The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-11

Carl o. Carlson, self confessed yegg-
man and accessory to the murder Of
Police Officer Tony Pingatore, was sent
enced to term Of life Imprisonment
in the state prison at Waupun by Judge
William B. Quinlan of Marinette, sit
ting in the Circuit Court for Kenosha
county at eleven : clock this morning.
He will go to pr to begin his sent
ence either late this afternoon or early
tomorrow morning and Sheriff Meyer
will maintain guard over the sentenc-
ed man until he ackled and started
on his trip to I'll e institution.
The last gray accident in the drab
life Of this man who went wrong was
devoid Of any spectacular feature. He
was before the ben self confessed
criminal and, as he clared he would,
he took his medicine without a murmur.
Tears Course Down His Cheeks.
At that the life sentence did not fail
e. impress Carlson AS the judge con-
Guided the sentence ''and the first day
each year shall be in solitary confne-
Il Mt" tears coursed down the cheeks
o. Carlson, but he brushed them away
y he was smiling as he turned from
bench to be led BACK to the county
iil.
Carlson spoke but two words during
;he whole hearing. One of them was
guilty and the other was emo sir. -
The court room was filed with spec
tators when Carlson was brought in for
sentence. There was the usual prelim-
inaries of the reading of the informa-
lion and the judge asked the usual ques-
ion as to whether or not the defendant
understood what it all meant
Carlson Mods Assent.
Carlson nodded assent to the reading
IF the information and when the judge
asked for the plea he spoke up in a
oud voice kEGuilty.' He looked the
Judge straight in the eye as he entered
is plea Have you anything to say
fore sentence is imposed con-
nued Judge Quinlan. "No sir, y
" the response Of the prisoner in a
scs respectful manner.
was admitted that Carlson hopes
G be able to secure parole from the
prison. He has declared that the
son officials will find him model
,isoner Sheriff Meyer is going to
Ike Carlson to the state prison and
has not as vet announced who will
accompany him. 1t is possible that
carlson will be taken to Fond du Lac
his evening and placed in jail there
With the understanding that the remain
Ter of the trip from Fond du Lac to
Waupun will be made tomorrow. If
his plan is not followed Carlson will
cave with the sheriff some time in
he early morning of Tuesday,
New Story of the Bandit Visit
After Carlson was sentenced to life
Imprisonment there was a new story of
he Kenosha raid and the subsequent
arrest of Loveday and Carlson, 1t was
old by court officials and it was to the
fleet that the original plan to rob the
,fices of the American Brass Company
lad been planned by leaders of one OF
he so-called crime trusts in Chicago
md that Earl Loveday had been sent
% Kenosha ais scout to see whether
,r not q rio could be made here
It was exp, I Loveday would re.
port to the . had sent him Out
If Chicago und lat the actual robbery
was to have been committed by mem
,ers of that gang. 1T il said that
aoveday when he saw the lure of thu
BRASS works here called in his own aids
Members of the original gang were
alleged to have been so wrought W
lver the loss of the rich booty thai
It was declared that they tipped of
The facts to detectives.
Wanted Father to Know.
Carlson wanted his father to know
iust how he had ended his career O
crime. After he had been sentenced
md when he was being taken back t,
he county jail, he called to Detectivv
Goodwin of the Pinkerton forces. .s
want you to go and see my father il
chicago and tell him about it, Carl
ion told Goodwin as he pressed hi
rand. Make it as easy as you can,
he told Carlson The detective agrees
take care of the matter and he vii
lee Carlson S father later in the da,
Chicago