The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-06
Chas. Loescher Gets Long Sen.
teDce 10 Prison From Judge
Brazse in Circuit Court
COURT DENIES ALL MOTIONS
Declares That Loescher's vwn State
lnent on the Witness Stand Show
ed Him Guilty of Assault
With Intent

Charles Loescher, recently convicted
lon charge Of criminally assaulting
Miss Adele Dornfeld by jury in the
Circuit Court of Kenosha county, was
this morning sentenced by Judge Bra
zee who heard the case, to term of
ten years at hard labor in the state
prison at Waupun. Sentence was i'm
lposed only after the court had denied
Imotions for an arrest in Judgment and
for a new trial which had been strong
Ily urged by the attorney for the de-
PENDANT
In denying the motion for new trial
the court addressed himself to the at
torneys and declared that when he in
structed the jury he had tried to show
to them the exact conditions constitu-
ting the charge alleged in the informal
tion against Loescher and that he be
lieyed that the jury understood and
knew the law and that they had de-
cided on the facts. II believe he
said, 1Tthat the jury which convicted
the defendant was a jury of honest
capable men and that they were fully
able to understand the instructions Of
the court and that they did understand
them and brought their verdict on the
facts as shown in the evidence
After the motions had been denied
the court directed Loescher to stand
up for sentence and asked the usual
question as to whether or not the de-
PENDANT had anything to say. Loescher
was silent for full minute and then
mumbled a sentence which could not
have been heard by any one but the
court officials. In his statement he in
timated that the girl had consented to
his intimacy with her. Judge Brace
allowed Loescher to finish his state
ment and then in a tone heard through
out the court room he said, 'Loescher,
that girl would never have had an oc-
casion to have told that story on the
witness stand if you had not attacked
her. The jury has found you guilty
on the charge stated in the information
and the court now finds you guilty of
that charge
Judge Brace then went into the case
a little from his own standpoint and
in sentencing Loescher said, in part,
I"I do not want to be severe in this
case and it is possible that the facts
do not warrant the imposing of the
lseverest penalty under the charged al
legged. Your own testimony on the
witness stand showed degree of de-
generacy hardly to be appreciated by
men not accustomed to dealing with
such matters and there is no doubt but
that your own story had great weigh
with the jury.
~ do not believe that the testimony
that has been produced in this case
would warrant the extreme penalty
under the law and it is possible that
there could be doubt as to the guilt
under the charge found by the jury,
but certainly there is no doubt as to
guilt on charge of assault with in
tent to commit a criminal assault
In closing the court said: 1t is the
sentence and judgment of the court
that you, Charles Loescher, be confined
in the state prison at Waupun in the
county of Dodge at hard labor for and
including term of ten years, begin
ming on, this 30th day of April 1909.
This is the extreme penalty under the
law for the crime of assault with in
tent to commit a criminal ASSAULT
The court left the bench as he con
Icluded the sentenced and ordered the
clerk to note the exceptions of the
counsel for the defense to the rulings
on the motions and Loescher wag Surn-
ed into the custody of the sheriff 80 be
ldhCA " GilO otdtO Pl1oOll. IL Io uVO
known what further action will be
taken in the case, but Attorney Stewart
who represented Loescher, declared that
the case would be appealed to the Su-
preme Court. 1t is hardly possible,
however, that the attorneys will be able
to keep Loeseher from going to prison
and unless a stay is secured from the
Supreme Court he will probably go to
Waupun tomorrow.
While many people expected that a
heavier sentence would be imposed
under the verdict returned by the jury
the greater number of people who
heard the address of the court to the
jury and from the bench this morning
regard the sentence as. one in keeping
with the evidence in the case and the
crime charged.
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