The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Jury Finds Plaza Hotel Man Guilty on First
Count Which Prosecution Had Thought
the Weaker of the Two.
lOT GUILTY ON SECOND COUNT
irst Count Showed That Stuebe the Clerk Had Rent
ed the Room - Jury Brings in Verdict in
Bawdy House Case Saturday.


81 didn't know what he was"
During the afternoon session while
Barnett as attorney for Bruins was ex-
aiming Bruins as witness in his own
defense, Prosecutor Walker from time
to time put in objections, as the ques-
tion appeared to him as immaterial or
incompetent or calling for conclusion
of the witness. Bruins sought to beat
Walker to it by getting in his answer
before the prosecutor could get in his
objection or the judge give his ruling
and the game was one suggestive OF
pure humor, although most seriously
and desperately engaged in. Walker,
however persisted and became so adept
that his objection would fairly strike
the tail end of Barnett's query just as
the latter finished. The judges sus-
tanning this objection irritated Bruins
beyond measure and once he burst
loose and called the judge to order.
II can't see," Bruins cried from the
witness stand, "why can't testify as
l have mind to in my own defense!"
your counsel may ask questions"
Judge Belden informed him impertur
ably, "the prosecution has q right to
object to the form of the question and
l rule as l see fit"
Hayes and Mrs. Greenwald testified
on both counts, Hayes testified as to
the character of the hotel, most of it
as betrayed through conversations with
Stuebe. Stuebe told him that Lucille,
a notorious character and known as
prostitute, used to come to the Plaza
after she left the Maple Inn at night
and that appointments could be made
with her by telephone. Hayes testified
that Stuebe also told him that Helen
Ordy stayed at the hotel until her OPP
erations became too raw" and she en-
tertained there day and night, and
made too much noise around.
| On the second count, Hayes and Mrs.
Greenwald's testimony was substantial
ly the same rs given by them Friday
when Bruins was being tried on the
liquor indictment and as published in
Saturdays Evening News.
Darn Nice Little Girl, Too"
The defense put on as witnesses the
defendant, j. w. Bruins, his wife and
his mother. Mrs. Bruins, wife of the
defendant, testified that "Helen Ordy
was a darn nice little girl" and said
that "Bess was perfect lady, who
stopped at the hotel with her husband"
Mrs. Bruins testified that she knew
Helen Ordy to be Is years Of age.
Fred R, Bahr, printer, testified that
he lived at the Plaza hotel and had
lived there all the time Bruins was the
proprietor and that he had never OBJ
served anything amiss. This was also
the testimony Of Harry Painter, former
saloonkeeper, and of Paul Junker, who
runs the Plaza cafe in the same build
ing as the hotel.
But Police Call Her Prostitute.
Police officers were also called to the
stand by the defense to testify as to
the character of the hotel as known to
them. Assistant Chief John Cyzak
Secretary Emil Meissner, Detective
Rock testified that they had received
no complaints about the Plaza during
the time it has been run by Bruins
Under the cross-examination of Walk
er, Rock and Meissner testified that
Helen Ordy and Lucille Smith were
known as prostitutes and that both OF
the women had police records.
The case went to the jury at six o.
clock Saturday night, following the
arguments of counsel. Morris Barnett
made stirring appeal for acquittal
AS to Bruins knowing that Hayes anG
Miss Roberts were unmarried, Barnett
declared that it was impossible. "They
looked like respectable man and WON.
J an" said Barnett, "and if the hotel
keeper had asked them if they were
married, they might have felt insulted
People don't carry marriage licenses
with them and it is customary fol
show people to travel under their owl
, names. How could Bruins X-ra!
through their hearts to see what they
were up to? By the testimony of the
states witnesses, nothing immoral tool
place in the room"
Walker Closes Argument.
e "Of course he knew that he was rent
I ing the room for immoral purposes,
declared Walker, closing the argumen
i ! for the state. "He shows it conclu
! sively-by bringing this register will
e the words and wife written in by him
i self after the name of ]. P. Hayes. HI
!. is not excused because no wrong wa
4 committed in that room which h
). rented. He is not excused by what thi
: young man and young woman did no
: do. The question is, did he lease tn
: room for them to do wrong in ?"
h The judge instructed the jury tina
it was mes necessary to show that act
S of prostitution had been accomplishe
d and it was sufficient if the room o
rooms had been rented with the propri
d etor believing that he was renting tn
9 room for that purpose. The Judge ais
instructed the jury that the acts 0
! the clerk, Stuebe, on the premises i
renting room were the acts of tn
: defendant Bruins.
!. Stuebe Gets IN Court Too Late.
Henry Stuebe, formerly clerk at tn
Plaza hotel, who had been subpoenae
for the state, arrived in Kenosha Sat
urday afternoon too late to testif.
e He had been expected to arrive at g
J. on the Northwestern line, and instead
he came by the North Shore electro
)" He entered the court room just a
S, Walker was summing up the argume nt
for the state and asked afterwards VIII
l. he hadn't made his presence known,
;" said "Oh [ didn't want to interrupt tn