The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-24
STRANGE REPORTS
CAUSE OF ALARM
Chief Logan Warns of Ac-
tivities of Strangers of
Low Mental Type.
"a REPORTS In Ia DAYS
Attempted Assaults on Women
and Children in Kenosha
Puts Force on Alert.

With information revealed in re-
port by Chief of Police Thad Logan
of "a cases of attempted assaults or
demonstrations upon women and chill
dren ir the city of Kenosha within the
past two weeks, a situation that is
giving cause for considerable alarm
has leaked out. For two weeks the
police have been quietly working on
the trial of several suspects descrip-
tions of whom have been given police
by persons who have been accosted.
According to Chief Logan, most of
these reports concern the activities OF
probably three or four men. In some
of these reports descriptions tally SO
that the detectives working on the
cases are convinced that single party
is working in three or four widely
separated sections of the city. The
police report calls these parties
''morons," and Chief Logan is con-
WINGED that they are persons of an ex-
tremely low type of m antality.
Following Women Home.
Four different reports we're re-
ceived by the police in the last two
weeks of women being followed home
by strangers. In one case one of the
women, a clerk in factory Office, was
followed the entire distance from her
office to her home, and just as she
went to turn into the walk leading
to her home, the man grabbed her by
the arm. and was only frightened away
by the wonan's screams.
Other reprts tell of a man who APP
proaches school children on their
way home from school in the after
noon. A good description of this
man has been secured by the police
from three children who reported the
matter to their parents. The man is
said to offer the children candy and
money to 'come to show with him
Another Rides in Automobile.
All of the patrolmen have been Civ
en- meagre description of another
man who rides in an automobile or
outlying streets of the city during
the early evening. According to what
information the police have already
been able to secure the man rides
alone, and his method is to drive uI
to The curb and to invite girls or wo-
men to ride with him. He usually
calls out a name as if he knew the
parry he is addressing. The man is
described as being persistent, and one
report to the police by woman who
was accosted in this manner told thai
he refused to feave the woman wall
in peace until she threatened tC
scream. Then he sped on. The mar
uses a touring car with side curtains
Trouble with Peeping Toms.
Other reports to the police office
tell of complaints received concern
ing the activities of men known as
"peeping TOMS" These persons Greer
up to side windows and on front per.
| cnes and peer into windows at night
During the past year several men have
been arrested by both sheriff's anc
police departments, but there are still
reports coming in from persons de-
claring that they have seen face In
their window. Whenever such a per-
son is arrested the police find it diff
cult to prosecute because the persons
making the complaint refuse to ap'
pear against the man.
Chief Logan today asked that 8
statement be printed quoting him as
offering to shield anyone making {
complaint in this case from absolute
ly any publicity whatever"
Wants to Get the Morons.
"The trouble that Milwaukee police
are experiencing with morons is ter.
rible enough without inviting any
thing of that sort in Kenosha. What
we want" says the chief, lis full
report and good description of any
man who will accost woman or child
A man like that is safer behind the
bars, or put away in some asylum. He
has no right to mingle with society
We have had cases of arrests in such
reports, but the woman, making the
complaint refuses to appear against
the man and as a result he is fined
for minor charge, such as disorder.
ly conduct, or intoxication. The po-
lice can not testify that the man has
accosted anyone if they do not see the
deed done.
II want to repeat that will guar.
antee to anyone who will appear
against man who has made improp-
er advances to her, or to children
that their names will not be used in
any connection whatsoever"
Tells of State Law.
There is a state law on the books
now, the chief says, which prohibits
the publication of the name Of any wo-
man, no matter of what age, who fig
ures in criminal assault of any
kind. Severe penalties are provided
for violation of this rule, and since
the enactment Of the bill there has
not been single case reported any
where in the press of the state where
such names have been used contrary
to the law.