The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-30
LIQUOR CARAVAN
ALMOST NIPPED
Officer Chase Almost Gets
Alleged Caravan in Ac~
tion-Trucks Empty.
GOING TO MILWAUKEE
Claimed to Be Going After
Flour but Later Admit
Beer Running.

Kenosha almost took credit for
breaking up a beer-running caravan
late On Tuesday evening when Motor
cycle officer Walter Chase hailed
three trucks going east on Grand ave-
nue. when he noticed that one carried
no tail-light. The three trucks trav-
eled in single caravan, and their
route, together with the appearance of
their drivers, suggested to Chase that
here might be something not alto
gether innocent.
The driver of the truck hailed by
Chase gave his name as Con Nolan,
of 5117 Hoyne avenue, Chicago. The
two other drivers were brought to the
police station with Nolan but their
names were not taken when a half
hour later it was discovered that the
evidence which the local officers held
against the men was insufficient to
warrant holding them on any charge.
All three men told police officers
they were going to Milwaukee from
Chicago for a shipment of -four. The
official smeller was brought out to
the trucks and one good Whit con-
WINGED the officers that an odor very
similar to that Of beer permeated the
truck cab. and that there was little
evidence of any -four ever having been
carried in the cars.
Nolan Was a Tough Bird.
Further investigation showed that
the license on Nolan's truck, a REQ,
was issued to Joseph Soils, 5145 S.
Winchester street, Chicago, and is
sued for Packard truck. Nolan
claimed the truck belonged to a Mr..
Schultz Of Chicago for whom they
were employed in the transfer Of flour
from Chicago to Milwaukee and back
again. This explanation, however,
seemed to hold little water at the po-
lice station, and Captain Emil Clau-
sen, Sergeant Schneeberger and Officer
Chase proceeded to get the real facts
from Nolan. After a half hour Nolan
admitted that they were part of a
beer-running caravan going to Mill
waukee for a shipment of beer to be
taken to Chicago. Nolan seemed to
be what tie police called "a tough
egg" and didn't hesitate to tell the
Kenosha officers what he thought Of
OHdSe III particular anu Inc resi- OF
the force in general. He consigned
every one Of them to hotter places
than Kenosha, and declared that if
Chase were in Chicago he would have
been shot down if he had so much as
shown his face to the driver of car
AVIAN. But Chase works for the Ke-
nosha police, and perhaps for that
reason he is still patrolling the high
ways in this city. At any rate No
lan's airs didn't carry very far in
Kenosha.
The police found a bottle contain
ing small amount of whiskey in the
truck but without a search warrant
this could not be admitted as evidence
against Nolan.
Fined 81 and Costs.
Nolan's co-workers were released
and allowed to go on their way to
Milwaukee. Nolan himself was COM
mitted to the city Jail for the night
to come up this morning on charge
Of driving without a tail-light This
morning Judge Slater fined him 81
and costs on that charge, and on pay
ment of the fine Nolan was dis
charged
On his way out Of court this morn
ing Nolan heard Chase say that il
they came back by way Of Kenosha
he'd get them for sure.
Don't worry, we won't. You're
too good for u.s." was Nolan's retort.
And perhaps it is better that Chase
is on the Kenosha force and not down
in Chicago.