
located IN time to appear for the trial,
were put to an end on Tuesday night,
when Miss Mary Mcdowell, the school
teacher friend, who had been quizzed
closely by District Attorneys label and
Symmonds in regard to correspondence
which she had had with the witness,
led Detective w. w. Burgett to the
farm of ]. G. WEIGH, near the village
of Rosecrans, H., where Mrs. WEIGH
was located and from where she was
brought back to Kenosha under sub
poena as witness.
1t had been an open secret in court
circles that the inability to locate Mrs.
WEIGH since she left her home in Mich
igan several days ago. had caused the
prosecution no little worry, but with
her now safe in Kenosha ready to APP
pear under subpoena as witness at
the trial, it is expected that the case
will go on without further Interrupt
tion, when called for trial at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Ended Long Trail.
Convinced that Mrs. Welsh was To-
Gated somewhere in the vicinity of Ke-
nosha, but just outside the jurisdiction
of the Kenosha court, Detective Bur-
gett on Tuesday morning undertook to
locate her for the prosecution. A
chance remark Of Miss Mcdowell, the
school teacher who had been ques-
toned regarding the correspondence
with. Mrs. Welch, intimated that the
witness might be found at the home Of
her nephew, j. G. WEIGH near Rose
Grams. Acting on this tip, Detective
Burgett went to that farm about II
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
There he was met by j. G.. WEIGH,
farmer, who inspired confidence in his
remarks. SIS Mrs. Mary Welch here %
asked the detective as he fingered the
subpoena.
"Why, no, Aunt Mary isn't here"
came back the answer so frankly that
Burgett never doubted it for moment.
He talked a moment with some Of the
children, one of them little curly
haired youngster whom he had talked
son of the farmer. Then, after a
little more questioning, he returned to
Kenosha to look elsewhere for the solu-
ton Of the mystery.
"She isn't there, that's ALL" was the
report that the detective made to Judge
Belden upon his return. Later in the
afternoon he called Miss Mcdowell and
she agreed to go with him to the farm
for another attempt to find the witness.
School Teacher Leads Way.
They reached the farm late Tuesday
night. Backed by the school teacher,
who perhaps little unwillingly asked
to see Mrs. Welch, the witness was
located. Detective Burgett immediate
~ served a subpoena on her and she
agreed to go back to Kenosha imme-
diately so that she would be sure to
be here on time for the trial this
morning. Meanwhile the detective re-
sumed his acquaintance with the curly
haired youngster who mhe had talked
to in the morning. He found that the
lad was the grandchild of Mrs. Welcn,
whom she brought with her from Mich
igan. This fact convinced him that
the witness was at the farm or near it
at the time that he called in the morn
ing.
Served Subpoena Twice.
Detective Burgett was not going to
have any more trouble. After the trio
Miss Mcdowell Mrs. WEIGH and he
had started home and were across the
state line in Wisconsin, he halted the
automobile and by the light of the car
again served the subpoena on Mrs.
Welch. She had not taken advantage
of the fact that she was in Illinois at
the time that the subpoena was first
read to her.
They arrived in Kenosha late Tues
day night. Mrs. WEIGH went to the
home of relatives at 1865 Prairie ave-
nue.. This morning bright and early,
she was on hand at the court when the
announcement was made that the case
had been postponed until Thursday
morning because of the inability of the
defendants attorneys to be in court.
Burgett Comments on Chase.
Detective Burgett was both amused
and baffled by the series of events
which forced him to make two long
motor drives to Rosecrans to locate the
witness on Tuesday.
"That. farmer certainly did slip
fast one right by me-" he declared.
1t was declared absolutely that the
defense had had no connection what
ever with the strange disappearance of
the complaining witness in the case as
it appears that whatever was done. was
undertaken entirely on the initiative
of the witness