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STATE Wisconsin State Journal, Thursday, November 5, 1992 2B Ixonia man faces trial in death of cross-dresser According to court records, Maass confessed to the shooting, saying he deserved "a medal or two." Woelfel was shot twice with a shotgun, once in the i mmm i No drugs found in suspect candy Tests results taken from a 12-year-old boy who got sick after eating Halloween candy showed no traces of drugs, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday. Dorothy Spicer said results from the state Crime Lab did not turn up evidence of "controlled substances or alcohol." Spicer said it appears the candy bar eaten by the boy was not tainted, and suggested his illness was from another cause. She said police would not pursue an investigation. The boy was taken to a hospital Saturday complaining of dizziness and disorientation after eating the candy, which his mother said she suspected was laced with LSD. The boy said he got the candy from a man with a mask at a home while trick-or-treating Saturday on Madison's North Side.

about this female impersonator why he was out here and if he's the same female impersonator who attacked my client," Koschnick said. According to police reports, a man dressed as a woman had knocked on the door of Maass's mobile home Feb. 21, 1991, and asked Maass if he could come in and warm up. Once inside, Maass told police, the man disrobed to a bra and pantyhose, wrapped another pair of hose around Maass's neck in an attempt to arouse him, and tried to strangle Maass when he resisted. At Wednesday's hearing, the court heard testimony from two police investigators, a medical examiner and Lola Nelson, a school bus driver who heard shots at Maass' farm Oct.

14 while waiting for a busload of kindergartners she had just dropped off nearby. Nelson testified she heard one shot, someone shouting, then a second shot. She later said she saw Maass walk toward a neighbor's farm carrying a long gun. By Kim Schneider Wisconsin State Journal A 77-year-old man accused of using a shotgun to kill a cross-dressing salesman Oct. 14 has been ordered to stand trial for the murder.

At a preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jefferson County Circuit Judge John Ullsvik found probable cause that Harold Maass intended to kill Robert K. Woelfel, 48, of Waukesha, sending the case to trial. While the motive for the shooting has not been determined, Public Defender Randy Koschnick says his client acted in self-defense. Koschnick said he still is trying, however, to find out more about Woelfel. The independent insurance agent appeared on Maass's farm near Ixonia, ignoring several "no trespassing signs," wearing a black wig, black pantyhose and high-heeled shoes.

"I'm hoping to find out the truth 11 various doctors and police were contacted. Doctors interviewed by police said they had not prescribed the medication. Car theft charges: A Janes-ville man who escaped from a drug rehabilitation center several months ago was caught early Wednesday after he wrecked a $34,000 Dodge Stealth he had apparently stolen from a Beloit car dealer. Shawn Coleman, 20, is facing charges of burglary, theft, operating after license revocation and fleeing an officer. Police said early Wednesday morning Coleman and Thomas Bash, 23, another escapee from the rehabiliation center, apparently broke into the dealership and moved several cars to get at the Stealth.

The two were spotted going through an intersection by a city officer who gave chase into South Beloit, 111. According to reports the officer rounded a curve and saw that the Stealth had struck the back of a semi-tractor and the two men had fled. They were caught after a short foot chase, treated at 'Beloit Memorial Hospital for minor injuries and are expected to appear in court today. Reports said the two had apparently taken several other cars from the dealership that were parked outside during the past several days and abandoned them when they ran out of gas. Staff, wire reports aiiii'iHfiiij r4t i- i is Sex abuse cases: State law setting time limits for bringing charges in cases of childhood sexual abuse should be extended or eliminated, a state lawmaker says.

Rep. Margaret Ann Krusick, D-Milwaukee, responding to the case of a Sheboygan priest who admitted molesting a boy 23 years BIRTHS Meriter Hospital Nov. 3, 1992 Mary CASHWELL STRAIT David STRAIT, Madison, daughter. Lisa Tom CARLSON, Madison, son. Nancy Timothy McCAULEY, Middle-ton, daughter.

