The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Warden Recognizes Burg
lar of Bond Home as
a Regular"
is FIFTH TRIP THERE
BARRIERS First Comfittment
Was from Kenosha
County in 1901.

After Judge Slater had sentenced
William Barber to three years in the
state prison at Waupun for burglary,
following his capture in the old Bond
home on Prairie avenue on the night
of December 29th by Capt. Clausen, the
judge was upbraided by BARRIERS wife
and two other women who came with
her.
Chow could you send man to states
prison for first offense?" they cried
"He never did ANY wrong before and
you could have given him a chance.
we understood that you were going to
parole him"
81 understood nothing of the kind"
replied Judge Slater, bowling his Wis
itors out.
When Barber was asked by the judge
if he had ever been arrested before,
he said, "Once, couple of times, when
l was young, for drunkenness" At the
same time, Barber could give no clear
account Of his past and the different
cities he named to the police had no
record of him.
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When Barber was taken to Waupun
by two deputies from Kenosha follow
ing his commitment, the prison warden
said to the man when he came in:
what, you back here again!"
Barber told the judge that he had
never been in trouble before" the Ke-
nosha deputies told the warden.
;o will 10
he's serving time here" replied the
warden.
At the request of the Kenosha police,
the warden of the prison looked up the
convict's record for the benefit of the
officials here, and this morning a letter
was received by the chief of police
giving Barber's history.
First Sentenced from KenOsha.
The item that astonished the police
was the first paragraph that met the
eye, which stated that William Barber
was first committed to Green Bay for
burglary by the circuit court of Keno
sha county in 1901, transferred to Wau-
pun, and served total of five years
on this charge.
The place William Barber burglar
lied here in 1901 was the storage house
of George Barber, then drayman, on
Exchange street.
Judge Slater was probably the judge
who committed Barber at that time and
although he did not recognize the man
before him under the alteration of
time, it is certain that Barber re-
membered.
The full record of the man was given
as follows:
GAS William Barber, 9019, he was
committed by the circuit court of Ke-
nasha county March 9, 1901, to serve
one to five years at the Wisconsin state
reformatory at Green Bay. He was
transferred from Green Bay to Waupun
April IL, 1904 and was discharged on
expiration time April 5, 1906.
Gas William Barber, $3.50, he was
committed to this institution Novem-
Der II, 1906, by the circuit court of
Winnebago county to serve two years
on the charge of burglary. He was
discharged on reduction of time June
H., 1908.
GAS William Barber, 1876, he was
committed by the municipal court of
Brown county from Green Bay, Wis,
January "a, 1910, to serve five years on
a charge of burglary. He was released
on reduction of time October "a, 1913.
GAS William Barber, 12808, he was
committed by the municipal court of
Brown county from Green Bay, Wis,
January %, 1915, to serve six years on
the charge of burglary. He was re-
leased on parole October 10, 1913,
violated parole and was returned to the
institution December %, 1918, and was
discharged on reduction of time Sep
TENDER /, 1920."