Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-04
6 MONTHS FOR
LIQUOR LAW
TRANSGRESSORS
No Joke This Clip as Sen
tence is in Milwaukee
House of Correction.

Liquor law offenders in circuit court
| last week were given to understand
that further trifling with the statutes
relating to the sales or possession for
sale of booze will be dealt with in a
severe manner in the future. Four
defendants were handed their senten-
ces upon pleas of guilty or conviction.
others, apparently taking fright, asked
for jury trials. Such cases will be
heard this week.
Get Six Months "Hard'
Artie Taylor, Waterloo farmer who
was found guilty by a jury Tuesday,
was given a sentence of six months in
the Milwaukee House of Correction.
Frank YAK" Lenstra, jamestown sa
loonman pleaded guilty to possession
of liquor and was given to understand
by the court that such possession in a
soft drink saloon constituted an Of
tense, the law assuming that the liq
uor was there for sale. Frank also
was handed six months, the sentences
of the two men beginning at noon of
the day sentence was imposed
On Saturday, VIM. Darlington, Du-
buque young man who was charged
with liquor law offense as of Jan.
%, was given six months upon his plea
of guilty. harrington is part owner
of the White City, resort at the foot
of Sandy Hook hill in jamestown twp.
He faces a trial in a civil action this
week where a former housekeeper is
suing him for heavy damages. Bar
rington took his sentence without bat
ting an eyelash.
Herman Decker, jamestown, re-
tanned Dubuque lawyer and pleaded
not guilty to an offense charged fol-
lowing a recent raid. He will be tried
for liquor law violation in court this
week. Mr.. Decker acknowledged the
courts instructions to be ready for
trial soon by airily waving his hand.
ANY time you want me, phone and [
will GOMEZ Mr. Decker said in non
chalant manner.
Young Nauert to Appeal
The court overruled all objections
and requests for change of verdict
in the case of Clifford Nauert, found
guilty of illegal transportation of in
toxicants by a jury a week previous.
Sentence of six months at Milwaukee
was imposed. a heavier sentence could
not be imposed as the record of
previous conviction had not been in
Guided in the information. Nauert
was released under $1,000 bail while
counsel draws a writ of error, same
to be filed within 30 days. An appeal
will be taken to the Supreme court in
July On the basis of error in the search
warrant under which Nauert was cap
tur9d, an error in not proving that
Nauert was not equipped with per-
nit to transport liquor, etc. Bail was
signed by relatives of the young man.
Jury Trials This Week
Chas. Gahart, Asa Watson and G. e.
Percival, all of Platteville, pleaded not
guilty Saturday to liquor law VIOLA
tions. They will stand trial this week
Frank Gillen, Cassville section hand
of Mexican extraction, pleaded not
guilty to illegal possession of intox-
icants. He will stand trial this week.
VIM. Brun, Beetown young man,
pleaded not guilty to an offense dated
Jan. 81, and will have his trial this
week.
All of the foregoing named men said
they would procure counsel and be on
hand when summoned for trial
Gets Two Years in Green Bay
Frank Mundon, aged 20, Lima town
looking young fellow, pleaded guilty
Saturday to the theft of 5000 cigars
from the premises of one Ed. Knebel,
Platteville cigar maker. The charge
included the serious offense of break
ing and entering. Asked by the court
if he understood what it meant to en-
ter a plea of guilty to such a serious
offense, young Mundon studied NOM
ent and then said he didn't think
there was so many cigars. "Only three
boxes l thought" he said Mundon
was given two years in Green Bay re-
fOrmatory. He smiled and sat down,
seemingly undisturbed by the heavy
jolt. The young man said he worked
on his mothers farm and that this
was his first offense The district at
torney said the youth was an old Of
fender. The stolen cigars were sold
to a Platteville storekeeper and also
hawked about the city
Found Guilty of Bastardy
Vincent Hoppman, tried Wednesday
for bastardy, was found to be the
father of the child of Alberta Burback.
The court stipulated that Hoppman
pay 500 year for four years for the
support of the child He is required
by law to support lhe child until it is
l6 years old and the stipulated sum
may be raised after four years as the
child gets older. This is a quasi
criminal action brought by the state
to determine the parentage of a child
and to place the responsibility for it's
support.