The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-30
BAD JUDGMENT
COSTS HIM MONEY
Alexander VoIinski, a Poor
Guesser at the Age Of a
Boy, Pays $4,000.
and Costs.
Gave LIQUOR 70 MINOR
Court Declares That Second offense
Will Be Followed With Prison
Sentence and Council May Be
Asked to Revoke License.

Alexander Volinski, keeper of sa-
on at No. 1877 Market street is Gre
dulous He is also mighty poor
judge of the age of growing boy
and his credulity accompanied by his
poor Judgment resulted in his being
fined fifty dollars and costs in the
Municipal Court this morning. The
only reason that Volinski was not
fined mere was the fact that this was
the statutory limit for the charge
brought against the man.
Volinski was arrested early today on
a charge of giving liquor to minor.
The witness for the state was John
Martinson a seventeen year old boy.
He had been picked up Monday night
in an advanced stage Of intoxication
and he spent the night at cell at the
city police station. This morning af-
ter bombardment by the police he ad-
mitted hat he had secured the liquor
at the saloon on Market street and
designated Volinski as the man who
had given it to him. Young Martinson
had imbibed of bad mixture. 1t was
port wine and whiskey but at that his
mind was pretty clear this morning
when he appeared before Judge Tully
as the prosecuting witness in the
ease.
Volinski did not have much of de-
Tense. "He told me he was twenty
ono years old" Volinsl1i told the court.
Did you believe him. Judge Tully
asked the prisoner &C the bar. Violin
ski appear to be in doubt and the Judge
removed the doubt by urging him to
plead to the charge stated in the war
rant. Young Martinson appeared to
have an excellent memory of what had
happened in the saloon and he told the
court in the presence of the defendant
that Volinski himself had served him
with two glasses of whisky and glass
of port wine while his memory was
working good. He was not certain
that he had any other drinks in the sa-
loon. Volinski admitted that he pro
badly gave the boy the liquor
The fine of fifty dollars and costs
was imposed with an alternative of
sixty days in the county Jail and the
saloon man reported that he would pay
the fine if police officer would go to
'Emy place" and get the money. After
Judge Tully imposed the sentence on
Volinski he informed him in no UNI
certain words that there was not the
slightest excuse for him to sell or give
liquor to the young fellow with him in
court. ellis head would hardly reach
above the bar" said Judge Tully "and
for any man to say that he believed
this boy was over twenty one years
of age shows mighty poor Judgment on
the part of the man making the state
ment. I want to say to you further
that if you are brought into court
again on this charge that there will
be no chance to pay fine. Another Of
Tense will mean a jail sentence. !"
Volinsl1i is Lithuanian and he has
been in the saloon business for some
time. The police officers declared that
they had been watching the place.
1t is possible that an account of the
clear violation Of the law that an APP
peal will be made to the council for
the revocation of the license of the sa-
loon man. 1t is also probable that the
case will be investigated by the local
organization of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association. The leaders of the
association have been taking active
steps to get rid of violations of the law
Of this sort.