The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-09
MUNICIPAL JURY
COMES IN TODAY
Jury in October Term of
Circuit Branch Answers
Roll Call Today.
CARTER CASE Is FIRST

The iury of the October, 1924, term
of the circuit branch of the municipal
court answered roll-call this morning
at ten o'clock in the upper court room
of the county courthouse.
Judge Slater read off the calendar,
and found that there were number
Of cases still hanging on which were
showing signs of gathering moss. One
of the cases called was that OF the
state VS.. DR.. George e. Thompson,
former city physician. District Attor-
ney Morris Barnett told the court
that he believed the physician, charg-
ed with non-support, was keeping up
his payments, for he had received no
complaint.
Another case called was that of the
state VS.. Tilly Kuyawa, charged with
unlawful possession of intoxicating
liquor.
II am getting tired of Tilly," said
Judge Slater. "Tilly keeps sending
word that she is going to come In;
we'll, she'd better come in
When the case of the state VS.. Fred
Beckman, charged with statutory
offense on two counts was read, At
torney Roy S. Stephenson, represent
ing the defendant, stated that he wish
ed to argue plea in bar when the
court was ready.
The first case called for trial was
that Of the state VS.. Fred Carter, col
ored charged with being keeper OF
house of i'll fame. Judge Slater an
nounced that trials would be held first
of those defendants who are in jail
unable to give bonds.
sThe defendant is entitled to trial
by twelve jurymen," announced the
court. and the district attorney and
the defendants attorney, Joe Higgins,
turned to see with amazement that
there was a strange gap at the end of
the line.
Clerk Wattles read the roll call.
Herman Grams was the only one whose
response of present" was not heard.
The police rushed out to look for
Grams. They found him peacefully
walking down the street He was two
blocks away. He was secured and
brought back. He explained that he
thought when the clerk read the
names that he was reading those OF
the Jurors who were not selected.
Judge Slater informed all the jurors
that they were not to leave the court
room until expressly dismissed. He
then informed the other jurors that
they need not report until two o'clock
this afternoon,
Neville Randolph, the colored wo-
man who was arrested during a police
raid at 161 Brockett street when a
number of white men, herself and
Carter, the colQred man, and renter
of the premises, were found together,
was the first witness to give testimony
for the state She told of her rela-
tions with men three nights in sue
cession at the place.
Assistant Chief Cyzak and Lieut..
Rock testified of the facts concerning
the police raid. Rock said that they
had found the woman wearing scant
garments in a bedroom directly off
the kitchen, and in the kitchen Carr
ter and several white men. Upstairs
he said they found three men hiding
under a bed.
The white men arrested during the
raid were found guilty in the muni-
cipal court after trial before the
Judge and were each fined $40 and
costs. Neville Randolph was found
guilty of being a common prostitute
and was given a sentence of ten days
+ In the county Jail.