The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-12
Jury Just Before Noon Finds John TakshaIis of
3Ol North Chicago Street. Guilty of
Having Moon in Possession.
JURY OUT THREE MINUTES IN CASE
Annie Volt Found Guilty Before Six O'Clock Tuesday
Night of Destroying Evidence at Flat
Over 1881 Salem Avenue

in her case of unlawfully destroying
evidence on February 7, 1922, during
police raid of her premises. The
jury brought in verdict before six
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in a case
which was bitterly contested by the
defense all the way through
Attorney Stephenson for the de-
tense told the jury that they had only
smell to go upon, that a smell of
mOonshine only had been introduced
as evidence.
1.-THE state has here a mere suspi-
cion of a case" said the defense at
torney to the jury, you have nothing
but guess work and speculation to go
upon. They come into court without
leg to stand on and they are trying
to bolster up their case with two or
three artificial legs.
They are trying to convict a wom-
an at whose home they admit they
have repeatedly tried to find some
thing. Yet they have nothing but a
smell in the air and blue flame on
the floor. They want to take this
mother of three children and brand
her criminal"
Barnett Says @No Camouhage.s
81 have no bias or prejudice against
this woman" declared District Attor-
ney Barnett as he closed the case for
the state, 'but we are ali here to do
our duty, and this case cannot be
camoufaged because there is woman
in it who has violated the law. You
jurors have yourselves been in the
court room when we have dismissed
cases in which we had some doubt az
to the evidence. And l would not to-
day ask the conviction of this woman
if I had the least doubt of her guilt
in this matter.
When the police raided the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Volt on February Z,
and it was not the first raid made on
her premises, the door was locked,
a heavy chain further barred intrud-
ers, and when the police raped there
was at first no answer Sergeant
Schneeberger and John McGivern,
looking through a corner of the win
dow from the landing, saw Mrs. Volt
inside emptying something from a
pail She then admitted them and
demanded that they read their search
warrant. They did so and then light
ed a match to the tell-tsle drops on
the floor and Ia blue alcoholic fame
was the result, according to the testi-
mony.
The pail used by Mrs Volt was in
troduced in evidence The defense at
torney tried to show that Mrs. Volt
was in the act of scrubbing her floor.
But there were women on the jury.
I'VE know a scrub pail when we
see one," said a woman afterwards
who had served on the jury. "And
that pail was no scrub pail"
Cases On Calender.
The following liquor cases are on
trial at this April term of municipal
court: -
Charles Peck, 541 Grand avenue, pos
session Of home brew; Henry Ander-
son, 925 Lester street, possession Of
home brew; Gregory Pavich, 571 Mark
ct street, possession of wine; Leopold
Elenewski, 521 Fremont avenue, pos
session of home brew; Ignatz Max
ovecki, 1917 Prairie avenue, possession
of moonshine; John Krasowski, 900
Park street, resisting officer during
raid. sNssf
The following for possession of
moonshine: Anton Urban, IT North
Main street, John Erakshaltis, so1
North Chicago street, Leopold Elem
ewski, 521 Fremont avenue, NJ. Schnei-
der, BrassviIle hotel, Paul Kulesis, 466
North Sheridan road, Mrs. Kazimer
Arlowsh, 351 N. Main street, Kasimer
Kawulski, 214 South Rowland avenua-
Mrs. Ruthowski, 460 Jenne strsrs,
Louis Marony, 916 Pearl street, making
moonshine; Harry Legs, 5i4 Elizabeth
street, and Louis Reela, 1S1 Salem
avenue, selling over bar; Mike Begle,
10 North Fremont avenue, possession
of moonshine and selling over bar;
Walter Schlager, Market and Newell
streets, possession of home brew, Mar
tin Tarenewski, same place, destroy
ing evidence, and John Ryske, 52I Free
mont, possession.
The case against Mike Chawitkow,
80 North Maine street, was dismissed
for lack of evidence, there being but
one witness against him, and case
against William Kondratowitz, 1873
Praire avenue, was likewise dismissed
because the men pleaded guilty to two
charges against him at the January
term and it was agreed at that time
that on the third charge, the hoId-ovsr
from the January term the case would
be dropped if he were not found Tiolat-
ing the law in the meantime.