The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-04
TEMPER JUSTICE
FOR GUS BLANK
Third Member of Trio to Be
Arraigned on Charge
of Burglary.
MAY GET FORTY YEARS
Chief Declares He Is Ready to
Change Complaint and
Get Rid of Case.

August Blank, alias George Brown,
the third of the bandit trio, may get a
chance to escape life term in prison.
Chief of Police O'Hare admitted today
that he was willing to change the COM
plant that he made against Blank and
in place of the charge of accessory be-
fore the fact he was willing to charge
Blank with burglary by use of explo-
sives. Blank has admitted this crime
and it is possible that he will go into
the Circuit Court Thursday morning,
plead guilty to it, and take his medi-
cine along with Loveday and Carlson,
his old pals.
Can't See Loss to People.
II cannot see why there should be
any objection to the change in this
complaint" said Chief O'Hare this
morning. eve want to close up this
case and get rid Of Blank. Under the
charge that will be placed in the COM
plant he can be sent to the state
Efprison for term of forty years and
charge is fifteen years. If Blank was
sent up as an accessory to the crime
of murder, he would be subject to pa
role in sixteen years. It might cost
the county thousands of dollars to
provide a trial for Blank. | believe
that he could be convicted as an ac-
cessory before the fact to the murder
Of Pingatore, but believe that all de-
mands of justice will have been served
if this man is arraigned on this charge
of burglary, when explosives are used
have no fear but that the judge on
the bench will impose the proper
sentence"
District Attorney Is Favorable.
District Attorney Fisher, who con
ferred with Chief 0'Hare on the mat
ter this afternoon, was favorable to
the changed charge provided Blank
will enter a plea of guilty and save
the county all the trouble and expense
of a trial. II am of the opinion that
this charge against Blank will satisfy
everyone concerned in the case, with
the possible exception of Loveday and
Carlson" declared the district attor-
ney. IF the man will plead guilty to
the charge, and he has admitted his
guilt, it will clean up the whole mat
ter in short order"
Following the conference between
the chief and the district attorney this
afternoon, it was planned to get into
communication with Judge Belden and
ask him to be in court tomorrow.
Blank Has No Attorney.
Blank does not seem to have taken
any great interest in the case. He
has employed no attorney and has not
asked to have any lawyer visit him at
the Jail. He has not seen a member
of his family and the only communica-
ton that has come to him is one let
ter from his wife, who is still over on
the farm in Michigan. The only peo-
pie to visit him were the chief of no.
lice and Detective George Goodwin
He has made repeated statements ia
these officials but they have been in
keeping with the first statement given
out Immediately after his arrest.
Blank has said nothing of the facts
sent him in the letter from his wife
He was much worked up over the fact
that the letter had been opened by the
chief of police before it was turned
over to him but it was admitted that
there was nothing in the letter peril
nent to the case.