Kathryn Scott NEITZEL, Madison, daughter. Stephanie Jeffrey WILLIAMS, Madison, daughter. Nov. 4, 1992 Lisa Don McDOUGAL, Stoughton, daughter. Nancy SCHUTZ-DARKEN Bruce DARKEN, Madison, daughter.

St Mary's Hospital Nov. 3, 1992 Deborah A. TURNER Angel PILONA, Madison, son. Patrick Julie AUBUT, Stoughton, daughter. Paula Steve EICHHORST, Madison, son.

Daniel Tena BORGRUD, Cottage Grove, daughter. Nov. 4, 1992 John Michelle SARBACKER, Verona, daughter. David Laurie LEMANSKI, Monona, daughter. lib if I "4 1 Making room for inmates back and once in his head and neck.

Judge Ullsvik refused to release Maass on signature bond, instead ordering him held in the county jail on $100,000 cash bail. Koschnick argued Maass was not an escape risk because he has nowhere to go. Maass' entire family lives in the vicinity, and the suspect, a lifelong Ixonia resident who spends his time hunting and trapping, has no car and no money to leave the area, Koschnick said. Ullsvik ruled the bail was necessary to protect the community and ensure Maass appears at court hearings. If he is able to post the bond, Maass also has been ordered not to leave the state, contact the defendant's family or possess a firearm.

to State Journal photoL. ROGER TURNER "I've never been a party flag-waver," he said. Bob Decheine, Feingold's campaign director, is sure to be a top aide somewhere in the structure, although Feingold and Decheine wouldn't confirm anything. The latest campaign van, a 1984 Ford with more than 110,000, may get one more workout a final "thank you tour" around Wisconsin as soon as this weekend. After that, the van now the only car Feingold owns will be kept "one way or another," perhaps to be taken over by the campaign.

And yes, the Feingolds will be repainting the garage door of their Middleton home. Feingold, how ever, says he's still wedded to the campaign pledges that have been up there since last November. I Victor Altitk coffei. cmfs 5cr aft six (bcafona! ago, says she will introduce legislation that would allow prosecution after such revelations. "The passing of time doesn't make a child abuser any less guilty," Krusick said.

"We know about these cases from reliable sources, but the prosecutors' hands are tied because of the statute of limitations." In Wisconsin, the statute of limitations for sexual assault against a child extends until age 21, regardless of how long ago the assault occurred. However, once the victim turns 21, the clock on the six-year statute of limitations begins ticking. Drug fraud charges: The school psychologist for the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped has been arrested on 22 counts of prescription drug fraud and ordered to appear in Rock County Circuit Court on Nov. 9. Thomas Martine, 45, iS on indefinite medical leave from the school, said school director William Koehler.

"As far as the drug arrests are concerned, they have no bearing on his employment here," added Koehler. According to police reports, a Milton pharmacist called a Janes-ville pharmacist to inquire about a painkiller prescription Martine was having filled at the store in late October. The prescription was for Percocet, a narcotic painkiller. The pharmacist noticed numerous prescriptions for Martine from DEATHS Madison BRAUN, Jane Catherine, 73, Tuesday. BROOK, Terri Lynn, 31, of 1661 Simpson in a local hospital, Tuesday.

HOARE, John 71, Sunday. STOLEN, Leon 57, at home, Wednesday. Area Arena RICHARDSON, Alice 83, In a Spring Green nursing home, Wednesday. Beaver Dam ROBERTS, Jennie, 73, In a Madison hospital, Tuesday. Cambha-Waunakee MARQUARDT, Emil 96, in a Madison hospital, Tuesday.

Columbus GRIFFITH, Clifford 0., 60, at home, Tuesday. Columbus SCHULTZ, Freda 97, in a local hospital, Tuesday. Hilltboro DVORAK, Robert 84, In an Elroy nursing home, Wednesday. Jefferson-Madison NOLTE, Shelley 41, In a Madison hospital, Monday. Lancaster CLEMENTS, Martha Christina, 80, In a Madison hospital, Wednesday.

