The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-08

try % bicycle and got the money
changed and then took it to Milwaukee
and secured check or draft which
was mailed TO the defendant
The story as told by Caster to Kleist
was most damaging one and it made
quite an effect on the jury. Towards
me end of his testimony Kleist identi-
fed the confession which Caster had
signed in the saloon on the famous
night and with this Identification it
was introduced as evidencein the case
When this signed statement was in
troduced as evidence the court took a
short recess in order to allow the at
torney for the defense to get ac-
quainted with the facts concerned in
the written confession.
The first statement of Caster as
made in May, 1900, and which was in
troduced in evidence this morning,
was as follows:
State of Wisconsin,
| Kenosha County.
John Caster being duly sworn, on
oath says, that he knows that several
members Of the City Council of Keno.
sha received various amounts of money
for their votes on the Street Railway
franchise in favor of the Kenosha
Street Railway company. That
AID. Albert Smith received IS 333. 80
Aid. Chris Weier 8 ... 45OOO
Aid. Peter Pirsch 1888
Alderman John Sershon received a
large amount of money, the exact
amount of which is unknown to affi-
ant, but thinks it is about $500. That
Alderman Mat Scho1ey told this aft
ant that he (Scholey) received the sum
of 5000. That Alderman O'Brien re-
ceived $500 or 800, exact amount Of
which is unknown to affiant. That
said affiant received from said COM
pany atone time $50 from J. Clausen
at Langan's saloon, another time
800 through Alderman Pirsch at the
City Hall, and the balance, amounting
In all to 1888 80, from Pirsch at his
shop back of the smoke stack.
That he gave the money to ]. Orth
and he took it to Milwaukee and gave
him a check or draft for the same.
This was about September 1900 That
Pirsch, Smith and said affiant received
$1,000, and that it was paid to Pirsch
by Clausen and then divided equally
That Clausen agreed with affiant that
they should have $1,000 between the
three. That Clausen agreed that it
should be paid to Pirsch for them.
That these several amounts were paid
in consideration for their votes in
favor of the Street Railway franchise
and in favor of the Kenosha Railway
company. JOHN, CASTER.
This afternoon Deputy Game War
den Charles Reinardy was called to the
stand by the State, and his testimony
was practically repetition Of the evil
dence that had been given by Ex.Ald-
erman Kleist Reinardy went into the
case in detail and told of the making
of the different statements by Caster,
and insisted that they had been made
without any promises of immunities
or rewards, but voluntarily.
Reinardy was subjected to rigid
examination by Attorney Ingalls,, but
his evidence was not in any way
changed by the questioning. He
proved strong witness for the State.
The Session Tuesday Afternoon.
After the evidence given by Charles
Reinardy on Tuesday afternoon very
little matter of vital importance to the
trial was introduced by the attorneys
save the reading of the first confes-
sion that had been made by Caster
and the production Of proof to show
what had been done with the money
which had been paid to Caster.
James Hayes, Of Milwaukee, was
called to the stand to identity the
draft which had been issued to Caster
by the Milwaukee bank, and testified
that the draft had been properly paid
and returned to the bank.
Albert Frantz, receiving teller of
the First National bank, was called
and gave evidence of the disposition
that had been made of the draft in
Kenosha, and the payment of the
money to Caster by the bank. He
identified the signature of Caster on
the check as well as on a certificate of
deposit which had been taken instead
of cash for the Milwaukee Exchange.
Ernest Timme, who acted as stem
ographer at the time of the taking of
the several confessions of Caster, was
then called and told the story of the
dispositions and the manner in which
they had been taken. Mr.. Timme
Backed up the evidence of the other
witnesses that no offers of clemency
had been made to Caster at the time Of
his making the confessions.
After Mr.. Timme had testified to the
making of the confessions, and had
identified the copies of his work, Dist
riot Attorney Buckmaster brought
them int court as evidence. They
were admitted by the court and the
aiding of them started few minutes
later.
After the first of the confessions had
been made. ATTORNEY ingalls, asked