The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-23
Crawls Out of Hiding and
Pleads Guilty to Many
Liquor Charges.
DOESN'T GO TO JAIL
Body Tank Moon Carrier with
Secret Cellar at Home
Gets Off Easy.

The neat little sum of $1,000 (and
costs) was paid into the Golfers of the
municipal court late Tuesday afternoon
for fines for the repeated violations of
the liquor law by one brazen booze
runner, Tony Travanty. Travanty made
his appearance from hiding Tuesday
and was produced in court with the
assistance and at the advice of his at
torney, r. v. Baker. Tony, it will be
remembered, jumped out of the second
story window of his home, 571 Market
street, on November 9Th when the po-
lice raided the house and discovered a
secret cellar with complete up-to-date
distillery for making moonshine.
No Prison Sentence.
The fines were all we'll and good, but
how Tony escaped a prison sentence
under the circumstances of his out
rageous career in law-dodging, is not
explained. On May 4th last Travanty
was arrested on Pearl street by officer
Perry f. Tusler, who had then been on
the force about five days. Travanty
was trotting a gunny sack with Jug
in it, He attempted to resist arrest
and broke the jug on the pavement,
He pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to
possession and transportation of moon
shine on that occasion but did not
plead guilty to the charge of resisting
an officer which is still pending against
him.
On this plea Tony was fined $500 and
costs or 60 days in jail, He promptly
paid the fine and costs.
Body Tank Case Too.
On September 9Th, early upon Sum
day morning Travanty was arrested
again by officer Tusler while riding a
bicycle on Market street to town. He
was found carrying body tank with
a gallon of moonshine in it. At this
time also he roughly resisted the Off
Ger and it was only Tusler's persistence
and shrewdness in managing his pris-
oner that enabled him to bring Tony to
the station where the body tank was
found when his person was searched
On the plea of guilty to possession
and transportation of moonshine in
this case, liquor charge on two counts,
Tony was fined $500 and costs, with the
alternative of 60 days in jail Tony
paid this fine too without winking an
eyelash.
And Now the Big Raid.
Tony was raided in June with the
cooperation of federal officers and wine
was found on the premises. This case
is still pending, The house was
searched at the time of the federal
raid. but the secret cellar was not
found.
On November 8th the police sponge
squad, armed with pick-axe, visited
Tony's house, convinced that he had a
secret cellar there. The accidental re-
moval Of a barrel acted as lever for
the trap door and the secret cellar was
found. Two copper boilers full of
moonshine, fifty gallons in all and two
hogsheads of wine were found. Tony
came home while the officers were raid
ing and escaped through the second
story window.
The police did not mind his escape
as he was under bonds of $500 in the
court and the court could collect these
bonds if he failed to appear when his
cases were called, which would net
more than the fines imposed.
Travanty pleaded guilty to the pos
session of moonshine and wine in this
last instance also and was fined $500
and costs or 80 days in Jail.
But Tony paid up his total fines OF
$1,000 and costs while the night was
still young and so avoided the lookup
The charge of resisting an officer or
two occasions as we'll as the charge OF
possession of wine are still pending.