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t . . . •1 V ' M Photography DICK PETERSON PAGE •i 1 3 a 11 ill IT mi • I i WBWX . TWICE TOLD TALES mm ' m 1 • ti l ' id PLAINDEALER- HERALD SHAW FREE PRESS MEDIA. INC October 12. 1984 25 CENTS U.S. Supreme Court turns down convicted arsenic killer's appeal By Angela Bertfen the U.S. Supreme Court this week turned down the appeal of Charles M. Albanese, anwinoia death row inmate who fatally pftitPfitd hit (Other, his mother- in-law and hit wife's grand­ mother. The nation's high court left intact the murder conviction and death sentences of i960 and 1961, committed his crimes for financial gain through ______ OnTuesday. Floro said he was the McHenry County murders of gP"*** •' Michael arsenic-poisoning case in the his brother the treasurer. Chicago area media. Following the McHenry Albanese was convicted for County conviction, Albanese stood trial and was convicted in Lake County for the arsenic- man urn seek post-conviction relief 1n the state Courts in the I possibly a federal high Albanese, of Spring Grove, was sentenoea to ueetn for tne arsenic poisoning death of Marion Mueller, hie mother-in- law, and was convicted in the poisoning deaths of his father and his wife's grandmother. McHenry County State's Attorney Ted Floro, who prosecuted the case, said Albanese. president of the Allied Die Casting Coip. of McHenry when the poisoningi occurred in Judge nenry vowud oroerea the death penalty June 28,1962, in 19th Judicial <Circuit Court in on the order of a ngton ' jury, which nded Albanese be to die after finding hiffi guilty on the charges brought by McHenry County authorities. the murder trial was moved from McHenry County to Bloomington because of widespread publicity of the the attempted murder of his younger brother, Michael Jay Albanese, 34, and of. two felony charges connected with thefts from their family-owned business. v In addition to the death sen­ tence decided by the jury, the court sentenced Albanese to serve 60 years imprisonment on the attempted murder con­ viction and five years each on the two felony convictions. The judge also ordered Albanese to make restitution of $40,000 to Allied Die Casting, of which his father was the foun­ der, the defendant president and residents of Leisure Village, Fox Lake. McHenry County Assistant State's Attorney Gail Moreland, who aided Floro in the prosecution of Albanese, presented legal arguments Aug. 10,1963, at the Albanese appeal hearing before the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to uphold the conviction and death penalty. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the death sentence Feb. 22 and ordered that he be executed by a lethal drug in­ jection. $1 sought in lawsuit By Angela Bardea •'m: Platndealer Herald photo by Anthony Oliver A lawsuit seeking $1 million in ;ount; CMtril Sharon is sex discrimination and civil rights violations in connection with her as an employee of the sheriff's department earlier this \ year. - Lein said that rules ; regulations were imposed against her but not against eight male deputies in a similar working situation. Lein said she was hired at the Sheriffs department April 16, 1964, as a radio dispatcher while she was working part-time as a patrol officer for East Dundee that eight mato deputies also worked part-time lot police, law enforcement and : to 1 I could still held my part-time job, just as the other eight did. But, after being hired by the sheriff's department, I was later in­ formed that I would have to give up my part-time job in East Dundee," Lein said this week. Lein said she was told that there was concern over her safety as a patrol officer in East Dundee and that, if she were injured in that line of duty, the sheriffs department would be short a radio dispatcher. She said the other deputies who held similar part-time positions with other depart­ ments were in equal danger but were not required to resign from their second jobs and were allowed to remain working. Lmraaid she tendered her resignation to East Dundee. However, she claims thpf, about two weeks after joining the sheriffs department, she was fired over the issue. According to Lein, Eileen Anstadt, an officer with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, acted as referee in the issue and tried to resolve the situation. "As the negotiations did not work and because ell ad­ ministrative efforts had failed, I was issued a letter on my right to file suit by the U.S. Justice Department," Lein said. Lein, a single parent sup­ porting two children ages 6 and 9, said she has six years of ex­ perience in police work, starting in 1976 with McHenry Shores Police Department. > > She has served four years in Dundee police, where she is currently employed. Lein with­ drew her resignation from that department when she was fired by the Sheriffs department. - Lein said She would like to return and continue to work for the sheriffs department and would like to receive the back pay she feels is due to her. She said the sheriff's department has said it would give her the position if an opening became available. The lawsuit was filed last week in Federal District Court, Chicago, by Lein's counsel, Erika Krohn. This little piggy... McHenry Rotary Club member Earl Walsh, right, recently made avisttlo apig farm owned by Burnell Russell, left, in anticipa­ tion if the upcoming Rotary Ham Dinner. The event will be held Sunday, Oct. 14 at the VFW hall in McHenry. Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. featuring ham, butter parsley potatoes, cole slaw, corn, and homemade pies for dessert. Tickets for the 23rd annual event may be purchased from Rotary members or at the door. Police foil attempt to blow up automobile MPOA denied solicitation By Mark Bans riiiiwwww ncraju iwwi oeTrKV - The village of Wonder Lake cannot legally grant permission to the Master Property Owners Association or any other organization to solicit for a raffle, as determined by the village board this week. The MPOA is currently selling calenders that also contain a raffle ticket to raise money for the clean-up of Wonder Lake. At a previous meeting, the Itoard had asked the Village Attorney Richard J. Short to submit a legal opinion con­ cerning the raffle. The opinion stated that the village's solicitation ordinance only allows exemptions for village, county, state and federal of­ ficials and employees. Because the MPOA does not qualify, the