The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-22

That one of Kenosha's most distin-
gulshed bootleggers, one of the men
who have been considered something
Of wonder in the game of transport
ing the amber fluid and other fluids
which intoxicate, into Wisconsin and
possibly into Kenosha, was one Of the
members of Barney Grogan's famous
little party over at the Palmyra farm,
became known today and at the same
time it was admitted that the wires
were hot between Kenosha and OAR
lington in an effort to find the man in
question.
eve are not sure" said one official
today, "but we are trying to find out if
this is the fellow we believe he is. If
he is, he is wanted badly in Kenosha
county and We are going to see to it
that he does not get out of the Jail at
Darlington without a Kenosha county
official standing at the door ready to
put him under arrest"
Grand jury warrants were at the dis
posal of Sheriff Rauen as he called the
sheriff at Darlington. He expected to
have some definite information later in
the day. 1t is admitted that the man
who is believed to have been connected
with the Barney Grogan gang is under
Indictment by the grand jury of Keno
sha county and he has been sought by
Rauen and his aids since last August.
1t is also admitted that the man has
given Kenosha a wide berth since that
time, regardless of the fact that he has
large property interests here.
May Have Paid Fine and Skipped.
The Kenosha man is said to have
been member of a party of five beer
runners recently taken into custody in
Green county. Later on, after three of
these men had paid their fines, they
went to the farm of Barney Grogan of
Chicago, which is located near Palmyra.
,Grogan aided the men in making get
away so that they could not be taken
by Wisconsin prohibition officials who
sought them as booze runners. The
story of the men being at the Grogan
farm came out when Grogan was ar
rested in Chicago as connected with the
escape of Tommy. O'Connor and later
it was declared that he was believed to
know something about the man whose
body was taken from Miracle Creek
near Palmyra. Grogan spilled the
beans when he was arrested and gave
out the story of his efforts to aid his
friends, the beer runners.
The possibility that the Kenosha man
might have been the man killed near
Palmyra was also being investigated
today. Grogan declared that no mem
Der of his party was killed, but the Off
Gals UP at Palmyra seem to think that
there is reason to believe that Grogan
has not told all that he knows. Three
of the FIVE beer runners arrested in
Green county paid fines of $1,000 and
the costs and skipped. 1t is supposed
that they then went to the Grogan
/ farm. 1t is believed that the Kenosha
man sought was one of the men who
paid the fine. Two of the men are in
| Jail at Darlington, awaiting trial.
Gave Fictitious Names.
It is admitted that the men gave
fictitious names. The three fined said
thew were J. N. Murray, Walter Nc
Comb and James Peters, all of Chi
cago. One of these men is said to
| have borne very striking resem-
blance to the man sought under Ke-
nosha indictments and who has been
sought by the federal grand jury in
Milwaukee as a witness. The two men
who went to jail in Darlington gave
their names as George Thomas and
Fred Moehrlin and both claimed Mil
waukee as their home. The men were
said to have been engaged in booze
running between Peoria, ILL.,, and Su-
perior, Wis.
= Admission Prompts Investigation
/ Bernard Grogan's alleged admis-
sion in Chicago yesterday that he had
harbored members of the liquor-run-
ming gang prompts this investigation, y
stated Mr.. Stone. "We are going to
find out whether he has been actively
connected with them and whether his
farm has been used as a sort of half
way house for these smugglers."
The information upon which the
prohibition agent bases his inquiry is
said to have been given by Grogan
when he was called to the detective