The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-19
BAKER ASKED TO
AID RACINE MEN
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say" and Il have been told" Several
OF the ministers in Racine were re
ported to be taking an active interest
in demand for grand jury lnvesti-
CATION, but they declined to admit that
they had taken such action.
Judge Belden was quoted as saying
that suggestions of a grand jury for
Racine county had been made to him
but it was indicated that he had taken
no action. The care taken by Judge
Belden in calling grand jury in Ke-
nosha county was the assurance that
he would not act in Racine until he had
been pretty well convinced that there
was an actual need for such call.
Mrs. Longgale Genes Back.
Late Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Alma
Longgale came back to Racine. She is
declared to have found a threatening
letteF awaiting her at her apartments
and it was said that this had suggested
tar and feathers if she did not give up
her fight. The story of Racine said
that her answer was a. presentation OF
this letter to U. S. District Attorney
H. A. Sawyer today with a demand for
a federal investigation and federal
prosecutions. It was said that inter
esting facts in regard to the case had
been laid before the officials in Racine
but that the nature of these facts were
such as to offer little real evidence on
which to work. 1t was reported posi-
bic that the police in Racine would,
seek two Kenosha men who are be-
Eeved to have had some facts worth
considering in the matter but the
names of these men were not made
public. 1t was said that they had no
Fart in the matter, but that they had
evidence of some things which might
warrant an investigation.
Girls Defend Mrs Longgale.
Regardless of the fact that they had
been fined in Rockford court on Tues
day morning, Lucille Cleveland and
Margie Grayson, two young women
whose names, have been associated with
that of the former Racine policewoman
insisted that they had been guilty of
no wrong. Miss Cleveland, the Keno
sha girl, declared that she had left Ra-
cine on account of the fact that they
had been threatened. kilograms from
Rockford said that pretty Miss Cleve-
land was inclined to view the matter in
the nature of an adventure. She re-
! peatedly asserted that she had been
guilty of no wrong doing but had SIM
ply accepted assistance from NJ. G.
Austin, Racine truck driver, because
she and Miss Grayson had no money.
Both girls said that they were willing
to return to Racine and face any probe
which might be started there. Miss
Cleveland was said by Rockford dis
patches to have admitted there were
parties held at the apartment which
were attended by men prominent in the
official and business life of Racine.
This story of the statement of Miss
Cleveland has not been confirmed in
any messages sent by her, to Kenosha
relatives or friends.
Unconventional and Pleasant"
Miss Cleveland is alleged to have
referred to these little parties" as be-
ing unconventional and pleasant" but
her story did not give any facts which
would suggest any violation of the law
or any reason for the calling of a
grand jury. Chief OF Police, Baker
gave out a statement on Tuesday after
noon in which he said that it was pos
sible that there had been some "indis-
cretions" but he indicated that this
was as far as he could go in describing
any gatherings which might have been
held at the apartments of Mrs. Long
gale.
Racine people who look at things in
a rather intelligent manner were evil
IDENTIFY Of the opinion that the whole
story was built up about gossip plus
some indiscretion. Miss Cleveland was
not we'll known in Racine but her COM
panion, Miss Grayson, had formerly
been employed in department store
there and a lot of people who had
known her in that capacity were
staunch in their defense Of her. 1t was
said that both Miss Cleveland and Miss
Grayson had many friends in Kenosha
and that these people had visited them
on various OCCASIONS. The names of
Kenosha men were not brought into the
gossip in Racine as the stories there
related TO the activities of so many
Racine people that Racine was busy
talking of it's own people.
No complaints were ever made to the
Kenosha police department Of any
threatening letters being received by
the Kenosha girl.
Kenosha friends of Miss Cleveland,