The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-29

Who is bearing false witness! This
the question which Coroner Truman
Parker and Frank Symmonds want
,swered when the inquest into the
ath of Joseph Dubinski, which was
ntinued yesterday at the city hall,
nvenes again at 2 p. m. Wednesday.
lie testimony Of Frank Sholtes, 1T is
ought, will clear this up,
DR.. j. A. Lowe of Pleasant Prairie,
10 attended Dubinski just before he
ed, testified that in his opinion death
rs due to acute alcoholism. He said
smelled moonshine whisky on the
ms breath and that all symptoms
inted to the fact that his condition
S due to over-stimulation.
The physician said that when he ar
red he found the man lying on the
or of his kitchen. Taking a few
lldren from a bed, he and Edward
hultz undressed Dubinski and got
n to bed. He complained of pain,
d about a half hour later raised HIM
If on his elbow and announced 81
=" Shortly after this he breathed
S last
DIR. Lowe said that he could not ac-
unit for the liquid condition of the
lood "a hours later when the body
as posted. He said that he was not
amiliar with the effects of fusel oil.
e was positive, however, that death
as due to moonshine.
Frank Katutis, who accompanied Du
inski on his last drinking trip, again
ook the stand and retold the story of
ow they purchased two bottles of
loonshine at the home of Peter Puzas,
here they stopped for dinner. He
aid that Mrs. Puzas sold them the
ooze for a dollar a bottle and threw
inner in for good measure.
John Rimkus, 71-year-old hired man
ho works on the Puzas farm, was re-
allied and stuck to the story of how
e saw only one bottle, and that
fiat" pint. While he did not deny the
cory told by Katutis of Mrs Puzas
cling the booze in the square green
ottle, he was firm in his denial of
lving seen any such transaction, nor
luld the district attorney shake his
,stimony. Repeatedly he swore that
was "telling the truth"
Puzas Called In.
Puzas and his wife had been stand
out i'll the. hall while the other
tnesses were put on. The husband
as now called in.
"Now we want the truth" the dis
let attorney said. at will be a lot
tier for you if you tell the facts,
- o,1f oF
testifying under oath and the pen
ty for lying here is states prison.
"How many times did your wife fill,
bottle?"
"She didn't fill any bottle" Puzas
piled. "They brought the bottle with
EN- when they came"
Yo mean to sit there and tell me
at Dubinski, realizing that he was
out to die, lied about where he got
moonshine?
Puzas answered with shrug of bis
oulders.
The district attorney then recalled
ttutis, meanwhile keeping Puzas on
stand. They took chairs side by
lie and Katutiss again told Of pur-
lsing the moonshine at the Puzas
m. Suddenly Katutis interrupted
nself Turning to the district at
ney, he queried: "Can l say word
Mr. Puzas ?" The district attorney
lded consent.
This is like the army, Mr.. Puzas.
tell the truth here and maybe you
off with a fine. This is the city
il and not the court house. If they
ID you over to the court house for
ng here, you go to prison"
YES" said the prosecutor. IF you
the truth here, we will forget
out what you told us the other day,
won't hold it against you. We
mt the truth"
Again Puzas answered with shrug
his shoulders. His face, however,
ok on a drawn expression and his
outh became a hard straight line.
Tells of Fixing Story.
Katutis then retold the story of hav-
gone to the Puzas home early on
morning following Dubinski's death
ID stated that they had attempted to
up q yarn to tell at the inquest.
hey were to say that they had pur-