The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-30

The net which officials have been
spreading to catch all those implicated
in the theft of the $4,000 worth of
liquor from the warehouse of the
Badger Non-Alcoholic Beverage com
pany, in Milwaukee, again frightened
on Wednesday afternoon when Nicho-
las Schultz, a Kenosha county farmer,
and his son, Edward, were arrested on
federal warrants charging them with
the illegal transportation and posses
sion of the stolen liquor. Twenty of
the twenty-six barrels of the missing
liquor are alleged to have been stored
on the Schultz farm, six miles west of
Kenosha.
1t was the most sensational develop
ment in the case since the arrest of
Hyman R. Gordon, wholesale liquor
dealer, and Ely jacobson, both of Ke-
nosha, on charges of being accessories
after the fact, on which they were re-
leased on bond on Wednesday morning
for hearing in January.
Seek Other KenOshans.
Four other men suspected of being
implicated in the theft were also ex-
amined Wednesday afternoon by U. S.
District Attorney Sawyer and later re-
leased. Two of these men are said to
have operated the truck which the
booze loot" from the storage house
at, Fifth and Vliet streets in Milwau-
kee to Kenosha.
The whiskey was not recovered but
government agents working on the
case expect to Locate it before Thurs
day. 1t is said that six other Keno
shans are under surveillance because
it is believed that they know where
the liquor is stored. 1t is still thought
by the officials that the liquor is
stored in Kenosha as careful watch
has been kept to prevent any tracks
which might carry the "booze loot
from leaving Kenosha.
The government sprang surprise
by suddenly taking hand in the case
Tuesday afternoon. The Milwaukee
police who had been working on the
mystery have already arrested three.
men. They We're brought to the fed
eral building where Mr.. Sawyer ques-
toned them and then ordered them
placed under arrest.
Schultz and Son on Bail. ri
Both the elder Schultz and his son
demanded preliminary hearing when
before United States Com
missioner Kellogg. They were released
on $4,000 bail each. Trial of the two
men was set for Wednesday, December
10Th, at 10 a. m. United States au-
thorities intimated that more arrests
will be made on Thursday. Henry H,
Stroud, chief of the secret service bu-
reau in Milwaukee, refused to reveal
surrounding the hearing
Of the booze men until everyone sus-
pected Of completely in the theft is
taken into custody.
Attorney Walter M. Burke, who with
Attorneys A. L. Drury and Robert ".
Baker of Kenosha have been employed
to defend the four Kenoshans in the
case, appeared for both Schultz and his
son and refused to waive preliminary
hearing. The attorneys contend obso-
lutely that their clients had nothing
to do with the robbery and knew moth
ing of the plans, for it.
Fixing Police Leads to Theft.
Unsuccessful attempts to bride Mil
waukee policemen led to the solving
of the $4,000 Non-B Beverage company
theft in that city, in connec-
tion with which Charles Schenkus of
is held on charge of
and Hyman R. Gordon and
Eli Jacobcen of Kenosha are out on
$4,000 bonds each on charges of be-
ing accessory after the fact. 1t is re-
ported that Schenkus was given the
task of fixing the police and that
his prediction of the robbery in CON
nection with an attempt to do this
was the first clew to his arrest.
The two Kenosha, who are out on
bonds in connection with the affair,
returned to Kenosha on Wednesday.
The allegation which has been placed
against them is that they have pur-
chased some of the stolen whiskey but
charges of receiving stolen property
could only be placed against them in
Kenosha county.
Five More Are Sought.
With three arrests made, Detectives
Edward Biersach and Eugene O'Gorman
are still seeking four Chicago booze
bandits and government" man, who
took part, according to Schenkus' story.
Schnkus' alleged attempt to bride
officers travelling night beats in the
vicinity of the n-Beverage COM
pany's vault at asa Fifth street, came,
he told detectives, after he had been
engaged" by the Chicagoans to par
ticipate in the burglary and to car
range things" there. Schenkus said