The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
THIS Is NOT A
PRETTY STORY!
About Knives and Blood
shed and Mrs. Ashmus,
of Congress st.
ORIGIN IN MOONSHINE

This is story of moonshine and
more Of it. Adam Ashmus, % North
Congress street, presented himself at
the desk in the police department about
eleven o'clock Sunday morning and
complained that his mother and a
boarder were sleeping together and
that he, Adam, had been attacked by
the boarder when he resented it.
Officers McCluskey, McGivern and
Kautenburg FASTENED to the scene to-
gether with Adam Ashmus. When
they entered the house they found one
of the bedroom doors locked. The Of
ficers ordered the persons within to
open the door but they refused. Final
ly upon the entreaties of Adam, the
door was unlocked, and Mrs. Ashmus
and Peter Norbutt, the boarder, emery
ed from the room, partly dressed.
Fire, Fire! Said Town Crier.
For a few minutes the police had
their hands full making arrests, plac-
ing statutory charge against the man
and woman. With both Mrs. Ashmus
and Norbutt safely under arrest, it ap-
peared that all would be serene at %
North Congress street, and the police
turned their attention to other mat
ters. For it was busy day for Kau-
tenburg, Long, McCluskey and McGiv-
ern; there was nothing to do all day
but answer one box call after another.
At three o'clock in the afternoon
there came fire call from % North
Congress street. The fire departm emit
tore up the ground to get to the scene
on double-quick time, as usual, and
also as usual they were followed by
the police ambulance, with officers Nc
Cluskey, McGivern and Long on board.
Where? Where? Said Goody Blair.
But when the fire department and
police officers arrived at % North Con-
gress street, there was no Are, but in
stead free-for-all fight.
"This is police business, not ours"
said the fremen, turning their en-
gines towards home again.
The police found that George and
Adam Ashmus had been attacked by
Albin Pukcikeus with a large knife.
George was taken to the police station
where his wounds were attended by
DR.. McCluskey. The man had cut
across the left temple which took six
stitches to close. A finger on his right
hand had been almost cut off. He was
weak from loss Of blood and tainted
while the physician attended him.
Adam Ashmus had escaped when the
police reached the house but was lat
er found and placed under arrest to-
gether with Joe Kabosh, who was
also found at the place.
Officer McGivern, looking through
the house for the knife which was said
1 to have been used in the assault on
the Ashmus brothers, came upon a
bottle of moonshine in a closet off
Mrs. Ashmus bedroom. Thirty gallons
| of mash was also found on the place
but though they searched high and
low no traces of still could be found
Whats this all about ?" inquired
Judge Slater surprised as he took the
bench this morning and two men with
bloody shirts and head bandaged up
appeared before him.
!
street." said Captain Clausen.
81 don't know the place." said Judge
Slater.
"Well, whenever the police car goes
up Grand avenue, that's where ii
stops" replied the captain. "It's. a
private house, or rather you might
call &C public house."
~ didn't imagine it was a church,
the judge said.
Mrs. Ashmus was fined 800 and
costs, with the alternative of sixty
days in the house Of correction. She
paid the fine. Peter Norbutt was fined
SIS and costs. The Ashmus men
were fined So and costs each for dis
orderly conduct.