The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-09-28
John Schmitt of State Line
Inn Draws Fine of
$500 Also.
POLICE IN RAIDS TOO
Sponge Squad Finds Home
brew at Northwestern
Hotel Saturday.

The climax Of fines for unlawful pos
session and sale of moonshine, so far
as the municipal court here is con
cerned, was handed out to John
Schmidt of the State Line Inn on Sher-
idan road Saturday evening by Judge
Slater when he sentenced the man to
pay a fine of $700 and costs on two
counts, with the addition of 60 days at
hard labor in the county jail on one
count and 80 days on the other. The
fine and sentence came as the result of
the exhausted patience of the munich
pal judge, for it was the second time
that Schmidt was brought in within
ten days.
On information given the district at
torney's office, Schmidt was brought
into court short time ago charged
with unlawful possession and sale Of
moonshine. The man pleaded guilty
and was fined 5000 and costs, which he
paid one day last week.
Brought in by Federal Men.
Apparently Schmidt no sooner paid
his fine that he went right back into
business again, in order to make up
what he had lost. Late Saturday af-
t .rnoon the inn was raided by group
of federal men and when Judge Slater
heard of it and that the officers had
secured moonshine at the premises, he
came down Saturday evening to sit on
the bench of the municipal court by
lamp-light and fix sentence.
Schmidt again pleaded guilty to the
liquor charge on two counts, one for
Unlawful possession and the other I'M
awful sale. He was sentenced to pay
4 fine of $500 and costs on the first
cunt, with the alternative Of 60 days
in Jail In addition he was sentenced
on this count to serve so days in the
} county jail at hard labor. On the
second count Schmidt was ordered to
pay fine of $500 and costs, with the
alternative of 60 days in jail if he
failed to pay the fine, and an addition
Of 90 days at hard labor. The senten-
ces at hard labor are to run concurrent
ly, so that the total amounts to $500
and costs or 4 months in the county
Jail plus 80 days at hard labor.
Police Raid Several Places.
The police meanwhile were not idle
over the weekend and paid many
quiet little visit of inspection to places
believed to be violating the law. At the
Northwestern hotel, 70 West Main
street, run by Rose Bojnewicz, the
sponge squad, led by Capt. Clausen,
found four bottles Of home brew in the
ice box. With Capt. Clausen were Off
GERS McGivern and Buchanan and Sgt.
Kirsch.
Buchanan Makes Arrest.
Paul Wietewitz, 1881 Salem avenue.
was raided by the police sponge squad
Saturday afternoon and gallon and
half of moonshine was found One gal
ion was in a stone jug buried near to
he garbage can in the back yard, and
there was two-quart jar also full of
moonshine in the same place.
F. G. Scott, 500 Rowland avenue, was
arrested by officer Buchanan and
charged with unlawful possession of
moonshiqe. Buchanan saw Scott Sat-
urday evening close upon 8 o'clock
standing with two others at the corner
Of Fremont avenue and Elizabeth street
passing bottle to the other men and
then placing it back in his own pocket.
Buchanan searched him, found the
moon and placed Scott under arrest.
Scott was fined 500 and costs by Judge
Slater this morning for unlawful pos
session.