The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-26
CIRCUIT COURT
NOW IN SESSION
COMMENCED MONDAY AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK
CRIMINAL CASES CLEANED UP
Prosecuting Attorney Waffen Had
All Of Them Ready For Trial.
important Civil Cases

Circuit Court is now in session and
jury cases have been tried during the
entire week Hon. r. G. Flanagan
opened the Circuit Court Monday
morning with thirty cases on the cal
endar OF which eight were criminal
matters. Prosecuting Attorney Watfen
announced that he was ready 70 pro-
ceed in all of the criminal cases, a.
mong them being ths case against
Simone Marino charged with murder
Upon the arraignment of prisoners,
Herman Keideth and Bessie Keideth
charged with keeping disorderly
house, plead guilty and are awaiting
their sentence.
John Russell, charged with fraudu
lent marriage, plead not guilty and
pending a motion to be made by Mr..
MoDonough who represents the defend
ant, his case has been continued until
next term of court.
Attilio CALI charged with having
made malicious threats plead not
guilty and his case was set for trial as
was the case against Attilio Gall
charged with violation of the liquor
laws Joseph Toti charged with the
latter offence plead not guilty and at
the request of the defendant, the case
was continued until the next term of
court.
The case against Mrs. Mary Plous
for assault and battery, which is an
appeal case from Justice Court, was
continued upon application of Mr.. A..
f. Dixon who appeared for the defend
ant
William Litz charged with forgery
plead guilty to the offense charged
A large number of important civil
cases were set for trial and the rest
continued until the next term OF court.
After hearing some motions for new
trials of cases tried at the last term,
court adjourned until the afternoon
with the murder ca ses as the first one
ON the docket. The selection of the
jury IN the murder case occupied the
greater part Of Monday afternoon when
the prosecuting attorney opened the
case of the People with NJ. II. Moriarty
lof the firm of Moriarty q Dwyerl on
the defense, he having been appoint
ed by the Circuit Judge. It was
claimed by the People that the defen.
dant went TO work with an extra gang
from Oshkosh, doing some repair work
on the main line OF the Northwestern
Railway at Iron River tbetween Gene
ssee Street and Iron River depot on
, the morning Of the 26th of August
last. The defendant and Mario Rialto,
who was subsequently stabbed TO death.
became involved IN dispute as re-
snlt or which Marino made a threaten.
/ ing motion towards the deceased who
then being about ten feet distant,
| picked up rock and threw at the de.
fendant, striking him ON the head and
inflicting scalp wound from which
he bled quite freely In addition 70
, the extra gang there were fifteen or
twenty local section men distributed
along the track and members OF the
various crews attempted TO interfere.
two men holding the decea ,ed ana two
men attempting TO hold the defendant.
lt was also shown by the testimony OF
Mr.. Anderson, the Iron River section
boss who had local supervision over the
crew there engaged, that he ordered
the defendant 10 desist from further
argument and trouble. when suddenly
Marino reached in his nip pocket and
took long hunting knife, which he
opened and with which he hit one of
the witnesses In ths case whom he cut
on the thumb. Thereupon the rest of
the men seeking 10 restore order scat
tered, and the deceased seeing the
kDite, backed away along the track
and tried 10 throw rocks at Marino TO
keep him from reaching him with the
knife. None Of these rocks. however,
struck Marino when the deceased fell
over a lining bar, stuck in the handle
of track jack and rolled down the
embankment with the defendant pur-
suing him and throwing himself on
top Of the deceased and infIicting three
wounds with the knife lone Of which
severed the femoral vein in the right
leg, causing the deceased TO blead to
death before medical help could be pro-
cured. Tue defendant on the other