The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-06-21
%RY HELD GlEMBocKIe WAS NOT
IUsnFIE0IN KILLING cHoToSN
ROOOvONOIHE PLEADS GUILTY
Civil Calendar Mas Reached Yesterday
and Officials Hope To Clear Away
Several Long Standing Cases

dance OF witnesses jnrors lawyers
and spectators.
Judge Flanagan was on hand and
opened court with MA usual prompt
meas. The call Of the calendar showed
that Prosecuting Attorney Waffen was
ready 20 go TO trial with All of the
criminal cases but as that would mean
at least three weeks time there wac
little prospect OF bic making that
record. AS be rad planned on start.
ing Tuseday morning. the first work
of the term was that Of admitting TO
citizenship those who were on hand
for that purpose.
The first case called was that Of the
People VS. W. GlembockIe, accused
Of having murdered Chas Chotoski at
Stambaugh The murder was com
mitted last tall and the case has been
hanging fire tor several terms
Moriarty a. Dwyer and A. F. Dixon
were the attorneys for the defense and
when Morisrty a. Dwyer take the de-
fense end Of case there is always
some interesting time in conrt That
they kept up To their reputation was
manifest right off the bat when the
examination Of jurors commenced.
The Diamond Drill has criticised,
very severely in some cases, the actions
Of juries in the past Of acqnitting per.
sons accused of serious crimes IN this
county and one Of Mr.. Dwyer princi
pal questions was rs 10 the effect, II
any, was'made upon the minds of those
who read the criticisms.
The most of Monday afternoon was
spent in selecting jury and the tax
ing Of testimony was commenced TEES
day morning.
The story OF the two sides Of the
case is, briefly, as follows Chotoski
was single man GIembockie mar
ried man. The latter became jealous
az the deceased because Of attentions
paid his wife and the jealousy was re.
sponsible for the shooting.
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days and much testimony was brought
ont TO substantiate the claim that
the defendant was afraid OF the DE-.
ceased fear Of great bodily injury
If not death. and that il was because
OF this fear that defendant shot de-
ceased. No harder or more skilIful
fight has been made for a defendant
in the local court than was that put mp
by Messrs. Moriarty and Dwyer and
Mr. Waffen fought just az hard for a
conviction. The evening OF Wed
nesday was taken up with the closing
arguments but Judge Flanagan did
rot charge the jury until Thursday
morning. The Judge laid especial
stress upon the 'unwritten law claim
OF the defese he advised the jury
that that must not be taken into con.
sideration under the law and those OF
the audiepce who listened 30 the
charge feel tnat IL was that part Of
the charge that had considerable
weight with the jury.
There was considerable surprise
when the jury. after baing out but a
comparatively short time, brought in a
verdict OF guilty OF murder in the sec
ons degree
Immediately following the retire.
ment Of the jury in the 6rst case on
Thursday morning. the second case
ready for trial, that OF be People VS.
Mike Rodovonoire was called for trial
and the examining OF jurors began.
An incident OF this proceeding was
the reprImanding Of tardy juror.
The iurorwas j. Anderson and he failed
20 respond when his name was called.
As there had been three days vaca.
tion for the Jurors who were not on
the iIrst case. the Judge could see no
excuse for the mans tardiness and
after a reprimand ne was told TO re
port Monday for a final decision.
An extra levy OF tailsmen was nee
essary on Thursday and as result
many Of the business and professional
men about the city were impressed
into service. much to their dislike
The crime for which Rodovonoire
was arraigned was the particularly
brutal killing OF fellow country
man in Stambaugh township saloon
by stabbing him 10 death with but-
cher knife. Upon agreement between
has attorneys and the prosecuting at
tornev be was allowed 20 plead guilty