The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
our Charged With Muir
der of Petersen Plead
mot Guilty"
IEWARD COMES HERE
ohm Simowitz Has Claim for
$1,000 Reward Endorsed by
Lake County Supervisors.

Basing their defense on the grounds
lat they were so drunk from "moon-
line" that they had lost control of
leir senses, Ignatz Potz, Joe Brad
eric, John Bartole and Michael Ra-
CHI, the four Chicago men who have
)nfessed the Staying of Police Officer
'illiam Petersen OF Winthrop Har-
or, pleaded "Not Guilty" to the
1arge of murder when they were ar
Aligned in the Lake County Circuit
curt at Waukegan before Judge Ed
ards this morning at eleven O'clock.
heir cases were set for trial March
he 29th and the men were sent back
prison without bonds.
The arrangement was devoid of any
excitement The prisoners, who since
heir arrest, have played cards in
essantly during their waking hours
It the Jail there, halted their card
;ames without word when they
we're called for the arraignment. They
made no statement before the court
)ther than to plead ''Not Guilty,
each being represented by an attorney
who outside Of court explained the
oasis of their defense. The entire
lrraignment did not last more than
fifteen minutes.
Indicted on Monday.
The four men We're indicted on
murder charges on Monday afternoon
in true bills returned by the Lake
County grand jury. Police Officer Pc
cersen was shot to death on January
he 18th on the Sheridan Road south
If Zion while he was trying to over
AXE the four who were in a speeding
motor car. In confessions secured by
states Attorney A. v. Smith, Potz Is
alleged to have been the man who
tired the two shots from shotgun,
which riddled the body Of Petersen!
Bartole is alleged to have been the
driver of the death car and Radich
and Bradaseric were other members
of the party. Prior to the shooting the
men had visited John Simowitz, a
friend in Kenosha. and upon leaving
here are alleged to have secured some
"moonshine" at saloon in Kenosha.
Bradaseric was arrested at Ossego,
Michigan, just as he was ready to
escape into Canada. The other three
we're taken in Chicago as a result of
a tip given by John Simowitz of Ke-
nosha.
Attorney Baker Defends Bartole.
1t had been expected in Waukegan
that the emen would enter pleas of
guilty and throw themselves upon the
mercy of the court. When each was
represented by legal counsel this
morning, the prosecution showed that
it was very much surprised by the
bold front presented by the prisoners
despite their confessions.
Attorney Robert Verne Baker of
Ienosha has been retained as legal
runsel for John Bartole, one of the
men who was in the car but neither
the driver of the car nor the man who
fired the fatal shots. Attorneys from
Chicago have been retained by the
other defendants. Following the ar
raingment there was an intirlation
made that Radich might change his
plea to one of guilty before March the
18TH.
States Attorney Smith has declared
that the plea of drunken insanity
will not embaras the prosecution in
asmuch as the confession of Bradaser-
ic declares that the men had been
drinking but that they were not very
drunk at the time of the killing.
Kenoshan Gets Reward.
1t was definitely decided on Tues.
day that John Simowitz, the Kenoshs
man, who wrote to officials in Wau.
kegan giving the tip which resulted
in the arrest of the four men and the
securing of their confessions, was en-.
titled to the $1,000 reward offered
by the board of supervisors of Lake
County for the information leading tt
their arrest. The board adopted 6
resolution that Simowitz was en-.
titled to the reward and it will be
paid to him as soon as the proper pa
pers can be signed. His formal claim
tor the reward was filed with the
board on Tuesday morning by his
attorney A, B. Ames of Kenosha. Il
is believed that Simowitz will also lay
claim to the $500 xeward offered BY
the village Of Winthrop Harbor fol
this information.
His claim set forth that he hac
written to the officials giving then
the names and addresses of the mer
who had done the killing and furnish
ing them with the evidence which wa,
used to secure the confession.
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