The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
rry Turner Arrested by
Secretary Meissner on
Federal Charge.
RI HAS THE LAUGH
h in Ford Coupe Leads to
nding Bogus Bill 'Raised"
by Turner.

le carp laughs finny laugh and
his fish eyes; and this is fish
which isn't fish story.
mil Meissner, secretary of police,
the credit should be given to
.oy RiffeI of the grocery store at
Sheridan road, as it was Ritfeis
hot tip which, lead to the arrest
Perry Turner, 20, Zion City, and
taking in tow of Turner, his Ford
tpe, his cabbage and his carp, But
was Meissner who made the arrest
there can be no carping criticism
the way the arrest was made.
~ner is now in the city jail, with
isibility of several charges being
ced against him. 1t is expected.
It he will be turned over to
leral officers for tampering with
tied States money.
This Is the Way 1t Began.
Leroy Riffel reported in person at
police Office at 10000 o'clock today.
told Meissner that man came
the grocery store this. morning,
lght four pounds of sugar and gave,
ten dollar bill to cover the pur-
.se. The bill was no good, said
Eel and he refused u, wnereepon
man produced the change. The
ing grocer described the man as a
son wearing glasses and no collar
accompanied by delapidated
d coupe, whose license number
'el had thoughtfully noted.
ecretary Meissner set out at once
the trail of the coupe accompanied
Riffel. On Main street. they came
the cOupel 1t stood in front of
yey's shoe store. This was fine
to the liking of the secretary
was on a detective trail COM
ely to his fancy.
Inside, Cabbage and Carp.
lside the Ford coupe, the secre-'
caught sight of head of cab
e and. a carp. The head was a
lb-bell and the fsh's mouth was
t tight, but around the corner
sently after twenty minutes quiet
t, came a young man wearing
SEES and his Adams apple protruded
ut his collarless shirt. He twisted
nose of Lizzy and jumped into
Ford coupe. 1t was Perry Turner.
gard the arm of the law.
4ets have that ten dollar BILL"
Tested the secretary after first
ching Turner and finding that he
not carry gun.
ID Iax IA
to turn in this YARN, ten
ar bill. 1t was perfectly good
that is it had been good bill
had merely one end torn off.
Where's the other one?"
All I've got"
let's take a ride" said the secre-
climbing into the Ford. 81 want
20 to the fish shanty."
urner reluctantly made Lizzy walk
to the shanty on North Main
.et and Grand avenue.
Fisherman Knows His Carp.
t the shanty, the carp and the
chaser were at once recognized by
man in charge of the shanty.
said that Turner had bought the
p earlier in the morning and given
a ten dollar bill.
Here it is" said the fshmonger,
ming up a bill from the drawer of
cash register. cts the only ten
lar-bill / took in today"
Dbl Just the kind of ten-dollar-
Uncle Sam likes to close his fist
on-and punish the artist" It had
en- made up from a one rollar bill,
tn good ends, Meissner remem-
red Turner had shown him ten
liar bill with an end torn.
Now for the cabbage" suggested
police officer. Turner learned that
had to wake up Lizzy again and
auffeur the secretary to the place
ere he had bought the head.
st the corner of Grand avenue and
ngress street, the woman in the
ocery store recognized Turner as
purchaser of the cabbage. She
that he had been nervous, had
ne bills in his hands but ended up
paying in small change. The cab
re head was dpmb-bell to the end,
help to the police.
The banks! That was the next
a. And Sherlock Holmes wearing
shoes of the police secretary,
I'd the United States bank. There.
enough, Turner, while parking
car on Main street, had tried to
nge his torn ten dollar bill for
God one.
'urner had his dinner in jail this
n, and Lizzy is parked in front of
police force, and the cabbage head
carp are parked in the, police
,e and two strange ten dollar bills
resting after their travels in the
retary's waistcoat
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