The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-30
ARRAIGN THREE
IN MILWAUKEE
Ed. Kosterman, Charles En-
Ter and Louis Schrayer
in U. S. Court.
ALL MEN GIVE BONDS
Men Are the First of ''Kenosha
Bunch to Be Brought in
under Indictments.

Charles Erler and Louis Schrayer of
Kenosha, both engaged in the saloon
business, and E. D. Kosterman of Ra-
cine, formerly prominent in banking
circles in both Racine and Kenosha
were arraigned before United States
Court Commissioner Kellogg in Mil
waukee this morning following their
arrest on indictments recently re-
turned by the federal grand jury. The
report of the indictment of Kosterman
and Schrayer reached Kenosha several
days ago with the announcement Of
the probable Indictment of Attorney
Walter M. Burke, and Charles Erler is
the new man to be brought into the
federal net. Erler has been prominent
IN the saloon business in Kenosha for
many years and he is accredited with
being wealthy. Erler and Schrayer
were personally in court when the
cases against them were called by the
commissioner. Kosterman did not APP
pear in court, but was represented by
Attorney David Rose, former mayor of
Milwaukee, who entered a plea of not
guilty for him.
No summons was served on Attorney
Walter NJ. Burke at the time that the
other warrants were served. Mr.. Burke
was in Milwaukee this afternoon on
other business and a telephone com
munication from him at two O'Clock
declared that although he had Been
easily accessible for government Of
fcials, no capias of any kind had yet
been presented to him.
Charge Is Conspiracy.
The three men are charged with con
spiracy to violate the prohibition laws
and in each case the bond was fixed at
$4,000. The bonds were furnished.
Both Schrayer and Kosterman have al
ready been indicted under a number
of counts in the work of the special
Kenosha county grand jury and both
are under bonds in the circuit court
of this county.
Local officials had no announcement
of the arrest Of the three .Kenosha men
until the report came from Milwaukee
that they had been arraigned this
morning. 1t is alleged that these men
were among the "higher ups" in the
alleged Observation-Disclosures whiskey
ring which has been credited with Sc
curing and disposing of large amounts
of liquor in this section of Wisconsin
after the enactment Of the prohibition
amendment. 1t is said that there are,
several counts in the federal indict-
ment returned against each of the men.
Burke Not in Court.
According to reports from Milwau-
kee, Attorney Walter M. Burke was not
in court this morning, Notwithstanding
the fact that his name had been closely
coupled with the indictments returned
against the other Kenoshans arraigned
this morning Neither were Joseph
Custer or Bert Herzog in court during
the day. 1t was said that it was ex-
pected that these men would be
brought in later, but no formal an
nouncement was made by federal Off
Gals and it was understood that the
report of the indictment of these men
remained only conjecture.
No statement was made as to wheth-
'er or not other Kenosha men were
named in the warrants issued following
the Milwaukee indictments. 1t was
said that thirteen indictments were
handed down and that it was believed
that all Of them covered the operations
of men who had been active in the sale
Of liquor in Kenosha.