Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-03-16
CIRCUIT COURT
IN session

to the circuit court at the opening of
its spring session twenty-seven were
finally granted. The petitions of Carl
Robl and Zephereub Coveau were dis
missed. William Boehming and John
Naef were denied citizenship because
of undesirable character and failure
to show loyalty to the United States
during the World War. Action was
delayed on three of the applications
for the purpose Of examining into the
war records of the applicants. Natur-
alization Commissioner George n Dan
ielson conducted the examinations. Fol
lowing are the names of those admit
ted to citizenship: Ernest Charles Ap-
pie, Gustave Littke, Max Prusow, John
Wirth, Jacobus Roelse, Joseph Stock
ler, Louis Kelnhofer, Emil Lueptow,
August Olstinski, August Gust Olson,
John Oestreich, William Oestriech,
Knute Waurum, julius Rasmussen,
John Stroo, John jacobson, Paul Frank
Ed. Olstinski, Anton Liebl, Carl Taude,
Alexander Lawrence, Jos. Hladilek, AL
fred Bores, John Hartl, Harry David
Mintz and Guerin Dominick Rodighier.
On Monday also Esther Kirschner
was granted divorce from Alphonse
Kirschner of Marshfield The divorce
was not contested.
Some Liquor aCses
William j. Hankey was tried by jury
on the charge of having intoxicating
liquor in his possession, illegally, by
reason of the fact that he is licensed
to operate a soft drink establishment.
A verdict of guilty was returned by
the jury, but sentence was withheld
pending the argument of motions by
the defense having to do with an ir-
regularity of the search warrant under
which the search of Hankey's place
and his arrest were conducted The
raid of Hankey's place, which is on the
Sigel road just outside the city limits,
took place last December. Sheriff w.
&. Mueller, Under Sheriff C. w. Bluett
and Federal officer Johnson made the
raid.
Henry Knoll pleaded guilty Monday
afternoon to violating the prohibition
laws and was fined $3.50 and costs. His
place on Second avenue north was
raided last fall by Deputy Prohibition
Officer Parkinson. Knoll tried to set
up counter charge against Parkinson
alleging violence to Mrs. Knoll and
members of the family, but this charge
was later dismissed.
Adolph Mancl of Milladore was also
assessed fine of $3.50 and costs on a
plea of guilty. His offense was a VIC
lation of the prohibition laws.
Tomsyck Case
Thomas Tomsyck was sentenced to
five years in States Prison for utter
ing false, forged and counterfeit
note, victimizing the First National
Bank of this city to the tune of $3.50.
He had led the bank to believe that he
had secured the Endorsement of his
brother Nick Tomsyck to the note. In
stead, he had apparently secured the
signature of son of his brother Nick,
whose name is also Nick The claim
of the defense that the signature, be-
ing a real one, the note was genuine,
was overthrown by the fact that the
signature of minor on note fails
to make it a legal or valid instrument.
The jury which heard the testimony
returned a verdict of guilty and the
sentence above mentioned was imposed
by Judge B. B. Park. The prosecution
was handled by District Attorney F.
w. Calkins, and Chas. Briere handled
the defense, being appointed by the
court to that duty. Tomsyck was on
probation at the time of uttering the
forgery last fall, which fact tended to
bring him stiff sentence, more than
if it had been his first offense.
Florence Dye, formerly of Nekoosa,
now of New Lisbon, pleaded guilty,
Wednesday noon, to charge of unlaw-
full co-habitation, and was sentenced
to one year, and paroled to the State
Board of Control, so that she might
take care of her infant child.
Passing Worthless Checks.
G. H. Amos of Marshfeld, co-defend-
ant with E. R. Adjourn in a case of
passing worthless checks, was dis
charged when it was shown that he
had been authorized to write checks "a
gainst Albourn's account in buying
stock and poultry, and that he had
been assured by Adjourn that the ac-
count was sufficient to pay the checks.
Testimony was taken in the trial of
Adjourn that showed that he had been
authorized by the cashier of the Fen
wood State Bank to draw checks a.
gainst drafts accompanying bills of
lading of cars of stock and poultry be-
fore actual credit had been received.
1t appeared that Adjourn had writ
ten no checks after he was notified by
the bank not to do so, and had stopped
his employees from doing SO as soon as
he could. The Court directed yer
dict of not guilty and Adjourn was
discharged
Similar charges against Adjourn