The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-12-10
JUST POURED A
FRIENDLY DRINK
Tom ChikOv Tells Judge
That He Didn't Keep
Moon for Sale.
POLICE GET THERE

Tom Chikov, who was arrested by
Lieut.. Charles F. Rock and Detec-
tives John Breidt and Walter Chase
Monday evening on the charge of
possession of moonshine liquor, had
pretty story to tell Judge Slater in
the municipal court this morning.
But he pleaded guilty.
Frank Matelski, proprietor of the
place at No. 1 North Main street,
known in the old days as the Schlitz
hotel, but now under the un-beer-like
and Volstead-flavored name of Grand
View hotel, had no story to tell, but
he entered plea Of not guilty. He
also was arrested by the police lieu
tenant and his squad.
Gustave Schwartz, PIT Brockett
street, the third man in court this
morning on a moonshine possession
charge, had quite story, an inter-
esting one, about freezing alcohol or
freezing water, he didn't know which.
Schwartz was arrested by Detectives
Breidt and Chase.
Powell Directs Raids.
G The swinging of the police mop
was at the direction of District Attor-
ney Lewis Powell, and the mop was
still able to locate the "wet stuff"
The police sent man into the sa-
loon in advance to buy himself a
drink and the drink was bought and
then secured by the three police Off
GERS as evidence. To the saloon
keepr in each case, the advance
agent" was regarded at first doubt
less as mere customer, until the
police rushed in upon his heels.
$ At the Grand View hotel, No. 1
North Main street, a glass of moon
shine was sold, the police aver, al
though Frank Matelski was charged
with just possession of the stuff. On
his plea of not guilty this morning,
his case was set for preliminary
hearing December IL at 9 a. M, bail
$500.
He Needed Something.
Tom Chikov, 1922 North Congress
street, had the same experience with
the police. He pleaded guilty to the
charge of possession of moon today
but tried to tell Judge Slater that he
didn't keep the stuff in his place for
sale at all. He said he had been run
ming the place since July LIST, and
had never been arrested before.
"My good friend come in, / treated
him. I didn't expect to get any
Nancy" said Chikov.
'fYou are not charged with sale,
you are charged with possession"
said Judge Slater. "You had the lie
quor there, didn't your"
"Yes, l have little moonshine,"
said Chikov, but I didn't keep it
there for to SELL"
"What did you keep it for ~
''For myself only" said Chikov.
81 see," said Judge Slater. "You
thought your friend needed something
SO you said, Come on Joe have lit
tie drink Well you will pay fine
of 5000 and costs or stand committed
to the county Jail for 40 days"
Schwartz Tells Yarn.
Gustav Schwartz who lives at PIT
Brockett street was arrested by. the
police when caught running in the
alley in the rear Of 213 South How
land avenue with a bottle under his
arm. The bottle was moonshine.
, Schwartz at first pleaded guilty,
but when he was being arraigned by
the district attorney, he said he didn't
know what to do, and declared that
he didn't know that it was moon in
the bottle. A plea of not guilty was
entered and the defendant ordered to
furnish bail of $500.
The man told Assistant District
Attorney John Kennedy that he didn't
know whether it was moon or water
in the bottle but he was going to take
it home to drink it and find out. The
stuff was frozen, he declared, adding
"and moonshine don't Freeze"