The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-29
d. T. McOwen Comes Home for Christmas
and Finds Grand Jury Indictment
Waiting for Him.
is ARRAIGNED ON NINE COUNTS
Owner of the KenOsha Hotel is Indicted on Nine Counts
for Violating the Liquor Laws and
Gives Bonds of S., 600 :

Another one of the few remaining
grand jury secrets was revealed today
when DIT. "Bud" McOwen, owner of
the Kenosha Hotel, and a man for
whom Sheriff Rauen and his deputies
have been searching for in vain since
last August, appeared at the jail Office
and found a grand jury indictment
awaiting him. The indictment charged
him with the unlawful possession,
transportation and sale of Intoxicating
liquor on nine counts and despite the
fact that it had been an open secret in
official circles that McOwen had been
wanted, the latter appeared to be very
much surprised and ignorant entirely
Of the transactions alleged in the in
dictment. McOwen was Immediately
taken before Court Commissioner A. E.
Buckmaster, where he was arraigned
and later released upon furnishing
bonds of $4,000.
Walked Into Sheriff's Office.
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Keul was sit
ting at the desk in the sheriff's Office
this morning shortly after ten o'clock
when Mcowen entered the door.
rs Sheriff Rauen here ?" asked Nc
Owen mildly.
mo, he's out of town." answered
Deputy Keul, 'but / can take care of
you. In fact, I've been looking for you
for some time as / have an important
paper to serve on you"
The capias was then served on Nc
Owen and in company with the deputy
sheriff he hurried to the Office of At
torney Buckmaster for the arraign-
ment. Mrs. McOwen was also present
at the arraignment and helped furnish
bonds for the immediate release of
her husband.
Long Search is Ended.
The voluntary surrender of McOwen
marks the end of the longest search
in the entire list of grand jury in
dietments. 1t is true, that there are
still several men for whom the sheriff
is. looking, but their absence has been
explained and no time has been spent
IN trying to locate them Ia the case
Of MeOwen, various attempts have
been made to serve the capias but all
have been futile. The sheriff has
heard at numerous times that McOwen
was in various cities of Wisconsin,
but at no time has he been able to
locate him.
District Attorney Symmonds had re-
ceived a Tip" Wednesday evening to
the effect that Mc0wen was again in
Kenosha and was intending to inysti-
gate during the day. Meanwhile Nc
Owen appeared at the Office of the
sheriff and surrendered himself.
Has Been Down in Dixie.
Meowen seemed very much surprised
to hear that a futile search had been
carried on for him during the past
five months.
have been down south for a vaca-
ton trip" he declared. Last week l.
was in Buffalo, at the funeral of a
relative, and heard of the reported
eapias. | decided then to surrender
myself as soon as | came to Kenosha."
He had no comments to make re-
garding the reports that he had been
evading arrest, maintaining that he
was merely out of the city.
Denies Monroe Rumor.
McOwen was informed that the
sheriff's, office had been working on
elew that he might have been mem
Der of the party of Ave Chicagoans
who were arrested for booze running
near Monroe, Wis, recently lie pooh
pooed the idea,
why, that couldn't have been me"
ne declared, "Those men were j. N.
Murray and Walter McComb of Chica-
go. That's what the papers say"
"of course you could not have been
there" Interrupted Mrs. McOwen.
"Why at that very time we were in
Buffalo at funeral"
Deputies of the sberiff's Office had
planned to go to Darlington this even