The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-03-05
ASSOCIATE IN STORY PAROLLED
Tony Mangan Keeper of a Pool Room
Tries to Make Frame Up of Evidence
in Municipal Court and Pays Fines
and Costs Amounting to Over S1oo,

Tony Mangan, the keeper of a pool
room on the west side of the city.
learned in the municipal court this
morning that it pays to tell the truth
when Judge Randall fined him fifty
dollars and costs after charges of per
jury had been brought against him.
Mangan admitted his guilt late Tues
day night when he told the = and
the district attorney of an alleged
frame up in evidence to prevent his
being convicted on charges of gamb-
ling. Mangan was arraigned in court
with William Anderson, who was al
legged to have been part of the con-
spiracy to defeat justice AS Ander.
son made full confession Judge Ran
dali placed him on parole for term
of three years.
Mangan kept the pool room on How
land avenue where it was alleged that
Theodore Newman, arrested several
days ago on charges of larceny, had
spent money which he had taken from
little children Newman was sent to
the reform school at Waukesha and af
ter he had been sentenced he told
Judge Randall the whole story of the
Kelly pool game at the Mangan
| pool hall He declared that Mangan
and Anderson had taken part in the
game. Mangan was arrested and
brought into court on Tuesday. He de-
clared that the story told by Newman
Eas false 2 eyery detail, tlat he neper
heard of even the name Kelly pooi.
| Anderson took the stand in the trial
of Mangan and told practically the
same story as the Italian, but New,
man S story was so strong that Judge
Randall held Mangan guilty and as
sessed a fine of $50 and costs. Attor-
ney Calvin Stewart, who had been inn
pressed into the trial of the case for
the defense at the last minute, prompts.
ly took an appeal to the circuit court.
Judge Randall feeling certain that
| both Anderson and Mangan had per-
| jured themselves, ordered both of them
arrested on charges Of perjury. Ander-
son had no more than reached the CITY
lookup when he told the chief that he
desired to tell the whole story. He de-
clared that the story told by Newman.
was absolutely true and that both he
and the Italian had given false testi-
mony. He repeated the statement to
the district attorney in the afternoon
and the formal complaints for perjury
were fled Mangan later admitted his
guilt, declaring that he had burned up
the bottle and pills" used in the KEEL
ly pool game on the night before his
arrest. He also admitted that he had
sought to influence FHusky" Hartl,
another pool room manager, to testify
in his favor. He admitted framing up
the evidence with Anderson.
Judge Randall af+ar accepting the
pleas of the two left rne matter Of
sentence until this morning The dis
trict attorney had taken the matter up
at length with Mangap and he was
satisfied with fine of fifty dollars and
the costs of the action Mangan is a
concrete worker most of the year and
had an excellent reputation. Mangan
appeared to be deeply penitent and de-
clared that he had been so worried
about the charge against him that he
was willing to attempt to frame up
the evidence in the case. Attorney
Stewart was relieved Of any connec-
ton with the case by Judge Randall,
who declared that he had absolutely
no connection with the frame up Of the
evidence As soon as the attorney
heard Of the perjury charge he hurried
to the court and declared that he would
not only withdraw the appeal but that
he would have nothing further to do
with the case of Mangan who had de-.
ceived him.