The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
SEE TEST CASE
IN RUPPA APPEAL
Formal Notice of Appeal
for Pardon is Publish
ed Today.
DROP GORDON PLEA
Action on Ruppa Petition Elk
pected to Show the Gov
ernOr's Attitude.

The formal notice that Governor
John ]. Blaine had been asked to grant
a pardon to Joseph Ruppa, Kenosha
man now serving term of six months
in the house of correction of Milwau-
kee following his conviction on charg-
es of selling ten gallons of alcohol,
was published today and the pardon is
fathered by Attorneys Ruppa and Bon
tin of Milwaukee, the senior member
of the firm being a brother of the
former Kenosha saloon man. Attor-
ney Ruppa was in Keno ha on Tues
day comforting with local officials in
regard to the request for pardon and
he is authority for the statement that
the petition for the pardon of Harry
Gordon, another one of the Kenosha
men now serving time in the house of
correction, will not be presented to
the governor at this time.
"The application for pardon for
Harry Gordon has been withdrawn for
the present at least" said Attorney
Ruppa, "but we plan to press our pc
tition for pardon for my brother"
The official notice of the application
for the pardon states that the hearing
will take place in the executive Of
fees at Madison on June 9TH.
Regarded as Test Case.
There was a tendency today to re-
gard the appeal of Ruppa for release
as test case to try out the attitude
of the governor toward prohibition en-
forcement in Kenosha county and the
state and the outcome of this appli-
cation is. going to be watched with a
great deal of interest. 1t is not i'm
probable that the appeal for the par
don and the action of the governor on
it may have some bearing on events
later in the year.
Governor Blaine has not shown any
tendency to slow up any on the en-
forcement of the prohibition laws with
the exception of the fact that when
Mortimer Walker was named as spe-
cial prosecutor for the grand jury work
here the list of cases in which he was
instructed to appear for the state did
not include the score or more of cases
in which violations of the liquor law
was charged.
Expect Other Applications.
IT thehgovernor acts favorable on the
application of Ruppa it is regarded as
certain that there will be a food Of
applications to go to Madison from
other men who are now in prison at
1Xyot 8
cIined to pay their fines and on this
account they are facing considerable
penal servitude. Ruppa will have serv-
ed four months when his application
for pardon is formally received BIZ
the governor. The supreme court
turned down the appeal of Ruppa foe
discharge and held. that the evidence
was entirely sufficient to warrant the
finding of him guilty by the jury. At
that it is believed by the people urg-
ing the pardon that his case presents
as favorable set of circum stances as
any of the Kenosha cases. Attorneys
for Ruppa declared on Tuesday that
they even hoped for favorable word
from Judge. Belden. The judge some
time ago declared that he would ap-
pose the petition for pardon to the
fullest extent.
Undoubtedly the district attorney of
Kenosha county will appear in person
to oppose the granting of the so-calIed
entering wedge" pardon and it is ex-
pected that the state will also be rep
resented by Special Prosecutor Morti-
mer E. Walker and by the attorney
general or some member of his force.