Middleton-Janesvills MOORE, Roland 79, in a Madison hospital, Tuesday. Monroe WILD, Herman 99, In a "It's a beautiful place for a senior center." The site includes a foot-building that now houses the bank along with two adjacent lots. The property, being offered for $865,000, includes a riverfront garden area that center visitors will be able to use for picnics, fishing or boat launching, Johnson said. The new building will initially allow the city to hold more of the activities already being offered at the popular senior center at Division and Washington streets. But the expansion will allow everyone to attend programs now so popular they have waiting lists, she said.

The center, established 18 years ago, then attracted about 230 people. Today, some 700 people use the building regularly. Planners hope to include the whole community in activities, As the pundits spun away Wednesday following legislative elections, one clear theme emerged Republicans did better than Democrats. The GOP increased by six its number of seats in the Assembly and added a seat in the Senate. That means Democrats now control the Assembly by a 52-47 margin, compared to 58-41 last sesssion.

They control the Senate by an 18-15 margin, compared to 19-14 last session. "The Legislature came to be seen as an institution that was in disarray (and) was overly partisan," said Rep. Robert Welch, R-Red-granite, who helped coordinate strategy for Assembly Republicans. "The votes are in we won." Democrats were left pondering what happened in an election when their two biggest assets President-elect Bill Clinton and U.S. Sen.

-elect Russ Feingold won big victories statewide. "This was supposedly the year of change," grumbled Assembly Majority Leader David Travis, D-Madison. "It didn't happen; they threw the rascals back in." Democrats figured to lose two Assembly seats because redrawn legislative boundaries favored Republicans in some areas. They also figured to lose the Fond du Lac-area seat left open by a departing Demolition of the buildings in the 100 block of West to ease crowding in the current jail. In the past year, the Doty Street began Wednesday to make room for the population at the jail has routinely been 200 inmates new minimum-security Dane County Jail.

The $19.7 mil- over the capacity of 406. On Oct. 26, the facility set a lion structure across Carroll Street from the City- record population of 718 inmates. The new four-story County building will house 484 inmates in an effort building is expected to be completed in 1994. local nursing home, Tuesday.

Monroe-Juda INGWELL, Sue (Mohl-kuch), 53, In Cary, Tuesday. Monticollo GMUR, Alma 87, In a New Glarus nursing home, Wednesday. Muscoda ARNESON, Edith 81, In a Madison hospital, Wednesday. Portage-Sun Prairie WEISENSEL, LeRoy 75, in a Wyocena nursing home, Wednesday. Prairie du Sac WAFFENSCHMIDT, Christian 92, in a Baraboo nursing home, Wednesday.

Richland Center HIGGINS, Avis 70, in a Madison hospital, Tuesday. Spokane, Wash. PERGANDE, Joshua Arthur, 3V2, as a result of a drowning accident, Monday. II Obituaries6B TODAY'S FUNERALS SWITZKY, Margaret, 11 a.m., Heritage Congregational Church, 3102 Prairie Road. FENNER, Myrtle, 11 a.m., St.

Luke Lutheran Church, Middleton. ENDRES, Elizabeth "Betty," 10:30 a.m., St. James Catholic Church, 1134 St. James Court. ANDERSON, Marie Iva, 10 a.m., Lake Edge Lutheran Church, 4032 Monona Drive.

especially through intergenera-tional programs pairing retirees and youth. The city won't be able to occupy the building until the bank is ready to move in September. Remodeling should take an additional two months, Johnson said. Rooms on the lower level of the building will be used for dances. Upper floors contain small spaces offering privacy for outreach workers, energy assistance specialists and others, Johnson said.

Rooms also will be available for a pool table, crafts and other programs. The site contains office space adjacent to the bank that is now leased to various businesses. The rental income is expected to initially provide enough income to offset about half the mortgage costs. The space later could be used to house city offices. Stoughton OKs new senior center r.

year by hitting several counties on long weekend swings. "I don't see any reason to be hanging around Washington on weekends," he said. Feingold said he's interested in committee posts that relate to agriculture and health and will be happy to contribute his ideas on deficit reduction. "They're not just going to accept the Feingold plan," he said. But he said a balanced budget is still a top priority.

