Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28
CIRCUIT COURT MILL GRINDS
STEADILY FOR OCTOBER TERN
Dispositions in Criminal Calendar Continue With Many
More Matters in Sight-Civil Actions to Follow.
Liquor Cases Clog Courts.

was shown that the raid was made
without search warrant and the case
was thrown out of court on the ground
of illegal process. 1t is said that
Heather lives at Madison. Marcus is
a resident of Muscoda.
Cassville Man Found SNOt Guilty"
A Jury Friday found Everett Groom,
Cassville tire shop man, not guilty of
harboring moonshine on his business
premises. The case grew out of
raid conducted last spring by State
Deputy Parkinson and Sheriff Harry
Livingston. The state claimeI that
upon the officers entrance into the
Groom place bottle Of moonshine had
been emptied into sink, a young man
named West doing the spilling. Wit
nesses said the moon went down into
a sludge barrel and the bottle lodged
in a 4-inch pipe. Mr.. Parkinson i'm
mediately took a sample from the top
of the barrel and the quart or so as
sayed out 1876 percentum alcohol
Which is pretty good for sewage.
Mr.. Groom's attorneys, Walker and
Christensen, claimed their client was
not concerned in what West may or
may not have done. The state argued
something about Mr.. Groom pushing
buzzer when the officers came bolt
ing but didn't produce evidence to sup
port the point Accused of trying to
get liquor convictions and make a
record, Mr.. Orchard, prosecutor said
he had high personal opinion of Mr..
Groom who had done Jealous work in
the Liberty Loan drives and so on.
The jury found for defendant.
PlatteVille Man Found "Guilty'
Asa Watson, Platteville soft drink
seller, was found guilty of second
offense against the state prohibition
law by jury Thursday. The evidence
against Mr. Watson came from quar-
tet of deputy sheriffs, Messrs. Apple
by, Oleson, Kicks and Kerr. The men
were out on a scouting trip, last Jan.
rs, looking for liquor law violators.
They reached the Watson place along
towards evening and according to tes-
timony they gave on the stand, had a
drink apiece there. A conversation was
carried on to make it appear they were
cattle buyers out on trip. Finally,
after telling Watson they had a long,
cold ride ahead to Richland Center,
they secured a half pint bottle of liz
uor for $3.50. This bottle and con-
tents were turned over the sheriff, an
alyzed and produced as evidence at
the trial.
Atty McGeever for the defense
quizzed Mr.. Kicks considerably about
deceit used toward the victim of their
wiles and asked him if they told Wat
son they were cattle buyers. Kicks
said no. What did you do them"
asked McGeever, ''try to convince
each other you were cattle buyers?"
Kicks said no, said they were simply
talking among themselves and GER
tainly they weren't going to tell Wat
son they were officers. After much
taking of testimony and argument the
jury found Watson guilty as charged.
Castle Rock Man Pleads ''Guilty"
Paul Post of Castle Rock pleaded
guilty to liquor law violation on two
counts. He was given his cnoice Of
$500 and costs or four months in the
work house with a $1,000 bond to
guarantee good behavior for a year
1t is supposed that Post, along with
others receiving the option of fine or
! Imprisonment, will settle.
Sentence Suspended to February
A case against Clarence Sparks,
charged with possession of liquor on
his farm, did not go to trial. The de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty and Judge
Smalely deferred sentence until the
February term to give the district at
torney time to present additional evil
dence if he deems is advisable.
Sparks, resident of Dubuque, claims
the moonshine found by a deputy
sheriff was placed there without his
knowledge A barrel half-full of Ii
quor was found buried in the ground
100 yards from the house. The farm is
in the southern part of the county and
Sparks AYERS he makes but occasional
visits there.
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