The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-03-28
IN JUSTICE COURT
Several interesting Cases Heard Before
Judge Scott in Iron River Last Week

Auhh iAUkAl thp Nooh 1tu1 Aco 1A1Abht
10 Iron River last Monday by Sheriff
Sensiba and taken before Justice Scott,
charged with larceny from the person
preferred against him BY Gust KuuseIa
and was given hearing in Justices
Court. Kuusela claimed on the 9Th
of March that he had $i65 90 and that
August Fredrickson stole the money
from him in the Iron Inn and ran
down the alley back OF Mrs. CURTIS
laundry and turned the corner by the
Iron River post-ofiice The testimony
disclosed that Kuusela met the defend
ant few minutes afterwards on Main
st. where he had an argument with
him about the money, which resulted
in the arrest OF the respondent by the
village marshall who happened TO
come along. As the arrest was made
late in the afternoon and the defend
ant had no attorney. the hearing was
continued until the 18th IN order to
give the defendant an opportunity TO
procure counsel and for prosecuting
attorney Waffen TO further investigate
the case. defendant in the meantime
eing unable to give bail, was held in
the county jail pending the hearing.
At the hearing. however the testi-
mony of the complaining witness
differed materially from his previous
statements made 10 the officers. IL
was shown that he was under the in
fiuence Of liquor and that besides hav-
ing been in the Iron Inn, he visited
two other saloons ana displayed con-
siderable money. which he had on his
person and in q pocket book although
be was warned by some OF the by
ISLANDERS to be careful Howard Wheel
er and Joseph Desjardien, two young
men entirely disinterested testified that
the complaining witness showed a lot
of money in other saloons on the
day in question that he claimed to
have lost IL In the Iron Inn and 1t
appeared that the complainant him.
self did not have a very clear idea
where he did lose his money on the
day in question. Tne alley was care
fully searched Immediately after
Kuusels complained of the lose of the
money and no trace OF il could be
found either of Fredrickson who had
been carefully searched Immediately
after the arrest or where he could have
hidden 1t away although there was
fresh snow on the ground at the time,
which made the tracking OF the de-
fendant comparatively easy Under
the circumstances aud upon the reco-
mmendation of prosecuting attorney
Watfen. the defendant who was not
represented by Counsel was discharged
and the case dismissed
Another examination was held Tues
day morning before Justice Scott. the
defendants being charged with viola
tion of the liquor laws II developed
that some time last August Joseph
Toti and Attilio Camilli. the defend
ants IN question kept their saloons
which are on the road TO the James
mine location. open Sunday and the
marshall of Iron River went by there
with the marshall from Palatka and
noticed that people had access TO the
saloon. They went into both places
where they sought TO buy some liquor
and we're furnished the liquor. but
the persons at the time refused TO take
any money for il. Attorney Bracett
from Norway appeared for the defend
ants and moved that the charge
against Toti be dismissed on the
ground that the saloon was not situat.
cd on the premises described in the
bond The motion was over.ruled by
the Justice, whereupon he was bonnd
over 10 Circuit Court as was Attilio
Camilli who also had his examination
at that time Both gave bonds in the
sum. for two hundred dollars for their
appearance at the next term of Cir
cult Court.
. Another case that VIII attract the
attention OF 'he public was commenced
before Justice Scott upon a complaint
from pentoga, the defendants-hus.
band and wife being charged with
keeping a house Of Ill fame TIE
warrant was ordered by the prosecnt-
ing attorney and the defendants were
placed In custody of the sheriff Satur.
day morning. The parties have three
small children and II the facts as sub
mitted to the prosecuting attorney are
true, IL will be one OF the worst cases
brought in the local courts by reason
of the fact that all three children will
have to be taken from the mother.
A patition was alec filed with the
judge OF probate upon investigation
OF the county agent Patrick OBrlen