The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-29
Jury After Long Discussion Finds
Loescher Guilty as Charged
in the information
GET ARREST IN JUDGMENT
Attorney for the Convicted Man Sc
cures Delay in Sent ence Until He
Can Argue Against Yer
dict as Returned

The jury which heard the evidence
i'll the case Of the State against
Charles Loescher, charged with crimi-
nally assaulting Adele Dornfeld return
ed a sealed verdict to the court this
morning finding the defendant guilty
Of the extreme charge in the informa-
ton. Loescher was not sentenced by
Judge Brace as Attorney Calvin Stew
art who, represented the defendant,
made motion for arrest in Judgment
and Judge Brace will hear this motion
on next Friday morning. In the mean
time Loescher was remanded to the
county Jail without BAIL
The verdict of the jury came as a
surprise to many people in the court
room as great number who had
watched the trial Of the case and the
long delay of the jury in reaching a
verdict had expected a verdict Of
" Guilty Of assault with intent to com
nit a criminal assault The jury got
the case just after noon on Thursday
and the verdict was not reached until
nine o clock Thursday night. At that
time the jury caused the verdict to be
sealed and hurried to a vaudeville
theatre to spend the remainder of the
evening. AS the court had directed
that the jury De kept together until
the case was at an end they were
taken to hotel for the night and
appeared in court this morning to hand
up the verdict. A large crowd was in
court when the verdict was read
Loescher received the verdict without
any show of emotion, but it was evil
dent that the long delay of the jury in
reaching a verdict had caused him to
have some hopes that he would not be
convicted on the extreme charge made
in the information
As soon as the verdict had been read
Attorney Stewart addressed the court
with a motion for arrest in Judgment
on the grounds that the court with
Judge Brace on the bench had no iuris-
diction and further that the verdict
was not in keeping with the Informal
ton. He followed with motion to
have the verdict set aside on the
grounds that it was not supported by
the law and the evidence.
The court informed Mr.. Stewart
that a Municipal judge was given the
right to sit in Circuit Court by a
statute and that while the statute had
never been tested he felt convinced
that it would stand the test. The at
torney for the defendant was not
ready to present his argument on the
various motions and tic court adjourn
ed the hearing until next Friday. On
account Of this motion Loescher was
not sentenced today, but it is probable
that he will be sentenced when the
court meets again.
The members Of the jury We're not
DESTROYS of discussing their long fight
in reaching verdict, but it is adj
mitted that the instructions Of the
court bothered some Of the members.
In fact early in the afternoon the jury
returned to the court and asked that
the instructions be read again. Many
people in the court room held that the
instructions were favorable to the de-
PENDANT, but if this was the case it
was not on account Of any leaning of
| Judge Brace, but on account of the
provisions of the law. The only dis
cussion among the Jurors was as to
whether Loescher should be found
guilty of the charge named in the in
formation or under minor charge and
| it is claimed that from the first a
ma orfty of the members of the Jury
were in favor Of the extreme charge.
Under the statute Loescher under
the verdict Of the jury may be sent to
the state prison for d term of thirty
years. It is understood that a hard
fight will be made to secure his release
and that he will not go to prison until
the court of last resort has been ap-
pealed to.
District Attorney Baker was receiv-
ing many congratulations on the strong
case he made against Loescher under
the circumstances.
OFFICIAL. State VOTE Ic M