The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-02-28
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Battered and cut and minus two
hundred and fifty dollars good
United States money Mike Dirubio
woke up Sunday night to find him
self lying in the road at the Lincoln
mine location the victim of highway
robbery.
Mike, who is an Italian we'll and
favorably known here, was return
ing to his home when he claims he
was attacked by two men who are
alleged to be strangers in town. Be-
fore he fully realized what had hap
pened or could put up much of a
fight he was knocked unconscious
and when he came to he was battered
and bleeding and minus $3.50 which
he had on his person when he was
knocked down he says.
The victim of the assault is a
married man and not by any means
given to drink, being temperate in
his habits and by no means quarrel
some. 1t is thought that the assault
was made with the direct intention
Of robbery and that he men who
made the attack knew that their
victim had the money on his person
when they struck him.
Dirubo was bodily cut up, having
one long and serious cut over his
right eye and both eyes are so badly
injured as to make it all but i'm
possible for him to open either optic.
City Attorney D. D. Morgan is
taking the matter up and two men
have been arrested charged with be-
ing implicated in the holdup, and
are held for further evidence. In
discussing the matter the city at
torney said that he intended to push
the matter to the limit to punish the
evil-doers.
Joe Vetronito and Carmeno Devi-
do were arrested on complaint of
the much battered man and brought
before Judge Carey in the municipal
court to answer the charge of high
way robbery with violence. The
complaining witness could not be
found and the case was continued
but such evidence as was heard tend
ed to show that there certainly had
been a very serious fight, Joe ad-
mitted having hit Mike but stated
that Mike had made him get down
on the floor and kiss his hand at
the point Of a gun. The other pri-
soner, Carmeno, refused to admit
that he was even present when the
fight began.
p.G Mike DOrubia force Joe Ve-
troni to kiss his hand at the point
OF a gun Sunday evening in an
Italian boarding house at the Lin
coin location, or did Joe and another
man rob Dorubia of $3.50, after
beating him numerically? This is
the question that is bothering City
Attorney D. D. Morgan at the pres
ent time.
Dorubia was found in a terribly
battered condition by the police hav-
ing badly cut eyes. four teeth knock
ed out and weak from loss of blood
and claiming to be short $3.50.
Joe Vetroni and Carmeno Oevida
were arrested on complain of the
much battered man and brought be.
fore Judge Carey In the municipal
court Monday to answer the charge
of highway robbery with violence
The complaining witness could not
be found and the case was continued
to the following day, but such evi'
dence as was heard tended to show
that there certainly had been very
serious fight. Joe admitted having
hit Mike but stated that Mike had
made him get down on the floor ant
kiss his hand at the point of a gun
The other prisoner, Cameno, refused
to admit that he was even presen
when the fight began.