The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-10
IT'S NO CRIME To
CUT A POLICEMAN
UNLESS SAID POLICEMAN PRoCLAlMS
HIMSELF AN OFFICER
JURr ACQUITTED THE kNlFERS
Nambaugh Injunction Was Modified and
the Amasa Case Was Taken Under
Amusement.

Hereafter policemen in pursuit of
offenders in this city will sing out
"Pm policeman look out for me-
IL tney are TO get any protection
against knifers in the circuit court OF
this county AT least. one would infer
from the action taken ia the trial OF
the two Firms who slashed Policeman
Art Moves last winter that such must
he the procedure in the future.
The jury acquitted the two men al.
though they admitted the cutting and
Mr.. Noyes was present on the witness
stand with the horrible scars, which he
must wear for the rest OF his life,
standing ont Ia tullview oftwelve men
who are supposed to represent he law
loving people Of she county.
The defense Of the two men was that
they didn't know Mr. Noyes was An
officer as he did not acquaint them
with that fact before he attempted to
arrest them.although.. he wore star.
They claimed that they had. short
time before. been set upon and beaten
by a party of young men and that they
supposed Mr.. Noyes was another Of the
same gang and 40 made continued
story OF the cutting affair.
They were defended by Atty. Jurmi
OF lshpeming who put up strong de-
tense Tor them and deserves great credit
for his.skiIltul handling of the case.
Mr. McDonough had as strong case
AS 1t was possible to get and handled
H. ~ skillfully as any man could have
done. That he lost ont is simply due
10 the testimony of Mr. Noyes himself
that he did not inform the two men
that he was an officer when he at
tempted 10 make the arrest.
There was pleaded the mitiagting
circumstance that the two men had
been subjected 10 an attack just few
minutes prior TO the Traces with Noyes
but all reference TO the said attack TO
determine If they were the aggressors
or not was ruled ont Of the case so that
the cutting of Noyes had to stand on
it's own legs
The Judge charge dwelt veiy
strongly upon the matter Of Noyes
having not informed the two men that
he was An officer and IL was the general
opinion of the court attendants that an
acquittal or disagreement was liable TO
result.
The jury was out long time before
coming 20 an agreement and II is ru
mored that the last man to give in was
a young man from Amasa whose faith
er was killed by drunken Finn some
time ago
The other criminal cases were put
over the term and on Wednesday morn
ing the court took up the case Of Hunt
w Rosenfeldt The jury was impanel-
cd. Mr. Moriarty appearing FOR Rosen-
teldt and Doyle q o Hara for. Hunt
Hunt accepted nonsuit and the case
ended abruptly
The other jury cases were put over
or settled and the court took mp the
Amasa mandamus case brought by the
Anti Saloon League 20 compel the
township board 10 cancel the licenses
issued in which the Michigan Bonding
and Surety company appear AZ sureties.
Mr.. Ryall appeared for the league
and Mr. Watson for the township.
Both attorneys made exceptionally fine
arguments, that Of Mr.. Watson being
especially mentioned and worthy of
more than ordinary notice
Judge Flanagan took the case under
advisement
The next case up was the request Of
Atty August }. Waften to have dissol-
we'd the injunction issued by the circuit
court commissioner OF Dickinson coun.
" restraining the election inspectors
OF StaH 5augh township from recount
ing tb< election OF last spring, Mr..
waifen appeared for the Laing interests
and Mr.. Dwyer for the Coe side of the
case The arguments were lengthy
Mr. Dwyer fighting hard "a. o.retain the
injunction in force especially as 30 pre-
cinct No e. which he finally succeeded
in doing. Judge Flanagan decided
that the injunction should stand 40 far
~ that precinct Is concerned but that
the other three preciuots should be 70
counted The recount will be held to
day
There being no further business court
adjourned.
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