The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-16

afternoon for the house of cOrrec--
ton at Milwaukee taking with him
Nathan Gordon, Harry Gordon,
Sam Grotsky and Joseph Ruppa,
who were sentenced to imprisOn-
ment at hard labor at that insti-
tuition. Up until noon neither of
the men appreciated the severity
of their sentences or realized that
unless they paid their fines their
terms of imprisonment would run
into years, six in Harry Gordon's
case and nearly five in the case
of Nathan Gordon.
Harry Gordon won't be able, to
make $4,000 by simply staying in the
house of correction six months! And
Nathan Gordon won't be able to make
$500 by staying there six months
either. This was the surprise in the
biggest of all big packages handed out
by Judge Belden at the close of the
grand jury liquor trials, when on Sat-
urday he pronounced sentence on the
TWO Gordons. Harry Gordon late Sat
urday afternoon was ordered to pay
fine OF $4,000 and costs and sentenced
to eighteen months in the house of
correction. If he doesn't pay his fine
he will have to serve fifty-four months
additional in the house of correction.
Nathan Gordon, sentenced to fifteen
months will have to serve forty-two
months additional if he doesn't pay
his fine.
Ritter Case Before Judge Werner.
A crowd waited around in the cir
cult court until six o'clock Saturday
afternoon in expectation of hearing the
sentence in the Alex Ritter case. Rit-
ter, former under-sheriff, who had been
found guilty of bribery, was expected
to be sentenced also, but at the close
Of the day, Judge Belden served formal
notice on Ritter and his attorney, F.
y. Case of Chicago who was present
with the defendant, that they should
Ha ready for trial next Friday morning
in the case of Ritter and Millager.
Ritter is jointly indicted with Herb
illlager now laying out" his fine on
liquor conviction in the county Jail,
on the charge of giving brides to the
district attorney The trial will begin
next Friday morning in the circuit
court, with Judge Werner of Appleton.
circuit judge of Shawano county. pre-
siding in the absence of Judge Belden.
1t is understood that Ritter will not
be sentenced until after the second trial
is over. Ritter was found guilty on
Joint indictment with former Sheriff
~. r
About GOrdOn's Deputy Badge.
Harry Gordon is the defendant who
declared he would not show a ''yellow
streak and plead guilty. The jury
in his case after trial. returned a YER
dict of guilty on nine counts.
Sentence in his case was not pro-
nounced until about four o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. When brought be-
fore Judge Belden at noon, the mat
ter was adjourned while the defen-
dant financial status was looked up.
Harry Gordon told Judge Belden that
he had not made much money in the
liquor bushes and that he was never
what is known as a booze runner.
Judge Belden postponed sentence while
he verified these facts, and when later
in the afternoon he pronounced sent
cnce, 1t was evident that he had re-
ceived other and different informa-
tion IS to the defendants activities
and profits.
In the indictment you have been
found guilty on nine counts of unlaw-
full possession, traffic and sale of in
toxicating liquor" said Judge Belden.
CAS- | look over your indictment. see
that the charges are all for bulk sales
OF whiskey, so that you may be said
to have been in the wholesale liquor
traffic"
Judge Belden went into the matter
of Harry Gordon's having had deputy
badge and asked whether he had NOT
secured the badge of deputy sheriff in
order to facilitate his booze running
Nhis Gordon denied
WAS this badge given to you off
hand or did you ask for it?'
Il asked for it," Gordon replied.
I'm order that you might more easily
ply your liquor trade ?" asked the Judge.
mo sir" said Gordon.
''You were given the deputy sheriff
badge on January 3, 1921" said Judge
Belden. Had you ever been deputy
sheriff before ?"
NO." replied the defendant. 'T
hadn't been of age before"
"How old are you now?"
Twenty
Gordon Gets Big Present.
Judge Belden, after he had looked
into the matter of Harry Gordon's
earnings and other things which were
brought to his attention, fned the de-
PENDANT $500 and costs on each Of the
nine counts, making a total of $4,000
and costs. In addition, he was sent
enced to imprisonment for eighteen
months at confinement at hard labor at
the house of correction at Milwaukee.
The real surprise in the sentence,
however, came with the term of i'm
prisonment in case fine and costs are
not paid. For failure to pay the fine.
Harry Gordon is sentenced to serve
six months on each count. The terms
are to run successfully and not con-