The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-19
D'Angelo, 9 Victoria Street
Had it in Barrel Under
Sidewalk of Store.
NICELY BRICkED IN
StOreman Says the Moon Was
There Since First Raid when
Police Didn't See 1t.

Natalie d'Angelo at Victoria street,
has one of the niftiest places for con-
cealing the moon the police have so far
found. The sponge squad visited dan
| gelo's store Saturday afternoon and
conbed over the premises in the cellar
thoroughly, finding nothing there but a
two-burner gas plate which was burn
ing with nothing on it to indicate what
the fame was being used for. In the
cellar also the police found some raisin
mash, which d'Angelo said had been
used for the purpose of making raisin
wine of the less than one-half of one
per cent variety.
So Far So Good, and Then
Captain Emil Clausen, Detectives
Rock and McCluskey and Officer Billy
Schmitt looked about them somewhat
perplexed, believing that where there
was so much smoke there must be some
fire and that follow SCOT" is a good
clue. But it appeared to them that
their raid was a fizzle. The captain
stood at the stove examining the gas
plate. 1t seemed to him that the plate
was not connected with the meter, and
that it had been detached. AS he
glanced over at the brick wall where
the meter was, ah-ha! something at
tracted his attention. 1t was loose
brick in the wall.
| He pulled out the brick, stuck in his
thumb, and though he didn't exactly
pull out plum, he cried, what good
boy am II" For what his fingers had
closed upon was the spigot of a barrel.
Meanwhile the other members of the
sponge squad had closed about him and
other loose bricks were found.
A Barrel Under Sidewalk.
The store faces east and it was found
that the brick wall of the foundation
had been opened up, place dug under
the sidewalk and barrel placed there,
and then the foundation bricked up
again. Two places had been left with
three loose bricks, two just above the
barrel for filling purposes and one just
below for emptying purposes. The po-
lice lost no time in utilizing the place
below for the purpose of emptying the
barrel. Two quarts of moon shine were
drained off.
Convinced that there was still more
moon in the barrel, stick was thrust
down and it was found that there was
yet five inches of liquor left. The po-
lice jollied d'Angelo, declaring that his
system, nifty as it was, was not perfect
because the barrel would have to be
tipped before all it's contents could be
extracted and this was impossible with
| it bricked up.
D'AngelO Says Moon Was Old.
D'Angelo was arrested number of
months ago and charged with making
moenshine following a raid upon his
place by the squad when a still was
found. At the time he pleaded guilty
and was fined 500 and costs. Saturday
when the place was raided he insisted
to the police that he had not made any
moonshine since that episode and that
the moon found behind the partition
was old moon, not found by the police
on their first visit.
No still was found and sample of
the liquid bore out his contention, for
it was found to be stuff that was fast
approaching the ripe stage. Neverthe-
less, as this does not constitute lawful
possession, D'Angelo will be arraigned
in court today.
Cummings Hotel Also.
AS the district attorney announced to
the county board, the sponge squad of
the police department is continually
after ct" They were out Saturday
evening again and then it was Assistant
Chief Cyzak with the detective trio,
Rock, McCluskey and Breidt and Sgt.
Kirsch. A number of places were Wis
tied, bat the only one that yielded a
harvest of moonshine was the Cum
mings hotel, 1878 Prairie avenue. Will
liam Kondratowicz, proprietor. Half a
gallon of moon was found behind the
bar.
Washington, d. c. - An immediate
appropriation of s156,000 is needed for
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