The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-15
Lloyd Fathers, Held in
Milwaukee, to Face
Charges Here.
PAROLED AS BURGLAR
Will Now Be Forced to Stand
Trial on Indecent Liberties
Charge Here.

Lloyd Fathers, 20 years old, of 1916
Quincy street, Racine, who is held. on
SIS 900 bonds at Milwaukee on charge
of molesting little girls, will be
brought back to Kenosha to answer
two charges which are pending
against him here, as soon as Milwau
kee county is through with him, 1t
was announced today by Morris Bar
nett, district attorney.
The prosecutor will ask that Fa-
Tiers parole be terminated and that
he be committed to serve three-year
sentence for burglary. He will also be
forced to stand trial on charges pre-
ferred by the father of an eight-year-
old girl.
Lloyd, who is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fathers of Racine, first
IIeaped into the hmelight here when he
was nabbed on September 80, 1922, for
burglarizing the home of Ernest
-Fhomey, 1917 Salem avenue. When
arraigned the following day in NUM-
cipal court he pleaded guilty, and the
case was continued.
Gets Deferred Sentence. 81
When the case came to trial on De-
cember 10, the youth was represented
by brilliant legal talent. On his prom
Use of good behavior he was paroled
for three years to DR.. John Meachem,
prominent Racine physician. SEN
tence was deferred and the bonds of
81, 500 at which he had been at liberty
were held by Kenosha county.
Less than year later Fathers made
his second appearance at police head
quarters here. A frantic call had
come in from the parents of little
Mary Boerner. When detectives here
pulled in dragnet few hours later
they discovered that they again had
Fathers. He was taken to the Office
of Frank Symmonds, then district at
torney, to be questioned.
The youth cleverly eluded police and
walked out of the office. Police inn
mediately started out on another
search for him. However, before he
could be captured, he returned the
following day, accompanied by his ia
Their. He denied that he had commit
ted any offense, but admitted that he
had taken the girl into his car and
given her ride. A warrant was is
sued and because of the fact that he
was already under $4,000 bonds, he
was released.
Sent to Asylum.
Il The case was continued from time
to time until the January term of
court when Attorney Thomas Kearney
| appeared and asked that the charge of
taking indecent liberties be dismissed
on the grounds that Fathers had been
committed to the state hospital for
the insane.
! District Attorney Barnett announced
that he would entertain the motion,
but that corroborative evidence Of his
commitment must be introduced in
court before he would nolle pros the
warrant. The case was then contin-
ued to the next term of the circuit
branch of the municipal court.
Fathers was tripped up in Milwau-
kee when he invited nine-year-old
girl to ride with him. She refused,
but managed to get the number of
the license ON the lads machine be-
fore he could get away She reported
the matter to her parents, who COM
municated with the police. Milwau-
kee detectives were sent to Racine
and brought Fathers back to Milwau-
kee where, it is said, he confessed to
complaints made by the parents of
number of girls.
Harry McCrory, captain Of detec-
tiyes of Milwaukee, stated that Fa-
theirs had admitted the attack upon
two little sisters, age and years,
respectively. After being identified
by them at police headquarters he
broke down and admitted that their
story was true. He is being held on
statutory charge, the penalty for
which is five years Imprisonment on
each charge.
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