The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-03
MAY BE CLOSED
FOR ONE YEAR
Peter Zeihen's Place and
Mike JOhanawic's Saloon
Ordered Next To Go.
IN COURT ON MONDAY
Judge Belden Orders Defend
ants to Show Cause
in Injunction.

The heavy axe which deals out the
paddock blows in Kenosha county fell
once more with a resounding thud to-
day. This time it landed in the down
town business section.
The saloon known as "Pete Zeihen's
place" at 156 Park street, being oper-
ated under permit issued to Ear
Kapplan, and the saloon of Mike
Johanawicz, at S3 North Mair
street, were served with temporary
federal paddock injunctions ordered
by Judge E. B. Belden in the cir
cult court following complaints pre-
pared by District Attorney Lewis
Powell, acting as United States dis
trict attorney under authority giver
him in the Volstead act. Both pro
prietors, together with the owners Of
the building in which the premises
are located, are ordered to appear be
fore Judge Belden on Monday morn
ing at ten O'Clock to show cause why
the temporary injunctions should mo-
be made permanent and to show VIII!
the court should not order the saloon!
and the building in which the saloor
is located closed for a period of one
year.
Calls Both Notorious.
The complaint in the case of ZeiheI
names the two Zeihen brothers, Pete,
and Henry, as owners and operators
of the saloon, and Otto Scholer, Ceee
liza Scholer, his wife, and G. Vein
heimer as owners of the properly il
which the saloon is located.
In the Johanawicz saloon, Nathan
Gordon is named as owner of thu
building, and John Shilko the man il
whose name license was issued By
the city council to operate. In boil
cases the owners as we'll as the opera
tors are ordered to appear in court.
The complaint prepared by the dis
trict attorney alleges that boil
saloons are and have been in the pas
notorious for their brazen violations
of the liquor laws. They are botF
called ga common and public nui
sance," and as such the district at
torney pleads for their abatement.
Johanawicz Worst Sufferer.
Johanawicz and his saloon are listeC
in the federal complaints-the United
States of America is named as the
plaintiff--as being the most notorious
in the violations. The complaint lists
the following offenses and convic
tons;
Mike Johanawicz, Sept, IA, 1923
fined $500 and costs for unlawful salt
and possession of liquor.
Mike JohanawicE, short time later
after permit had been revoked, fined
S25 and costs for operating saloor
without a license.
William Stankiewicz, October a
1924, fined $500 and costs for unlawful
sale and possession after permit haC
been granted him to operate in this
place.
John Shilko, October "a, 1925
granted a permit by the city council
to operate at 33 North Main street
Raided by police and case still pend
ing in courts.
Mike Johanawicz, back on the jol
again on October %, 1925. Case still
pending in courts.
Here's Zeihen's Record.
The complaints of offenses against
the Zeihens at 1876 Park street in
clude:
John Thommasen, Jan. 16, 1924
fined $3.50 and costs for unlawful sale
and possession of intoxicating liquor
H. o. Painter, February z, 1925
fined $175 and costs for same offensC
in same place, when permit was in his
name.
Peter Zeihen, May 16, 1925, fined
$3.50 and costs for same offense il
same place. Permit revoked. Permi
granted to Earl Kapplan.
Henry Zeihen, Nov. IA, 1925, raidet
by police. Case still pending in courts
1t was this raid which resulted il
the warrant charging Detective Ser
geant Emil Meissner, who led the
raiders, with assault and battery OF
Henry Zeihen. This case is also still
pending in the courts. Before tht
permit was granted to Kapplan before
the city council, Henry Zeihen ex
planned that he was working this
way in order to be enabled to con
tinue in the place, since permit hat
been refused him.
One of the paragraphs in both com
plants alleges that "said premises fol
the past several years have been ia
nous for open and notorious violation
of the national prohibition act"
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