The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
WITTOCK GIVES
MANY ALIASES
L. Wittock Arrested by
Police Calls Himself
<"Bert O'Leary."
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK
Man Who Had Scrap with Con-
stable Benedict Sentenced
On Serious Charge.

Lawrence Wittock, arrested at 1:15
a. m. today on the chafge of driving
an automobile while intoxicated, did
not know" his own name, up until
eleven o'clock this morning and in
sisted that he did not know the name
of the street upon which he lives. He
pleaded guilty under an alias, was SEN
fenced under an alias, and then gave
still another name, but not yet the
right one, when he was booked at the
sheriff's Office.
Only when Assistant Chief Cyzal
visited him in the county jail little
later, and "put the hooks in" did he
come across with his true name. II
then developed, as Sheriff Willems and
others had suspected, that he was the
Lawrence Wittock who had been ar
rested as the result of scrap with
Constable Lee Benedict at Paddock's
Lake on July 16. He pleaded not gull,
ty at that time to the charge of resist
ing an officer, was bound over after g
preliminary hearing and is now under
bonds awaiting trial.
Arrested early AOudys
Wittock was arrested at 1:15 a. m
today by Police Officers George O'Hart
and Arthur Larsen of the motorcycle
squad. Wittock was driving Chevro
let coupe north on Rowland avenue
making rs" curves all the while ant
finally landing upon the sidewalk.
At the police Office he was booket
on the charge of driving while intoxl
Gated, and he gave the name of Ber
O'Hare. The man with him was ar
rested on the charge of intoxicatlor
and gave the name of Darrell Wander
welde, 767 Newell street.
"Look here" said Officer O'Hare tt
the man who gave his name al
O'Hare." 81 just don't believe tina
name. I know just about everybod!
in town that carries that name and
don't believe you do"
"Bert OLeary is my right name,
answered the defendant with a wal
smile. And as Bert O'Leary he wai
duly booked. 1t is usually customar!
in the police Office to book mans ad
dress as we'll, but on the arrest shee
I.O'Leary's address was not given.
Pleads Guilty in Court
As O'Leary the man entered thu
court room in custody of a police Of
ficer, answered to the name, and wa'
arraigned by Judge Slater on thu
charge of driving while intoxicated
Ee pleaded guilty.
IT have no sympathy at all for
drunken driver" said Judge Slater, al
the defendant sought to plead fol
mercy for himself.
| 81 wasn't so bad, judge" said the
defendant. 81 had taken two girl!
home and was going to take my frienc
home. I only had couple OF glasse:
of wine."
There was something about the
"soft line" which the defendant hand
ed the Judge, that attracted the at
tention Of several in the court room
as of voice and a pleading heard be
fore. Enlightenment came when th'
defendant turned his face. 1t was
Constable Lee Benedict's "man."
The defendant was given fine o.
s85 and costs, or forty days in thu
county jail, with an additional sen
tence of twenty days at hard labor. II
addition the right to drive an automo
bile for six months was revoked.
The defendant started to go ovel
to the county Jail in custody of De
tectiye Walter Chase Of the police of
fee. On the way Sheriff Willem'
noticed the man and said, "That's thu
man who had the row with Constable
Benedict
At the sheriff's office the defendant
was asked his rame. He hesitated
trife and then said Lawrence
OLeary." ~
"Aren't you the man who was ar
rested by Constable Benedict las
SUMMER" the man was asked. "Yol
look like the same man."
"You are entirely mistaken" sale
the prisoner glibly answering with |
straight face. "You are mistaking MI
for somebody else"
| Detective Chase looked up the Ii
cense number of the Chevrolet anc
found that it was issued to Lawrence
Wittock." Assistant Cyzak questioned
Wittock in the Jail and he finally wa:
forced to admit that his name was not
"OLeary" at all, but was indeed Law.
wrence Wittock. The records in the
municipal court show that he wa!
bound over for trial or the charge o.
resisting an officer on the complaint Of
Constable Benedict.