The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-01
Depositors Of pefunct State Bank
Awaiting the Release of F.
S. komp From Prison
HIS TERM WILL FINISH SOON
District Attorney May be Asked to Sc
cure the Arrest of the Former
Banker on New Charges if
Debts are Not Paid

Frank S. Komp, former president
Of the Kenosha State Bank, will be re-
leased from the state prison at Wau-
pun either IN December or January,
and already the depositors of the Ke-
nosha State Bank who lost consider
able money by the failure of the bauk
are making plans for the further pro-
secution of Komp if he still refuses to
make good the losses of the bank.
III the meantime the friends of
Komp are urging the. Governor Of the
state to pardon the man in time to
save his citizenship. Komp was sen
fenced to Waupun on October 10,
1905, for a term of two and half
years, and with the good time allowed
him his term will be reduced about
six months. Komp has been a model
prisoner, and since he entered the in
stitntion he has been employed in the
offices of the prison, and he has never
received black mark on the books of
the prison. He has worked as
bookkeeper, and the prison officials
admit that his place will be a hard
one to fiji.
homp has been granted many privi-
leges by the prison officials and he
never sought to take advantage of
them. Should Komp be forced to
serve out his time he will lose his
citizenship and for this reason it is
thought that even the Kenosha off
Gals active in the conviction of Koap
will unite with his friends in an
effort to secure a pardon at the last
OF his term. No formal notice that
pardon for Kompis being sought has
been made but it is understood that
the friends of the former banker have
been working quietly and that the
application for the pardon will be
t1led with the governor in a short
time. Since Komp went to prison to
spend his term after being convicted
on charge Of perjury nothing has
been done to pay off the debts of the
kenosha State Bank and the Kenosha
Trust company and it is certain that
other charges could be brought
against him. District Attorney
Baker when Aomp was convicted had
the papers all repaired for his arrest
on other charges but it was deemed
that the action for perjury was the
strongest case against him and on this
charge he was tried and convicted.
Notwithstanding the fact that Kon1p
has spent his term in prison the
former depositors in the bank are still
anxious that something be done to
secure the payment of the losses of
the bank and it is alleged that the
Irust company which closed out the
bank for Komp has never received
the full amount Of the losses which II
met.
The few claims remaining against
komp are due to the manipulations
of the Kenosha Trust company and it
was declared at the time of the settle
ment that these claims could not be
considered as part of the claims
against the bank Komp had re-
peatedly agreed that he would make
good all claims against him if he were
allowed his liberty and it is possible
that after he is out Of prison he will
at once start work to pay these
claims.
The entire personal fortune Of Konp
was spent IN the defense on the trial
IN October 1905 and he will come out
Of prison practically without funds.
It is possible that further prosecution
OF the former banker would be IN.
popular, but is certain that District
Attorney Baker will take up the fight
# any of the creditors file a com.
plant against Komp.