The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-15
KEWEENAW co.
EAGLE RIVER.


The now somewhat celebrated case II
which Mr.. Grossman claimed to hav'
been assaulted by tonta and Others cam
to an end on Thursday before Justic'
Bennetts at Eagle River. Alter impan
cling Jury the trial was proceeded will
by examining the complaining witness
al d wilired Roy for the prosecution and
Napoleon Conta and John Guibord io'
the defense. The evidence seemed 70
show that not much OF anything In the
nature Of an assault was committed
There seemed TO be some paving and
scratching done on both sides, but evil
IDENTIFY not sufficient for the jury to find
the defendants guilty. The jury was
composed OF the following: Stephen
Pooley. Christ Birk. James Phillips,
Christ Daley. John Sibilsky and j, T.
BENEFITS. As a jury after hearing the
evidence has decided there was no cause
for action your scribe Is constrained to
believe that the Gaze about which 80
much noise has been raised is yerv like
the case OF the "de'il shaving the pig,
more cry than WOOL" ~. ~.. ~
-FOUR Keweenaw county correspondent
evidently looks at the above case In a
different light to the one We zee It in.
The day after the assault 1--WE beg the
iury's pardon, they having decided there
was no assault) Mr.. Grossman com.
plained at the News Office Of his treat
ment. His head was then tied up and
he had signs OF having gone through a
hard tussle and after taking down his
statement we sent copy OF the paper
TO Sheriff Mitchell. who wrote us he was |
ready to do his duty whenever a COM
plant was made, although he had evil
IDENTIFY been misled into the idea that
Grossman was wanting to make money
out OF the case, In which we believe he
was wrong; such might have been Sulh-
vans idea. but certainly not Cheeseman's,
4 what he told us we're true. In the mean
lime Grossman had seen Deputy Sheriff
who offered to 60 on the trail
II the people whom Mr.. Grossman said
lad assaulted him, which that gentle
nan agreed to. supposing Mr.. Sullivan
Sas going to arrest them. This Mr.. Sui
ivan could not do, his idea was to get
he boys in this county and then take
ONE civil action against them for dam
yes. This, however, was not Mr.. Gross
mans idea; he wished to have the people
Who assaulted him on the road punished
nd accordingly went down to. kewee-
aw and made complaint against the
nen. While he was down there making
is complaint the parties, or one OF them,
nder the advice OF their friends, came
p here with the avowed purpose. at least
is 80 UNDERWOOD, OF settling with Mr..
rossman. Settling for what? II the
lry's verdict was righteous one, the /
oys were innocent and consequently had
D reason to come all the way out OF the
lsh in Keweenaw county to see Mr..
The jury having decided that
, assault was committed. 1t, perhaps,
light not be proper for Us to say one
as committed, although it does not ,
ok at all probable that one man and
net one mt that, would be likely to pro- I
oke three strangers, whom he says had
'idently been drinking. in such lonely |
rot as the one where the paving and
ratcbing" had been done. Mr.. Gross
an still adheres to his originsl story !
I'd when we saw him yesterday he said =
would consult an attorney to 4
. what steps he should pursue, for he g
inks it rather hard to, az he terms it, =
. good licking and then have to lose :
ne and money In having the, men ar :
sted aud then be told 1t was all imagi-
tion on his part, as there was no as :
ult at all. Hereafter he will not be =
lever In the wisdom OF Keweenaw Jury 9
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John II. Gates, ST., returned Wednes- q
y from his Canadian trip.
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