The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-25

A Resume Of the Work Dape AZ the February
Term.

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Judge Stone and the eoutsideaitorneyS
arrived ON the morning train, Monday,
aud Immediately repaired TO the court
house where the February term Of tho
court was opened and the wheels oi
justice started 10 revolve. The remain
der of the forenoon was taken up with
the work 81 assigning cases and hearing
motions for continuance OF some oi the
eases.
Those put over were People vs.. Sulli-
van, Scadden vs. DeSoto Iron Co,
Seadden w. Huron Iron Co. and Paint
River Iron Co. VI Huron Iron co.
Immediately after dinner the criminal
work was taken up. Ia the Grst ease,
that of the people 81. Darius Faulkner,
the prisoner was fined SO ana COSTS
amounting 10 total of $l5. Matt
Tcpsa WIS tined "A similar amount ~
was also Peter Flabby. Ia the case Of
Wm Bradley, Judge stone let the prison
90 upon suspended sentense, which
action meets the approval oi the officers
concerned and the people in general as
the prisoner had been quite well pun
i-hed already, hc having been IN iail
since November s. Ia the ca~e OF the
people vs. Dom Dallahor the charge
was changed to assault and battery and
a line of 500 90 and costs was levied.
rhe ease oi the people W. Wm. Bcnnane
was added TO tile calendar and came up
Tor trial Tuesday morning re lFiau
npan. 81 Norway, appeared as counsel
ior Benuaue 4 hp principal witnesses,
outside uf the principals ~ tho ease,
were the two Clemens boys With whom
BenuAnc waH cutting wood at tie time
the robbery was alleged 10 have been
committed. They swore positively thar
Bennnnc did not rob the pcddler. Their
story H. that the three ui them. the two
! Clemen BOYS and iiennaue, we're cutting
wood by the side Of the road: that the
peddler came along and began to abuse
| them lccaus. they had fellcd Il tree
across The r0ud that Bcnnaue resented
tie abuse. rushed out aud struck the
pcdtict couple of times. that hc did
not knock tie mau down nor did hc
lnkeuny thing from hls person Prose
cutting Attorney Byers examined these
witnesses very closely ia an cndrlyuf tp
discover i colhsinn hut 10 no ayuil.
rhey told thor story straight and could
aot ba caught upon details The evi.
dtncr was So cleHrly ia iayor - the
drlcndnnt That the Jury was but u few
minutes III bringing Ia na verdict ~ not
guilty.
Wcduc,da, b,ing legal holiday, ~
session was held
The nest matter tlkcn up WAS the
taN cuses against Atkinson township
MI Sherwood appeared for the tax
ycrsand surccedcd nhavingtwo-thrds
oi tie taxes u That township set aside
on account 81 unequal assement
Thursday morning tie case az NichOh
ys Webb Was taken up and the greater
part ~ the ,lly was spent ia listening {,
The evidence Tie ease wins given 70 th,
to tie jury late ia The Afternoon and Il
verdict oi SG2 90 and costs against
deipndeut was returned shortly after
wards Tile cnse of Mcdonald ~
Presbyterian church 81 Iron RIVER wiz
settled out ~ court, and there being II,
iurthrr work lor them thc jury was dis
missed
Friday morning the taN cascs asainr
tho village and township ol CrNsta
Falls were taken up A.. &, Cool
appeared for Tho taxpayers. 7. II
Abbott for the vIlHge and W. Eyer
ior Tie township Tie objection SCI uI
against thp village taxes WIS that th
required number ni notice. oi the meet
ing al the board of Review were uo
posted. proposition was made to th
village authorities tunccept hall 81 ~
taxes and they seusibly agreed. Ih
Objection set up against the townshi
taxes was that there was no record kpp
OF the meeting ui the board ~ rryiev
IL WITS hoplezs ca-e iar tbo TOWNSHIP
from tie outset and Attorney Coo
made Il proposition 10 Supervisor Cul
cornn to SETTLE ilr half the taxes bat i
refused "a accept il 80 wv lost tie Who
INK.
Court viii adjourn ncxt Monday
being necessary to hold open six days I
allow taxpayers to come ii and q
objection "a their taxes