The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-02
Attorney For julius Bog
wilo Charged With Murder
Says His Defence Will Be
a Unbalanced Mind.
PARALLEL TO AUsTER CASE
Defendant Furnishes Money For Sup
port of His Children But Keeps Pledge
Not TO Attempt 10 See Them Until
They Are Called To Witness Stand.

"Does the same law in Wisconsin
which applies to woman charged with
the murder Of man apply to a man
charged with the murder Of a Wo-
man?''
This is going to be the question
which Attorney Robert Verne Baker
will PROFOUND to the jury in the Circuit
court on October 18th or thereabout
| when he opens the defense of Julius
Bogwilo, charged with the murder Of
his wife, Mary Bogwilo. At the last
term of the Circuit Court Attorney
Baker appeared in the defense Of Anna
Auster charged with the murder Of her
husband, Harry Auster. She was ac-
Quilted because the jury believed that
she was insane at the time that the
I shot which killed Auster was fired. At
torney Baker declares that the evil
dence he will present to the jury will
show that Bogwilo was insane at the
time he shot and killed his wife. The
remarkable parallel between the two
cases promise to make the Bogwilo
case one of the most interesting ever
tried in the courts of Kenosha county.
It is alleged that the defense of Bog
Wilo will follow closely the lines Of the
/ defense laid down for Mrs Auster. Bog
wilo will take the stand and tell the
story of his life and it is declared that
this story will be Just as appealing as
another life story which was told in the
court. The defense in the case will in
clude the sfunwritten law Just as it
was pleaded in the former case and it
is expected that more than local inter
est will be taken in the case. The chill
/ dren Of Bogwilo now in the keeping of
/ friends are expected to be important
witnesses for both the state and for the
defendant.
Bogwilo who was recently admitted
to bail in the sum Of ten thousand dol
+ lars has been working many hours a
day at the Nash factory and it is de-
clared that he will enter the court
room ready to fight battle for his lib
erty. While it was one of the condi-
lions Of the acceptance Of the bail for
the defendant that he would not seek
to see his children before they appear,
ed on the witness stand Bogwilo has
been contributing to the support of the
children ever since he left the Jail and
| went IN Oh ~
factory. The money and other things
he gives to the children have been ac-
lcepted but the door has never opened
to permit him to speak with the child
rem and it is declared by his attor-
neys that in keeping with his pledge to
the court he would not speak with the
children even if the chance was offered
to him.
The District Attorney has notified
the attorney for Bogwilo that he will
be ready to try the case just as soon
as it can be called at the October term
OF court and it is expected that it will
be one of the first cases set for trial
when the calendar is called on October
l3th. While the facts in connection
with the killing of Mrs. Bogwilo were
widely published it is not thought that
lit will be very difficult matter to
secure jury for the hearing of the
case 1t is expected that it will be
lI.laced at the head Of the criminal cal
endar and Attorney Baker said on Mon
day evening that he would be ready
for trial when the case is called. There
will be many witnesses called in the
case and the rather grey story of the
life OF Bogwilo and his wife is expect
lee to be barred to the jury without res
Iervations.