The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-21
CLOSE PLACES
POLICE ARE TOLD
Higher Ups" Want Police
to Close Places Where
Law is Violated.

At conference on Sunday morning
between Chief of Police Owen O'Hare,
members of the Police and Fire Com
mission and the city council, inaug-
urated a movement for the closing up
Of some of the places in the city
which have been licensed as "dry
saloons" These places were formerly
saloons of the old sort where liquor
was sold and the officials told the chief
on Sunday morning that the new
tangled license which had been granted
to them had not changed the nature
of the places. The suggestion was
made that the places were "dens" and
it was said that they were being
operated in some cases by men who
were not citizens and in a manner
to make them a public nuisance.
Chief 0'Hare promised to take imme-
date action and the places were under
surveillance over Sunday. It is said
that half dozen places in the city
have been brought to the direct notice
of the police under the suggestion
that they be closed up and actions
brought before the council for the
revocation Of the licenses under which
they have been located.
Chief of Police O'Hare announced
this morning that he had ordered the
Garfield House on West Main street,
closed pending an investigation.
Man Foxes Hand Through Window.
One of the places which the police
and fire commission asked be inves-
tigated was the Maple House at the
corner of Pearl and West Main street.
The place was converted into slaugh-
ter house just before ten o'clock on
Saturday night when Walter Runzia,
who told the police that he lived at
| 81 North Fremont avenue, thrust his
right arm through one of the windows
Of the place and later picked up
sign from the sidewalk and smashed
the windows in the doors. It was not
said that Runzia was enfuriated at
the man in charge of the place, but
it was said that he was enraged at
the telephone company Runzia went
into the place to use the telephone,
according to the story told to the po-
lice. He attempted to get number on
the telephone and when he failed to
get the number he became enraged.
He smashed things up in great shape.
Nearly Bleeds to Death.
When the man thrust his fist
through the window he was cut about
the wrist in such manner that he
bled so freely that it was feared that
he would bleed to death before medi-
cal aid could be secured. He was taken
to the police Office in the police am
bulance and later Doctors Holm and
Thompson were called to attend him.
They ordered him removed to the St.
GATHERINGS hospital and he spent the
night at the hospital He was brought
to the city lookup on Sunday morn
ing. He professed to be unable to
speak English.
The police declared that the man
was intoxicated at the time of the
window breaking and that he was
still under the influence when he was
brought to the lookup.
Chief Wants Evidence.
Chief O'Hare at his conference with
the police commissioner and aldermen
declared that he did not believe that
the man secured liquor in the Maple
House at the time of the incident
which called the wagon. He had spent
considerable amount of time in an
other saloon in the Reighborhood dur |
ing the evening 1t is said that the |
demand will be that licenses which |
have been granted to other than citi-
zens be revoked at once. Under the |
old plan Of issuing licenses only |
citizens could secure permits to sell
liquor.