The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-12
HOUSE OF CORRECTION
TO RECEIVE PRISONERS
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$500 week was somewhat higher than
he had expected, still he believed that
it should be adopted. ut is reason
able to assume that this will not cost
the county a great amount of money!"
he declared. II want this institution
opened to our courts so that it will
stand as an intermediary penal institu-
ton when offenses are too severe for
county jail sentences and hardly severe
enough for state prison terms. Before
you vote I would like to warn you that
your action on this question will de-
terrnine whether or not the grand jury
probe here has been farce. If you
want to put an end to the rottenness
in Kenosha county, you must punish
the violators in such way that it will
serve as a warning to Others"
Attorney A. e. Buckmaster also ap-
peared before the board and at the
invitation Of Judge Belden told them
that he favored contract which
would not make it necessary for men
to merely "loaf in jail" while serv-
ing out sentences.
Try a Stonepile Too.
Meanwhile Supervisor Dowse, in or
der to bring the matter to vote, NOV
ed that the resolution presented by
Judge Belden be adopted and that the
committee which had acted on Tues
day>be empowered to sign such con-
tract. The discussion which followed
brought from Judge Belden a state
ment which may mean that part of
the prisoners may be kept in Keno
sha county for work here.
"Pd like to see stone pile or a
county road gang system tried out, !"
commented Supervisor White.
every well, Mr.. White" interposed
Judge Belden, well try that out too"
Supervisor Cook: There's another
thing | want to ask; they aren't all
going up there, are they?"
Judge Belden: NO." And his ans
wer was lost in the laugh which
spread through the board to greet the
question of the supervisor.
The motion was then put to the
board and was passed unanim ously.
The committee will close contract
Immediately with the officials of Mil
waukee county for an indefinite period
at rate of $500 a week.
Had Put Out "Feelers."
Judge Belden in his remarks before
the County Board revealed that some
Of the defendants had attempted to
"feel" him regarding compromises in
their sentences.
| 5"I9 have been approached with the
proposition that some of the defen-
dants who have been found guilty in
the circuit court could be dickered
with to the end that they pay part of
the costs of the prosecution" said
Judge Belden. 81 do not need to say
that I contemplate doing nothing of
the kind. The mere suggestion that
these people who have violated the
law be dealt with so that, they can get
some mitigation from the court by
paying part Of the costs of the grand
jury prosecution, shocks ones best
feeling and judgment"
Whether Judge Belden would be en-
powered under the statute to sentence
men TO the states prison at Waupun
for violations of the liquor law was
the subject of much debate among at
torneys this morning, following Judge
Belden's intinlation to the county
board Tuesday that he might consider
this extreme measure. Judge Belden
announced that he preferred given
lighter sentences Of term in the
House of Correction where prisoners
could be suitably employed, and said
that he thought of states prison as
that he would only have recourse to it
in the event that the county board
made no effort to secure a contract
with Milwaukee county whereby per-
sons sentenced here could be sent to
their house of corrections.
Imprisonment First Time.
Many attorneys held that Judge
Belden could not sentence violators of
the Mullberger law to Waupun, but
on consulting the statute on the sub
ect, agreed that the reading of the law
on this point was, that person found
guilty of violation could be sentenced
to imprisonment not exceeding six
months" for first offense, and double
the penalty on second conviction,
with the alternative of fine or both
fine and Imprisonment. "Imprison-
men," it is held, may mean incarcera-
ton in the states prison. The Sever
son act now in force states the pen
atty somewhat differently, but the
prosecutions for liquor violations
which have come to a conclusion. in
the circuit court were for violation of
the Mullberger law
Another point raised is whether a
person found guilty on several counts
in the circuit court for liquor viola
ton may receive double penalty for
second and additional counts. Some
attorneys hold that they cannot be Civ
en- double penalty, as the section reads
I'm the event of second conviction"
and where person has been found
guilty on several counts, the conviction
is simultaneous one.
The section relating to penalty un-
der the Mullberger law is 1569-1s and
reads as follows:
"Any person who shall vend, sell.
deal or traffic in or for the purpose of
evading any law Of this state, give
away Intoxicating liquor as herein de-