Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-27
WAGNER HELD ON
PERJURY CHARGE
JUDGE DONOVAN DECLARES
THAT AN OFFENSE HAS
BEEN COMMITTED.
ASSEMSlYMEN RAMSEY, FAR
RELL AND ToWNE DENY HAV-
ING BEEN SRIBED.
Madison, May 20.

Madison, May 20.
Private Detective Frank T. Wagner.
who testified before the senatorial
Investigating committee on May that
he saw NJ. J. Regain pass out money to
Assemblymen Ramsey, Farrell and
Towne in room 153 OF the Piankinton
house for the purpose Of keeping them
out OF the joint convention which
elected Isaac Stephenson United
States senator and that the money
was given to Mr.. Regain by Cashier
J. H. Puelicher of the Marsha}l-llsley
bank, was held for trial on the
charge of perjury by Judge Donovan
in the municipal court yesterday al
ternOOn. By agreement between Dis
trict Attorney Mason and Edward
Yockey, attorney for the defendant
the case was adjourned to June 10 for
the filing of the information and the
drawing OF a jury. The bail was al
lowed to stand at $1,000 and in de
fault Wagner was sent back to Jail
where he has been confined since his
arraignment. The examination was
expected to continue for two or three
days but Nj. YOckey crOss-eXamined
only a few of the states Witnesses
and introduced no evidence for the
defense
Made Trip FOR Health.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion of the court J. K. IISley, president
OF the Marshall-IIsley bank, was called
20 the stand. In reply to questions
asked by Mr.. Mason he said that Mr.,
PueIicher went to Europe for the ben
eft Of his health and that he was eX-
pected to arrive in New York yester-
day or today. He stated that Mr..
Puelicher was the custodian OF the
campaign funds for Senator Stephen
son. The witness was positive that
Mr.. Puelicher was not at the bank ON
February 20, the day of the alleged
transaction at the PlankintOn house.
Tells of Fathers Illness.
Miss Gertrude PueIicher, daughter
of the cashier, testified that her
father was i'll at home on February
20. Asked how she happened to rec
ollect this particular day she said that
il was on a Saturday and that he was
iM on the two Saturdays preceding
March 4, the day he departed for
Europe.
Make Emphatic Deniais.
AssembIymen Ramsey, Farrell and
Towne emphatically denied that they
received money from Mr.. Regain OIL
Mr.. Puelicher. In fact, Mr.. TOWne
stated that he has never been in Mil
waukee. Mr.. Farrell said he never
saw Mr. Towne in the cream city and
that he does not know Mr., Puelichel
personally. He said that never was
! he in a private room at the P.ankin
ton with Messrs, Ramsey, TOWne, Re
gan ard Puelicher,
Did MI Regain hand out any loose
money at the PlankintOn on that day
OF any other day." he was asked,
No, sir" replied the witness.
| Mr.. Yockeg objected TO all the ties
timony given by Mr.. Farrell and the
witnesses wIso testified after him fol
the reason that their statements haC
not been shown to be material or tC
| have any connection with the Subjecr
in question. The objections were over
ruled.
Mr.. FaUUg1I said he never heard Mr.
/ Regain say '$35 900 to you" and tha
4 he mever saw him take a package o
money out OF his pockets and divide j
into three lunches. He was unable
J to recall where ne was ON February
90. He fU,egue9tIy crops into the lob
] by OF the II ankint0n and also call:
ON the manager in his office to tall
over Legislative bills affecting MilWau
kee or relating to notes. He was a
\ the managers office several times bu
MeseTs Ramsey, Togwne, Reagan amt
PUelicher were not there.
| Never Saw milwaukee.
/ Mr. Towne declared that he never
saw Wagner until the day he testified
! apeforp the investigating committee
/ I16 t'EtR VII. i1SSdH LNO w Gems dIISi
the sensational testimony had beer
given.
When were you in milwaukee,
hast? asked Mr. Mason.
I never was in Milwaukee in al
my life replied the assemblynran.
Well, YOU have something TO look
| forward to- remarked She district at
torD@y.
Found NO Transon.
Senator Marsh, chairman of the
committee, repeated the oath which
he administered To Wagner when the
latter testified before the committee.
He said when the committee was at
the Plankinton Wagner pointed cat
without hesitation room 153 as the
place where the transaction is al
legged to have taken place. The sen
ator said there was no door between
1913 and 1874 but that the committee
found one between 153 and 152. He
said there was a wooden DaDPl