The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-23
WITNESSES FAIL
TO MAKE OUT
A STRONG CASE
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. | was admitted.
Leading up 20 his attempt to in,
troduce this atidavit Chairman Taylor
asked Linn his object, 81 there was any
discrepancies in her testimony
Attorney Pepper replied that ne had
discovered several grave discrepan-
cies
The chairman responded, we found
some little discrepancies in afhdavits
the other day but go ahead and read
it,"
The statement was interpreted by
! Morr Oppman, the Hungarian feder-
alton agitator Subsequently il was
read IN English by Attorney Pepper.
The affidavit averred that the de-
ponent was knocked down and drag
sed fifteen feet on the day in ques-
ton, ana that soldiers struck her i'm
the legs and feet; that one of them
! strucl, her with a baYonet twice and
that the soldiers and deputies beat
her. At this point in her affidavit, she
! said her husband had a revolver in his
hand while he was locked in cup
board and she took the weapon from
him and fired a shot
! In the examination she said
that Under Sheriff Heikkia took the
revolver from a nail IN the wall, of
! the cupboard where ;he weapon was
concealed. She declared that the Off
Ger had but one revolver in his hand
ana that was the one taken from the
cupboard.
Again referring to ihe shooting by
the soldiers she declared that the shots
were nred by only one soldier, con-
lradietng statement in the direct
examination
The first witness was Mrs. Trzsi Ii
Acr Of Mohawk. She told of having
been arrested ut Mohawk on the morn
ing OF September 10. claiming she haG
committed no crime, and had not been
ON the street that morning, but was
arrested while walking out of her
house She declared that the deputy,
whose name she did not know, pushed
her head undtr his coat and in that
position dragged her to an automobile,
also asserting she was kicked in the
ribs by the deputies and has not ye,
recovered from the Injury. She was
taken to Ahmeek and then TO the Ke-
wcenaw circuit court where she was
acquitted.
Relative to ill-trcatmcnt by the sol
diers, she said the horse on which Il
soldier was riding stepped on her foot.
Attorney Rees conducted the cross
cmaNindtion, the witno IS repeating the
story of the incidents leading up toI
her acquittal. stating that she did not
commit any crime and did not know
why she was arrested She was posi-
tiCc that the officer had no warrant
when be arrested her, declaring tha-
the officer took her when SIZE was com
ing from the mouse to drive some dogs
Gus of the yard. She earned stick
in her hand at that time but would
not admit it was a club.
Attorney Rees asked her if she had
not been in fight between strikers
and workman. She replied in the neg !
alive.
Continuing her story of the arrest |
she said four others were arrested and |
taken i'm the automobile with her. She
did not know why the others were ar
rested Neither did she know the sol
die whose horse stepped on her. as her |
bead was under the officers coat. She
declared that the deputies dra ged her
twenty yards and that hey sister came
- the rescue.
Mrs. Borcoala Koyhcs. "a Hungarian.
also ~ Mohawk, corroroboratcd a part
f the former witness test mony. She
too. was arrested without committing
.rv crime, she declared, and did not
know why the officers took her to All
g,'.. She added. however. that she
was haudcumcd to Mrs Pillar when
aiken in the automoii's. She could
rot 4member the month.
according to her testimony she was
sic'scd and abused In the side while
u tn" automobile aud that the soldiers
assisted in the assault upon her. She
Omitted that this occurred during Il
,lcNct cf strikers.
Finn Tells of Arrest.
Fred Alatalo, a Finn. and a resident
4 Laurium was next called to the
.tand. lie stated that he was not a
.tizcu but his father had his first pa
,crs.
He was arrested by James Wills Of
.aurium about five months ago He
,aw wills and several soldiers, one Of
whom told him not 20 come around
,ere any more. lie testified that he
vas of the opinion that the soldier was
trunk.
Major Pepper took the witness. 10y
whom the following statement was
made
Il was arrested by Wills, put in jail
md fined SO | could not understand
he charge against me, but / pleaded
,uilty anyway The four soldiers fol-
owed us up the street for quite way
md then they went away"
Q-"Werc the soldiers on guard"
Questioned Congressman Howell.
II don't know whether they were or
rot"
II was learned that the charge
against the witness vas using profane
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