The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18

including Old Charter, belle OF AhueI-
son, Old Hermitage, Three Star Hen
nessey and other well-known brands.
Four bottles of Gordon Gin.
One bottle Old Holland Gin.
/ Sixteen gallons of Port Wine.
Ten gallons of Alcohol.
Three quarts Cedar Brook Whiskey.
The above represents roughly the
stock in trade seized Sunday morning
by Constables John Scholey and Ray
Mcneil in raid on the Michael Klo-
burkas hotel-formerly Martins Place
at Silver Lake. AS a result Michael
Kloburkas was in court this morning
facing charge of having liquor in his
possession with such an array Of evil
dence against him that it seemed i'm
possible for him to enter a not guilty
i charge.
It was raid which lived up to the
reputation established by Constable
/ Scholey several years ago when he
earned the sobriquet of the Lone
Crusader by swooping down on vari-
Gus places throughout the county and
uncovering violations of the law.
Had a Search Warrant.
Saturday afternoon Constable Scho-
lev secured search warrant for the
raid. He went before Court Commits
sioner A. E. Buchmaster for the war
rant alleging that liquor was in the
hotel and armed with this document,
he and Constable Mcneil sailed forth
early Sunday morning for the Silver
Lake resort.
There was no trouble in making the
raid. Michael Kloburkas met the raid
ers and graciously threw the bar open
to them for inspection. The con-
stables were rather disappointed when
they had made the rounds of the bar
room and found nothing which even
suggested violation of the Vohlstead
law.
4 "We1l have to look in other parts
of the resort" said Constable Scholey
as he proceeded into the living rooms
of the hotel, all of which were in
cluded in the warrant.
Found In Bedroom Closet.
The search finally ended in closet
in a bedroom opening off of the bar
room. There the raiders came upon a
sight, the like of which, has not been
found in many raids in Kenosha coun-
ty. There was stock OF wet goods"
stored away in that closet that in
cluded all of the brands Of drinks for
pre-Volstead days.
The constables Immediately began
j to confiscate the evidence. One of
them carried liquor to the automobile
while the other stood guard to see
that none was destroyed. There were
in all five bushels baskets filed with
the evidence in addition to numerous
Jugs of wine and alcohol.
Kloburkas silently watched the pro-
cedure.
"What are you trying to do?" he
asked finally. "Are you going to take
it all and break me :"
"We're going to take all the liquor
we find around here" said Constable
Scholey. eve don't know anything
about breaking you. Where'd this
liquor come from anyway"
Kloburkas Tight-Mouthed.
Kloburkas was tight-mouthed about
the source of his supply. He murmur-
ed something about men from Chicago
bringing it down to him when they
came his way, but divulged nothing
regarding their identity and intimated
that he hardly knew who they were.
"Tell that to the judge" said Scho-
ley, as he left the tavern with the
evidence. "Be in court Monday morn
ing at nine"
/ It is hard to estimate the value of
the confscated liquor in bootleg
prices" It is probable that it would
mount far above $1,000.
/ The place where the raid was made
Is the same place which was know as
MARTINS Place" in the days before
grand jury Investigations and against
which a grand jury indictment was
brought. Martin, however,, was not
found guilty.
Kloburkas this morning was ar
raigned in court on charge of hav-
ing liquor in his possession and en-
tered a plea of not guilty. He was
put under $1,000 bonds, Tuesday, De-
cember 23rd being the date set for his
hearing. The warrant stated that this
was his second offense, citing that he
had been convicted of a violation of
the liquor laws in August 1924, and
fined $3.50 and costs.
Was Second Raid.
It was Constable Seholey's second
raid of the week end. Late Saturday
night he served search warrant on
the Grandview hotel at Four Corners.
The only evidence secured there was
what is believed to be ginger ale
high-ball which was being consumed
by a woman customer.
Constable Scholey picked up the
glass; there was distinct Drama of
liquor.
'I'n take this" he told the lady
1 Gust .mer. what is it apyway?"
81 ordered ginger ale" said the wo-
man, who refused to give her name,
but stated she lived "out III the coun-
ty."
This is stronger than ginger ale,"
| said the constable. He took the glass
and its contents as evidence. A test
is to be made today and in the event
it is found to contain liquor, the pro-
prietor will be arrested on charge