The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-22

h''a'iA''f hii wv iA'sii iilk ~ NiNt
inJuu iton before .Iudre o'br,cu
Roeomes Legal Battle.
The Inquest developed into legal
battle Yesterday afternoon when JOS
cpbiue Gru5etich. domestic en-
ployed iu the Putrich house. was pu:
ON the stand. After she had given her
testimony, Attorney W. 7 Galhraitn.
| Of Calumet. rose and asked that the
witness be Detained while he made It
statement. Attorney Lucas. who was
coudu'ting the examination objected
To- any statement by the Calumet at.
toruc, at this time.
Nj GjlhraitE gcyc the court 10 uu.
dcrstara that he desired 20 examine
the Witnesses He stated he wa,
present as an attorney for the six
prisoners" JHmcs, PollInghorrc Raj.
riGb. GroG. Cooper and Davis. ana
'hat he wisheo ia act as their counsel
"a come, ton VITA Fred j. Wcgg. oC
'Gic1Eo. also present.
coroner Littl" stated that as FAR as
no knew th,rc were ne prisoners m
VOWED and rc stated to MIR Gal.
hraith that n" was not conducting q
trial liually Coroner Little informed
Mr.. Galhraith 'h1t if hc could show
that tie sis men were legally I'm ian
md had been committed by n justice
IN" would allow him to ,,st the witness
any questions that he might desire
rliS NJ, Galbraitl declared 10 was
mabI" to 10 at present, but reiterated
mat 1c represented tho six men and
that they had been legally arrested
lnd we're in tho custody Of Shcrin'
'ruSc.
FINALLY tho coroner suggested that
as tho jury bad the right to ask
questions, That they might accord
such permiy sion to Mr. Gslbraith Mr.
G1lbrpith Their polled the Jury and
WAS given permission to take part in
the examination.
9her,dpon Attorney Angus Kerr.
,peaking for himself. Mr.. LcEgendre
aud John Kiislila stated he represent.
cd the relatives of the deceased and
that ne therefore was entitled To take
part also. Permission was accorded
him,
rhc n;.me oc the dead man WIS real
g.. Niols Than and not "Dla2is Ia
zau." according t. the evidence sub
United At the inquest Yesterday aft
.rnoon. Few details If Importance
dcvelousd nj the bearing yesterday
afternoon, the testimony OF tho Wit
nrsse' put on the stand being merely
@ repetition of what was told prev
iously I'm tho courts.
Joseph Putrich and the Hired girl,
Toscplin" Grubetich. both testified
that they had seen no rcvolvcrs. and
Albert THAN. n brother Of the dead
man, testified to the same effect. They
stated that the little black man."
identified as Thomas Raleigh. had
searched the house and had told them
that Ne expected to find some sort OF
firearms in the house. None wcrc
forthcoming.
None Of the witnesses yesterday
afternoon, with the exception of
Quink, saw any shootinS.~ Quick did
not sec enough to make his testimony
Of any very great value. as he was
some distance away and could not see
into the house.
Humphrey Quick was recalled a..
Mr Korr's request. but his additional
testimony offered noting of n poo
tive nature merely going over some
of the ground covered before a little
moro thoroughly.
Will Assist Prosecutor.
Attorney George T.. Nichols of the
Jaw firm OF Nichols. Shaw q Eldrcd of
Grand Rapids. has been appointed by
Governor Ferris rs special prosecutor
80 assist in the prosecution of strike
cases i'm this county. The position ear.
rics with it considerable responsibility
II is the plan Of Governor Ferris to
lave every case siftcd down in order
60 deal Justly with both sides and il Is
80 gather evidence and help handle
the state cases thoroughly that the
special prosecutor was appointed.
Early Morning Demonstration.
Between two and three hundred
strikers marched from Ahmcck and
Mohawk 10 Calumet this morning. The
militia was on hand to prevent diSor-
der and none occurred. Word was re
ceived at military headquarters last
night that the parade was planned and
as result preparedness was the rule
all through the guard.
The strikers arrived here shortly af-
ter ,'clock this morning and as the
line swung on to Calumet avenue. y
troop Of cavalry and infantry met and
accompanied them The line of march
procecd.d TO the ncighborhood OF the
armory where the military forces were
augmented with "A mounted patrol OF
the signal corps and troop Of infant
nv AS the strikers marched through
the militia. the cavalry fell into line
in the rear and retained this position
until the procession traversed through
the location toward Keweenaw coun-
~.
Will. every precaution was taken
tho strikers we're not interfercd with
nor were they prevented from going "a
any particular place. The signal corps
and cavalry accompanied the march