The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-15
SQUAD DID NOT
HAVE SPONGES
But Annie Volt is Bound
Over for Trial for De-
stroying Evidence.
DUMB WAITER DID 1T
Officers Testify to Service Be-
tween Home and Saloon at
s1181 Salem Avenue.

Hebe was the cup-bearer of the gods.
Whenever Zeus felt, lanquid on Mount
Olympus, or was entertaining otner
great guys like Apollo or Neptune, and
wanted some stimulants, all ne did was
20 send Mercury, the substitute for the
electric wire, to the golden scullery
md summon Hebe. And in she came,
the lovely maiden, with goblets OF
aectar. See Bullfnch on Mythology
Annie Volt, the modern substitute
Cor Hebe, who dwells, not on Mount
Olympus but on the second floor OF
1881 Salem avenue, appeared IN the
municipal court Monday afternoon to
answer charges of destroying evidence
Or in other words moonshine, at her
place on February 7, 1928. Judge
Slater decided after hearing the evil
fence in the case that there was prob
able cause to believe the defendant
.uilty, and ordered her bound over on
ponds Of $500 until the April term Of
court.
The Dumb Waiter Did 1t.
The evidence showed that while Mrs.
Volt lived in a private home on the
second floor of 1881 Salem avenue,
there was an intimate connection be-
tween this home and the "soft drink
parlor" or saloon on the first floor,
and this was a dumb waiter, which
travelled neatly up and down. Mercury
with his winged heels was present fig
uratively at least, by way of an cleo
trio push button which signalled Mrs.
Volt from the saloon.
There was further bits of evidence
which connected Mrs. Volt with an
illicit trade in that her home was lock-
ed in fashion not customary to the
law abiding householder. Not only
was there a Yale lock on her door, but
she used an iron chain to secure the
door and keep intruders, sponge squads
and others, out Of the place.
Find Little Drops of Moon.
Besides the police found evidences of
moonshine in the rooms when they
made the raid. Police Officer Nc
Givern and Sergeant Schneeberger
both testified on the witness stand
Monday that they had seen liquor
about the place just spilled by Mrs.
Volt which looked and smelled like
moonshine, and which burned when
hey lit a match to it. They said they
could have taken up the liquid only
with a sponge.
The officers testified that when they
made the raid they looked through the
window Of the flat and saw Mrs. Volt
nurry through the room with a pail,
saw her empty something out of the
oail into the sink and saw her rinse the
oail with water before she came to the
ioor. When she came she demanded a
search warrant before she allowed the
men to enter and then had to unlock
and unchain the door.
They made at once for the fluid
which they had seen her spill, found
lrops all around, lit the stuff and
watched it burn.
The officers said that the flame was
blue and that the stuff burned as
it were moonshine.
You're not familiar with the whole
,ategory of chemicals, are you?" Roy
5. Stephenson, attorney for the defense
asked Officer McGivern.
"No sir" was the response.
''You don't know but that there
night be some chemical fluid other
han alcohol or moonshine that would
)urn with a blue flame ?"
II don't.
In response to the question of Dis
rict Attorney Barnett, Sergeant
5chneeberger testified that the officers
rad tried the dumb waiter and found
t worked perfectly. The police Off
.ers below sent bottle of home brew
Up on the dumb waiter to the SER
seant above.
Have drink, did your" asked the
License attorney, smiling.
Il did not" answered the sergeant
The defense counsel moved to dis.
Mss the case on the grounds that
here was fluid accessible for analysis
md that the officers failed to bring
t in.
Judge Slater stated that while he
rad once before dismissed a case on
hose grounds, that the case was diff
'erent than the one before the court
which he held he found probable
.ause to believe the defendant guilty,