The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-11
IllLlae
net OCCASION
Of BIC FRAcAS
" = KIN Land I've n Court
NEARING Reveals Bsetleg-
gerv Operations.

y w.en bootleggers have falling
- heir fight is violent. Mrs.
s.sie Katz showed, In telling her
- a n feud which has nearly
srssne bloody, last night in police
nsicial circles received their
- news Of the battle Monday
- Adolph Gossen, Sixteenth ave-
s and Fifth street. and his
snef. Frank Gossen. Ninth ave-
~ and Eighth street, we're ar
.sst,i on complaint of Mrs. Katz.
.1fey threatened to kill my hus-
.sxiSam," the woman said.
1870 charge she repeated when
IN III appeared before Justice
S.seph P. Kelly last night in police
nsft In the meantime Georgia
hmsen, wife of Frank, had sworn
~ 4 warrant for the arrest of
N KATE, charging that Mrs. Katz
threatened to kill her. 1t was this
stustion which the court was con-
fronted with at the hearing last
night.
3. F. Schriver represented both
ii the plaintiffs-the women. Ed
xsrd L. Eagle, assistant states at
torney, appeared as prosecutor.
Mrs. Katz proved to be the star
Witness. In whirlwind of words
she made a number of interesting
revelations. The Gossen families
md she and her husband, the wom-
IN said, went into the bootlegging
business a year ago. Sam and
Fannie were instructed in the gen.
tie art of distilling by the Gossen
boys. Frank and Adolph entered
he distributing end of the game,
md the combination worked along
serenely for several months.
Agreeable Work.
There was money to burn, a good
time outside of working hours, and
short, pleasant and profitable duties
when the family gathered around
the still and talked of mashes and
proofs.
But there came a schism in their
order of things several weeks ago
after an argument over conduct CT
the business and particularly the
distribution of the proceeds. This
Separation was along family lines
Since then the two families have
been quite catty toward one an
other, Mrs. katz said.
I'VE quit making hoOch, bu'
Adolph never quit selling it," tn;
woman affirmed.
"Recently% asked Attorne!
Eagle.
"Yes, l saw him sell some las
week." replied Mrs. Katz. 1T wa.
h Jug"
4 In an argument over whetheI
Adolph still stills" all of the for
ner business partners and their al;
iomeys freely INDUCED.
Mrs. katz' testimony became 81
unanimous that she got far aheat
Of Eagle and nearly lost Schrivel
rs we'll. In answering question.
her explanations were most wordy
The result was that the cour
pom-crowded and overflowinj
nth 800 persons-was in a con
tnual uproar. Finally neither at
hrney could make head nor tail o
the case. Justice Kelly gave tn
whole party full swing and the re
suit was almost pandemonium.
Hats Of Exhaustion.
When the testimony, as we'll 4
the witnesses and all concerned
vas exhausted, the justice rule
hat Adolph Gossen and Fanni
Katz were guilty of disorderly con
duct for their fights and threats I
DO violence. They were each fine'
| Is, which amounted to $13.40 each
It was such lively tilt as ha
not been heard in police court TO
weeks, and was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the gallery that packed tn
room.
The bootlegging charges wer
iot taken up against any of tn
Witnesses or prisoners and no evi
dence in this angle of the case wa
Produced