The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-02-10
ECHO OF HANCOCK
RIOT IN COURT TERM
Y SOCIALIST IMPLICATED SOUGHT
- CITIZENSHIP
REFUSED FOR OTHER REASONS
Judge FIsnnigar Ruled that Applicant
Should Not be Declared for Riot
Action But Because Of Witnesses

An echo Of the celebrated Hancock
Rio" Of duly 1907 when the Socialist
Of that city paraGed and carried the
red flag in defiance OF city ordinance
prohibiting the Haunting OF tnat EN-
blem. was heard in the circuit court
for this county last Monday when
Erick r. Burman. Finnish resident
OF Iron River applied for his cItIz@n-
snip papers
A curious condition presented itself
when the applicant appeared before
the court. he is the secretary OF the
miners union at Iron River and his
witnesses were the secretary of the
miners union Of Crystal Falls and Of
NegauDee.
The government representative IN
the examination OF the applicant
brought ont the fact that he had been
concerned Ia the Hancock riot and
that IL was the applicant against whom
test case was made that ne had been
convicted IN the justice court aud that
the finding OF the lower court WAS sus.
tanned in rhe higher court.
The government representative ~.
gued that as the federal naturalization
law requires that an applicant for
citizenship must be ot goo1 moral
character and flee from all stigma Of
law breaking for the i've years prior 10
his application. that the applicant was
barred by the law because he had
within the i've years period been con
victed IN a court OF law for an offeDse
against law and order
Judge Flanagan, In reviewing the
case. stated that he had been through
this Hancock riot matter once before
5Kr rw-far as the applicants being
guilty OF any wilful breach OF the law
he thought not tor the reason that the
applicant. in addition 10 numerous
other persons. has been advised 10y
counsel 10 parade with the red flag in
order that test case might be made
and the validity of the city ordinance
tested in court that as "A result of this
counsel the applicant did parade and
happened TO be the one whose case WAS
fought in the courts: that the counsel
for the Socialist at the time was Judge
o Brien. then an attorney but now
ludgr of the Houghton circuit and that
Judge O'Brien had assured him Judge
Flsnniganl that the only purpose OF the
attempt 90 carry the flag that day in
Hancock was TO test out the ordinance
in a court of the state
Under the conditions surrounding
the matter Judge Flanagan held tnat
Mr.. Burmans having been convicted
in o municipal court fo- the violation
OF city ordinance was not sufficient
TO debar him from citizenship in this
conrtry bat tha; he would deny Mr..
Burmsp's application because one of
ME witnesses had not seen him for
long period during the i've years prior
70 the application. az is required by the
law and which the conrts have held is
very material provision
Owing TO the delayed trains the cir.
cvt court was not convened until after
III 90 clock last Monday Immediat-'
ely upon the convening OF court the
docket was called with III. following
result.
People Va Hall continued over the
term.
People ". Osterlsnd. nolle prosqni
entered.
People vs. Lake. plea OF guilty en-
tered and sentenced later.
People w. Mary Smith and Rosie
Forcie. placed on trial for Monday
sfternoon
People w. John zenile. continued
over the term.
People ys. John and Roger smith.
contisrsd over the term.
People vs.. Adam Miller. continued
oyer the term
fhe People vs.. Kizir ski continued
until next term.
People Va. Flanagan. continued
People VI. Buscarini. Marturie and
Delfczzolo. plea Of guilty entered and
defendants brought.in later for senteice
OF the civil cases thar OF Deidrich
vs. Swift and Makowski ct nj were put
on tor trial,
The caee OF McNabb Va schook was
continued.
When the case Of The People vs.
Mary smith and Rosie Forcie was
called Monday afternoon. NJ. II Nor.
l1rty. who was appointed BY the court