The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-05
Police Get Surprise Of
Their Lives When They
Search L. Billet.
STOLEN COPPER TOO
Both Billet and Other, Arthur
Werner Are Held on
Larceny Charge.

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When a man is arrested and brought
to the police station, 1t is enough to
arouse suspicion if his person is
searched and $4,000 in cash is found.
This is what happened to Lloyd Bill
let, SO Park street, at midnight Mon
day night, and today the police have
been inquiring closely into Billett's
past and present activities in order
to learn how it happened that he
CHANGED to carry this large amount
Of money at one time. Billet is en-
ployed at one of the local factories,
and so far as the police know, has
lead a peaceful and orderly life up
until Monday evening.
Arrested for Intoxication.
Lloyd Billet together with Arthur
Werner, 531 Middle street, was ar
rested for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct at midnight, but before the
police had had them long in their
hands the men were also booked on
the charge of larceny, in connection
with some copper wheels, used IN
the Simmons foundry, @
The police received call from Park
street citizens about 1880 o'clock, just
after midnight Monday, complaining
that there were some men on the
street who we're raising a disturbance.
The officers went to the address given
and found Billet and Werner, both
drunk on the street and talking loudly.
Copper Tubes in Car.
Werner's automobile was near the
scene Of the arrest and the police
took this in tow also. They found
in the car number of heavy copper
wheels or rings, which apparently had
come from the Simmons foundry.
Captain Clausen, who was in charge
Of the night police, was at the station
when the two men were brought in
and booked on the charge of intoxica
ton. The element Of the copper
paraphenalia mystified the officers con
siderably, and they were further nlys
titled when they searched the two men
before putting them down in their cells
in the lookup for the night.
5.,t Find Thick Roll OF Bills, III
The real surprise came when Bill
lett's pockets were turned inside out,
for there, nesting inside of them,
hardly. as safe as though they had
been banked, were compact and fat
roll Of bills. There was one thing
about the cash, it did not look like
Smooth money" for the bills We're
in the denomination Of twenty, fifty
and one hundred dollars bills. When
the sergeant in charge Of the Office
counted out the bills, the amount
reached total of $3,06692.
Captain Clausen and Detective Nc
Cluskey went to the Simmons com
pany after the men had been put in
the lookup and talked with the watch
man. The latter remembered having
seen three men at ten o'clock, near
the factory. The Waterman said the
three men were drinking together out
of a couple of bottles, one of which
contained moonshine and the other
wine, but he had not see anyone re-
move the copper.
1t was learned today that the copper
wheels were called "scrap" at the fac
tory, and worth about $500 apiece.
Look for Moonshine.
The police made further investiga-
lions this morning, and in particular
visited the premises Of both men to
see whether they had moonshine or
other liquor at home No evidence
of this sort of violation, however,
was found.
Werner is a city employee, who
drives one of the trucks, and it was
said\ by his employer this morning
that he was hard worker and reli-
able person, except at times when
he had been indulging too freely in
moonshine.
He DECLARED this morning that he
had no idea how the copper scrap be-
longing to the Simmons foundry,
Glanced to get into his car.
Billet when asked why he had not
banked the $4,000, which he declared
were his earnings, said he had mot
had time"