The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-21
Drury Clashes With Dis
trict Attorney in PrOtz-
kcw Hearing.
ENTER MARIA MATZUR
Charges PrOtzkOws Brought
Still to Matzur Farm
and Made ct"

Hear We, hear we, This Is the case
of Walter Protzko of Elm street,
: charged in the municipal court by the
district attorney with possession of a
still found at the house of Joe Matzur
of South Sheridan Road mile and a
half south of the city, The prelimin-
airy hearing of Protzkow was on this
morning in the municipal court, Frank
S. Symmonds appearing as district at
torney, and A. L. Drury as counsel for
Protzkow
The case is of interest because the
sheriff holds that it was Matzur who
had possession of the still, moonshine
and mash, that it was at his house
that all the goo" was found piping
hot, with no Protzkow or other per-
sons than the Matzur in the vicinity.
Matzur arrived while the sheriff's men
were raiding the place on November
"a, was brought down to the county
jail but released that night on the
orders of the district attorney.
Matzurs Turn State Witness.
When, the sheriff asked for the ar
raignment of Matzur on the charge of
possession of the outfit, the district
attorney issued a warrant charging
Protzkow with the offence. SO there
fore the two officials differ.
Mrs Matzur came into court Tues
day afternoon and for the first time
one Of Matzurs appeared officially in
court in the case. She was charged
with possession of the mash, and plead
ed gM ~,
Il think this woman is entitieff. to
clemency," said Mr.. Symmonds to the
court. "She has been helpful to the
state by coming in and telling US what
she knew"
Mrs. Matzur was accordingly fined
500 and costs. This morning Mrs.
Matzur took the stand as first witness
for the state in the preliminary hear
ing Of Protzkow, She testified that
Mrs. Protzkow brought a still and
yeast and other stuff to her house one
day, eight days before the raid, and
that the two women hid the stuff un-
der the hay in the barn, and brought
it out and set up the outfit in the
room in the Matzur dwelling on No
vember "a, the day of the raid. She
didn't see Mrs. Protzkow arrive but
There she was one day on the door
step, still and all.
Matzur is Alibied.
"And Joe, your husband, was never
there while you were talking about fix
ing up this moonshine or while you
made it, was he?" asked the district
attorney.
Collected toll" cried Drury. ST
don't know whether the district attor-
ney has been retained as counsel for
the defense of Joe Matzur but it would
seem So"
I'm trying to find out who had pos
session." returned the district attor-
ney.
withdrawing MatZur, that's what
you're trying to do" retorted Drury.
Mrs. Matzur, allowed to answer, re-
piled parrot-like that Joe was never
there while they were talking about
the moon. Joe never had anything to
do with it. Joe got mad when he only
shifted the smell and she made believe
it was because she was cooking kali
and beets. Joe, in short, had per-
feet alibi at the lips of his wife.
"Who was the first one that you
talked to about Protzkow and Mrs.
Protzkow?" Drury asked Mrs. Matzur
Here in court yesterday after
noon?"
Didn't you talk to anybody about
Protzkow and Mrs. Protzkow until yes
terday"
mo, never"
"The night that Matzur was brought
down to jail who did you talk with
and go to see?"
The sheriff." answered Mrs. Mat
Eur.
Didn't you go to see a somebody
else?"
NO" was the answer.
Judge Slater interrupted the course
the testimony at one time to say
mat he could see nothing that con-
nected Walter Protzkow, the defend
ant, with the possession of the still,
but was assured by the district attor-
aey that the connection would be made
before he had completed the case for
me state.
The case was adjourned at noon aft
ar two hours hearing and will be
continued this afternoon.