The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-13
ATTORNEYS IN
MU RIDER CASE
ADDRESS JURY
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Closing Arguments In Trial of
Five Deputies Given Today
in Circuit Court
SELF DEFENSE IS OFFERED
For the Prosecution, Counsel lu-
cas- Makes An Impassioned Plea

The closing arguments in the trial
of the five deputies for the murder
Cf steve Putrich, a striker, at Secbert
vile, were made by the attorneys in
the circuit court today. The case Is
expected 10 go to the jury tonight.
The Plea of self-dcf,uso was offered
by the defense by Attorney Gllbraith
at the beginning of his argument be-
fore the pury this afternoon.
You must not determine who killed
Putricn," he said, bat YOU mus, de-
termine whether the killing of Putrich
was justifable."
He outlined all the details of the
case. vividly portraying the crossing
Cf the path by Kollan ard Stimac af-
ter thay were told by Humphrey Quick
that they could net cross this path.
He pictured two conditions jim the
rase, one of which arose when the
deputies arrived at PutriCh's house
for the original purpose of arrestng
the two men; the other condition hav-
ing it's inception when the deputies
were leaving the house intending t.
get n search warrant. at that in
stant," ne sai6, I'VE will show some
enc else was the aggrossor and all in
cident will show the character of Pu-
trich's boarders."
lie reviewed the trip of the board
ers to South Range on the morning Of
tho shooting and laid stress on their
statements that they crossed the path
cn route To- South Range, which
Humphrey Quick denied his testi-
monv showing that only one work
man an dothers who bad n pass sign
Cd By a military officer crossed the
Path that morning. lie told of their
drinking heavily in South Range, and
said that at least six Of them consum-
ed three bottles or more of beer each.
Vie inferred that with tile exception Of
Joe Putrich. all were ugly drunk or
in that condition that they We're reck-
less of their own conduct and tn
rights Cf others. lie introduced de
position Of Humphrey Quick with the
statement:
we ere satisfied To take the conse.
quence of facts as they are from the
time the guard was passed until the
present"
The morning session opened with the
introduction by the people of three re-
huttal witnesses. Amanda Spoiarich,
Mrs. Stigich and Mrs. Frances Klo-
buchar These women live on Third
street. Seebervlle, on an elevation
overlooking the Putrich yard, in which
latter the tragedy occurred,
1t was evident that the purpose in
calling them was to show that there
were no deputy sheriffs in the neigh
borhood at the time of the shooting,
other than the defendants. The three
women testified to the same tenor, that
they heard the shooting, came out OF
their houses and could observe every
thing on their street and that "a big,
fat deputy" had not made his appear
ance there till after the shooting.
The attorneys for the defense did not
cross examine any of these witnesses.
These witnesses completed the test.-
mony on the case which has been in
progress since February ,. The case is
the trial on charge of murder of
James or Joshua Cooper, William or
John Croft. Arthur Davis, Waddell
men, and Harry James and Edwin
Polkinghorne. and the specific allega-
tion being that on August II they
killed steve Putrich, a striker from the
Champion mine of the Copper Range
Consolidated Mining company, at See
berville.
The testimony being in, Judge Flan-
ngan announced:
Now gentlemen. the testimony is all
in and the case is closed There is no
limit on the time of argument. Mr..
Lucas, you may proceed
Lucas Addresses the Jury.
Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Lucas
opened the argument on the part of
the people.
I'VE now come To the last stage of
this trial" Mr.. Lucas said. You have
heard all of the evidence You will now
hear the arguments of counsel for the
prosecution and for the defense, and
also the charge Of the court. will
now briefly review the evidence I'm the
case in order to refresh your minds.
These defendants are charged Jointly
with having murdered steve Putrich at
Sccbervillc on August IL The question
for you To determine is: Who killed
Putrich and who is responsible and
answerable for his death"
The prosecuting attorney reviewed
the Incidents leading up To the en-
counter between Humphry Quick the
private mine guard and the two strik-
ers. John Kollan and John Stimac. ON
the road leading across the property
of the Champion Mining company. He
led the jury to the captains office