The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-01

Splracy, ana nleQ anQaVlCS OF pFeJu-
dice against the local judge.
Joseph O'Neill, then a prohibition
inspector, came to the station the same
day, Sondel continued, and asked about
the car. Joe Custer, Racine internal
revenue agent, also appeared, and that
night the car was unloaded myteri-
ously without the knowledge of Kiltz
or the prohibition authorities. The
next day, it was charged, O'Neill re-
turned with Thomas A. Delaney, then
federal prohibition director, and that
night Bert Herzog and a corps of as
sistants arrived on the scene.
$1,000 Bride Alleged.
Here, according to Sondel, Walter
Burke, Kenosha attorney, told Gus
ter that something had gone wrong
with the whiskey transactions, and that
the prohibition officials would have to
be fixed" Custer is then alleged to
have come to Milwaukee and con-
ferred with Herzog and later to have
brought Burke with him to Milwaukee
and talked the entire matter over with
Herzog. Later Custer gave Herzog a
$1,000 bill, after which none of Her
zogs agents ever went to Kenosha,
while Herzog never gave the district
attorney any report on the matter,
MIR. Sondel continued.
The shipping into Milwaukee of five
cars of whiskey each containing 1000
cases, was then described by the prose-
cutor. Feuer and Herzog first con-
ferred on the feasibility of the plan,
and it was agreed that $4,000 would
be necessary to ak" the passage of
each car, it was charged. Walter
Burke should have $4,000 to dispose
of, and the other $4,000 was to be
divided between Herzog and Custer,
Sondel declared.
The first car came to Milwaukee on
August 18, 1920, Sondel went on, con-
signed under a fictitious permit to
Jacob Lederer. 1t was charged that
the liquor was shipped by Feuer, who
communicated the number of it, while
it was in transit, to others here, so
that Herzog could send his investiga-
tors away from the scene of activity.
Budar's Name Mentioned.
The unloading of the liquor late at
night was wildly pictured by the
prosecutor. Custer and Feuer were on
hand to superintend the matter, he
said, and Joseph Budar and other pur4
chasers of the liquor were also there.
Trucks were backed up to the freight
car, and the whiskey was rapidly load
ed onto them, it was alleged.
Four more cars we're brought in
later under practically the same con-
ditions, Sondel declared, except that
one was consigned to George Howser,
and on October ID another car was
shipped, which was seized in Mil
waukee after an investigation by de-
partment of justice agents. Herzog
knew every time a car was coming,
it was charged, and did not once send
out single investigator or make a
single report.
Another whiskey transaction in Trues-
dell involving 100000, engineered by
Louis Schrayer, Truesdell saloonkeep-
er, Edward Kosterman, Kenosha bank
er, and Peter Gales and Charles MUIR
ray, Kenosha business men, was also
described by the prosecutor, and it was
charged that Herzog received two pay
ments of $1,000 each from Custer for
not investigating the affair.
Schrayer operated under a whole
sale liquor permit, it was said, and
bought legally thirty barrels of whis-
key, which he sold illegally. He then
purchased 1000 cases of whiskey from
Walter Burke at $50 case, it was
charged and dispensed this illegally
keeping false records of sale.
Agent Takes Stand.
The Kenosha freight agent, w. J.
Kiltz, took the stand aN the first wit
ness for the governn Gnt following
the preliminary addres,,,> and produc-
ed freight office records of the re-
ceipt of the Kenosha car. He testified
that, the day after the unloading Of
the car, Joseph ONeill, then a pro-
, hibition inspector, came to him and
exclaimed 30 my God, that's fake
permit"
Two interviews with Herzog concern
: ing the Kenosha car were described by
kilt, and he testified that he sent
Herzog, a letter containing copies of
the way bill and other documents upon
Herzog's request.
indications were that the trial would
last for the remainder of the week
Jurors not called for service were ex-
cused until Thursday by the court. 1t
was thought that the government
would call nearly score of witnesses
while the defense was expected to call
over thirty.