The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-02
Court Ready to Sentence Former Sheriff When
tits Found He's Gone to Chicago
for the Day.
D. 7. NC OWEN DRAWS JAIL AND FINE
Sentence in the Case of Owen O'Hare is POSTPONED
With Others - Meyer Not Notified Official
Iy to Be Present in Court

of correction until fine and costs wers
paid not exceeding six months In
addition McOwen was sentenced ia
sixty days confinement at hard labor
in the house of correction.
The surprise for McOwen came at the
end, when he found in the large pack
age" that had just been handed him,
present" that amounted to nothing
less than $1,000. The total fine would
have amounted to $4,000 but at the
close, Judge Belden struck off the
fine on the last two counts, making
the total fine $500.
Judge Belden had just finished the
lengthy recital of counts and the fine
and imprisonment sentence of each
when he added word to the sentence.
Because you came in promptly when
you returned to Kenosha," said the
judge, "and ascertained what the in
dictment was in your case, and imme-
diately entered a plea of guilty to it,
| order the execution on the eighth
and ninth counts to be suspended"
An. injunction was ordered against
thssal -enaises 4 disaf1e8 torney
ms eted to start prosecution 90 the
end that the premises. be not used for
violation of the liquor law or any other.
Call State vs.. Meyer.
"The state against Joseph NJ. Meyer"
next announced Judge Belden.
"Your honor" said Attorney Case,
II have not seen Mr.. Meyer since
he came to town. L am informed
that he was not notified to appear
this morning"
Judge Belden: 81 have just heard
that. The notice was issued by the
clerk but not served"
1t was arranged that in case Mr..
Meyer returned today sentence would
be imposed this afternoon, the Chicago
attorney stating that he would wait
through the day for his client to come
back. In case he failed to appear, it
was arranged that R. v. Baker would
appear Friday as counsel to make
the necessary plea.
"The state against Jack Kuzmich, -
announced Judge Belden.
"Your honor" said Attorney A. L.
Drury, "the brother of the defendant
said that Kuzmich would be here at
ten o'clock this morning. ! haven't
heard from him today / called up the
brother and woman who was diff
fcult to understand answered the tele-
phone. She said something about his
being here at noon, but whether she
meant Jack Kuzmich or bis brother Z
don't know. 1 understand, that Mrs.
Jack Kuzmich arrived yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock and / think her
husband will appear some time today
"The state against Herman Gao
chini," said Judge Belden. "This is
the third time this defendant was sup
posed to be here and failed to come.
Mr.. Sheriff, will you appresend him
and bring him into court at 2 o'clock. .
Search for Meyer.
A search for the former sheriff
which was conducted this morning by
Undersheriff Knipfer, resulted in the
information at the Chicago and North
western station that he had been seen
boarding the train south at 6;20 a. m.
It was said that the failure to get
service on the former sheriff was due
to the fact that both the sheriff and
undersherif were away in Milwaukee
all day, and Turnkey Jacob Kuel was
on duty in the circuit court as the
sheriff's representative. Due to the
confusion in the sheriff's office through
the many defendants and visitors
and the work entailed, the response
bility for serving papers failed to be
fixed on one person.
Through the wide publicity given
the fact that the former sheriff would
be sentenced today, it cannot be
thought that Mr.. Meyer was uncogni-
zant of the fact that he was expected
to appear. 1t is believed, however,
that he thought ii opportunity to
get one more day OF liberty, as formal
notice was not given him. In some
quarters the suspicion was uttered
freely that Meyer had "cleared out
for good" Others who have known
Mr.. Meyer longer, declared that he
would not run away.
Fisher Motion Argued.
Argument of the plea IN bar made
by Peter Fisher, Jr., in which he held
that he was immune from prosecution
and which is expected to furnish the
basis for an appeal to the supreme
court in the Fisher case, was heard BY
Judge Belden this afternoon. It was,
not extended that the court would
make an instant decision following.
the argument