The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-06
Officer Delos Reynolds Tip
Catches Truck With 10
Barrels of Beer.
HAD WRONG LICENSE
rChicagoan Pleads Not Guilty
to Carrying Beer After Police
Get Goods On Him.

Eternal vigilance got its reward
shortly after two o'clock this morn
ing. Police officers have been order
ed to keep a constant lookout on ev-
cry highway leading in and out OF the
city for possible beer-runnlng cara
vans. On several occasions such truck
trains have been halted, but until this
morning it has been difficult to get
the goods" on the beer-runners.
At two-ffteen o'clock this morning
Officer Delos Reynolds was walking
his beat near the corner of Market
street and Rowland avenue when he
noticed a string of cars rumbling
along. The first was Ford coupe
and then came three trucks in row
half block further north on How
land avenue. All were heading south
on Rowland. Reynolds noticed some
thing suspicious about the trucks and
decided to investigate. He discovered
lsthat one of the trucks was being driv-
en- without headlights or tail-lights
burning Here was a violation of the
law Reynolds rushed over to the POI
lice box and told them of his discov-
cry and asked that the police wagon be
sent up to the scene.
Two Trucks Escape.
In the meantime two of the tiree
trucks noticed that something was up
when their drivers saw the officer at
the police box. These two broke
away from the train and seemed to
disappear. At any rate when the
squad of police including Officers Tus-
Ter, Fenske, Beanm and Callahan arriv
ed there was but'one truck and the Ford
left The driver of the truck without
lights was arrested and the driver of
the Ford coupe showed considerable
interest in the proceedings. The
truck driver gave his name as John
Mcbride, 1886 Trupe street, Chicago.
The driver of the Ford told the police
he was Hans Johnson. Later Hans
was released when it was discovered
that the police could hold him on no
charge. Police believe, however, that
Johnson was acting as a pilot through
Kenosha for the caravan.
The truck and driver We're taken to
the police Office at two-thirty o'clock
this morning. At the time of the ar
rest it was not known definitely that.
there was liquor in the truck, but,
says officer Reynolds, 1T smelled
mighty like it."
Get Search Warrant.
This morning at nine o'clock Chas.
Rock, lieutenant of detectives, got
District Attorney Morris Barnett to
sign search warrant and Rock went
through the truck to see what was in
it,
Ten barrels of beer!
Here's one that didn't turn out to
be a false ALARM" said Rock. And a
new warrant was sworn out for Nc
Bride on the charge of unlawfully
transporting Intoxicating liquor, to-
wit: beer.
Then the license numbers on the
truck were compared with the blue
book Of the secretary of state for the
state Of Illinois. Here it was found
that the license which the REQ truck
carried was issued to John Sullivan,
for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea com
pany. The sign on the REQ truck
read ''Atlas Beverage company" and
it was plain that an attempt had been
made to paint over this sign. And an
other warrant was sworn out charging
Mcbride with operating a car in the
state of Wisconsin without proper
license.
Pleads Not Guilty.
When Mcbride was brought before
Judge John Slater in municipal court
this morning he pleaded guilty to the
charge of operating without lights and
was fined 50 and costs, or five days
in jail. He pleaded not guilty to OPP
Grating car without the proper IL
esnse and the case was adjourned for
hearing on Monday morning, with
bonds set at $50. He also pleaded not
guilty on the charge of unlawfully
transporting beer and this case was
adjourned to Saturday, Nov. 8, at nine
o'clock Bonds were set in this case
at $500.