The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-25
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Officials of Federal Courts May be
Asked to Investigate Some Phases OF
Case Before Any Arrangements ara
Made for Retrial of Case Here.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
supreme court on Tuesday reversed the
lower court in the case of George Kos
cak, alleged to have transported dyna-
mite from Racine to Kenosha to be
used for illegal purposes, there is little
reason to believe that the bitterness
and rancor which marked the sensa-
tional trial Of the case in the circuit
court year ago will be repeated In
fact there are many reasons to believe
that the case will never be tried again
In henosha county. 1t is probable
that the attorney for Koscak will de-
mand that the man be brought from
the state prison at once to Kenosha
and admitted to bail. At the time of
the former trial his bonds were fixed
at $4,000 and while there were many
people who professed to sympathize
deeply with him none of them raised a
sufficient money to provide for his re-
lease pending the trial. The supreme
court is said to have reversed the hold
ing of the lower court on the claim
that the detectives who worked with
Koscak previous to the bringing Of the
dynamite to Kanosha went too far in
their work.
Should the Koscak case ever come
into court again in the form that it
was tried at the March term in 1914 it
is not improbable that District Attor-
ney Drpry weld ash the count to
name 8 special prosecutor AMI It is
pretty certain that Judge Belaen would
decline to sit through the trial again.
The judge could call judge from an
other circuit for the case or the case
could be taken to another county for
trial on a change of venue.
1t IS declared that it would be al
most an impossibility to bring to Ke-
nosba again the band of witnesses who
gave frenzied testimony during the
former three weeks trial of the case.
The great cost Of the case to the county
and to the friends of the defendant will
be another bar to a re-trial under the
old charges. At the time of the former
trial Croatians all over the country
were said to be contributing to the
fund for the defense Of Koseak and it
was said that a considerable money for
the defense was raised among organi-
cations in Chicago who were friendly
to his cause. Just how many of these
organizations could be again enlisted
in the raising of money to pay detec-
tives and attorneys remains to be seen.
There is q possibility that the fed
eral officials will be asked to make an
investigation into one phase of the
charges against Koscak. At the trial
it was brought out strongly that Kos
cak had sent threatening letters to at
least one man in the city. This charge
could be brought against him in the
United States court and while it might
bring only light punishment if con-
vietion followed, it is not improbable
that a majority of the officials would
be entirely satisfied. Koscak has serv-
ed nearly a year IN the state prison
at Waupun and he has been a model
prisoner. He was told of the action of
the supreme court on Tuesday evening
and he was overjoyed at the prospect
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his family are still in Kenosha and as
soon as they were advised of the de-
cision of the supreme court they began
to plan for his home coming. The
daughter of Koscak, who was his main
stay in the trial, was especially pleas
ed with the news that the supreme
court had reversed the decision of the
lower court.
Neither Judge Belden or District At
torney Drury would make any comment
on the informal decision Of the court
telegraphed to Kenosha and other men
interested in the case were equally
close mouthed. CT would be of no
good to make any comment on the case
at this time," said the district attor-
ney. "I would want to see he full de-
cision of he court before I made any
statement"
The full decision of the court win
he published tomorrow.