The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-23
ARGUE PADDOCK
CASE IN COURT
Judge Belden Hears Argu-
ments in Lucky Strike
Paddock Case.
GIVE DECISION LATER
Answer of Owners of Property
Is Entered at Hearing on
Federal Injunction.

Whether the paddock injunction or
dered on the property owned by
Josephine and Dominica PERI at the
corner of Division street and Rowland
avenue, and operated recently by
Robert Lucky Strike" Rein, is to be
1 permanent or not, is the decision that
hangs in the balance following hear
| ing on the case before Judge E. B.
Belden in circuit court on Tuesday
afternoon. At the close of two hours
of testimony taken in the hearing the
Judge indicated that he would not
attempt to give out decision at that
time, but would require additional
time in which to study previous deci-
sions in similar cases cited to the
court in the evidence presented by
the attorney for the defense, Roy l..
Stephenson.
On June 80, District Attorney Lew
is Powell, acting as United States at
torney, drew up temporary paddock
injunction against the place owned by
the Perris and on Tuesday was held
the hearing in which the defen-
dants were ordered to show cause
why the injunction should not be
made permanent.
Tell of Rein's Record.
One Of the features of the testi-
mony entered on behalf of the fed
eral government was the record of
Robert Rein as operator of a supposed
grocery store on the premises The
court was told of the raids which
were made on the place by both sheriff
and police squads. Emil Meissner,
detective sergeant, told of the I'M
savory reputation the place had in
police circles and of the constant
| complaints the police Office had re-
ceived regarding the conduct of the
place by Rein. There were success
full raids on January s, 1925, for which
Rein was fined $3.50 and costs or
thirty days; January II, $500 and
costs or sixty days; February 16, and
May 25, with Rein being bound over
for trial for the next term of court
on the last named date.
Meissner told of the equipment of
/ the place and the habitues. He esti-
mated that the value of the groceries
kept on the shelves never exceeded
SIS. He described the two rooms in
/ the building-one in which were
shelves and a counter, and the rear
room in which was double bed, a
mattress, pillow and table. Men and
women, often under the influence of
/ liquor were found there frequently,
according to Meissner, and negroes
mingled with the whites.
/ Two other witnesses, Edward Pelle-
ger, and his niece, Miss Dorothy Ma
honey, both of 1905 Second avenue,
testified to going into the place on
the evening of May %. Pilleger or
1 dered two glasses Of moonshine, he
said, and was promptly served from q
bottle carried in Rein's belt. One he
drank, and the other he gave to Miss
Mahoney who carried it out to her
grandmother, Mrs. Libby, who was
| waiting in a car outside, and Mrs.
! Libby rushed the evidence to the po-
! another raid was staged successfully,
the court was told.
That everything was not altogether
/ as it should have been was indicated
in the evidence of the owners of the
property, Mr.. and Mrs. PERI. They
| told of trying on several occasions to
| GUST Rein, each time being put off
with another excuse. Rein still owes
them for four months back rent, they
said, and on one occasion he offered
/ them check for a months rent which
was returned by the bank as worth
less" The Ferris, on direct exam
ination by Attorney Stephenson, told
of their ignorance of the law viola
tions that were going on constantly
in their building. Domenico PERI
said that he signed the bonds for Rein
| on three separate times when Rein
professed to him his innocence of any
wrong-doing following police raid
on his place when intoxicating liquor
was found on the premises. PERI
testified that he had placed the build
| ing in the hands of real estate
agent in Kenosha with instructions to
sell for $4,000, but until this time
no customer had been found.
Objects to Term Nuisance"
| Attorney Stephenson appealed for a
dissolution of the injunction because,
/ he said ''this is an attempt to abate
or enjoin something which does not
exist" He pointed out that for a
month and four days before the pad
| lock papers had been served the place
had been empty. During most of that
/ time Rein, the operator, was in jail.
The defense held that the state was
attempting to abate a nuisance which