The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-22
Former kenosha Banker Again
Behind the Bars in the Ke-
nosha County Jail.
STILL LOOKING FOR A CHANCE
Claims if Officials Would Give Him
Chance He Could Make Good Claims
Against Him.-Returns to Wis
consin Without Extradition.

IF | were only given a chance"
said Frank S. Komp, former presi-
dent of the Kenosha State Bank when
brought to cell in the county jail
Thursday afternoon. eff they would
only let me get up again l could
easily settle up these matters. But
what can man do when he is down
and spending most of his time in Jail.
! could get the money if they would
only let me out long enough. Five
months in jail isn't good for any
one but you can't stop me from fight
ing until this boy is dead. fam not
afraid of standing trial aud II came
back to Kenosha without anyitroub1e
to the officers. They can't take me
to trial any too soon to please me and
they will never convict me-" lHe is
the same old fighting Komp and not
withstanding the fact that his five
months service in the Cook county
| jail has taken some of his weight off
it has not lessened his fighting spirit.
| The former banker came to Kenosha
on the four O'Clock train Thursday
afternoon accompanied by District
Attorny, Deputy Sheriff Timme and
two detectives from the Central
Station in Chicago. He was taken
at once to the county jail and went
back to the old cell which he left
almost year ago.
| The second taking of Komp,.in Chi
cago was pathetic one. He had been
on trial in the circuit court in Chica-
go on charge of swindling and
was discharged, the court holding
that the evidence was not sufficient
to convict. Attorney Baker was
waiting with warrant charging
him with being a fugitive from
F.! justice. There was also some one
else waiting and that was Komp's
wife who had been waiting for five
months to have him at home with her
again. Always loyal to her husband
Mrs. Komp was at his side when the
court released him and the two had
started to walk over to the jail to get
Komp's belongings when one of the
Chicago detectives served the Wis
consin warrant. Tears came to the
woman's eyes and Komp was dazed.
He pleaded with the attorney for a
little time that he might go back to
his family if only until September
but Baker insisted that he must come
to Kenosha and stand trial. Then
the whole party went over to the
Central station and Komp had an
hour of partial liberty. At first he
refused to accompany the officers to
Kenosha threatening to fight ex-
tradition and then the district at
torney threatened him with perjury
claiming that he made false state
ments in securing a charter for the
Kenosha State Bank. This caused
Komp to consider the matter more
seriously and his attorney was hur-
riedly summoned to the Central
station. Komp and the attorney held
a short conference and then the form
er banker sent for Baker and told him
he was willing to waive extradition
rights. He signed document to this
effect and he was at once taken in
charge by the detectives. His wife
accompanied him to the station.
Komp was down cast during the trip
and only broke his silence once or
twice in the hour.
Already he is discussing the ques-
ton of new bond but he has little
hopes of being released from jail until
he is taken before the circuit court at
the September term. He is hopeful
that the former bond of So, 600 will be
reduced if not cut in two but the
district attorney has informed him
that similar bond will not be ac-
cepted. It's thought that Komp's at
torney will come up from Chicago in
day or two and start another fight
to secure the liberty of his client.
In jail last night Komp stated that
his plans to raise money by promoting
a railway in Michigan had been
blasted by his arrest and prosecution
in Chicago.
When searched at the jail the turn
key found new crisp five dollar bill
in his pocket and two checks for over
$4,000. One check was signed by the
i'll fated bank at Wauconda, ILL.,, and
the other by the Kenosha Trust COM
pany. Both were made to Frank S.
Komp but neither of them showed any
evidence of having been paid.
District Attorney Baker stated last
night that Komp would probably re-
main in jail until the September term
of the circuit court.