The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-04-27
TO START

Inc circuit court OI hellOoh" SN~H
ty will proceed as rapidly as possible
with the trial of all criminal cases
on its calendar. Just as rapidly as de-
PENDANTS can arrange their other at
fairs so as to be in court these cases
will be heard and disposed of In the
regular process of the court"
This was the announcement of Judge.
Belden on Saturday afternoon follow
ing the closing chapter in the Fisher
cage which was believed to have wound
up for time at least the trial OF
grand jury cases in the county. Judge
Belden was rather forceful in his
declaration that the decisions on cases
in the United States court in Milwau-
kee would have nothing to do with the
hearing Of cases in the circuit court
here.
Judge William B. Quinlan of Mar
inette was on the bench in the circuit
court this morning to open the trial
of a short day calendar and it was eX-
7 pected that he would be here several
days but he is not expected to take up
the trial of criminal cases and these
may be delayed just little pending
the gaining Of his full strength and
vigor by Judge Belden.
Will Wipe Calendar Clean.
eve have no change of plans as a
result of the trials and sentences in
the United States court" continued
Judge Belden, "andS / am hopeful that
/ can keep the faith with the people
of the county and state and finish up
the hearing of all of the cases. The
special prosecutor has the evidence
ready in many of these cases and it is
our intention to bring these men to
trial just as rapidly as is possible un.
der the demands of the time of the
court and the conditions surrounding
the defendants. 1 am hopeful that
some of the cases will be heard at
very early date as several of the de-
PENDANTS are now without entangling
alliances with other courts and they
will be free to come into the court
here and defend themselves against
the grand jury indictments. There is
no expectation on the part Of the court
that the indictments returned against
these men will be nolled or forgotten"
Twenty Cases on Court Calendar.
An examination of the court calendar
shows that there are twenty cases
which came as result of grand jury
indictments remaining to be tried
With two exceptions the men named al
defendants in these cases are now un
da1 hoaxyxy l.
can be brought into court on a days
notice. Two men under Indictment
Sam Jacobsen and Harry Sedarook-
have never been apprehended. Jacob
son is charged with violations of the
liquor laws, the indictment being a
joint one with Joel Jacobsen. 1t is
said that Jacobsen has recently been
in California and that efforts may be
made to secure his arrest there and his
return to Kenosha for trial. Sedarook
who is charged under several, indict-
ments in connection with law viola
tlons at what is known as maple Inn"
is supposed to be somewhere in the
neighbOrhood of Chicago and a con-
slant lookout for some trace of him
Is being kept by the officials. The
failure of the officials to get Sedarook
has held up the trial of several cases
Here are the cases pending which
Judge Belden has announced will be
brought to trial as early as possible
Two Indictments Against Kosterman.
There are two indictments against
Edward Kosterman in connection with
the cleanup of the liquor traffic. Kos
terman was one of the men who plead.
ed guilty in the United States court.
He was fined $4,000. 1t is believed
that he would be available for trial at
an early date. There are two indict-
ments against Louis Schrayer, another
kenosha man who won his freedom in
the United States Court after paving
fine of $4,000, There are two in
dictments against Charles Murray in
dividually and another one in which
he is jointly indicted with Peter
GALES. There are two individual in
dictments against Peter Gales. Both
GALES and Murray have ben sent to
Leavenworth for a year and a day and
1t is not expected that their cases can
be called in the local court for nine
months. There is one individual in
dictment against Joel Jacobsen, anoth-
en- Kenosha man who is in prison
There are three indictments against
Edward c. Hoffman, the former pro-
prietor of Sheridan Road Inn, and two
against Sedarook, One indictment
against Frank Martin remains to be
tried and there is one against H. G