The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
JuryAfter All Night Consideration of Evidence
Brings in "Clean Slate" Verdict Just
After Nine O'Clock
ENTER THE LADY DETECTIVE
Poppy Testimony Marks Hearing of Charges of Liquor
Sales at Hotel Plaza - Bruins Goes to Trial
pe9s on Second Charge This Morning

/ as witness IN MS own OehaI1. Bruins
testified to the fact that he was born
| in Kenosha, had served on the police
department, and in the army and that
he was formerly an electrician by
trade, but more lately he had been
proprietor of the Cummings hotel on
/ Prairie avenue, and since December IT,
1920, the proprietor of the Plaza. His
testimony as to the incidents of Feb
ruary 9Th were different and introduced
Miss Rayce as the "Missus."
Hayes came in" said Bruins, "and
asked how l was fixed for a room.
saw had two, one was the best in the
house. He said I'D like to have
double room for me and my wife He
said the Mrs. will be over in a few
minutes, and then / should show her
the room. Then he went out and the
lady came in and said she wanted Mr..
Hayes room. l took her upstairs to
room two and turned on the light and
went out. In about twenty minutes
Hayes came. Did the Mrs. get here
yet?' he asked. He registered and I
marked the 20 upside dcwn SO every
body wouldn't know.
Bruins Took it as Medicine.
The bell rang and the indicator
showed room 2. l went upstairs, went
into my room and got bottle of medi-
cine that the doctor had prescribed for
me, and then went into the Mushroom
and poured myself a glass. I had two
glasses and used one for the medicine
and one for water to wash it down,
Then went to room and Hayes asked
for something to drink. 4 don't make
a business of selling it, I said but
I'm under the weather myself, so I'll
help you OUT So poured them two
glasses How much is it, Mr.. Bruins p
asked Hayes, and | said l believed it
was rs cents a glass. Hayes gave me
two dollars"
Gives Walker His Opportunity.
Prosecutor Walker on cross examin-
ing the witness had many openings for
his bombardment.
"Why did you take the two glasses
with you" Walker asked Bruins.
cone for the medicine and one to
wash it down."
i II see. And did you take the medi-
cine ?"
eyes"
what was it?" i
Il don't know. It was prescribed to
me as medicine"
ooh! And what ailment was it sup
posed to cure ?"
THE doctor thought I had pneumo-
MIA"
"And did Hayes and the lady look as
if they had pneumonia ?"
mo, sir" replied Bruins, who was
beginning to feel uneasy.
"You said it was rs cents glass.
Now, how did you know it was that
price, if you didn't know what the
medicine WASP"
Bruins perspiring freely by this time,
sought the quickest way out of his pre-
dicament, which was, as it may be
parenthetically said is always, through
the little door of truth.
81 surmised it was whiskey, Mr..
Walker"
WELL" declared Walker, II will not
dispute that surmise with you. I have
no doubt but you were right"
Jury Votes to Take Case.
At-six o'clock both the case for the
state and the defense were in and the
prosecutors stated that they were will
ing to go on with the argument if the
court was willing.
81 am willing" said Judge Belden.
But how does the jury feel? Mrs.
Holden, how do you feel about it, would
you rather have it held over until
morning?"
Mrs. Holden, the only woman among
the twelve jurors, declared that she
could go on. The rest of the jurors
agreed to go on. Atty. Morris Barnett
: opened the arguments with the plead
! ing for the defense as the state waived
its right to the opening argument.
This was protested by Barnett, but the
court held that the state had a right
to waive the opening argument if they
wanted to. Mortimer Walker closed
for the state and the judge then charg-
ed the jury. The case went to the jury
little after seven, following which
the jury went off for supper, taking up
the consideration of the case at $3.50
: p. m.
/ John w. Bruins was found guilty on
| all counts as charged. The verdict re-
, turned this morning by theiury in the
, case found Bruins guilty on seven
: counts of illegal sale of Intoxicating
: liquor. The verdict was brought in by
the indefatigable and weary jury at
| nine o'clock this morning and handed
J to Judge Belden at the opening of the
circuit court, after the jury had been
, out all night in consideration of the
case. 1t is the first time since the
mixed jury system has been enforced
, here that the mixed jury had an all
night session. On this jury there was
only one woman. In charge of the
( jurors were Undersheriff Knipfer and
, Deputy Sheriff Margaret Tully. An in
: teresting feature of the Bruins case is
that it is the first kind where bottled
evidence has not been introduced, all
the liquor obtained at the Plaza hotel
having been drinks in whiskey glasses.
Bruins is being tried today on the
second indictment against him charg-
ing the keeping of disorderly house
at the Plaza hotel
A jury in the second trial of Bruins
: was secured at eleven o'clock this
5 morning. There are four women on
the jury. Morris Barnett, who repre-
sents Bruins in the second case as he