Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1908 — KLAPP ADMITS ARREST [ARTICLE]

KLAPP ADMITS ARREST

Says He Knows Nothing of Rudeness Toward Gertrude Esau. Milwauee, Dec. 4.—James O. Klapp, millionaire clubman, admitted that he was the man arrested in Chicago for Insulting Gertrude Esau on a street car. “This whole business seems like a dream to me,” he stated, “but I will go to Chicago as soon as my wife gets better and straighten out the matter.” Chicago, Dec. 4.—Chief of Police Shippy is investigating the conduct of the patrolman who arrested James O. Klapp and then neglected to have the man tried in court Gertrude Esau, the complainant, stated she had been asked by two men who called at her home to fix a sum she thought would compensate her for the shock she suffered when annoyed by Mr. Klapp.