The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-02
SENSATIONAL
REVELATIONS
IN BLITz TRIAL
Woman Witness Testifies She
Paid for Protection"
To Settle Liquor Case, $50 and
for Protection, $50.
GREEK WAS A "G0-BETWEEN?"
Pete Charowhas Says He Made
the Arrangements.
First Testimony of Police Scan
daI Was Up Today.
RAD LEE MENTIONED ON STAND
Mrs. Moore Tells of "POIice
Judge Waiting for Settlement"
One Check Was Endorsed by l.
VI. BlitZ and Rad Lee.
First Testimony of Police Scan
daI Was Up Today.
RAD LEE MENTIONED ON STAND
Mrs. Moore Tells of "POIice
Judge Waiting for Settlement"
One Check Was Endorsed by l.
VI. BIitz and Rad Lee.
BULLETIN.

/. NJ. BlltZ, local JeWeier, was
bound over late this afternoon to
the district court after a prelim-
mary hearing before Judge Paul
Heinz, on the charge of attempt
ing to bribe Harry Burger, city
bacteriologist, toreport no alco-
hol in samples of confiscated
liquor taken to him for analysis.
Bond was fixed at $4,000.
Blitz is also under bond of $4,000
on charges of compounding a
misdemeanor, making his total
bond, $4,000.
Sensational revelations in support OF
the theory that I. NJ. Blitz. local
ieweIer. controlled the disposition of
many liquor cases in police court. were
made on the witness stand in the court
of Topeka this morning during the
preliminary hearing OF Blitz on charges
OF attempting to bribe q city officer
and compounding misdemeanors-
Mrs Molly Moore testified that she
paid Blitz $3.50 to settle her liquor case
in police court and that she also paid
him $50 for thirty days protection
Harry Burger. city bacteriologist, testi-
fled that Blitz asked him If 1t would
not be possible for him to report no
afcohoF' in the case of liquor sent to
him for analysis. in consideration OF
"a piece of money Pete CharoWhas,
proprietor of the Palace of Sweets,
and known al Pete the Greek" testi-
fled that he acted as gO-between
in the protection" negOtia tiOns be-
tween Blitz and Mrs. Moore.
raTv rad hfG mi ~ a r.
ing after Judge Paul Heinz had over
ruled his motion to quash the war 1
rant, but the state received permission
to introduce the testimony of few
Mrs. Moore stated that she had
apartments upstairs over the Palace |
OF Sweets. 522 Kansas avenue. and |
that city officers raided her for liquor
last December. She said Blitz charged !
her $50 for going her bond and she
was released. Next morning, she !
stated. Blitz came to her apartment
and suggested that she give him $3.50
for settling her case in police court. |
Police Judge Waiting?
Il told him I was going to hire a |
lawyer and fight the case" said Mrs. |
Moore. He said II would cost me /
that much to hire a lawyer and that L !
might just as well pay the money to /
him He said the police judge was |
his place then. waiting. So I gave
him a check for $50"
And was the case ever tried - /
as-ed County Attorney Veale-
1T was not" Mrs. Moore replied.
She then stated that she paid him
another $50 for thirty days protection. !
She said he asked her 500 at first. /
She stated that both before and after !
her arrest Blitz suggested to her that Z
she pay him for protection.
Pete Charowhas was then called to :
the stand. He testified that Blitz !
asked him to go to Mrs. Moore and /
get money from her for protection
He told me to get $780, said Pete, l
tand said IL I couldn't get that much /
10 get $50"
Ice and BIitz Endorse Check.
Charowhas said he went to Mrs.
Moore's apartment, which he owned.
and after some negotations obtained /
promise from her TO pay him $50
He said he then gave Blitz his per
sonal check for $50 and that Mrs
Moore came to his confectionery store
and paid him the amount in bills the
next day. All the checks were intro
duced in evidence by County Attorney
Veale- The $50 check bore the en-
dorsement of I. NJ Blitz and r NJ
Lee. former police judge. Mrs. Moore
identified the first two and Pete iden-
titled the $50 check.
Charowhas then told the court that
after George H Wark, federal prohi-
bition director for Kansas. had begun
his investigation that Blitz asked him
TO go to Mrs Moore and get possession
of the checks.
He said to make her give them to
me If I could" the Greek testified
and if she wouldn't. TO get her to
tear them up. So / went and asked /
her for them, and she said they were
I'm the bottom OF her trunk. Then 1
asked her If there was any way they
Soulc be torn up. and she said she
mad already told the government
about them"
Pete said he then went and told
Blitz what Mrs. Moore had told him,
and that he said no more about il.
What did Blitz tell you to do If
Mrs Moore would neither give you the
creeks or tear them up?" asked Teale-
Charges a Blitz Threat.
He said for me to make her I
move, said Charowhas. explaining
mat he owned her apartment and had /
the power to put her out.
Isn't it a fact" asked Al Justice,