The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-20
PEASE PLANNED
MANY HOLD-UPS
Man Caught Armed to the
Teeth Friday Tells of
His Plans.
FIND GIRL in CASE
Offers to Plead Guilty Before
Judge John Slater When
Brought Into Court.

An elaborate series of hold-ups was
nipped in the bud when police arrested
Delos Pease, formerly of Salem, but
whose latest address was given to the
police as $50 South Sheridan road. The
man was picked up late Friday night
when he was acting under the suspi-
cions of detectives who were trailing
him. And it was through the extra
ordinary vigilance of these detectives
that safes in several places in Kenosha
are still intact and that there are no
casualties in the hospital.
Friday afternoon the police received
an anonymous tip that a resort was
going to be held up. Detective Walter
Chase was detailed by Lieut.. Charles
Rock, head of the detective squad, to
pick up the trail. Chase Immediately
looked up Pease and casually followed
him, walking on North Rowland ave-
nue. out toward the Burlington road.
At the intersection of the two roads
Pease was observed to turn west.
Chase in the meantime had communi-
Gated with headquarters and at this
corner Lieut.. Rock and Detectives John
Breidt and Frank McClusky joined him.
Nearly Lost in Fog.
A dense fog was arising and it was
becoming increasingly difficult to keep
on the fellows track. The quartet of
detectives, however, walked and walked
and walked. 1t was quite a jaunt that
Pease was taking.
AS they approached the roadhouse
operated by Haywood Palmer near the
,~,4a - - ,noI
Pease seemed to have disappeared.
Chase reported the fact that they had
probably lost him in the grasses on the
side of the road. All began search
of that vicinity.
There, covering in the tall grasses,
was Pease, turned white. Lieut.. Rock
thought he saw the man reach for his
hip pocket but had him covered with
his own gun before any action could
take place.
COnfesses When Arrested.
Pease was placed under arrest and
brought to the police office. He was
booked on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons when a loaded revolt
yer, box of cartridges, dangerous
looking knife in scabbard and a
blackjack were found ON his person.
Grilling by Lieut. Rock brought out
of the arrested man strange confes-
sion He admitted that he had been
planning to make a series of hold-ups
and was armed to the teeth to see that
he should meet with complete success
at every one even though he had to use
his armour to attain that objective.
He told the police he was on his way
to the roadhouse of Haywood Palmer
for his first stick-up. Then he was to
f'get" the Greiner-Nash company at
South and Chicago streets on Satur-
day, and if he found that the town was
getting too hot for him he was to
leave for Kentucky.
Find a Girl in the Case.
On Sunday young lady came to the
police headquarters asking TO see
Pease She was taken to the mans cell
with an officer and there still stranger
things took place. 1t was discovered
that Pease was living with this young
lady as man and wife in the home at
260 South Sheridan road. She gave
her name as Pauline Caskey and her
age as 10. Her home was in Kentucky,
she said, and that is where they were
to go after Pease was through with his
"jobs" in Kenosha. She was taken to
the detention home and held in Gus
tody for further investigation.
This afternoon Delos Pease decided
that he would not be so hasty in
pleading guilty and asked for few
hours more to consider. He was re-
manded to the county Jail until the
Judge should call him.