Feingold is likely to be some hybrid of former Democratic Wisconsin Sens. William Proxmire and Gaylord Nelson. He'll try to become an in-house Senate expert as Nelson did with the environment. And he'll try to be tight-fisted and accessible to Wisconsinites as Proxmire did. He'll also tilt toward Proxmire on dealing with the Democratic Party.

By Kim Schneider Wisconsin State Journal Stoughton voters have given the City Council the green light to borrow nearly $1 million to purchase and remodel a riverfront building for a new senior center. By a vote of 2,531 to 1,729, voters authorized the city to borrow up to $950,000 for a center. In a second question, voters gave the city the go-ahead, 2,948 to 1,413, to negotiate the purchase of the First Federal Savings Bank property at 248 N. Main St. for a new center.

If the council acts on the advisory vote, the new center will cost the owner of a house assessed at $75,000 about $25 a year for 20 years. "I think this is going to be a real nice addition to city facilities," said Mayor Helen Johnson, who expects the council to approve the center. GOP makes gains but no majority Democrats lose big in the Legislature Feingold Continued from Page IB senator to U.S. senator formally begins Monday and Tuesday with an orientation in Washington. Feingold said he hasn't done much thinking about the details of staff or offices but says good things about U.S.

Sen. Herb Kohl and Madison Congressman Scott Klug's style of operating. Feingold is stressing a Wisconsin-based operation because he pledges to live and spend a lot of the time in the state unlike the man he defeated. He said he's convinced he can maintain his pledge to hold "listening sessions" in each of Wisconsin's 72 counties every Over in the Senate, two incumbents lost: Berndt of River Falls and in the night's biggest upset Democrat Jerome Van Sistine of Green Bay. Van Sistine had been in the Senate for 16 years but apparently fell victim to a last-minute wave of negative advertising, according to Democrats.

As expected, Republican Alberta Darling took over the 8th Senate seat left by departing Democrat Barb Ulichny. That victory, combined with the offsetting losses of the two incumbents, gave the Democrats their 18-15 margin. But that margin is effectively 16-15, because two senators Feingold and Tom Barrett of Milwaukee are headed to Congress. Special elections for the two seats are likely in April. Democrat Rep.

Joe Wineke of Verona said he was "considering" a run for Feingold's Senate seat. On the GOP side, former Dane County Executive Jonathan Barry was mentioned by Gov. Tommy Thompson as a possible candidate for the seat. State Reps. Jeannette Bell, a West Allis Democrat, and Peggy Rosenzweig, a Wauwatosa Republican, are considered two leading candidates to run for Barrett's seat.

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The GOP also held on to every open seat left by departing Republicans. "We got our act together," Schimming said. Prosser issued a challenge to Democrats give Assembly Republicans a third seat on the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, control of some committee chairs and power to develop proposals to cut property taxes. "The need for change in this state for reform of this body is so great," he said. There was some speculation at the Capitol that Assembly Speaker Walter Kunicki or Travis could get a challenge for their posts from within Democratic ranks.

But Travis dismissed the notion. By Phil McDade Wisconsin State Journal Oh, for a few hundred votes here and there. Republican political operative Brian Schimming was in a wistful mood Wedesday as he operated on a tew hours sleep and a full tank of adrenalin. He had just spent the night watching Republicans make substantial inroads in the Assembly. If a few hundred people had switched their votes in three races, Republicans would be in control of the Assembly, he said.

Democrats have controlled the chamber for the past two decades. "It was that close," said Schimming, director of the GOP Assembly caucus. "This is a big, big blow for the Democrats." Over in the Senate, Democrats have about 200 voters in northwestern Wisconsin to thank. That was the margin in Democrat Alice Clausing's victory over Republican incumbent William Berndt that effectively kept control of the Senate in Democratic hands, where two Democrats have won election to Congress halfway through their terms. THii T7111 minivi liufe Inn Caspiri- Boxrd Cfirbtmas tod iw cones DOWNTOWN: 544 W.

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