The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05

check on you only once" said Vau-
dreuil, land you saw the accused year
and half later after that incident
Can you say then that he and your
customer of July 80 is the same
pers on?
''In my best judgment, Waldron is
the man." answered Pope.
but you could be mistaken ?"
at is possible"
"You wouldn't say positively under
oath as you are that the accused is
that MANI" persisted Vaudreuil.
I'm my best judgment, he is"
One Wife Speaks.
!, Edelle Peters Thomas, duly sworn
testified that she had known the de-
PENDANT since 1920, and that she had
lived with him as his wife, at which
time he was known by the name OF
"Charles Thomas" from July Is, 1920
to August 1, 1920. She identified the
defendant William Waldron and Chas
Themes as one and the same person
and identified the handwriting on the
worthless check, admitted to be worth
less by stipulation between state and
defense attorneys, as the hand
writing of the defendant.
Mrs. Thomas, as Wife Number
is generally known, stated that Valid
ron was in Kenosha on July 80, 1921
Saturday afternoon, and that he was
here still Monday morning, August
1921 at which time between 11:00 and
1900 he was at their home packing
his clothes preparatory to going away
telling her he was going to paint some
barns at Antioch, Ill. The next time
she saw him was over year later in
the county Jail, she said.
While living in Kenosha as Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas, she and Waldron had
their home at COL Jenne street, the
witness testified. Her little girl, also
alleged to be the daughter of Waldron
was born June 4, 1921, and she came
to Kenosha June 27, 1921 with the
child, and was Joined by her husband
six or seven days later, on or about
July 8. During Waldron's stay in
Kenosha from July to August /
1921 she said he worked only g
couple of weeks at the Northwestern
freight Office.
Another Wife Tells Story.
Mrs. William T. Waldron, duly
sworn, testified that she became ac
quainted with Waldron in June 1921
and was married to him at London
Ontario, September % of the same
year. She was positive that Waldror
was not in Kenosha after June %
1921, on which day she parted with
him, as she declared that she received
letters from him after that date, the
first two of which were post-markec
Detroit and the others following
Pembroke, Ont" Mrs. Waldron was
unable to produce any of the letters
stating that they had been destroyed
Didn't you know William Waldror
by the name of Thomas when you
first met him." asked District Attor.
ney Symmonds.
"No, sir"
Didn't you tell your brother-in.
law that his name was Thomas wher
you introduced him 2"
-"Yes-that was his second name
Thomas. He told me his name was
William Thomas Waldron, and / for.
got. / admit introduced him as
Thomas"
=. Mrs. Waldron said that ~WaldFor
always supported her and always
worked very hard. She said that they
lived in London, Ont. while, then
went to Buffalo, N. Y. in March, 1922
were there some months, then in
Niagara Falls two weeks and from
there she came alone to Kenosha in
September 1922, to be jointed by
Waldron.
Dispositions were read which were
taken in Waldron's behalf at Penn
broke, Renfrew county, Province OF
Ontario, Canada, before Police Mag
istrate j. c. Stewart of that place
Charles B. Doran, Pembroke tobacco
ist, testified in his deposition that
Waldron was in that city "part OF
July and part of August, 1921" Calvin
R. Stewart of Pembroke, superinten-
dent of employment bureau, testified
that Waldron was there part of the
month of August previous to August
21st." Emma Harvey, Pembroke post.
mistress, testified that WaldTon call.
ed for his mail in July 1921 and during
part of August, and cannot remember
whether or not he called July 80, 1921"
Horace, Church Of Pembroke, testified
that Waldron was in Pembroke June,
July and part Of August, 1921.
Fred Scholey and Fred Gehrke Of
the Chicago and Northwestern freight
office, testified that William Waldron
had worked at the Office as porter un-
der the name of Charles Thomas in
July 1921. Gehrke said he did not
know the mans last name at the time
but that he was called Charley
Both witnesses testified that the man
worked couple of weeks while Peters
the regular porter, was on vacation.
William Schwuchow, G00 .Te~~
testified that he recognized Waldron
as the Charles
been neighbor of his on Jenne street
in the summer of 1921.
Waldron denied knowing any or all
of these persons. When asked if he
knew Peters, he said that he did not
and when asked if he had not even
seen him at the county Jail Waldron
retorted: "Say, listen here, there was
so darn many over there, they was
thicker than fies!"
Didn't you marry his daughter" %
persisted Symmonds referring to
Peters"
mo, sir! I guess 1 ought to know
who | married"
did you run grocery bill at Sam
Grotskys ?" asked the district at
torney.
Il never did run grocery bill any