The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-26

With the hope in his heart that some
time the gates of the prison might open
for him the way to freedom and a
chance to new start in life, Carl 0.
Carlson, opal" of Earl Loveday and one
of the three men who had part in the
sensational robbery Of the vaults OF
the American Brass Company way back
in the spring of 1919, went back to the
state prison this morning. He had
been in Kenosha since Friday night,
and in that time he had changed SEN
tence which provided for the crest of
his natural life" to one which had
length Of twenty years: He went back
with the assurance that good behavior
on his part would win for him the con-
sideration of the court here in efforts
which he might make to secure parole
or a pardon after he had spent rea
sonable time in prison.
Carlson appeared happy that he had
wiped from his record the stain of be-
ing an accessory to the crime of slay-
ing Police officer Tony Pingatore and
he felt hopeful that his own good con-
duct would win for him-possibly in
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and clemency of a state executive.
Sentenced Saturday Afternoon.
Carlson snapped the sentence of life
Imprisonment for the twenty-year term
in the Municipal Court just before five
o'clock Saturday afternoon. He came
into the court and entered a plea of
guilty to charges of robbery in the
night time while armed with high ex-
plosives. Carlson stood erect before
the court and did not whine He ad-
mitted his part in the robbery of the
offices of the brass company and showed
that he appreciated the fact that the
court could sentence him to the long
term in prison. Sitting on a bench
near the young man was his father,
who had come from Chicago to urge
that he be given chance to escape his
lifelong term in prison. Before Carl
son came into court he had met his
father in fearful conference over at
cell at the county Jail. Go into court
and tell the truth and plead guilty to
the crime you committed" was the in
junction of the father to the young
man. "All l ask for you is that you
be punished for what you have done,
and not for something that some one
else did," he continued as he talked to
the boy. Comradeship was not lacking
in the meeting between the father and
the son. The interest of the father
had not been lessened on account of
the fact that the boy had been in pris-
on,
Court Hearing Is Short.
The hearing of the Sc in the court
was short. Carlson Immediately en-
tered his plea after the new informa-
tion had been read to him. His attor-
ney, Judge Walther of Milwaukee, adj
dressed the court at some length and
pleaded for sentence which would
make it possible for Carlson to get out
of prison before he was too old to start
life anew. He suggested that in his
opinion a term of fifteen years would
satisfy all the demands of justice in
the case.
Judge Walther insisted that Carlson
had not had any part in the actual rob-
berry Of the safe, but that he had stood
guard over the Waterman while the
other men blew the safe and robbed it.
ut is the intention of this boy to admit
everything he had to do with this case
and to ask the mercy of the court"
said the attorney. "We want to say
that Loveday had a terrific influence
over him, and that this influence, we
believe, resulted in his having part in
this crime. We do not excuse him for
his part in it, but we want to ask for