The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-26

haustiye and very fair. nothing being
omitted tor tine protection of the de-
PENDANT s rights In the case Never
theless 4 verdict OF granddaughter was
generally anticipated by the awaiting
public. The jury was ont three OF
| four hours and returned Wednesday
afternoon. finding the defendant guilty
|, OF m~anslanghter.
AS soon as the jury In the murder
case had Withdrawn to the jury room
a new jury was Immediately empanell'
ed for the trial of the case OF Attilio
CALI. charged with making a threat
to blow up Captain Bowden and his
home IL he did not give him q job at
the Ravenna Mine, Both Mr.. Moriarty
and George Driscoll from Ironwood APP
peared for the defendant and claimed
that CALI had said. II you don't give
me a job / will fix you" meaning
by that, that he would report Bowden
TO the head Office of his company on
account OF having demanded ten dollars
for the purpose of giving him employ
ment. which was disputed by Mr..
Bowden on cross examination by MIR.
Driscoll. Mr.. Moriarty in his argu-
ment dwelt at great length on the pitt
full condition III which his wife and
four small children were last January
when this happened, the defendant
and his family being dressed in light
nd sufficient clothing and driven to
the point OF starvation and being fol-
lowed by Mr.. Dricsoli's argument who
directed the jury's attention TO the
fact that the defendant had already
served nearly seven months in Jail for
his %injudicious remark made in the
heat of passion and driven almoss to
despair. In closing the case for the
People, prosecuting attorney Waden
made one of the best arguments he
ever made in a case, but he was IN
able to overcome the sympathy
created for the defendant and his fam
lily and the jury promptly returned a
verdict of not guilty. 1t was a touch
ing scene to see the defendant reunited
with his wife and four little children
the Court house.
Wednesday morning the case OF
Attilio CamilIi was called and tried
before a jury, Mr.. Power appearing
for the defendant. After the evidence
was all in. the Court instructed the
jury that they had the right to pass
one question, namely; whether
the saloon OF the defendant on the
thirty-frst day of August was open
testified by the village marshall
Of Iron River and whether or 0 the
marshall actually saw the de-
PENDANT in his saloon on that day or
whether the saloon was closed W the
required and the defendant ac-
tually attended q picnic OF an Italian
in the City OF Crystal Falls.
Il was claimed by the defendant that
had left Iron River and gone to
Jrystal Falls. his former home, Satur-
lay night and did not return to Iron
River until Thursday and that as far
" ne knew his saloon was closed
although he admitted that he had a
with whom he left the keys
md whom he claimed he vas unable
o find since. The charge of the Court
strong to the point and emphatic
N the only question left in the case
whether the saloon was actually open
n closed regardless Of the fact whether
he defendant knew that the saloon
vas Kept open on that Sunday by his
If such was the case or
whether he was entirely ignorant
was going on in his saloon,
hrowing the burden upon the defen-
ant under the law TO have his saloon
losed on Sunday. BY agreement each
ide was allowed ten minutes for
rgument, whereupon the jury retired
nd soon returned with a verdict of
ot guilty.
This concluded the criminal calendar
at the present time No. 10 OF
he calendar Is on trial. being the case
( Louise Krych VS. the Village of
in which a girl ten years
Id claimed TO have been injured by