The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05
Thomas, Sentenced to Pris-
on, ,Testifies Here In
Liquor Cases.
ABE" SOLD ALCOHOL
Saws Abe Rubenstein Sold Him
Alcohol and Hams Sold Him
Two Drinks of Moon.

Abe Rubenstein served alcohol across
the bar to a bunch of young men on
September IL. 1924, at the Rubenstein
"soft drink parlor" at the corner OF
West and Pearl streets. The license
for the ''parlor" is held in the name
of Sam Rubenstein.
The testimony as to the serving OF
drinks was given this morning by Ed
ward "Chippy" Thomas, whose Jour
new to Waupun has been delayed IN
order that he might give evidence IN
the preliminary hearings against the
liouor men in the state cases pending
here.
Thomas testified that on that day,
John Hams sold him illicit liquor al
so. only in Hams case, he said IL
was "moon". Thomas made dlstinc-
tion between "alcohol" and moon
shine" and was sure that at Ruben
STEMS place he had the alcohol ana az
Hams .moonshine.
The young man, sentenced to
prison term of twenty years for the
involuntary Staying of Truman l.
Parker and Miss Jean Parker on a
night when he was drunk and driving
a saloonmn's car, the car OF ABE
Rubenstein, was brought over from
the county Jail by Sheriff Wtllems'
After Thomas gave his testimony,
Attorney Roy S. Stephenson represent
ing the two Rubensteins, and Halns
also, asked for continuance. he
said he would be busy in circuit court
next week and out of town the week
after that. Continuance was accord
ingly taken to February II at a. m.
Attorney Calvin Stewart represent
ing John "Stovepoker" Lipkowskl, an
other saloonman charged with illicit
sale on that day, asked for con-
tinuance of that case also.
"Why are you going to be pussy
too 2" asked Judge Slater.
The Lipkowski case was continued
also. In this case Thomas testified
that he could not remember being
served drinks at Lipkowski's. He said
his memory began to fail him after
about ten drinks, and he could not
remember clearly the events that TOOK
place after three-thirty o'clock on that
afternoon of September IA.
The case against Abe Rubensteln
was the first one called.
Edward Thomas, chastened young
man since those events of September
IA, took the stand. Due to broken
arm, he was just able to raise his
right hand at the wrist as he took
the oath to tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.
He said that Abe Rubenstein was
behind the bar at the soft drink par
lor when he, Thomas, and Charles
Irving, Carl Otto and Richard Baxter
entered. Rubenstein served the drinks
he said.
"Did you receive anything there p
asked Assistant District Attorney
Barnett.
eyes. sir; alcohol" answered Thomas
"Who called for this alcohol"
Gall of US. / asked for a drink of
alcohol
"wlho paid?" 81 paid for three
rounds"
On the cross examination, Thomas
said that he paid twenty cents a
drink for five persons the first round,
paid the same the second round and
Che same the third round.
He said the drink he received was
alcohol, and that he had six or eight
such drinks, paying for three; he did
not know who paid for the other
drinks after that. The effect Of the
drinks was to leave him a little dazed.
Once when Attorney Stephenson ask
ing for the defense, chow do you know
it was alcohol" he elected rather
surprising answer.
"It's all he (Rubenstein) handles, .
answered Thomas.
BY stipulation 1t was argeed that his
testimony in the case of the state
againss Sam Rubenstein, holder of
the~1icense, would be the same.
Moonshine at Hams.
At John Hams place on West Grand
avenue the bunch went at three o'clock
Thomas said. There Hams was be-
hind the bar and Hams served the
drinks. Thomas remembered that he
had been served two drinks there; he
may have had more, he said, but he
could not remember.
Edward Newman was with US then;
he paid for the first round and
paid for the second / paid $1.25 for
that round of five drinks"
1T was colored MOON" he replied
when Mr.. Barnett asked him what the
drinks were. He said that all went
in with the exception of Baxter.
The next case called was that against
Lipkowski. Thomas said that he could
not remember whether or not he had
been to Lipkowski's that day This
case was also continued to February
II.