The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-04
BOUND OVER TO CIRCUIT COURT
Tells Judge Randall Rambling Story
Of Plans with Milwaukee Man But
Admits Buying Dynamite with Under
standing that it was to blow up House

George Koscak, arrested last Fri
day night on charges of bringing dyna-
mite to Kenosha with a view of blow
ing the residence of J. w. DeCou on
Prairie avenue, was arraigned before
Judge Randall in the municipal court
this morning and held for trial at the
October term of the circuit court under
bonds of $4,000. Koscak smiled when
the bond was announced and declared
that he could not furnish it and went
back to Jail. Before he waived ex-
animation on the charges Koscak made
rambling statement through an
interpreter.
The complaint in the case was made
by Mr.. De Cou early this morning ard
Koscak was brought into court just
after eleven O'Clock. He was not
represented by an attorney, but be-
fore the hearing was started Judge
Randall explained to him that any
statement which he might make at the
preliminary hearing could be used
against him in the trial. Koscak de-
clared that he desired to make a state
ment and he proceeded to argue the
case for more than fifteen minutes be-
fore ne was taken back to the Jail.
The story told by Koscak was not
connected one. He sought by it to
implicate in the case Joseph Armenia
Poppy, who he alleged came to Keno
sha from Milwaukee. Poppy was one
of the detectives employed to aid in
getting the facts in the case. Koscab
declared that the two men had been
together many times and that they
had framed up plan to secure brass
from the Jeffrey plant He declared
that it was on his statement that men
who had been stealing from the plant
had been discharged and that the Mil
waukee man had urged him to join
him in stealing brass, declaring that
the two could find "gold mine'I
Koscak declared that he had gone to
Racine and got the dynamite after the
money had been furnished to him. He
asserted that he knew that it was to
be used to blow up the home of De
Cou, but that he had not planned to
have any part in the crime. He as
serted that portion of the dynamite
was to have been used to blow up a
place in Milwaukee.
The story told by the man was so
disconnected and vague that it was i'm
possible to follow it. Evidently Kos.
cak had carefully thought out this line
of defense and it is his plan to put
the blame on the detective who work.
ed the case.
After the arrest Of Koscak the DO.
lice of the city made search of his
home and took large box Of tools.
1t is thought possible that some Of
these tools were taken from the JEFF
ferry plant, but Mr.. De Cou could not
positively identify them this morning.
The charge against Koscak was that
he did "unlawfully and wilfully and
feloniously buy, transport and have in
his possession dangerous explosive:
to-wit, dynamite, with intent that the
same should be used at said city,
county and state, for the injury and
destruction Of private property, to-
wit: the home and residence of J. w,
De Cou, which home and residence is
more particularly described as TIA
Prairie avenue, in the city, county and
state aforesaid, and for the assassina.
ton, murder, injury and destruction,
of the said J. W. De Cou and the mem
bers of his family in said house
living"