The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
Federal and City Officials Unite in Search for
Sources of Illicit Liquor
in Kenosha.
TRIES TO DESTROY THE EVIDENCE
One Man Arrested Had Thrown Part of Still Out of
the Window - Custer Says Probably
Two Hundred in KenOsha.
RITI.LETIN. :

Ch1eI OHare and DlstrlcL AT
torney Baker questioned the men
arrested in connection with the
seizure or the still and parts of
the still, just before noon today
but none Of the men were ar
raigned in court. 1t was intimated
that they would be held until such
a time as the prohibition enforce
ment officers come to Kenosha.
Federal and city officials co-operat-
ed on Monday afternoon and evening
in an effort to put an end to moon
shining" in Kenosha, and as ersult
Of visit of Chief O'Hare and officer
McGivern and Detective Rock of
the police depa tment and Joseph Gus
ter of the federal department, the
"still" district on the south end of
the city one more arrest was made
and one more still uncovered. This
still did not-get away. It was taken
into custody by police officer McGivern
after the man who was alleged to have
been the owner of it had attempted
to dispose of it. The man was Shebet
Kostak and the still was located in
the basement of a building at $40 New
street The man was jailed and the
wrecked still was taken to the police
office and is being held as evidence
Kostak is booked on a charge of hav-
ing the still in his possession and is
being held for the federal officials
Officer Custer, WHO is connected with
the internal revenue department at
Milwaukee sent a wire to the prohi-
Ef4f1v,
evening and some representative of
that department is coming to Keno
sha.
Find Portions Of Other Still.
The city and federal officials were
searching the barn on Selma avenue
where the raid was made on Satur-
day night and under piles of hay they
uncovered four full barrels Of raisin
"mash." 1t had been carefully CON
cealed under the hay in the barn 1t
was in this barn that the officers had
sighted the still on Saturday night
but it got away from them. Monday
afternoon search was made about the
barn and the shack and thrown into
pile of dried grass the officers found
part of the still
THE stuff in the barn sure had some
kick in it," said Deputy Custer. II
would not be able to say just what it
is, but the smell of it would lead no
doubt but that is was fermented Liquor
and that it has fermented lot"
Find Clue to New Place.
While the officers were walking about
the Selma avenue property they found
Kostak. He said he was out for
walk and the officers decided to walk
with him. They asked him where he
lived and he was slightly reticent,
but they followed him to the house
at $40 New street and decided to
search the house The still had been
located in the basement along side
the furnace and part of it was
thrown out the window while the Off
GERS were searching other parts of
the house. Officer McGivern promptly
took possession of it and carted it TO
the police Office. Kostak made no state
ment to the police following his being
taken into custody
Stories reached the police connect
ing man by the name Of pete" with
the operations on Selma avenue. A lot
Of people told the officers that "Pete"
was the man they wanted, but none
of them could tell the last name of
Pete 1t was declared that he was
employed at one of the local factories
and that he slept in the shack on the
Selma avenue lot.
Watch House in Vain.
Men who claimed to be close personal
friends Of Pete said that he would be
home by seven o'clock, but officers
from the police department waited near
the shack in vain for Pete never put in
an appearance. 1t was declared that
this man had sublet the property and
that he was in charge Of both the
house and barn The officials said that
they believed Pete was the man who
had charge of the four barrels of
mash and the broken still which had
been found in the barn. He was said
to have come to Kenosha from Ra
cine and it was declared that most Of
his friends were Racine people. The
officials believe that most Of the LIQUOR
made in the New street neighborhood
and at the Selma avenue still was
marketed IN Raclne.
Custer Says ''Lots Making IT.
Deputy Custer declared after the
return from the raid that there were
lot Of foreigners in Kenosha and
other cities engaged in the making of
liquor. you Will probably find two
hundred of these stills in Kenosha be-
foreS the officials get through" was
the way he put it. "They are finding
them in other cities and it is certain
that Kenosha is no exception. l have
told the prohibition officer of con
ditions here and it is up to him to
follow up the work"