The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-13
CASES DISMISSED.
Minckler's Case Heard and the
Defendant Discharged.
The Taxpayers Association DlssatIs-
fled and VIII Make Further
inve tiRatlo

from the county for services rcnd-
ercd, were discharged Thursday, after
the hearing OF but one case, that OF Paul
N. MinclIler, OF Iron River.
Attorneys X. G. Flanagan, OF Norway,
and A. l.. Flewellng, OF Crystal Falls,
appeared for the supervisors and Minck-
lcr's case was called Wednesday morning.
The work Of taking evidence occupied
the entire day and until eight o'clock in
the evening. The following questions
and answers are from the cross-exam-
nation OF Herman Rau. one OF the
witnesses for the prosecution, who mp
parently knew the most about the facts:
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Q. How do YOU know Mr.. Minckler
lives at Iron River?
A. ! have met him there several times
and have seen his advertising in the
Iron County Reporter.
q. DO you know where he lives in
Iron River?
A. No, sir.
Q. Then you do not know how far it
Is from his house TO the depot in Iron
River?
A. ] could not say.
q. How do you know IL is but thirty
two miles from Crystal Falls to Iron
River?
A. / have seen the time table OF the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company.
q. Is that all you know about it?
A. That is all
O. You know nothing OF your own
knowledge ms 10 what the distance is
a. No, sir.
q. You do not know OF your own
knowledge whether that time table is
correct or not?
a. No, could not say
q. Were you interested in bringing
this prosecution against Mr.. MincklerP
A. Yes, sir.
@. Were you member OF a commit
tee that forced this prosecution?
| A. Yes, sir.
q. When was that committee organ.
lied?
A. Some time in January, 1895,
believe.
Q. Who were the other members OF
| the committce2
Objected TO as incompetent and imma-
teriul..
A. The members oi The investign ling
committee were Mr.. Berg. Daniel Ban
nermhn, Charles Rogers and myself.
q. Have you now given the names OF
all OF your committecp
A. Yes, sir.
Q, Have you held public Office in
the County Of Iron?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Was it county or township Of
nce2
| A fownahip Office
q. Did your committee agree among
yourselves TO have these warrants
against Mincklcr and the other super-
visois issued and servcd2
A.. No, sir.
Q. Were any OF the complaints signed
by you?
A. No, sir.
Q. DO you know who is responsible
for these complaints?
A. could not say.
q. Did you advise or counsel Mr..
Berg TO make the complaintY
A. No, sir.
O. Did you tell him they ought to be
made?
A. No, sir.
O. DO you know OF any person coun-
selling Mr.. Berg 10 make these com
plants?
A. could not say.
@. Then, as far as you know Mr..
Berg made these complaints on his own
responsibility, and without any counsel
or request from your committcc2
A. As far as know that is true.
O. We're you asked by any person to
make any Of these complaints3
A. No, sir.
Q. What Office did you hold2
A. Township treasurer of the Town
ship oi Crystal Falls.
q. How long did you hold that office
A. Two years.
Q. During and for your services as
treasurer OF that township for the first
year, what compensation did you re-
ceive2
Mr.. Moriarty II object TO the qucs-
ton as immaterial.
Objection sustained.
Statement shown witness.
q. You swore to this statement, did
your
A. Yes, sir.
i q. DO you know that order No. 1861
was delivered 90 Mr.. Mincklcr?
A. No, sir.
O. Do you know that any order was
Mt any time delivered Co Mr.. Minckler2
A. No, sir.
q. Then, why did you swear TO it9
A. Tho name Of Mr.. Mincklcr appears
on the stub, and the County clerk stated
that the order was delivered TO him
O. When you made this statement
YOU sworc that this order was delivered
10 Mr.. Mincklcr?
A. Yes, sir.
O. Did you read this over before yoI
signed it2
A. | did.
q. Why did you sign It then7
A. believed II was right
q. Why didn't you say In this pape
} that the clerk told YOU u was true?
: @. Now. Mr.. Rau, IL there any state
mcnt contained Ia this affidavit thu
YOU know 81 your own knowledge
/, A.. Icannot say that there Il.
RE-piREcT EXAMINATION.
/ have looked these records lindicai
, inr) over nt the Court house. l mad
that statement from the knowledge