The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-20
SHERIFF RAUEN BAGS
BIGGEST GAME SO FAR
Kenosha Sheriff Gets Tip of Operation of
"Con" Men at Racine and Calls
On Sheriff James.
Nab THREE CROOKS IN S5OO,OOO GAME
Chicago, Are Put in Cells by Two Sherifs
at Midnight Thursday.

each, typewriter, kilograms and a
quantity of cash. One man had two
$1,000 bills on his person when he was
searched.
All Came Through "Beer" Promise.
Urge was brought up from Chicago
by one of the men in the quartet on
Thursday morning after it had been
explained to him how easily he could
get a quantity of good beer" at Ra-
cine. He had hardly arrived before he
found himself surrounded by the
bunch who tried to interest him in
so-called stock market game. Urge
took part and finally was given a paper
to show that he had won $22, 900 on the
stock market. He told the men at this
point that he would go to Chicago to
get $4,000 more with which to con-
tlnue operations in the market. The
quartet accompanied him to the North
western depot, where Urge boarded the
train promising to return at 1O4p. m.
But Urge, whose suspicious were
aroused, got off the train at Kenosha
and FASTENED to enlist the aid of Sher-
if Rauen. After he had told the
strange story Of the operations at Ra-
cine, Sheriff Rauen and Undersheriff
Knipfer took him Immediately to SHEER
if James at Racine The latter had
then heard nothing of the alleged
swindling game, but gave his visitors
royal welcome and together they CO.
operated on the case.
Set Trap Themselves.
1t was agreed that Urge should keep
his appointment at 10 p. M at the hotel
with the quartet and that the officers
would then walk in upon them there
and catch the men. At 10 p. m. Sheriff
Reuen walked into the hotel lobby and
carefully chose cigar. Sheriff James
and the Kenosha undersheriff were
waiting outside in hiding.
"The jig is up!" cried one of the
men inside the lobby, "They're clos
ing down on this place tonight. Pretty
tight, boys!"
1t was moment of tension and
Sheriff Rauen feared that he was miss
ing his quarry. Urge and the man
with him, who as it turned out was
Clarke, one of the alleged confidence
men, went out for walk. Rauen
tipped the wink to Sheriff James out
side and the Racine sheriff arrested
Clarke just as he entered an ice cream
parlor with Urge. Meanwhile Sheriff
Rauen searched the hotels at which the
four had stopped and found nothing.
Their rooms were as clean as a whistle,
Even the keys were gone. 1t seemed
clear that the hint had been taken but
the sheriff stuck to the job. A Buick
roadster with an Illinois license had
attracted the attention of Sheriff James
as car unknown to him, and as the
two officials came together for consul
tation they agreed that doubtless the
remainder had made their getaway in
that car.
"By George. wish I had that Buick
carl" cried Sheriff James.
They Get the Buick Too.
His wish seemed father to the act,
for at the moment the Buick heaved
tentatively into sight. But no sooner
did the driver catch sight of the Ford
car Of the Racine sheriff than he
switched south. The sheriffs were af-
ter it however in their Ford and ran
the stranger car up on the curb, where
the two occupants were identified as
Hill and Mason by Urge and as two
of the men who he claimed had tried
to involve him ina big confidence game.
Doubtless they had made the return in
an effort to pick up their lost pals.
Sheriff James took Hill in tow and
Sheriff Rauen took Mason and together
they wended their way to the Racine
county Jail. On the way Undersheriff
Knipfer heard something drop on the
pavement. They stopped the car and
picked up key which Mason had
thrown out and which was the key to
the box in the seat Of the Buick. When
the sheriffs searched this box they
found all of the apparatus they were
looking for-stock certificates, certifi-
Gates of deposit and other papers.
When searched one of the men was
found to have two $1,000 bills on his
person, another $500 in one-dollar bills
In addition &nere was new Smith
Weston gun, loaded to the brim.
"I'm glad they didn't have that on
their persons instead of the box" said
Sheriff Rauen this morning, shivering
as if someone had walked over his
grave.
The men are being held at Racine
county jail pending an investigation.