The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-13
BULLETIN.

Gated. was arrested by Police Off
Ger Matt Wade this afternoon. He
denied all knowledge of the max
ing of liquor in the barn and de-
clared that he had leased the barn
and the shed on the land to an
other man. He said he did not
know the name Of this man. Peo-
pie living in the neighborhood
declared that a lot of articles
were taken from the barn after
nightfall last night. Police Of
fcers today said that they found
no evidence of the still when they
reached the barn.
An Illicit still, with which liquor
was being made in large quantities,
was uncovered by the police depart
ment on Saturday night when five al
legged moonshiners were taken in by
sne police and they are being held
bending an investigation. While the
I'VE men four Of them from Racine
were booked on charges Of disorderly
conduct, the police confscated three
gallons of alleged moonshine whiskey
and it is expected that federal officers
will be called into the case.
The men arrested were Michael Pag-
donoff, George Pagdonoff and Philip
Karmiloff, all of whom gave their res
idence as 1887 Franklin street, Racine,
Walter Hoffman, who gave his home
as 1881 Meade street, Racine, and
Louis Karmiloff, who gave his home as
512 New street, Kenosha. The police
also sought James Ordinevicz, residing
at the New street house who is alleged
by the officers to have been in charge
of the property where the still was
located. The still was found in barn
on the Robinson farm, just south of
Sheridan road on Selleck avenue.
In Operation Six Months.
The still had capacity Of about
three barrels Of liquor and according
OF the statement made by one of the
men arrested it had been in operation
for about six months. The same man
was authority for the statement that
the output of the still which must have
been considerable was marketed from
the house on New street.
There was a real thrill in the arrest
Of the alleged moonshiners. The re-
volver of the police officer was called
into service before the men were taken
into custody and they were seeking to
escape with a considerable quantity Of
liquor.
According to the story told, the po-
lice Just Stumbled" on to the still.
The Racine men were alleged to have
come to Kenosha early Saturday after
noon, the police believe, to stock up
with liquor on Sunday. One of them,
Walter Hoffman, got into trouble
Wounded Man Gives CIew.
Hoffman was found lying along the
roadside by people residing on Selleck
avenue. He was bleeding profusely
from wound under the right eye and
he appeared to be under the influence
Of liquor. He crawled across the road
to one of the houses in the neighbor-
hood and asked for aid and the police
were called. When the officers reached
the place, they saw man sauntering
away from back in the lot on the Rob
inson farm. He appeared to be en-
tirely unconcerned but at the sugges-
tion Of Hoffman the police officers
went and brought him back This man
was one Of the Karmiloff brothers and
he is alleged to have given the tip on
the still and the distributing center
on New street. Police Officer BILLY"
Schmitt had gone out with his motor
cycle and he hurried over to the house
on New street only to find that it was
untenanted. He started out to look
for his men and finally picked UP the
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were riding. Schmitt overhauled the
automobile in front of the offices of
the Brass company on Elizabeth street.
Men Show Fight
The men showed no signs Of sur
rendering to Schmitt and when he de-
manded that they stop the car and
submit to arrest, they showed fight.
Schmitt promptly drew his revolver
and took the men into custody. In the
automobile he found satchel contain
ing some three gallons of whiskey.
After they had been booked at the
station the men declined to make any
statement The one man sought by
the police is believed to have fled from
the city on Saturday night following
the arrest of the other men.
One of the men got out on bond on
Sunday morning and according to the
story of the police he went to the
barn and wrecked the still in an effort
to destroy the evidence. 1t is possible
that some other members of the gang
may have wrecked the still. The barn
in which the still was maintained sets
long way back from the road. The
doors to it were sealed with padlocks
and it was necessary for the police
officers to break open the barn. Off
GERS Kirsch, McGivern and Wade took
charge Of the raid while Schmitt, the
other member Of the party, went in
search Of fleeing moonshiners.
Long Doing Business.
People who reside in the neighbor-
hood Of the barn declared on Sunday,
that they had long suspected that the
barn was being used for some illegal
purpose but that they had not been
able to get direct evidence. 1t was de-
clared that their suspicious had been
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