The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17
Is Received at the State Prison at 10:47 This
This Morning After an Uneventful
Trip from Kenosha.
ATTORNEYS RUSH WORK ON APPEAL
Lang Leaves Kenosha in Early Morning Under Charge
of Sheriff Rauen and Chief O'Hare = No
Statements to Officers on Trip.

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miscarriage of justice" the attorney
stated. However, we did not enter
this case for any compensation other
than the feeling that we were doing
wronged man and an innocent man
a humane act, and we will continue
the fight to the last ditch"
Volunteer Gifts to Aid.
1t is declared that already several
people have sent word to Attorney
Buckmaster that they are willing to
give money to raise a fund for the
appeal Of the case. 1t was announced
some time ago that funds would be
provided to take the case to the SUI
preme court, but no announcement was
made as to just where the funds were
to come from. 1t is known that Lang
has many supporters who are willing
to aid him.
Keeps Protesting Innocence.
After the court room incident of
Thursday, Lang kept reiterating the
statements which he made to the court
in his own defense on Thursday. ~
did not do it know nothing about
the murder" he said several times to
those who were near him.
Lang went to the court room on
Thursday AFTERNOON confident that he
would be granted new trial "Well,
I'll be going home tonight" he told
representative of the News as he en-
tered the court room to wait for the
reading of the decision. He made this
same statement to Sheriff Rauen as
the latter started from the jail with
him. The news was broken to him by
his attorney, A. E. Buckmaster, who
in short conference before the giving
of the sentence steadied Lang for the
worst.
The prisoners eyes dropped as he
received some ihtimation that the APP
peal had been denied. He swallowed
hard but otherwise kept his compos-
ure.
"Well, they're going to send me-" he
said to Sheriff Rauen a moment later
as the Judge entered the room to call
the court to order.
Then Came the Decision.
Then came hush over the room as
Judge Belden briefly announced his
decision and asked the prisoner wheth-
er he had any reason to give why he
should not be sentenced.
Your Honor, am not guilty" said
Lang, in steady but low voice. III
know nothing about the murder. I
could not shoot him because | had no
gym. They made me say / did it,"
Afterwards Attorney Buckmaster in
addressing the court asked the Judge
for the sake. Of Lang's family and the
peculiar circumstances in thee case, to
use leniency in Handing down a SEN
tence.
Sentence is Then Pronounced.
The sentence was then pronounced
on the prisoner and he was sent back
to the county jail to await the orders
of the sheriff to go to the prison at
Waupun. After the prisoner had left
the room, Attorney Buckmaster asked
the court to return to Mrs. Lang, the
money which is held by the police as
that which was taken from the Cozy
saloon. A decision on this will be
handed down in the near future.
Sheriff Rauen showed no inclination
to rush Lang off to prison. Lang ask
ed me to allow him to tell his wife
goodbye and will do that, explained
the sheriff. sThe orders of the court
make it necessary to take him to Wau-
pun as soon as possible but it is GER
tain that he will have an opportunity
to say farewell to his family"