The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24
Alex White Who Escaped
from Racine Police is
Caught Here.
BORDEN MAKES ARREST
Police Officer Borden Spots
White Here After Sensa-
tiOnal Escape at Racine,

Va
Breaking away from the Racine
police only to fall into the arms of
watchful Kenosha policeman, it was
jumping from the frying pan into the
fire on Monday for Alex White.
White was larrested Monday in Ra-
cine on the charge of unlawful pos
session of Intoxicating liquor and was
brought into the municipal court there
to-. be arraigned. Just after bail had
been fixed in his case, two officers
looked about and White was nowhere
in the court room. He had made use
of moment when the court was busy
to slip out of the door He had skipped.
Meanwhile little later in the day
the Kenosha police department re-
ceived a request from the Racine
force to be on the lookout for White
here. He was described as a man of
45, wearing bow-rim spectacles, and
cork leg, Lithuanian by nativity.
Behold, the Cork Leg!
White was probably just congrat-
ulating himself upon his skill in es-
Gaping the clutches of the law in Ra-
cine by putting his cork~leg to good
use in the direction of liberty, when
he was stopped on one Of the streets
here by Police officer Borden. Bor-
den arrested White and brought him
to the police station, and early today
he was turned over to Racine.
The raid on Alex White, at 1881
Washington street by the Racine
police was the result of charges made
in court by Mike Balane, who formerly
conducted the establishment and sub
sequent investigation ordered by
Judge Belden at Racine.
Alex White was arrested and taken
to the city Jail, charged with the sale
and possession of Intoxicating liquor.
He was released under $3.50 bail. The
police charge that White was operat-
ing without city permit although he
may have a license to sell cigarettes.
1t was the sixth time within a year
that the place was raided.
Fraud Charged.
Mike Balane of Racine, who form
erry conducted the place when found
guilty of two viola lions of the pro-
hibitioh laws, informed court officers
that a band of men and women are
making large sums of money by SELL
ing soft drink parlors with the prom
Use that the purchasers can sell liquor.
The places are sold for from $500 to
$1,000, payment to be all cash or part
cash, the balance to be a mortgage on
residence property of the buyer.
If the purchaser of one of the soft
drink parlors is arrested the person
who sold the property again takes
possession, Balane informed the court,
and again seeks a purchaser,
Balane charged that Alex White was
one of the men engaged in the selling
of saloon property and that he, White,
had induced Balane to invest $1,000 in
the business at 1881 Washington aven-
ue. When Balane was arrested the
first time he was promised aid by
White, it was alleged. When Balane
was arrested the second time, the
license was revoked and Balane took
possession of the property, at 1881
Washington avenue, and although he
did not have a license continued the
business.
Believing that he had been duped,
Balane decided to tell the court of
his experiences.
When Judge Belden heard Balane'
story he ordered an investigation
made, with the result that raid
was made on Saturday night and White
was arrested.
White was arraigned in the Racine
court on Monday, and charged with
the sale of liquor. He entered plea
of not guilty and the ease was set for
200 p. M, bail being fixed in the
amount of $500. Another warrant,
charging the possession of liquor, was
then served and the case continued
until 200 p. m. Bail in the second
case was fixed in the amount of $1,000
Escapes, Alarm Given.
The three Racine police officers, who
were in the court room to prosecute
the several cases, went into the clerks
Office to prepare the commitment
papers. White was permitted to re
main in the court room, it being I'M
derstood that he woul dfurnish bail
for his appearance. He had deposited
$3.50 with the police department after
his arrest on Saturday night. This