The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-05

/ NfDiArN tAtHlilf nl the city OF iron Alohhlilii
Aichigan, formerly OF the vilaee OF Crystal
Fuiir Michtnn, being duly sworn deposes and
says that on the 10th day of May. 1897. at
what Is known as the Dunn mine. about four
miles from the said village OF Crystal Falls, had
"a conversation With Dr. Darling concerning the
physical condition OF Donate DAnton'o, who
had recently sustained an injury while at work
In said mine and said deponent asked the said
DR.. Darling II DR.. Menostrina, OF Iron Mountain.
Michigan, had written him concerning the said
Donate D'Antonio and he. the said DR.. Darling,
replied that Or Menestrina had written him 20
have such injured person brought TO Iron
Mountain
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 27th
day Of May. 1897.
EUGENE A. WOODWARD.
Notary Public.
The above affidavit has the color OF
perjury, but The DIAMOND DRILL will
give Vitell the benefit OF the doubt. and
admit that il may bc due To ignorance.
Nitelli has but vague conception OF the
| English language and may have got
slightly mixed in recalling his conversa-
tion with Dr.. Darling. The doctor mere
. v
ccived letter from the Iron Mountain
physician regarding D'Antonio. Nitellin-
formed Supt. Bennett and others, how
ever that DR.. Menestrna wished To
have the injured man removed TO Iron
Mountain, so that he (Mcnestrina)
could care for him. Continuing in ITS
ridiculous course, the Tribune says:
"The following, however, leads Go the
! suspicion, that at leust so lar as the
poor commissioners uf Iron county are
concerned the merits of the case are
thoroughly understood but they have
deliberately gone to work to impose
upon this county "A charge that properly
belongs TO thctn to take care OF:
STATE or MICHIGAN,
COUNTY on DICKINSON. ~
| Cry or InoN MOUNTAIN,
Gennaro viteln being first duly sworn says
that on the 2sth day of May, 1897, he np-
preached John Fisher, one Of the poor commis-
sioners OF Iron county. at the court house at
Crystal Falls, saying To said commissioner,
''You want TO send something 20 Iron Noun
tain 10 Donate DAntonio, who h there starv.
Ing with his family" TO which said Fisher re-
piled, "You 90 TO HE'LL and further deponeni
says not.
GENNAHo vrELLI
sworn aud subscribed TO before me this goth
day OF May, \. ID. 1897.
JAMES CuDLP,
Notary Public
In ana for Dickinson CO., Mich.
There is no Poor Commissioner
Fisher" ia Iron county, but Poor Com
missioner Binder was interviewed by n
reporter Of rnE DIAMOND DRILL and adj
mitted that il was he who told Vitelli to
"go TO hell" lie said that the commits
sioncrs had issued to Vtelli an order on
the poor fund for money due him for
caring for D'Antonio, and Viteli came
to him and demanded cash for the
order. Mr.. Binder tried Go explain TO
him that he could not give him the cash
Nitelli also demanded money for the
removal Of the family back to Italy.
When Mr.. Binder refused 20 give him the
cash demanded he said he would 'eo to
Iron Mountain and make trouble" II
was then the cSaspcrated poor commits
sionor told him that lac could Ego Ca
hell" Nitelli seems TO have started to
make trouble
Nitelli also told Supt. Bennett thnt he
would "eo TO Iron Mountain and make
trouble Ills threats to make trouble
were supposed TO have been directed AT
the Dunn Iron Mining company, but
: Nitclli seems not to know board ol
poor commissioners from mining com
pany.
"What IL to he done with this case is 4
4. question that requires immediate atten
iion. The injured man * laying helpless
in bed in little room at 2l5 West Lud
, ingtOn street, and his wife and two
, children have nothing To cat except
3 what is provided for them by the neigh
, bOrs. Last night Alderman DcprutC
! was appealed to and provided supper
4 for the family. This ease should b'
! taken in hand by the authorities, ant
! the imposition heaped upon this county
by the poor commissioners Of lrOi
county should be thoroughly investi
gated and they should be made To pro
= vide for the support of their indgen
{ poor"
The DIAMOND DRILL hopes that tn
rribune's suggestion To investigate th
matter will be acted upon, as an invcsti
CATION cannot iail to clear the lrol
e county officials OF the slanderou
$ charges made by the Tribune and in th
G ailidavits published.
!. AS To the position Of the Dunn lrol
j. Mining company in the matter, Supi
!. Bennett says that he is confident tha
G the company would do what is right 70
4 D'AntOnio, as II has in other eases u
g the past.
The Forger Sentenced.
Charles Benner, the forgcr who twic
cscnpcl from the Iron county mil wa