The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
LANG HEARING
ON JUNE 9Th
Famous Murder Case Ex-
pected to Occupy Day.
of Courts Time.
OFFERS AID TO STATE
Report that Special Prosecutor
! May Aid Brings OppOsi-
ton from Attorneys.

The argument of the appeal of Frank
Lang, convicted of the Staying of
Charles Pacini is set on the calendar
of the supreme court for argument on
the June calendar and it is tentatively
set for June 9th. 1t is expected that
the briefs in the case will be ready
for the consideration of the supreme
court at that time and the brief of the
appellant has been in the hands of
! the state for some time. The argu-
ment promises to be one Of the most
interesting presented to the court at
the June term. 1t is understood that
Attorney General w. J. Morgan will
appear for the state in the argument
of the case and it is also expected that
the district attorney of Kenosha coun-
ty will appear. The case will be
argued for Lang by Attorneys A. E.
Buckmaster and Walter w. Hammond
and it is expected that Attorney Rob
ert Verne Baker will be the attorney
of counsel. The appeal of Lang asks
not only that the holding of the cir
cult Judge in the motion for a new
trial be reversed but it is understood
that the attorneys for Lang will seek
his discharge on the grounds that the
evidence presented TO the court was in
sufficier. on which tvs haze q. convic-
ton.
Judge Belden Offers Aid.
On account of the attitude of the
district attorney in the case it is
known that Judge E. B. Belden of the
circuit court has offered to appoint
special prosecutor to appear for Ke
nosha county in the argument against
the motion for the new trial of Lang
1t is understood that Mortimer E.
Walker, who was the special prosecutor
before the grand jury, and who has
had chance to study the case at a
great length, was suggested by the
court as an appointee for this pur-
pose but it is said, on excellent au-
thority, that the district attorney has
protested vigorously against the ap-
pointment of an outsider to appear
for the county. Former district at
torney, Peter Fisher, Jr., has express
ed a willingness to appear as an at
torney in the case on the part of the
county, but it is not stated that he will
have part in the argument of the case.
Interesting Correspondence.
1t is limited that there has been
some interesting correspondence be-
tween the various officials in regard to
the hearing of the case and that this
correspondence is now in the hands
Of the attorney general at Madison.
While the suggestion was made that
Assistant Attorney General E. J. Mes
serschmidt might handle the argument
for the state it is said that the attor-
ney general is very anxious to have
some one take up the matter who is
very familiar with all angles of the
case. 1t is possible that the CORE
spondence in question may be made
public in connection with the argu-
ment before the supreme court.
1t is not expected that any effort
will be made to bring into the argu-
ment of the case any of the facts
brought out in the recent hearing of
Emil Wanatka, who was arrested on a
charge of murder in connection with
the Staying of Pacini. Attorneys seem
ed to be agreed on this one point and
that was that it would be impossible
to bring into the argument before the
high court anything connected with
the hearing of Wanatka.
May Seek Pardon for Lang.
There seems to be a we'll established
rumor that should the supreme court
refuse to grant new trial to Lang
that an immediate effort would be
made to secure his release from prison
through the pardon route. 1t is said
that already a large number of Ke-
nosha people have signed petition
asking that Lang be pardoned but no
formal application has been presented
TO the governor.
Lang has been in prison for some
thing over year and it is declared
that he has been a model prisoner.