The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-09
EIGHTY -FOUR CASES
ON MARCH CALENDAR
Great Mass of Litigation to be Taken Up by Cir
cult Court When Term Opens on
Next Monday Morning.
CRIMINAL CASES HANG OVER
Judge Fowler May Not be Called to Hear Cases Grow
ing Out of Indictments Returned by Grand
Jury - "Old Timers Listed.

Eghty-four cases are scheduled for
trial at the March term of the circuit
court which opens on next Monday
morning, with Judge Chester Fowler
of Fond du Lac on the bench and it
is expected that the term will last well
into the summer. Judge Fowler has
announced that he will preside as
judge for the first three weeks Of the
term and it is expected that by that
time Judge Belden will have sufici-
entity recovered to give his attention
to court work or that some other judge
will be provided for the hearing Of
cases.
The ardent work Of trying criminal
cases following indictments by the
grand jury has resulted in the civil
cases in the court being laid over from
other terms and there is an unusually
long civil calendar for the considera-
tion Of the jury at the March term.
Twenty-Seven Criminal Cases.
o0n the calendar is a total of twenty
seven criminal cases, many of them
being results Of indictments by the
grand Jury. These include the cases
against Peter Fisher, Jr, and Alex Rit-
ter, former officials of the county in
which a number of offenses are charg-
cd. There ate large number Of cases
in which violations of the liquor laws
are charged but the defendants named
in these cases are for the most part
men who have been named in cases in
fla, TT.,i4 NJ IL
and tit is improbable that these cases
Will be put to trial by Judge Fowler.
1t is possible that all of the criminal
cases with one or two exceptions may
be held open until the return of Judge
Belden to the bench.
1t is not expected that any of the
men now awaiting the sentence of the
court will appear before Judge Fowler
when he opens court on next Monday
morning and it is probable that most
of the day will be given over to the
calling of the calendar and the assign
ing of cases for trial.
Many Old-Timers On Calendar.
In the list of cases noticed for trial
are many "old-timers," which have
gone over from term to term. Among
these are the old cases of the city
against the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company in connection with the charg-
es made as surcharges on the street
Lighting bills; the suits of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Swift and Miss Helen
Althoff against the Street railway com
pany for damages running over
100000; the cases against the Sheridan
Hotel corporation in which an effort
Is being made to secure the return of
money paid for stock in the corpora
tion, and the suit of John M. Scholey
against the county for the collection
of fees as a constable and while he was
serving as a crusader against gambling
and liquor selling.
There are forty-seven cases listed
for trial before the jury which are
brought as a result of civil claims.
Thirteen cases for decision by the
court are scheduled for trial.
Rivals Former Calendar.
The calendar is one of the longest
in the history of the circuit court for
Kenosha county the only longer cal
endar being the one presented to the
court at the opening of the last Octo-
Der term. The full list of cases APP
pearing on the calendar follows:
Criminal Calendar.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Charles Muir
ray, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Louis Schray-
er, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Louis Schrav-
er, liquor sales
State of Wisconsin VS.. Edward Kos
terman, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. George Fisch-
er, Jr., liquor sales
State of Wisconsin VS.. Charles Muir
ray, bribery. Htt
State of Wisconsin VS.. Joel Jacob
sen, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Sam jacobsen
and Joel jacobsen, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Oar Wachs.
liquor sales. t
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Charles Muir
ray and Peter GALES, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS. Harry Soda
rock disorderly house
State of Wisconsin, VS.. Edward Kos
terman, liquor sales.
State of wisconsin VS.. Edwin C.
Hoffman, gambling.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Edwin c.
Hoffman, liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Edwin c.
Hoffman, disorderly house.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Gales
liquor sales.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Harry Soda
rock, disorderly house.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Fisher
Jr., receiving brides.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Fisher
Jr., receiving brides.
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Fisher
Jr., accepting and receiving a bride.
State of Wisconsin VS.. William Mat.
tern, game laws
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Herbert Mil.
lager and Alex Ritter, bribery.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Frank Mar.
tin, gambling.
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Fisher
Jrs obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses.