The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-03
FIRST TRIAL
Is HELD TODAY
First Trial i'm New Court
house Held in City Case
- A Farce Too.
FATHER TELLS STORY
Police Officer Ambelang and
Ides Eisenhauer Both
Testify in Case.

The first trial to be held in the new
courthouse was held this morning in
the municipal court in the case of the
city VS.. Ides Eisenhauer, 701 South
Pleasant street, charged with using
abusive language towards police
officer. City Attorney C. E. Randall,
prosecuting the case, was therefor
the first lawyer to appear in trial
in the new courthouse.
Police officer Charles Ambelang,
representing the prosecution as COM
planning witness, was the first to oc-
cupy the witness chair, and Miss
Sadie Larner, assistant deputy clerk
and court reporter, was the first
to take testimony.
The case, outside of its historical"
interest, was a mixture of pathos and
comedy. Pathos because it presented
the picture of a father, anguished by
the combination of a dance-loving
daughter of fifteen, and public dance
halls which lure the young.
Policeman Ambelang testified that
Eisenhauer came into, the hallway of
the German-American hall on Sunday
night, August 16, and asked him If
he could go in. II want to see if my
daughter is there" he said. The
policeman gave permission and pre-
sently, he said, the man came back.
"He said, These hell-holes ought to
be nailed up" Ambelang testified.
He said the father said he had not
found the girl, and complained be-
cause she went out every Sunday
night to dance halls.
"Did you report the matter to the
police department T' Ambelang said
he asked the father, and the lat
ter replied, he said, mo, all they
can do is stand up to the bar and
drink home brew"
Out of the court room rang sibi-
liant hiss, 'You lie!" 1t was from
Eisenhauer, listening to the witness
testimony. By his own admission a
few minutes later, he had never been
in a court room in his life before, and
therefore unaware that a witness
"has the floor"
Police officer Ambelang then went
on to tell of other language used
by the defendant, which, mixed with
man and others of his cloth.
Harry Grevenow, checker at the
hall, testified that he heard Eisen-
hauer say to the officer, Call you
do is wear blue coat and don't
enforce the law"
Then Eisenhauer was given an OPP
portunity to tell his own story from
the witness stand.
"Your honor judge" he began, "my
daughter is fifteen, and she worried
me because she goes to dance halls
and doesn't come home. / went to
bed that Sunday evening at 1880 be-
cause I'm hard working man and I
needed my rest. But my wife was
walking up and down and back and
forth, looking to the door and coming
back again, and wondering why the
girl doesn't come home. So it got
on my nerves and | dressed and went
to the German-American home where
I knew she had gone other Sunday
nights 1 couldn't find the girl, but
saw some of her companions. They
said she wasn't there.
l saw little children there, dozens
VI LHSIl anu having q Aa1HcA . 1OSAiiAs'
it made me hot to see them at that
hour Of the night away from their
homes. And l went to the officer,
sSee here, Mr.. Ambelang it's G. D.
shame for an officer to stand there
and countenance this going on; where
are our police officers Nthat they don't
chase these girls home Then he
called me G. D. nut. You wouldn't
stand for that judge, if anybody
called you that, would you?"
81 would not" replied Judge Slater.
A flicker of amusement ran over the
audience at the witness naive appeal.
II think you were little excited"
said the judge. at was right of you
to look after your girl, but when you
did not find her at the hall, you
should have gone home. You should
also speak to the officer with proper
respect"
"But he called me a mutt" cried
Eisenhauer.
$50 home now" said the judge,
"and don't say anything more lest you
say too much. Case is dismissed"