The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-24
Hugo Lecioni and Edward
Minkowski Taken to Mil
waukee on Warrants.
FIND AUTO WAS STOLEN
Writ of Habeas Corpus Secured
for Release of Two Men Held
in Connection with Case.

Hugo Lencioni and Edward Minkow-
ski, the two men arrested on last
Saturday morning following the report
of the sale of $500 worth Of liquor to
Broder brothers Of Racine, were form
ally arrested on federal warrants just
before five o'clock Monday afternoon
and they were taken to Milwaukee to
appear before Federal Judge Geiger
some time today. Attorney A. l..
Drury went up to represent the men
at the hearing and it was expected
that they would be released on bonds
pending the action of the federal grand
jury. Lencioni was held by the police
when federal warrants were brought
down by Deputy United States Marshal
Hays and Miflkowski was found at his
place of business on Main street.
Must Prove Liquor Sold.
Attorney Drury in discussing the
case, declared that the government
would be asked to prove that the de-
PENDANTS sold "whiskey'' to the Racine
men and he intimated that the defen-
dants would insist that some of the
liquor, which is alleged to have been
stolen shortly after the Racine men
started home with it, be produced in
court. Lencioni admitted that he had
sold the Racine men Something ac-
cording to the statement of the
attorney, but he insisted that it must
be proven that the something" was
sold in violation Of the federal statute.
The government officials did not ap-
pear to be greatly worried over the IN
Dictated defense of the two defendants.
Get Habeas Corpus Writ.
| Late Monday afternoon Attorney
Drury secured the issuance of two
writs of habeas corpus for the release
of William Lencioni and Frank Hoff-
mann, who had been held in connec-
tion with the alleged holdup of the
two Racine men and the theft of the
liquor. The writs were returnable in
the court of Court Commissioner
Judge R. Clarkson this morning 1t
was declared that Lencioni and Hoff-
mann were being held without war
rants. Early Monday evening war
rant was issued in the municipal
court which charged Lencioni with
operating an automobile without the
consent of the owner
The police received information on
Monday evening that the Buick auto
mobile now in possession of the de-
partment and alleged to have been
taken from the William Lencioni prem
Uses, had been stolen in Chicago on
June 18th and detectives from Chi
cago were expected in Kenosha today
with the owners of the car.
Knew Nothing of Owner.
| Lencioni told the police that he did
not know who was the owner Of the
been brought to his repair shop on
Wisconsin street several days ago by
two men who claimed that they lived
in Chicago and that these men had
said nothing as to the ownership of
the car. They failed to call for it
after the repairs had been completed.
The police allege that this is the
automobile used by the two men who
held up the Broder brothers and Sc
cured the uquor winch 1t is alleged
they had purchased in Kenosha.
There was no appearance on the
part Of the city when the time came for
the return Of the writs in Judge Clark
sons court this morning and it was
said that the hearing had been con-
tinued until Wednesday morning.
"Both of these men are held on
Inral warrants dacIarad tho ebiaf
this morning.