The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-03

care you going to plead guilty?"
Harry Gordon was asked this morn
ing, just as the circuit court opened
with the second case of the criminal
calendar of grand jury indictments
called, with the state plaintiff and
Harry Gordon defendant.
"No!" he retorted. "Do you think
am going to show yellow streak?"
Late last night the jury returned a
verdict in the case of the State VS..
julius Bloxdorf, finding him guilty of
selling Intoxicating liquor to E. T,
Birmingham, and with the announce
ment of Judge Belden this morning as
court opened That sentence in the
case would be pronounced at a later
time, the case of the State VS.. Harry
Gordon was called
What is Meant by Yellow?
Harry Gordon took his seat at the
counsel table between his attorneys,
R. V. Baker and A. L. Drury, without
out celebrating on what he meant by
showing yellow streak. There are
various interpretations of such a re-
mark, but it is possible that Gordon
meant he was not going to desert the
crowd Of other alleged liquor men who
have been indicted by the grand jury
and are awaiting trial, with the eXcep-
ton Of Bloxdorf, whose trial is over.
The scene was much the same as it
was yesterday, Mortimer and Frank
Symmonds sitting at the table as
prosecuting attorneys, and the same
attorneys, Baker and Drury, on the
other side representing the defense.
Trial on Indictment of Twelve Counts.
There are two indictments against
Harry Gordon, one on twelve counts,
and one on one count. 1t is the trial
of Gordon on the Indictment of twelve
counts that is being heard today. Of
these, eleven counts are for the I'M
lawful possession, transportation, and
sale of intoxicating liquor and the
twelfth count is for misfeasance in of
flee as deputy sheriff of this county.
AS the case was called this morning
Attorney Drury in behalf Of the de
Tense, presented an affidavit of pre-
JUDGE and motion for a new trial,
as we'll as a motion for a change of
venue.
"The affidavit of prejudice and mo
ton for a new trial is not recognized"
said Judge Belden. "for the reason that
it is not timely filed and the court will
deny the motion for change of venue"
Walker Amends the Indictment.
Walker, in behalf of the prosecution,
entered motion to amend the indict-
ment by making all of the charges
read con" such date instead of con
or about" Drury objected to this in
Gordons behalf, saying that the orig
inal Indictment did not state an eff
tense under the laws of the state.
"They are proposing by this indict-
ment which does not state an Alfonso,
an indictment which does do So"
he said,
Judge Belden reserved his ruling
saying that for the time being the
amendment would be allowed.
At eleven O'Clock the drawing of
jury commenced. Twenty jurors were
put in the jury box, among them five
women, and the process of examining
them for qualifications commenced.
The indictment against Harry Cor
don charges specifically that he had
transported and sold to Peter Neidl
five cases of whiskey, each containing
three gallons. The next eight counts
charge possession, transportation and
sale to Joseph Hayes, detective in the
employ Of Kenosha county, on divers
dates beginning January 6, 1921. The
tenth count charges sale Of drinks on
April 16, 1921 to William Marsh, the
eleventh charges sale of drinks on May
10. 1921 to John Ohmstead, both then
police officers and the twelfth count
charges that as deputy sheriff Gordon
failed to make a complaint of the vio-
lation of law in which, it is alleged,
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