The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-25

der of Charles Pacini, was convicted
ON a charge of murder in the secord
degree by the jury which heard the
evidence in the case and which re
turned verdict to the judge and court
inst after ten o'clock this morning.
Under the verdict returned to the court
Lang may be sentenced to term OF
from IA to 25 years in the state prison
at Waupun. Motions for new trial
are to be made in the case on the
ground of recently discovered evidence
and it will probably be several days
before Lang is sentenced under the
verdict. The verdict came as sur
prise to many people and it was admit
fed that when the hush fell over the
court room as the jury filed into the
room that the majority of the people
believed that Lang would be found
mot guilty"
Lang Sobs as Fate Is Known.
Lang had been hopeful and he had
talked earnestly with his attorney, w.
w. Hammond, just before the jury
came into the room. AS the words of
the clerk "Guilty" were uttered, Lang
covered his face with his hand. He
seemed to be sobbing and showed great
emotion. AS the clerk continued "in
the second degree" there was no
change in the face of Lang.
Langs attorneys were ready with
motions for new trial and to have
ihe verdict set aside, but the court
turned to the jury and polled them.
"Was this and is this still your yer
dict?" the court asked, and the jurors
one by one responded that 1t was and
Is. At this point the judge warned the
members Of the jury not to discuss in
any way any Of the proceedings which
had taken place in the jury room. "Y on
will not discuss your proceedings in
reaching a verdict with anyone" the
Judge told the members of the jury
before he excused them from further
service. There was no demonstration
ias the court warned the crowd present
before the verdict was read.
Lang Led Back to Jail.
The incident was Overcome OF the
most bitterlyeeontested murder trials
in the history of the county had come
to close and Lang, the central figure
In the case, was led back to his old
cell at the county jail to await SEN
tence with hope that possibly his at
torneys would find a way to secure a
new trial for him. Many exceptions
were taken to the ruling of the court
and it is certain that the attorneys for
the defense will have a long list Of
claims for reconsideration Of the case.
Notable among these will be the re-
fusal of the court to admit to the jury
the story Of the finding Of the stiletto,
There will also be contest as to the
fact that the court instructed the jury
that it could find one of the three de-
grees of murder. No date was set this
morning for the hearing of the motions
of the attorneys for the defense. -
Lang Says, mo Hope Now"
The defendant Lang after he had
been taken back to the county jail was
greatly depressed. "There is no hope
now" he told the jailer as he was
locked up in the cell and later he be-
gan crying. The men at the Jail re-
fused to admit anyone to talk with
Lang but later on members of his fam
lily saw him at the Jail and expressed
their sorrow
Attorneys Fisher and Stewart, who
had been active in the prosecution of
the case, gave out no formal statement.
1.-THE only interest which the state had
in the case was to see Justice done"
declared the district attorney, "and we
believe the verdict a just verdict"
Buckmaster Makes Statement.
A. E. Buckmaster, who had led in the
defense of Lang, gave out formal
typewritten statement as to his view
Of the verdict of the jury, 1t follows:
"The verdict is of course great dis
appointment to use. We feel that in
view of all the evidence pointing to
The innocence of Lang there could be
no doubt but that the jury would find
him not guilty It is not our purpose
at this time to criticize the conduct OF
the trial, but we are free to say that
we believe the jury convicted Lang
more on his alleged reputation than
upon the evidence shown in the case
The jury apparently proceeded on the
theory that ne was guilty. OeCduSe VI
his confessions and that any other evil
dence showing that he was innocent
had no bearing in the case"
Hearing Set for November 18th.
Before leaving the court room, Judge
Belden set the hearing on the motions
Of the defense to set aside the verdict
on the grounds that it was contrary t.
the law and the evidence in the case
and for new trial for November goth
Lang will not be brought into cour'
for sentence until after these motion:
have been disposed of. Judge Belder
declined to make any comment on th'
verdict Of the jury or on the motions
made by the defendant. He said, how
ever, that he believed that the cast
had been vry carefully trid and he in
timated that he believed that the rec
ord was free of prejudicial error.
Report Petition to Governor.
It was reported this afternoon tina
In one of the factories of the city sons
of the men who were strong in Their
conviction that Lang was not the slay
er of Pacini had prepared petition L
the governor, asking that Lang be par