The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-18


outside men as deputies Under the
statutes, "a hearing must be given four
GAYS from the date III notice on the
DESCENDANTS.
Lucas to Assert Rights.
Regarding a published statement
that special outside prosecutor would
Ice appointed 10y the county board OF
/ supervisors to suT-rsede Prosecuting
| Attorney Lucas in all strike cases, the
lquuscgutor today ISSUED a statement
! declaring he intends To assume entire
responsibility and charge of all strike
cases as We'll as other criminal prose-
buttons. He says:
! 4 notice an item in one of the local
Iuapers that an assistant prosecutor is
/ % DEE selected bv the Supervisors
Committee for the purpose Of trying
Isuike cases, ana that / was not in ia
Nor II trying them myself, further,
that in this work this assistant would
suporSede me and that | was salts
: feed with this arrangement. wish at
This time 10 correct this statement and
say that ii is not a true statement of
he facts i'm the matter | am not ask
ng the supervisors for an additional
assistant for the purpose Of trying
strike cases alone. intend To take
part IN the trial of every criminal
ease. whether strike cases or other
wise. | am merely asking FOR addi-
tional help becauSc my otlive is unable
To- take care of all the cases that are
i,ominv mp at This time
- intend To- FULLY discharge the du-
lies and obligations imposed upon me
Go the best of my ability and | will
assume entire responsibility and
charge of the so-callcd strike cases as
m other criminal prosecutions"
The Painesdale Shooting Affair.
Harry James and Edwin Polking-
horne, two deputy sheriffs charged
with being involved in the recent
shooting ARRAY at Painesdale that cost
plazig Tazan and Steve Putrich their
| lives, are held in the county Jail with
,ut bail on charge of murder in the
first degree, The arrests were made
saturday night on warrants ISSUED by
Justice O'Sulliyan ON complaint by W.
| II Vivian first deputy sheriff.
-Four Of the men employed here by
the Waddell Mahon corporation. Ra-
SEQ wanted on the same charge and can
not he ound II is believed they have
lift the county
Humphrey quick. shift boss at the
champion. who was ON guard AT T.
| shaft N the day in question testified
| in the cases against John k0llan, John
StimacH and Joseph Pashquan. who
we're arTaigncd before Justice O'Sulli-
van Saturday afternoon on an intimi
datior charge.
/ KollIn ana Pashquan crossed
| Quick's guard line. which led To the
whole trouble. Quick swore he had
! incidentally mentioned the matter e
! Raleigh. head of the Waddell men on
the range, and Raleigh determined that
an arrest be made. Quick declared hC
| had not considered it 4 very serious
matter
Quick declared he wasn't sure wher,
the first shot came from, but thought
il was from the house. The first sho
! had been fired before Quick saw a CUR
| in the hand of any deputy. After thai
Il he testified every one of the men in tn,
| officers party produced a gun, but III
didn't Know whether all of them fired.
Id
\ f thirteen bullets IN the Putrich house
none of which could have been free
from inside, according To the prescott
ing attorney. He characterized thu
shooting AS "a shameful affair and en-
tirely upcalled for
Kollan, Pashquan and Stimac wer,
released on their own recognizanc,
following the adjournment of the hear
ing for three weeks.
Fodar Examination.
The examination of Louis Fodar
charged with assault with intent To xii
on a complaint issued by Undersherii
Hcikkila, was begun this morning ii
the court of Justice Fisher This com
plant was made as a result of the al
legged shooting in connection with Fo
dar's arrest by Heikkla on a warran
charging assault with intent To IL
great bodily harm on Gust Olson.
Prosecuting Attorney Lucas appear
al for the people and Attorneys Kcr
and I.eGendre for the defendant. Fou
| witnesses were examined.