The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-07
Story of CrueLties
Detailed by Lang


expurgated story of Frank Lang, who
confessed that he killed Charles Paclnl
and then retracted his confession. 1t
is one of the most remarkable stories
in the criminal annals of Wisconsin.
1t is given in full that the entire claim
of this man may be known to the peo-
pie. 1t was signed in the same hand
writing as the confession which de-
clared that Lang killed Pacini and it
promises to bo the basis of much future
litigation in Kenosha. Lang said:
State Of Wisconsin,
In Circuit Court Kenosha County.
The State of Wisconsin, plaintiff,
Frank Lang, defendant.
Sworn statement of Frank Lang
taken by and before Albert E. Buck
master, Notary Public, on the Both
day of September, 1920 in the presence
of Albert E. Buckmaster and Alex
Ritter, undersheriff of Kenosha county.
Questioned by Mr.. Buckmaster.
@. Your name is Frank Lang?
A. Yes sir.
Q. How long have you lived in
Kenosha?
A. About eight years.
Q. Where have you lived in Kc-
nosha?
A. Balm avenue, 92O Park street
and TIA Middle street.
Q. Anywhere else?
A. 987 Exchange street and IT'S
English Court.
Q. Is that your present residence,
A. Yes, ITS English Court.
Q. Is that your present residence?
A. Yes, IT'S English court.
@. How long have you lived there
A. We just moved there-it will be
month the second of October.
Q. You moved there on September
End?
Ayes sir, from Exchange street.
Q. What is your business?
A. | have been a bartender.
Q. Since you moved to It's English
Court what has been your business?
A Working for Simmons company
in the steel tube department
@. Do you remember the night OF
the murder of Charles Pacini? What
night was that on?
A. 1t was on a Saturday night.
Q. Do you remember the day OF
the month?
A. No sir, I don't.
@. Where were you on that night
A. Home, sir. 1 and the wife went
out and bought meat and things fol
Sunday dinner
@. And what time did you get back
to the house?
A. We generally got home around
eight or nine o'clock.
@. On that particular night do yoU
remember what time you got back?
A. Probably around nine o'clock.
Q. From that time on during that
night where were you?
A. Stayed home.
O.. All evening?
A. Yes sir.
W.
from the time you got home about
nine o'clock until the next morning?
| A. No sir.
@, When were you arrested?
A. On last Monday evening.
@. Of this week?
A. This week.
@. By whom were you arrested?
A. BY Wade and the other man,
don't know his name.
@. officer Wade and other officer?
A. Yes sir.
@. Where were you at the time yor
were arrested?
A. At home in bed sleeping.
Q. About what time of the nigh
was it?
A. I couldn't say.
@. From where were you taken?
| A. From home.
Q. Where did they take you to?
| A. To the station.
Q. What station? You mean the
police station?
A. Yes sir.
| @. When they got to the police sta
ton what did they do with you?
A. They took me upstairs or dowr
in the cellar I don't remember.
9. Did they put you in the cell frs
or did they take you in room first?
A. I couldn't remember.
@. What then happened?
| A. They questioned me. They want
ed me to admit these things. I saic
no, l didn't do it and then they
pounded me.
Q. What do you mean by thes,
things?
A. The murder and robberies.
@. What did they say to you?
A. Asked me I should confess tina
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