The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-18
DISPROVE
STATEMENTS OF LANG
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eral drinks Of rear beer. Attorney
Buckmaster asked, "How near" and
the court room reared with laughter
and the court pounded for order.
Bartender Also Saw Lang.
Walter Witkonski, bartender at
the Cozy saloon, also testified that
he saw Lang in the saloon. He saw
'Frenk" was in tibet place between nine
and ten o'clock on the night Pacini
was shot. He said that Lang first
came in with little girl but that
he took the girl home and returned
and watched the pool game.
With the consent Of the defense,
Captain Cyzak of the police depart
.nent was called as an interpreter.
Under cross examination the witness
said that his attention had been called
to the fact that Lang was in the place
by Marx Ungar before the shooting
Of Pacini
The Kewpie Doll Again.
Clyde Nolte, taxicab driver, was
the next witness called. He said he
was at the Cozy saloon on the night
Pacini was shot and that he saw Lang
at the Cozy saloon. The witness said
that Lang and he had been punching
punch board at the Cozy and he had
won kewpie doll and had given it
to Lang for his little girl. Nolte de-
clared that he was able to fix the date
exactly because he had gone from the
saloon to a doctors Office to have a
sore thumb dressed and that this inn
pressed the matter on his mind. He
admitted that he had looked up
the date.
George R. Wade was called but with
drawn when the state said he would
be called later.
District Attorney Denies Lang Story.
District Attorney Peter Fisher was
the next witness and he testified to
facts in regard to the confession made
by Lang. The attorney said that when
he entered the room he had noticed
nothing unusual in the appearance of
Lang He said Lang said II did it,
Sut l don't want my wife to know it. l
want to keep it away from her"
Fisher said that both he and the
chief of police had asked Lang if the
story he had related to Captain Wade
was true and Lang replied in the
affirmative. The district attorney said
he directed Lang to tell Mr.. Wattles
just what happened and Lang had die
tated the statement. He said that
while the confession was being tran
scribed he had asked again from Lang
as to the truth of his statement and
Lang had said, at is true"
The attorney declared that at this
time he had warned Lang that his
confession would be used against him
and had advised him as to the penalty.
He said that after the confession had
been transcribed it had been read to
Lang twice before he signed it. Fisher
said he next saw Lang at the time Of
the preliminary hearing in the NUM-
cipal court and that he appeared to
be entirely normal.
The attorney traced the proceeding
ed the hearing in the municipal court
and in the circuit court and declared
that Lang's rights had been repeatedly
explained to him. He said that Lang's
answer to all Of these warnings was
II want to plead guilty"
HanIey Tells of Wounds.
DR.. w. j. Hanley was called as an
expert for the state and he said he
had considera BILE experience in treat
ing bruises on people, including serv-
ice with football squads and long
service overseas with the United
States army. Hanley said he had ex-
amined Lang at the Jail on September
30th and he testified that the bruises
had been caused at least forty-eight
hours before he saw Lang. Hanley
said he did not believe that the bruises
shown on Lang could have been caused
by being struck by club. He said
he doubted Of a scraping blow with
such club would have produced
such bruises.
DR.. Hanley was the last witness for
the state in rebuttall.
The Miller Story Again.
After the state rested the defense
cal4ea MRS. PAU Miner. Sne testified
that she and her husband were at the
Merchants Bank corner at the time
Pacini was shot and she said that her
husband went down to the garage and
returned with a bunch of keys. She
said she did not know who he gave
them to.
At this time the defense announced
that it had five or six witnesses to ex-
anime and court adjourned until two
o'clock.
Reports were that the defense was
to call M. J. Leichem, former restau-
rant keeper, to testify to the fact that
he had met an automobile containing
two Italians on the night of the muir
der and that they stopped him and
inquired the way to Chicago. He is
said to remember now that one of the
two wore a green cap. Attorney Buck
master said that Leichem was not to
be called and that there was nothing to
his story of interest to the defense.
State Strong in Rebuttal.
The state presented some strong
testimony in rebuttal. This was es-
pecially true of the testimony of
George Clark, who was called to break
down the story of Paul Miller whom
the defense had introduced to show
the finding of the stiletto with four
notches on it. The story of Miller