The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-06-06
ENQUIST SAVED The
COST OF HIS TRIAL
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN THE COUNTY
JAIL LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
STILL CLAIMS HIMSELF INNOCENT
Left a Letter in Which lie Protests his
Innocense oil Butors Murder and Ac-
cuseS the Western Federation


been held in Jail on suspicion Of hav-
ing murdered Viano Butor last March,
saved the county the expense Of a trial
and Prosecuting Attorney Walton
much worry by taking bis own life last
week Friday night He hanged him
self from the top of his cell using a
belt which he had worn about his
waist to do the deed with.
OTHERS WERE UNAWARE
The other prisoners in the Jail were
unaware of what was going on in
their midst They heard a slight
noise after midnight and some of
them tried TO investigate but it was
dark and they could see nothing ont
of the way II was not until Sheriff
Sensiba entered the Jail Saturday
morning that the man WAS discover
cd. Mr.. Sensiba hastened to cut hIm
down hoping that life was not yet
extinct but the body fell back TO the
cell floor site and cold.
Mr.. Sensiba Immediately notifisd
the coroner who impaneled a jury to
view the body and Mr.. Dawson took
charge OF the personal effects found on
the corpse.
LEFT A LETTER
Among the other items on the corpse
was letter in which the dead man
claimed himself innocent OF any con.
nection with the death of Vaino Butor
He rambled in the letter about the
Western Federation of Miners just as
he did While on the witness stand, the
intent evidently being to put the
blame for the young man s death upon
he Federation The letter left 10y him
as follows
written down by john Enqulst
I admit of my free will when
came to Crystal Falls first part Of Jan.
uary 1919 Victor Kaitola's residence
where | got boarding house and
work at rohn mine where worked
several months everything seemed to-
me all right The people were happy
and satisfied toward me and 1 tried to
be also myself toward them. This way
passed along for some time, they be-
gan 10 want me 20 the Western Fed
Grafton Union and didn't want to-
join. / always refused to join when
they wanted me to join, but il didn
end at that anyway. ! always heard
something against me and faults no
matter If didn't belong TO the thing.
Danger was coming closer Everybody
seemed TO be mad when they wanted
me to join and they forced upon me
and If you didn't Join and confess TO
the w. II u. they said if you don't
join they will be after me still harder
at their mean game and hollered on
the streets as ] was walking by. with
dirty woods and later / worked at the
Bristol Mine and boarded At Crystal
location at Mrs Catalan boarding
house. Then the Western Federation
started 70 fight aud gathered the
bunch, the best men and came and
called down the AIssis because che
kept such man. that don't belong 10
the Socialist party and don't join the
W. Union and asked the Missis if
they eouldn get room in the house,
keep meetings 50 that they would
know, WHOM they don know nothing
about the Socialists They don know
what is in the house, what they are
trying to d2 SO we viii put a now bait
what will R(lp. So they were talking
about yad Schemes 40 the mines IN
the lrA Ahonse every noon times they
gathered tnoir bunch and surrounded
me and accused me that anybody
would not join in their bunch or gang
sNo matter did not tall, 20 anybody
good or bad. couldn even get d
peaceful time 20 cat my meals !
didn't know 10 think about this kind
Of a 6nish what they have gave 70 me
now at the last cannot blame
, exactly anybody for & now personally
lnt wish that the right guilty one
would gst their share | Know myself
to be not guilty OF this funny murder
John Enquist