The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-12
CHARGE AGAINST
DROPPED
New Affidavit Brings Dis
missal of Charge Against
Constable SchOley.
BROTHER vs.. BROTHER
August GrewenOw Signs Affi-
davit Denying Claim Made
by His Brother Albert.

OY HIS DAVCAlCI 6AONAbe
Constable John Scholey, the Keno
sha raider, who on Saturday morning
was bound over for trial on charge
of giving away pint of whiskey, this
being a part Of the liquor seized in a
raid on the State Line hotel on De-
cember 9th, will not have to defend
himself in court against this charge.
New developments in the case this
morning brought an order from Judge
John C. Slater dismissing the charge
against Constable Scholey and releas-
ing the bondsmen who had gone
surety for the $500 demanded by the
court in binding the rum-raider over
for trial on Saturday.
The charge against Scholey was
based on complaint made by Albert
"Jim" Grewenow, who made an aft
davit, in which he stated that Con-
stable Scholey had given him a pint
of whiskey. On the witness stand Sat-
urday this Grewenow had stated that
Scholey had given the liquor not to
him but to his brother, Gus" Gre
wenow.
Brother Denies Claim.
The new turn in affairs came this
morning as a result of an affidavit
made by August Grewenow, the "Gus"
Grewenow to whom the brother, Jim,
had alleged the liquor had been CIV
en-, and who this morning declared
under oath that no liquor had been
given to him by Constable Scholey
nor had he seen any liquor givenNto
his brother.
District Attorney Lewis Powell pre-
sented this new affidavit, published in
full farther in this article, to the
court this morning. 1t was stated
that in the light of this new evidence,
there did not seem to be proper basis
for holding Constable Scholey to trial
on the charge. Both the fact that
Albert "JimY Grewenow's affidavit did
not exactly correspond with his testi-
mony on the witness stand and that
the/ brother denied receiving any Ii
quor operated to secure the dismissal
of the charge.
Sought District Attorney.
District Attorney Powell stated this
morning that August Grewenow came
voluntarily to his Office and asked for
the right to make the affidavit in ques-'
ton. He told the district attorney
that he had seen in the paper that
his brother had claimed that Con-
stable Scholey had given him the IL
quor.
'That's a - lie," the district at
torney said Gus Grewenow told him,
not hesitating to use the short and
ugly word.
"Would you be willing to give an
affidavit to that effect?" asked the
district attorney.
"That's what I'm here for" he re-
Piled.
The affidavit given by August Gre
wenow follows:
estate of Wisconsin, Kenosha coun
ty, S.:
August Grewenow, being first du-
ly sworn on oath, says that he is a
resident of the city of Kenosha, Wis
consin.
''That he is employed by David
Nelson and Son and that on the 9th
day of December, 1924, he with his
brother, Albert Grewenow, was sent
to the State Line Inn, owned by John
Schmitt, for the purpose of bringing
back certain liquors which had been
seized by the officials. Further says
that he saw Constable John Scholey
at that place and has since learned
that it was reported said John Scholey
gave him pint of whiskey.
Further says said John Scholey did
not give him a pint of whiskey or
any other liquor at the State Line Inn
that day or at any, other place and
that he did not see John Scholey give
any liquor of any kind to his brother,
Albert Grewenow.
Further says that he did not see
said John Scholey drink any liquor of
any kind on that day.
august Grewenow."
A conference with Judge Slater in
the latter's office followed with re-
suit that the charge against Scholey
was dismissed.
Is Not Over Yet.
well that's all over then" was
the suggestion made to Constable |
Scholey after he had been released.
''Not by a jugful it isn't all over
yet," said the crusader. "It's just /
the beginning of the end. I'm going
to see what can be done about send /
ing those fellows to the place where /
they tried to Nrailroad me. You can
look for other arrests"
No other warrants in the case had, |
however, been secured at late, hour
this afternoon