The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-13
CIRCUS CROOK
/ MAKES GETAWAY
Frank Mickey" Davis,
Saws Bars of County
Jail Here.
SLEEKEST SWINDLER
Davis, One of Canniest Crooks
Ever Caught Here, Was
Arrested by Lieut.. Rock.

Frank Mickey" Davis, the sleekest,
slipperest crook who has ever been
given board in the sheriff's lodging
house, sawed his way out OF the
county Jail Friday night, and this
morning the hue and cry after him
was still continuing, but in vain.
Davis was arrested July 16 by Lieut.
Charles F. Rock of the police depart
ment on the charge of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, by pretend
ing that he was the advance agent OF
a circus which came here for a one
day stand on July 10. Davis pleaded
not guilty to the charge, and after a
preliminary hearing was bound over
for trial at the next term of court.
In default of bail, fixed at $500, the
defendant was remanded to the county
Jail to await trial.
Wanted in Other States.
So Davis with his bandaged foot
which he said, carrying out the circus
Cline" ''had been stepped upon by an
elephant" moved over to the jail
quarters. He was the first prisoner
that the sheriff's office has had, who
carried walking stick with him. The
stick carried out the general note of
Davis front. Dapper, well-dressed
with nonchalant and easy manner,
the young man behaved as if there was
nothing on his conscience whatever.
Meanwhile as he waited for trial,
the authorities in ten other states
waited" too, for many were the tele-
grams and letters received from police
departm ents all over the country, con-
graduating the Kenosha police on
capturing Mickey" and stating that
they had rod in pickle for him also.
Everything seemed we'll in the coun-
ty jail last night. Each night is just
one step nearer the time when the
sheriff's force will move over into the
new county Jail. At nine o'clock when
Turnkey Ray Willems made the
rounds, all was we'll. All the pris-
oners were in their places. Between
nine and ten there came heavy
downpour of rain.
At ten o'clock the turnkey went in
to "put the babies to bed" He saw
that each man had turned in to his
individual cell from the bull-pen, and
he was about to lock up. But there
was one man missing, among the
bunch on the first floor lookup.
"Where is Mickey Davis 2" asked
Willems.
No one seemed to- know. Then Will
lens fastened to the window and
there found the answer to his ques-
ton, for the window told the story,
Two of the bars had been sawed
through and removed. Evidently Davis
had taken advantage of the storm
without, and gotten away when the
downpour was heaviest.
Turnkey Willems and Undersheriff
Joseph Knipfer Immediately got the
wires no tin all directions, and sent
out the deputies post haste to watch
all roads. The police department. was
notified, as well as the police depart
ments and sherifF's offices in nearby
towns. # tF+@
Davis had, however, good start
and with the experience of the under
world which he carried in his sleeve,
will doubtless not have very much
difficulty in hugging the by-ways and
putting many miles between himself
and the police and sheriff's officials
here.
The window that Davis used in max
ing his escape was the same one where
Owen Calvin and Gerald Rover sawed
bars two years ago and escaped. Their
whereabouts are still unknown.