organization could not be granted permission to solicit in the village. "You cannot make an or­ dinance and then have all kinds of exeptions," Short told the board. In September, the state Legislature passed a bill outlawing private lotteries in the state. Therefore, counties and municipalities were forced to pass their own raffle or­ dinances. "Now that the state has their own lottery, they felt they had to get rid of private raffles," Short explained. "This is a new or­ dinance, and we're all used to raffles. They've done a lot of good for a lot of organizations, but it's something we are all going to have to grow with." GOOD MORNING! McHenry's Sara Bird and her tennis teammates travel to Crystal Lake Central to­ day and tomorrow tor the conference meet. More details in Sports, page 23. Church-- National .. ; \Sp Mtitin : vol. toe. n . See. 2. Pise 6 . Sac. 2, Pap 1 Society Pap 6 Sport* Pases 22.23 Church-- National .. ; \Sp Mtitin : vol. toe. n . . . . . . P a | i 2 mmbv 15 ObituariM Pa|« 8 2 Sections. 38 paces In order to pass a raffle or­ dinance, the village must have a licensing ordinance. Because there are no businesses or in­ dustries in the village to license, an ordinance has never .been adopted. Joanne Heinly, a member of the calender steering committee for the MPOA, asked board President Duane Zeman why the board is opposed to the MPOA's efforts to dean up Wonder Lake. "There is no opposition. It is just that it would be very illegal of me to back a raffle in the village. I cannot support it (the raffle) based on the legal opinion," Zeman said. Heinly then informed the board that, because the calender steering commitee did not realize that the raffle was illegal in the village, they had already mailed letters to village residents soliciting for the raffle. "Had we known this was illegal, we would not have sent them," Heinly said. Short and Zeman told Heinly that, because the MPOA was acting in good faith, there would be no legal action taken by the village. Because the village ordinance restricts solicitation by all groups, including school and scouting groups, the board discussed amending the or­ dinance to allow these and other service organizatins to hold raffles in the village. "Basically, it comes down to that we can't grant permission because we don't have our act together," board member Anita Vanderwiel said. The MPOA was granted permission to conduct a raffle in McHenry County because they applied as a fraternal organization. Short questioned the MPOA's status as a fraternal organization. "To me, a fraternal organization is the Kiwanis or the Lions Club," Short said. Zeman emphasized that the ordinance only restricted door- to-door, mail , and arbitrary telephone solicitations within village limits. "If you (the MPOA) have obtained a permit to run a raffle in McHenry County, that is their responsibility, but it is still illegal in the village of Wonder Lake," Zeman said. By Anthony Oliver PlaladMler Herald statt writer Felony charges have been brought against a Lake Villa man who was arrested by McHenry Police for allegedly placing a bomb under the car of his estranged wife. McHenry Police Chief George Pasenelli said an intensive in­ vestigation was started when the information was received at about 11:30 p.m. Oct. 3. No bomb was found during the preliminary inspection of the vehicle and the decision was made to move the car to a safer, more isolated place. Pasenelli drove the vehicle to a vacant parking lot. At about this time, the Ex­ plosives-Ordnance Detachment (EOD) at Ft. Sheridan was notified and a squad arrived within about an hour-and-a-half. The car was lifted and looking underneath the auto, police found an explosive device taped to the gas tank of the car. Police moved back and the EOD squad went to work. "Those guys are the professionals and we moved everyone back and let them handle it," Pasenelli said. "They removed the device and rendered it harmless. They really did a great job." Warrants were obtained and William A. Lutz, 47, of 24684 Ravine Crest Drive, Lake Villa, was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. at his residence. Sgt. Patrick Joyce and Off. Gary Wigman, accompanied by three officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Department, made the arrest on Oct. 9. Lutz was charged with at­ tempted arson and possession of an explosive or incendiary device and taken to McHenry County Jail. A bond of $20,000 was set. Pasenelli said good, sound police work and scene management on the part of Joyce, Sgt. Rav Donahue and Wigman resulted in Lutz's arrest. Moderator is chosen for Johnsburg Library hearing What's on tap City Council-Items of interest a at the upcoming council meeting, set for 8 p.m. Monday night, will include discussion of the >le sale of Lakeland >ark Water Company to the city. The matter has been confined to executive session in previous meetings. Also on the agenda for that evening is the swearing in of the new Chief of Police of the McHenry Police Department. The Johnsburg Library will be holding an open public forum on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the McHenry Township building, Route 31, north of McHenry. The purpose of the meeting will be to Inform those members of the public who wish to attend and ask Suestions about the library istrict and its formation. Because emotions have run high regarding the library, it has been the decision of the board to ask an impartial person to serve as moderator of the meeting. The moderator will be John Skalany, a member of the Crystal Lake and McHenry County com­ munity for over 40 years. He has been a member of the Crystal Lake Toastmasters club for 25 years, where he has held all of­ f i c e s ( e x c e p t secretary/treasurer) during that time. He has also served as secretary at the area level. His activities also include over 40 years of membership in the Crystal Lake American Legion Post, where again he has held all offices and has chaired many committees. He has also filled all offices at the county level, and .most recently has completed a one-year term as 11th District Commander, which covers a four- county area. He has given seminars in parliamentary pro cedure through the Legion. Skalany is'Currently employed at Oak Industries in Crystal Lake where he has been for 43 years., His present position is manager of applications engineering. He has also taught engineering courses at McHenry County College.