The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-17
DRAWS $500 FINE
IN lions COURT
Constantine Graffenberger
Turned Over to Zion Of
ficials Saturday.
PLEADED PRIOR CLAIM
Zion Demanded Prisoner Main
tanning He Was Fugitive
From Justice.

bullets, in that he was first halted at
Zion before he made his perilous ride
through Kenosha.
He was unlucky because the Zion po-
lice were the ones who first halted
him and that episode led to his fur
Their difficulties. He was lucky because
the fact that he was fugitive from OH
Gals at Zion operated in his favor on
Saturday afternoon, securing his re-
lease here on transportation OF II
quor charge on the agreement that he
would be tried on charge in Zion.
Graffenberger was most pleased with
the arrangement because the Illinois
law set maximum fine of $500 and did
not provide for the contiseation OF the
car Had he been tried on the charge
in Kenosha he might have drawn a
81 600 fine and also whatever interest
he had in the bullet-riddled automo-
bile would have been confscated. At
Zion he was arraigned on charge OF
disorderly conduct.
Zion Police Claim Prisoner.
The technicalities in the case became
apparent on Saturday afternoon. Graf
fenberger who had already been fined
$75 and cost here on a speeding charge
was then in Jail being unable to furn-
ish $4,000 bond demanded for his APP
pearance at a preliminary hearing on
charge of transporting liquor. After
the chase search warrant had been
sworn out for the car and it had been
found to be fairly oozing with alcohol,
wine and whiskey.
The Zion police came to Kenosha
early in the afternoon and put up a
claim to the prisoner maintaining that
official courtesy would dictate that the
prisoner be returned to that city in
order that the fine assessed might
swell the Golfers at Zion. They re-
fused to take "No" for an answer,
Told Story of, Arrest.
According to the story which they
told of the arrest of Graffenberger, he
had been halted first in Zion because
of an irregularity in the license plate
on his car.
you're driving a gtolen carr" the
motorcycle officer at Zion asked Graf
fenberger when he halted him.
s'No," came the answer.
"We'lI look at it," said the Zion cop,
and the first look he took conferred on
bottle of whiskey, which he seized as
evidence. "Turn around and go to
the police station" he ordered Graf
fenbergef.
By this time Graffenberger evident
ly had decided that anything was bet
ter than returning to Zion police head
quarters. Consequently he feigned to
obey the policeman's offer but instead
Of turning back went straight ahead
as fast as his car would go, Out of
Zion he went so miles an hour, it is
said, with the Zion police unable to
overtake him. The one Zion motor
cycle cop had, however, kept the bot
tie of whiskey which he took out of
the car.
Then Nabbed in Kenosha.
The Zion police then informed the
Kenosha police to be on the lookout
for the big Hudson sedan and the driv-
er who had eluded them, He was met
at the city limits and after thrilling
chase during which he was shot at
scoreNof times by the police was halt
ed but not until he had speeded more
than a mile through the city in de-
fiance of the orders of police.
Saturday morning his car was
searched on search warrant and the
LIQUOR was found with result that
Graffenberger not only faced speed
ing charge but also more serious one
of transportation of liquor,
When Zion police came to Kenosha
and demanded the prisoner. confer
ence Of court and police officials was
held. An agreement was finally reach
ed that the liquor charge here would
be dropped and that Graffenberger
would be returned to Zion to face the
liquor charge there. Attorney Leo
Vaudreuill represented the defendant
at the conference, which was attended
by Kenosha and Zion police officials,
the district attorney. Morris Barnett,
and Judge Baker, who was sitting for
Judge Slater, and also Judge Slater:
Before TIL Kenosha officials agreed
to the turning of the the prisoner ever
to the Zion. officials, the question was
also submitted to the city manager for
his opinion en- the claim which the Zion
officials made to the prisoner
Graffenberger Not Unwilling.
Graffenberger, it is said, eagerly
seized at the opportunity to return to
Zion to face trial, the same city from
which he had fled. The suggestion
that he might face prosecutions in
both cities was met by a counter sug-
gestion that this would be persecution
and not prosecution.
1t was agreed that the liquor con-
iscated in Kenosha should be handed
over. to the Zion police and it will be
confscated.
Zion officials, however, stated that
they had no reason to demand that the
liquor he transported back to that city
and showed Willingness to have it
confscated here
Late Saturday Graffenberger return
ed to Zion and entered plea of guilty
to charge of disorderly conduct
and was fined $500 and costs there.
Here he had been fined S75 and costs
on speeding charge, making the total
cost in courts for his escapade near
S400.
Police officials claimed that it was
necessary to return the prisoner to
Zion in order to keep friendly rela-
tions between the two departments.