The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-03-17


KenOsha county, was received at
the state prison at 10:47 this
morning. Officers who made the
trip from Kenosha with Lang, left
Immediately for the return trip to
KenOsha and did not wait for his
registration. 1t was said that Lang
had made no statement of interest
to the officers during the long trip
from KenOsha to Waupnn.
Frank Lang, convicted Of the muir
der of Charles Pacini and sentenced
to term of twenty years in the state
prison at Waupun, heard the prison
doors close behind him at the state
institution just before noon today.
Just after three o'clock this morning
Lang left the cell which he had oecu-
pied at the county Jail for many
months. He made no statement before
leaving the Jail and he went off to
prison accompanied by Sheriff William
Rauen and Chief of Police Owen
O'Hare. There was no one about the
Jail at the time the little party entered
an automobile and Lang and the two
officers in charge Of him stood alone
ON the station platform in the cold
gray dawn of the early morning watt
ing for the train for the north.
Only couple OF early morning news
boys came around to get the last look
at Lang as the, Officers were taking him
over the road" Lang was not communi-
cative and he made no statements to
the officers before leaving Kenosha.
Spends Two Hours at Fond du Lac.
The party reached Fond du Lac just
after seven o'clock this morning and
Lang was taken to the county jail there
to wait for the other train which was
to take him the rest Of his journey to
the state prison. He was placed in a
cell for safe keeping and Sheriff Rauen
and Chief O'Hare spent the long wait
visiting with the sheriff and chief of
police at Fond du Lac.
Lang will probably be placed to
work in one Of the factory divisions
of the prison. It is known that he is
hopeful that he will get new trial
awarded him by the supreme court of
the state and it is expected that he
will be a model prisoner. Lang has
expressed great relief in being re-
moved from the county jail and be-
ing given a chance to find something
to employ his time.
Wife Visits Him at Jail
Lang's last night in the county jail
was frightened by visit from Mrs.
Lang and the baby. Mrs. Lang came to
the Jail just after eight and she re-
NAMED with her husband until after
ten o'clock While Sheriff Rauen
waited in the cell with her he did not
make public any of the conversation
which passed between the sentenced
man and his wife. Lang is declared
to have told his wife that he was not
guilty Of the crime of which he was
sentenced. Mrs. Lang was sobbing as
she left the Jail to so to her home on
English Court. It is understood that
care for her will be fully provided.
Several Kenosha organizations have
interested themselves in her condi-
ton and liberal provisions in the
way Of "mother's pension" have
been made to aid her in the care of
her little family.
Work on Appeal is Started.
Attorney Buckmaster when inter-
viewed Thursday afternoon by repre-
sentative Of the Evening News, stated
that the decision Of Judge Belden was
body blow and that the counsel for
Lang felt the situation keenly, When
he was asked as to what he was going
to do and how soon he was going to do
it, he stated that the attorneys for
the defense would ask for a writ
of error from the supreme court as
quickly as possible.
ut will take weeks to prepare the
papers for the writ of error" Attor-
ney Buckmaster stated, "and them" he
continued, sit will take weeks more to
prepare the case for the supreme
court. The first step in taking up the
appeal for Lang is to get writ of err
ror from the supreme court and then
prepare the case for trial" When
asked who would be associated with
him in making the appeal to the SUI
preme court he stated that he would
have the assistance Of Attorney Baker
who would see the case through with
Buekmaster and Hammond.
Lapine Never in Gaze.
evil Abraham Lapine, the Chicago
attorney representing the insurance
companies, be in the case with you %
he was asked and the answer came
back sharply He has never been in it.
The judge went out of his way to go
after Lapine. The only thing Lapine
did was to look UP authorities in thu
case. Lapine has not been at an
time in the case. ! cannot understand
the judges attitude"
What were the first words that Ian.
said to you after sentence was pro
nounced?" Attorney Buckmaster was
asked. MY God, isn't it awful. ]
didn't shoot him. How can they find
me guilty when didn't do it, were
the words Lang first said to me-" Buck
master stated. OCCASIONALLY | believe
that this is the greatest travesty Of
judicial error ever pulled off in Keno
sha county. / don't thin for one mo-
ment that Lang has had fair trial
There's not one person in fifty in Ke-