The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-24
DALLAFOIR GIVEN
SEVEN YEARS
JURY FOUND HIN GUILTY or MAN.
SLAUGHTER
TRIAL LASTED TWO DAYS
Result Gives Entire Satisfaction to All
Entire Jury Panel Mas Nearly
Exhausted.

The long talked OF Dallafoir case
came 20 trial in the circuit court of
this county last Monday morning and
was disposed Of with Surprising speed.
the case going 10 the jury on Tuesday
evening and the jury returning yer.
diet before supper
Dallafoir was convicted of man
slaughter, aud every fair mnded man
who heard the evidence agreed with
the iury that he got punished tor the
crime that be committed. dc WAS
charged with murder. but only two of
the jury felt that he WIS guilty Of that
crime.
Dallafoir was represented by Senat )r
Moriarty and IL Is due 30 tine plucky
fight that Mr. Moriarty put mp that he
came out ~ well as he did
Prosecuting Attorney Watson handled
the case for the people and certainly
deserves much credit for the mastery
ranner In whicn he did the work
No link was lacking in fixing the
crime upon Mr.. Dallifoir.
The tendancy in Iron county is 10 be
leninent anu the thoroughness Of Mr..
Watson = case can best be understood
from the snort length of time in which
il took the jury 20 reach dicision.
The case was called Monday at 800
o clock but, as many of the jurors and
others were on the North Western
train an adjournment was taken until
IO45. when court re.convened and the
work of getting a jury was taken mp
al once. This work was continued un
I'll 4 80 when both sides announced
that they were satisfied with the jury
the wisdom OF Judge Stone IN causing
seventy five tailsmen summoned was
apparent when the box was examined
after the Jurors were accepted and but
ten names found remaining 10 be call
ed Tue jury "a accepted was made
up as follows
Chas. Mitchell, Ed Scott Henry
Holstein, George Halada Pete Mich
aels, Daniel Finicaun, Jas Dayey,
VIM. Trevarthan VIM, Bates Chas.
Roberts, Elbert Lee and John Gribble
As the hour was late, the court was
adiourend until the following morning
when the taking of testimony WAS
commenced promptly at nine % clock
The examination Of witnesses IN their
order aud the testimony given hy each
H. as follows
Dr. Win ,icMnrchic Examined tine
body shortly after the shooting found
four entrance wounds in the body
two ot theN fatal death resulted from
tne -oyeriug of large artery Ieadiug
from tho heart
Dr "A VI Darling assisted Dr.
McMmohio with the autopsy lie
corrobonted t1e testimony Of Dr Mr
Murchie in every particular
Chn- NJ RoErrs employed hy tho
prosecution 10 make maps and draw
iugs Of tho Dallafoir saloon and hr
room identified his map and gave
relative distances and positions
John Ilagberg was ia saloon on the
evening ot the shooting went there TO
get q glass of beer with some com
pauious about a dozen persons in the
saloon saw Hanson enter through the
bacl, door went % the upper end of
tine bar where Miller WAS staining
struck Miller iu tile tacp Dallaioir
came from buck of har and grabbed
Hanson both trll tn tine floor D0la-
foir ar top Hanson rolled over abd
gpt 3u trp Hanson fhen aor pp oH
Baiss vino held onto ono 1 Hanson 81
legs Hanson Them aosea lm iu tue
head Eatl-e 4ot up ua weur ughinJ
bar and set an aSo came forward
with avg lpumud ta strike Blason
wien about eight feet from Hanson
he stopped Hanson pul hls band TO
his Hp poeHut aad told Bati.e to ao
irck of tho osr where he nalouaed
Butisa went uggk aud dropping tbe
axe iu place. began t1 rmmage tue
drawers iu tue back ta Percy Eli
wards than entered and togk Hanson
ont ol tau saloon using considerable
force Ba,ia secured gum and eAme
again from behind the ta and ud
vauced to within about etit feet of
the front door which was closed
stopped Hanson appeared iu doorway
door being again opened Batise shot
wild Hanson rushed 40 him aud
prapplei MIN both foil 90 thp floor
Batise under several shots were fired
witness was scared and left
Cross examined by Mr Moriarty no