The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-15
ALBERT OLSON
FOUND GUILTY
CALUMET MAN CONVICTED ON
CHARGE OF WIFE DEsERTloN
CRIMINAL CASES CON-
cLUD,E D.

The jury in the case OF Albert or
son Of Calumet. which went TO the jury
this morning. returned verdict OF
guilty o. the charge OF deserving his
vie. The jury were out only a few
minutes
In addressing the jury this morn
ing. Prosecutor Mcdonald stated that
Olson viii be required 10 furnish a
bond promising that he viii support
his family in the future and failing 10
DO this be will be sent TO Ionia where
he viii be put 70 work by the state
ana his earnings sent 10 his wife.
Olson was arrested on warrant
sworn out by T. ". Lyon, Calumet
superintendent OF the poor. who had
been taking care OF the Olson family
for some time. The defendant when
brought into the court room yesterday
afternoon stated that he had not Sc
cured counsel declaring that he was
able to defend himself and tell the
truth about this business The court
appointed Attorney - A. Marsch Of
Calumet to represent him.
Olson has a wife and six children.
1t is charged that he left home the
first OF last August and was not seen
by his wife till a few weeks ago when
he was brought back by the officers Of
the county. Mrs. Olson was the prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution and
testified that her husband had left her
on the first of August. on the fol-
lowing Monday he returned and gave
her 25 cents with which to buy bread
and later wrote her a letter from on
tonagon and sent her 10 cents, stating
that this was the amount OF his flnan-
cial resources.
When Olson was placed on the wit
ness stand he stated that he had left
home TO secure work with the con-
sent Of his wife and had gone with a
party Of men 20 Ontonagon where he
worked on railroad. Olson was re-
manded TO Jail to await sentence.
The three youths implicated in the
robberies recently conducted by a
gang Of boys at South Range, We're
this morning allowed to plead guilty
TO simple larceny and were remanded
TO Jail To await sentence. The boys
have been the subject Of considerable
discussion by the authorities and
Judge Streeter, Sheriff Byers and
Prosecuting Attorney Macdonald have
had the task Of deciding what should
be done with the boys TO check their
criminal career which they have evil
IDENTIFY entered upon. The boys are
Eugene Charles. Mike Bernardo and
Clyde Reid and as they are Just over
II years, they were not under the iur-
isdiction Of the juvenile court but all
concerned agreed that 81 would DE I'M
wise 70 send them 10 the Ionia reform
atory because Of their youth That
they We're allowed 10 plead guilty was
on the recommendation Of 4. w. Bur-
rift, who had been appointed counsel
for them. II Is hoped that they viii
profit by their experience.
The criminal calendar Is now finish
ed and the jury trials are all over for
this term 81 court. The civil calendar
viii not last long az most Of the cases
were continued this morning. A cou-
pie Of trespaes cases are on call for
trial and 81 Is thought that these will
be quickly disposed o. This term has
been an unusually short one as the
term was begun only last Thursday.
The remaining cases on the calendar
were continued with exception OF one
on statutory charge. which was nolle
proysed. Court adjourned today until
Thursday morning.