The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-29
PAID IN FINES OF $1OO
VIOLATORS. OF THE VOL
STEAD ACT IN COURT
One Defendant, Ernest kietzer,
kato, Pleaded Not Guilty;
- True Bills

Eight true bills or indictments
were returned by the members of the
federal grand jury in the United Stat
es district court in this city yesterday
afternoon against yIolators of the
Volstead prohibition act, and later
Judge Wilbur F. Booth sentenced sew
en- of the defendants to pay fines of
500 each. in addition to the eight
indictments mentioned the grand
jury in completing its laboIs late
yesterday evening returned an addi-
tional number of indictments, which
were not made public. The members
OF the grand jury were congratulated
by Judge Booth for the dispatch with
which the work at hand was dispos-
ed or, and at the conclusion of their
work they were excused from further
service at this term Of court.
Among those arranged before
Judge Booth and sentenced to pay
fines Of 500 each were the follow :
ing: Theodore Stouch of Albert Lea
for having grape wine in his possession
containing more, than one-half OF
one percent Of alcohol. 1t was
enforcement officers found a portion
Of this wine behind counter in
the defendants place of business
nd 1t was alleged that other intoxi-
cants were found by the officers In
Mr.. Stouch's house. Joel M Dickey
attorney for the defense, stated that
Mr.. Stouch had borne good reputa-
ton in Albert Lea for the past thirty
years. That the defendant had loaned
the use OF his horse to one Mr.. Wanna
amaker to go picking choke cherries
, with which to make wine, and that In
payment for the use of the horse Mr.
Wanamaker had left one or two
bottles Of wine in his place of bust
ness, which he had neglected to take
home. United Sta7ss Attorney Johr
Temple stated that a great many
empty bottles had been found in Mr.
Stouch's residence. and in addition
to this some rhubarb wine.
Others Fined 500 Each.
John Schneider. former county treas,
urer of Brown county. now living at New
Ulm was another Of the defendants who
was sentenced to pay fine of 100. Other
New Ulm men sentenced for violation Of
the Volstead act were August Boyer
Mr.. Zischka claimed that frame up had
been pulled of on him. but this did mo-
/ seem to have any weight with Judg'
Booth. who sentenced Mr.. Zieschka t
pay as large fine as the others. P.
McCauliff Of Albert Lea was charged
with the manufacture of wine containing
more alcohol than the law allows, ant
/ IT was brought out that enforcement
agents found a quantity of Canadian
| whiskey in his residence. There wa
also a quantity Of peach and raisin masl
found. but no still. Mr.. McCauliff wa
fined 500. \
One loaded Not Guilty.
Marcus Wishman Of Myrtle. Freeborl
county. was sentenced to pay a fine o
500 ON the charge of having one quar-
of moonshine in his possession. Ernes
Kietzer of this city. who was arrests
by enforcement OFFICERS on July TO
having in his possession a quantity o
mash capable of beign distilled int
whiskey. and some OF the finished prod
uct, was araigned on that charge. bu
through his attorney. c. j. Laurisch, en-
tered a plea of not guilty. and his hear
Ing was set for November 8. TO whic
date court adjourned, and at which tim
the civil calendar of cases will be takel