The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-10
LOSE TWICE IN
COURT HEARINGS.
Cicchinis Ordered Bound
Over for Trial in As
sault Case.
JURY BRINGS VERDICT

JURY BRINGS VERDICT
It was Cicchini Day in the munich
pal court on Wednesday Ottilla Cic-
chini, the father, and his two sons,
Herman and James Cicchini, all three
charged with assault with intent to
do great bodily harm upon a police
officer, had their preliminary hear
ing which occupied the court from
eleven o'clock Wednesday morning un-
til two o'clock in the afternoon. And
at two o'clock the first jury to be
sworn in the new courthouse took its
places in the new jury box to hear
evidence in the trial of the state VS..
James Cicchini, in which the latter
was charged with permitting gambling
in his poolroom in the basement of
the building at the southwest corner
of Rowland avenue and Elizabeth
street. This trial occupied the court
until four-ffteen o'clock and then the
| jury was out for forty-fve minutes
before it returned its verdict, giving
the Cicchinis a total of seven hours in
the limelight.
The entire family also Jared badly
in the way of decisions and verdicts.
In the assault hearing the three were
ordered bound over for trial in the
October term of the municipal court,
while in the gambling charge in which
James Cicchini stands alone as de-
PENDANT, a jury returned a verdict of
guilty. Sentences was deferred un-
til today.
Defense Presents It's Side.
The morning was spent in hearing
the state present its witnesses against
Ottilla, Herman and James Cicchini.
Otto Pollesch, the police officer who
the state alleged was assaulted by the
three Cicchini's when he tried to en-
ter their poolroom on a tour of in
spection, gave damaging evidence
against the three. The state also call
ed upon M. L. Heindel and Ernest
Petersdorf for testimony.
In the afternoon S. v. Morino, who
gave his address as New York City,
and who said he was an actor, took
the stand as the first witness for the
state. Morino, together with Thomas
and Emmett Boyle, told the court
their versions Of the fighting which
took place outside of the poolroom
on the evening of Sunday, August 16.
All three were positive that only two
an actual part IN the fighting and that
James Cicchini acted in the role of
peace makers by attempting to sep
arate the fighters. The witnesses
were just as emphatic in asserting
that Herman was doing most of the
fighting with the officer.
When the testimony was in, Judge
Slater indicated that he was ready to
present his decision In the case. He
declared that in the case of James
Cicchini there was a conflict of testi-
mony and that this would be INSULT
cient to convict the man before jury.
"But sitting as a magistrate" the judge
continued, 81 must find the facts as
they are presented. All three defend
ants will be bound over"
First Jury Does Service.
Immediately after the decision the
gambling charge in which James Cic-
chini was defendant was called and
jury consisting of Emma Kruescher,
953 Prairie avenue; Walter Cumiskey,
164 Eagle street; N. E. Wahlberg,
I'll Durkee avenue; Lillian Schnuckel,
853 Dayton street; John Wilsey, /
Albion Place, and Eugene Saftig, 817
Tanck avenue. The latter two were
excused from service when both state
and defense agreed to allow a jury
of four to take the case.
Then Assistant District Attorney
Morris Barnett began rapid fire
prosecution in which there were many
clashes between himself and Roy
Stephenson, defense attorney. The
state presented two witnesses: Mike
Aeillo and Stanley Narolowski, both
of whom told how they had gone to
the Cicchini poolroom on the 18th of
July and "shot crap" continuously
from three in the afternoon until
nine o'clock in the evening. Aeillo
told that he was just an on-looker,
and Narolowski detailed how he won
$500 during the six hours he play
ed Both testified that they were in
| toxicated ct the time but both insist
| ed that they could remember perfect.
| ly the room in which they had joined
with some twelve other men in the
gam bling, although neither could
identify any of the men they were
playing with. Narolowski, however,
declared that he thought that a man
then sitting in the courtroom was the
"houseman" at the time in question.
He pointed to Felix Olkives sitting in
the rear of the courtroom. Olkives,
when later called to the stand, denied
that he was employed in any such ca
pacity, although he declared it was
possible that he was in the place at
the time.
After the evidence was recorded in
the case District Attorney Lewis
Powell opened the closing argument
for the state and Assistant District
Attorney Barnett closed. Attorney
Stephenson presented rebuttal for
the defense and the jury was invited
/ to be the first jury to deliberate in
/ the new juryroom. In forty-fve min
utes the jury brought in the verdict
of guilty as charged.
DI