The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-12-04
BILLS RETURNED.
WHICH REPORTED
FIVE MADEPUBLIC
Game Warden George Wood Ex-
0nerated of Charge of Shoot.
ing Man at BiWabik.
AURORA SALOONMEN ARE
BELIEVED INDICTED
Attention Called to Open Vio-
lation of State Liquor Laws
on Range.

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Thirty-one indictments we're re-
turned by the grand jury of the range
term of the district court for Vir-
ginia, which reported this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. All but seven Of them
are secret. The indictments made
public are as follows:
Severina DuPra, murder in the first
degree, committed at Hibbing in the
shooting at the Leetonia location Of
Valenti Fiorini
Severina DuPra, assault in the first
degree, committed at Hibbing in the
shooting of E. Tronchoni at the Lee
tonia location.
Thomas P. Meyers, on two counts
for burglary, committed in Virginia
in the blowing of the safes at the
Duluth & Iron Range and the Duluth,
Winnipeg & Pacific depots
Ercola Erjovec, adultery, committed
at Chisholm.
Frank Schneider, adultery, commit
ted at Chisholm.
James Clayton, forgery in the Sec
end degree, committed in Virginia
yesterday, in forging a check on Alex
Tifer.
The grand jury failed to return
true bill on an information charging
Mike Drakulich Of Chisholm with the
crime of adultery. Drakulich is the
man whose name was connected by the
tongues of gossip with that of a CHS
holm woman who recently suicided
and whom her friends declared was
driven to distraction by gossip con-
cerning her and Drakulich.
No true bill was returned against
Game Warden George Wood, charged
in an information filed with the coun-
ty attorney with sheating q maj. at
Biwabik, whom he was endeavoring to
place under arrest for violations of
the game laws.
Aurora Cases Investigated.
While no information is available
it is known that the grand jury had
before it witnesses concerning vio-
lations of the Sunday and II o'clock
closing laws at Aurora and it is prob
able that several liquor dealers there
have been indicted on evidence given
by an Aurora woman who claims to
have found her husband, who was ad-
dicted to the liquor habit in various
Aurora saloons after II o'clock and
/ on Sunday.
It is known also that the grand
jury made thorough investigation
into the murder of R. C. l.. Smith, the
Balkan township farmer shot through
a window at his home about a month
ago.
The Grand Jurys Report.
In it's report the grand jury calls
attention to the fact that it is ap-
parent that there is open violation of
the state liquor laws on the Mesaba
range and asks the police officers of
all towns and cities, the sheriff's Of
flee and village authorities to exer-
else every precaution to insure a rigid
enforcement of the statutes govern
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Police officers are also cautioned
about the promiscuous discharging of
firearms, this action being prompted
by investigation of the information
charging game wardens with shoot
ing a man whom they attempted to
put under arrest.
The trial of the criminal calendar
will be taken up tomorrow, probably
with the case of the State VS.. Severino
DuPra, charged with the murder of
Valenti Fiorini.
Civil Cases on Trial.
The case of Fred Desonia and James
Denyes VS.. Frank Hughes which was
tried by jury resulted in verdict
for the plaintiffs in the sum of $50.8O.
The case Of Gus Brox, formerly
employed as cook at the Manhattan
cafe, VS.. Charles Hanchos in which the
defendant sued to recover $240 claim
ed to be due in wages is on trial
Hanchos claims to have paid Brox
$108, which the latter will not &C.
knowledge. James Boyle is appear.
ing for the plaintiff and w. J. Archie,
for the defendant.