The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-09

Michael Cory Served With warent Just as
Tax Sale Started Tuesday

Tax Sale Started Tuesday
Michael Cory, q we'll known Mari
nette tax title buyer, was ARRESTED on
a criminal charge just as the tax sale
was about to start last Tuesday morn
| ing. The warrant was sworn ont
under the direction of Prosecuting
Attorney Waffen and signed by John
Wall county clerk. Mr. Cory was
charged with obtaining money under
false pretense from Peter MoGovern
through deed given by Cory to Mr.
McGovern, in redemption of some OF
the McGovern lands that Cory had
purchased for the unpaid taxes.
Along in the month of January Mr.
McGovern deposited with Mr.. Wall a
sufficient sum 10 redeem on tax
claim that Cory held against some of
Mr. McGovern's lands and Mr.. Wall
wrote to Mr.. Cory at Marinette tell
ing him that McGovern had deposited
the money and asking that he CORY
send along deed.
Mr.. Cory quit claim deed covering
the lands In question. Upon receipt
OF this deed Mr. Wall forwarded it
TO Mr.. McGovern with the request
that he look the deed over and II
IL was satisfactory he tWalll would
send along the money to Cory The
deed was found by Mr.. McGovern TO
be o. k. and Mr. Wall sent Mr.. Cory
his money.
1t was learned later, that on Jan. 20,
the same day that Wall got the quit
claim from Cory, q party named
Joseph LcBillious sent TO the register
of this comfy for record a quit claim
deed from Mr.. Cory covering the
mineral interest on the same lands
which Mr.. Mc6oyern had redeemed.
In some manner the transaction be-
came known to Mr.. McGoyern who
Immediately sought remedy to clear
the title to bis land. He asked that
Mr. Wall take steps against Cory
and when the tax sale came on and
Cory came to this city the opportunity
arose for criminal proceedings which
were Immediately started.
Mr.. Cory was on angry man when
the warrant was served upon him.
The stage W. certainly st in impress
sive IN. nner for the pulling off OF the
"pinch with ~ the olemnity the
POSITION and oc,. sion demanded,
Treasurer Re ynold7 plerarSd for the
opening Of the tale. One by one the
"sha-Ks assemble to grab off any
morssl in sight. Back Of the line ot
land brokers stocd the afflicted, the
widow whose hou , ard lot wfs al out
TO slip away the Istmer who } years
of toll among the stumps was about
TO have its ending in the tax ,ourt
the land owner whose atiliGtion was
that he had more lsnd thsn money.
Slowly, solemnly Tt, surer Reynolds
took up the "holy' book, tenderly he
laid il on the bench betore him aud
just as he was about T. open his mouth
a big Policeman in uniform walked in
and. layirg his band on Corryss
shoulder announced You're piLch
ed. "
Did CORY object He went right
up in tie air. He addressed himself
to everyone in general but to Mr.
waffen in particular He denounced
the pro. eedings as scheme to take
MIN out of the tax sale and let Nc
Govern gather in all the bargains.
That statement was too much for
Mr.. Reynolds so he adjourned the
sale until Cory made his peace with
the minions Of the law, which he did
by grasping at Frank Dixon and i'm
pressing that vendor of legal know
ledge into servic, Judge Dawson
fixed his bonds at $500. which were
rdlnishod I'or on en6, then Cory re-
turned 70 the { e. srse-s Office took
his plnco in the row Of brveis aud
all went we'll again
A reporter cesrchtl the town over
b find son .lue who had some word
Of sympathy We foGnd none. Corrv,
il is ALLEGED. has tssl prlhng otf
some very Jaw dc; 3 in this tax tile
game md al sm ~ be next 10 him
About the o. " sign of sympathy we
hs,p eAps MS e., bal IL
isn't John ius taad c. Mike. So the
yod sls.
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