The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Police Catch All Sorts OF
Law Violators in Early
Morning Raid.
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE
John Pryor, CoIored, Faces
Charges of Violating Mann
Act as a Result of Raid.

Law violators of several varietie
were hauled into the police Office jus
after midnight on Sunday morning a.
a result of simultaneous raids staget
by the police on a colored restauran
at 504 Middle 9street and on a hous,
at 566 Grand avenue. Four ALLEGED
gamblers, one moonshiner, two colore
women alleged to be prostitutes from
Chicago and one colored man, who
charged both with operating a gamb
ling house and also with a violation
the Mann act, trailed into the polio
Office as result of the raid and al
were jailed pending their arraignmen
in court this morning
Both of the places had been lon
under suspicion and the raid mark
with success various efforts of the ph
lice department to put an end to lav
violations of a most sensational natur
at these places.
Chief Logan on the Job.
Chief of Police Thad Logan and Car
tain Cyzak went out on little rait
ing expedition of their own and star.
ed the revelations. They went to tn
house at 566 Grand avenue and findin
ample room for suspicion, called fo
more patrolmen to guard the hous
while the raid was in progress. Tn
house was surrounded and the tw
police officials went within to max
the arrests.
The building is occupied on the frs
floor by Alex Vito, white man, WHIT
alleged that he knew nothing of tn,
"goings on" above him. The police.
men went upstairs where they founa
Kate Perkins and Georgia Woods, two
negro women, who claim that theii
home is in Chicago. Covering under
the bed in one of the rooms, the police
found Fred Hafke, white, and he was
also hailed into court.
Others Find a Still.
Meanwhile the policemen who were
outside surrounding the building be
came impatient and closed in. They
searched the lower floor of the house
and the basement and found a large
still which was confscated on general
principles. Alex Vito, who proved that
he had had no connection with the
other ring of law violators, did how
ever, admit that the still might be
long to him and he was nabbed as
a moonshiner.
Meanwhile Patrolman Charles Am.
berlang while travelling his beat, had
found little game in progress at the
restaurant at 504 Middle street oper-
ated by negro, John Pryor. He raid
ed this gambling game arresting the
proprietor and his cook Clyde Colemae
and in addition Wesley Orzh, L. A
Richards and Vincent Kurnilowitz, al
white, who were "shuffling the paste
boards" The affair may prove a mos
serious one to the latter inasmuch as
he has recently been released from
the state penitentiary where he was
serving a long term as a result OF
shooting affray, and this may mean
that he will be sent back to the
penal institution.
Find the Missing Link.
When the two sets of law violators
were being brought into the police
station at the same time, it was dis
covered that there was some connec-
ton existing between the two places.
The police officials began to compare
notes and found that Pryor, who own
ed the restaurant and who was al
ready arrested as the operator of q
gambling house, was also the man who
operated the alleged house of prosti,
tuition on Grand avenue. Chief Loga.
declares that the man will be vigol
ously prosecuted as a violator of tn
Mann Act.
Meanwhile the two colored women,
badly frightened, confessed all to the
police and begged that they be allowed
to leave. Kenosha, promising to 60 to
Chicago never to return. They were
told that they could tell their story
to the court.
The raids, according to the police,
have cleaned out one of the most
persistent places of law violation in
the city.
The gamblers when arraigned before
Judge Slater this morning pleaded
guilty and were fined $40 each and
costs; the two colored women drew
fines of $25 each and costs; Vito, the
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raigned, Hafke drew a fine of SIS and
costs and Pryor was granted a con-
tinuance on both charges placed
against him.