The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-02
BOOZE CARGO
HALTED HERE
Officers O'Hare and Lar
sen Catch BoOzerunner
at Midnight.
is CANADIAN WHISKEY
Charles j. Dishno Is Fined
$500 and Costs by Judge
Slater This Morning.

Two hundred and ten pints in one
batch and seventy-eight quarts in an
other Of good Canadian whiskey were
captured early this morning. together
with the booze car and the booze run
ner through the efforts of two police
officers, George O'Hare and Arthur
Larsen of the motorcycle squad.
Charles J. Dishno, of 1922 High
street, Ecorse, Mich, Mrs. Dishno and
the Dishno's Thoroughbred Boston ter
rier were all taken into custody and
this morning all appeared in the NUM-
cipal court. The dogs shrill barks
indicated that the turn of the journey
was not at all to his liking. There
was no charge placed against Mrs.
Dishno, but Dishno was charged with
unlawful transportation of intoxicat-
ing liquor.
Pleads Guilty to Charge.
Dishno pleaded guilty. He told
Judge Slater that this was the second
trip made by him, and that he had
purchased a car for the business as
recently as Sunday. He carried bill
of sale for the Studebaker touring
car which was used for the transpor-
tation of booze, which he purchased
at River Rouge, Michigan, two days
ago for $425.
He was fined $500 and costs on a
city charge, with the alternative of
five months in Jail. Dishno at once
made arrangements for payment Of the
fine. Judge Slater ordered that the
car be held, with the possibility of it's
being confscated later.
AS the charge was brought with the
city, instead of the state, as payment,
half of the fine will go toward the
building of new police station.
Brought Booze Across Lake.
Police Officers O'Hare and Larsen
arrested Dishno at 1880 a. m. this
morning at the corner of Dayton and
Pleasant streets when his actions ex-
cited suspicion. Dishno appeared to
be trying to get into garage, where
another man was running out the car
already occupying the garage to put
the Dishno Studebaker in. The Stu
debaker carried only one headlight
lighted. The policemen after watch
ing the Studebaker car for bit,
placed Dishno under arrest on the
charge of suspicion and operating a
car with one headlight.
One of the "neatest" outfits for
transporting booze was then discov-
cred. The back Of the two seats open
ed like a satchel, and huge compart-
ments were found back of the ,uphol-
stery Behond one seat the 210 pints
were found and behind the other IS
quarts, making total of $50 pints
In all.
Dishno, finding himself we'll caught,
made no effort to escape the infer
ences. He said that the whiskey had
been brought from Canada in a boat
and in gunny sacks so that it could
be easily thrown overheard if they
were forced to run a gauntlet of fed
eral prohibition officers. He said that
this was his second trip running
booze. He said the liquor cost him
1926, about as much as the fine and
costs here amounted too. Judging
from this statement, Dishno had dis
posed of large amount of whiskey
before he reached Kenosha. He was
out nearly $4,000 as the result of
the activity Of the two police motor
cycle men.
What About the Whiskey.
Many of the men standing about the
court room this morning appeared by
their chatting and amused comment to
be more interested in the disposal of
the liquor than in the disposal of the
booze car.
Judge Slater stated that he would
see that the liquor was destroyed or
properly disposed of, but he refused
the offer of number of prominent
citizens" to act as the disposing
COMMITTEE"