The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-03
KENOSHAN SAW
STUDENT SLAIN
Walker Perkins Was Wit
ness Of Last Nights
Murder at Madison.
TESTIFIED AT INQUEST

Walker Perkins, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Perkins, 429 Durkee avenue
figured prominently in the inquest held
this morning over the body of Carl
Jandorf, Wisconsin University sopho-
more shot to death on Friday evening
by Patrolman Mat Lynaugh at Madi-
son. The tragedy grew out Of the pre-
liminary skirmishes always attendant
upon the cap-night celebration origin
ally scheduled for this evening.
Dispatches from the capitol city
speak of the young Kenoshan as "the
most calm and sensible student in the
group with Jandorf at the time of the
shooting" They credit him further
with preventing riot after the MUIR
der by raising his voice above the
noise of the crowd and saying:
Fellows, I think it is best that we
should all go home and stay home. IF
the cop was at fault and an injustice
has been done, the law will take it's
course"
Cancels Celebration.
AS result Of the murder, Mr.. Perk-
ms, who is the president Of the fresh
man class at the university, this morn
ing cancelled the cap-night celebration
and urged his classmates to continue
to wear their caps out of Difference to
the slain sophomore.
Immediately after making this
speech he was hurried away to the
coroner's inquest, where he. contributed
important testimony relative to the
shooting Of young Jandorf. This was
made possible by the fact that he was
standing within few feet Of the un.
fortunate student at the time Of the
fatal alteration with Patrolman Lyn-
augh, who had arrested freshman for
stealing a BARRIERS pole.
Perkins Praises Jandorf.
"Jandorf was good fellow" Perkins
said this afternoon upon his arrival in
Kenosha to spend Memorial Day with
his parents. "Lunney didn't take the
barber's pole and Jandorf knew it.
Although Lunney was d freshman and
he, Jandorf, was sophomore, he did
everything he could to prevent his I'M
just arrest. But he didn't have a
chance with mad policeman just
burning for chance to use his gat.
He fell at the first shot. Two other
men and carried him to the infirmary
but he died before we got him there
Followed to Protect Classmate.
Young Perkins happened to be q
member of the death-party for much
the same reason that Jandorf was. He
knew that Lunney was not guilty of
the theft with which he was charged
and as president Of the freshman class
he sought to obtain the release of his
ton by the patrolman, he was follow
ing to the station, when he witnessed
the shooting Of Jandorf.
He reported further this afternoon
that the sentiment of Madison and of
the student body at the university was
"all against Lynaugh" who has already
been indicted for manslaughter and is
being held without bail in the Madison
Jail.
Another Kenoshan also figured ca
sually in the student tragedy at Madi-
son. Bruce Buckmaster, the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Buckmaster, 463
Exchange street, was with young Lun-
ney at the time of his arrest but did
not follow to the police station. He
informed his parents of the shooting
Immediately after its occurrence and
having assured them of his own safety,
insisted that Jandorf was killed with
out sufficient proyocation,