The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-17
Fred A. Jones, Leader of
One of Biggest Interstate
Rings, Here in Lookup.
EXTRADITED TODAY
Detective Kenny of Milwaukee
Whisks Him Across State
Line Fearing Habeas Writ.

Fred Jones, salesman" de luxe, ana
alleged king of one of the most ex-
tensive auto theft rings ever broken
up by the police, is in the henosha
Jail for safe keeping.
He was whipped across the state
line early today by Detective William
Kannv of Milwaukee before he could
be sprung in Chicago on writ OF
habeus corpus. He is wanted IN w rs
consin to answer charge OF OBTAIN
ing money under false pretenses.
The band, commanded by Jones, left
a trail which puzzled the authorities
for more than a year. BY dilfgent
work the Milwaukee department found
ont all about the operations and re-
covered car after car which they had
disposed Of without being able to get
their hands on Jones. Several times
he was within their grasp, but each
time he managed to slip away again.
Caught Selling Car.
In November of 1922 Detective
Kenny located and recovered Is ma
chimes of all makes which had been
stolen in Chicago and sold at Neenah,
wisconsin. From there the trail led
to Oshkosh and then back to Neenah.
Following the slender lead of dis
cription the police officer hired ma
chine and rushed to Columbus, arriv-
ing Just as Jones closed deal and
took a handful of bills.
The motor number has been defaced.
By secret number, the location of
which only the police know, they were
able to identify the machine as one
which had been stolen in Chicago a
week earlier. Then by the aid OF a.
blow torch, they "raised" the numbers
on the motor block. This was the tinal
bit of evidence. Jones was taken back
to Milwaukee.
There Chicago officials were wait
ing for him with extradition papers.
He was taken back to Illinois and
sentenced to year in jail. He was
met at the jail and taken before the
federal authorities where he was
again sentenced for transporting
stolen cars from one state to another.
Still following the band in the hope
Of catching the other members. the
officials found that q partner of Jones
had drawn about 100000 from Chi
cago bank and fed to Italy. just how
much cash Jones had taken from his
operations the police were unable to
say, although they recovered more
than $4,000 of cars which he sold.
Jones time was up on July 8. De-
tective Kenny was waiting for him
with a fugitive warrant upon which
he was held until today. In court in
Chicago this morning he was turned
Ger to the detective upon the strength
Of extradition warrants signed by
Gov. Small of Illinois and Gov. Blaine
of Wisconsin. The actions of the at
torneys aroused the suspicious of the
detective when learned that wheels
we're moving in Chicago to spring the
prisoner on a writ of habea corpus.
bae to some unexpected delay the at
/ s6Sheys for Jones had been unable to
/ produce the writ in court.
Detective Kenny learned that they
were planning to serve it on him as he
/ took his prisoner on the train. He i'm
/ mediately ordered taxicab and rush
led him to the North Shore. Safely
( across the state line he deposited
him in the Kenosha jail and returned
to Chicago TO attend to other business.
Jones will be moved to Milwaukee late
today.