The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-07
MRS. anna HOOK GIVEN
$3.50 VERDICT BY JURY
Damages Awarded Complainant
Against Five South Range
Liquor Dealers.
MAY APPEAL The DECISION

Just before midnight Saturday nigh
after they had been locked up fol
about nine hours the jury in the case
of Mrs. Anna Hook against the saloon
keepers of south Range and theil
bondsmen sent ont word from the jury
room that they had reached decision
Judge Streeter. who had retired 10 his
home early i'm the evening i'm the belief
that the Jury would be locked up all
night was summoned by telephone
and was soon on the bench. The jury
filed into their places and the fore
man read the verdict, which awards
the woman damages of $3.50 against the
FIVE saloonkcepers.
This is the first case on record I'm
Houghton county whore a wife has
been given damages against saloon
keepers for selling liquor To her hus-
band after being notified not 10 do so
and il is the opinion of some of those
who have taken much interest i'm this
action that the gaining of q verdict by
the complainant may inspire others To
bring similar suits. In view of the
fact that the damages awarded i'm this
case are small compared with the max
imum amount $4,000, it is likely that
that only thing to keep the saloon
keepers from accepting the verdict and
paying the amount is the fact that II
would set precedent which mgA
lead 20 many more such cases.
Five Defendants Are Hit.
Under the instructions as given to
the jury by Judge Streeter when he
charged the jury Saturday afternoon.
they were permitted TO find any one
or an of the saloon keepers or their
bondsmen liable for any damages they
believed had been suffered by the
complainant according TO the facts as
brought out by the testimony. In
pursuance of these instructions the
jury held the entire Eve defendant sa-
loon keepers liable.
These men are John Barich, Jacob
Griess, John Miilu. Amerigo Santori
and Dominck Zana. Their bondsmen,
who by the verdict OF the jury escape
any liability are John Kuric. Chas.
CuInan, w. II. Drittler James Tam
blyn. James Mckenzie, John b. Dee,
Antiluo Bertalossi Rafaello Paoli.
John Wolpe Jacob Kujala, Michael
Messner. and John Moriarity Andrew
Sus5i was originally named as a de-
PENDANT but the action against him
was rescinded by the complainant be-
fore the trial was started.
Many Interested in Case.
The trying of the case consumed the
entire time Of the court for the past
I've days and created much interest
because Of the issue involved and also
because there were SO many persons
named I'm the action. Many South
Range residents attended the trial
either out of curiosity or because they
were subpoenacd as witnesses. Mrs.
Hook, Charles Hook and one other
We're an the witnesses put on the stand
by Attorneys O'Bricn and lie Gendre
for the prosecution but the saloonists
besides each of them taking the stand
i'm the defense, had a number of wit
nesses
The defense was conducted by some
of the strongest lawyers it is possible
to secure and they did valiant service
in the interests Of their respective eli
cnts. JOS. T. Hambitzer Allen +. Rees
and Lawrence L. Croze of Houghton
and Hanchette q Lawton Of Hancock
arc the men who represented the de-
PENDANTS.
New Trial or Appeal.
None of the attorneys for the de-
Tense would state this morning what
they would do about asking for now
trial or appealing from the verdict,
saying that # was impossible for them
20 state until they had held q confer
cucc with the men Interested Judge
Streetcr was busy with citizenship
matters an day today and there Will
Doe u meeting Of The county board Of
supervisors tomorrow morning, so
that 1T viii not bee possible 20 tell
what win Doe done en- this case until
Tuesday afternoon when the attorneys
may move for "a new trial.
There was % rumor around the court
house while the jury was considering
Goo matter TO the effect that the ma
iar.ty Of tho members were I'm favor
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