The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-26

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denied completely in the murder.
leniency in Sentences.
l.cnienCy was exercises i'm all q
the cases that came before Judg,
O'Brien for sentence this afternoon.
Frank Neimeyer, charged with vio
lating the pure food laws. was as.
sessed the minimum fine of $25 anC
costs.
n. Hartman, who pleaded guilty I,
fraudulently altering check, was
placed ON probation for two years
with an order Ia report To the court
each month. He was also ordered C
comply with seven rules laid down 10y
Judge O'Brien, who exercised further
leniency by permitting the defendan,
TO leave the state.
George Males. charged with assault,
was sentenced To twenty days i'm the
county Jail. Attorney Kerr i'm behalf
Of the defendant, told the court that
his client has already been confined i'm
the county Jail for period of forty
six days and he deemed this a part of
II sentence. The court replied that
the case has been reviewed and the
additional sentence was melted out.
Henry Schultz charged with simple
larceny. was given thirty-day sem
tence.
Vincent Kalise. charged with carry
ing concealed weapons. was sentenced
TO twenty days in the county jail. The
defendant offered a statement of 4
Catholic priest, corroborating that of
himself, that he carried a revolver
while taking $50 of the church funds
from Painesdale To South Range. Ka-
lise then was acting treasurer of the
church organization. In view of this
stand, the court announced that a
minimum sentence would he given.
Frank kolaski pleaded guilty To "a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
ana he was given a thirty-day SEN
tence.
Five No True Bills.
rive no true bills were return
ed hy the grand jury Saturday, one of
which concerned the alleged assault
upon Charles II. Meyer on December %
when ne was depOrtcd. rhe act of the
jury exonerated w. b. Hensley, Peter
Murphy. II. $. Goodell, John Mac
r. Il. Hardness, John
iiicok Fernando Peterman. Edgar
iashleigh, james Wills, Harry Read,
Leigh Swift Paul Swift, John Mich
aels, Mart Haas. William Bilkie. JOS
eph Hodgson and John A. Macauey.
So far MS the grand jury is concern
ed, the Meyer deportation incident Is
closed as Special Prosecutor George
Nichols does not consider that Mover
was kidnapped, so far as the statutes of
Michigan are concerned TO come nm
der that statute it would have been
necessary for Meyer to have been
taken by force outside of the state
while, as Il matter of fact, he was left
1T Charming, about forty miles from
the state boundary. II has also been
proven that Meyer was not held in
servitude while he was aboard the
train which carried him from the dis
irict.
In the remaining four no true bills.
the following persons were exonerated:
John LAYERS, bill for felonious as
'au!t, the shooting of Margaret FACE
fas at kearsarge September /.
Isaac Grasdnovich and Thomas
Rossman, charged with the murder of |
Harry Jane at Painesdale December :.
Peter llOnath, charged with the |
shooting with intent 20 Kill George |
iregorich ut Superior November :.
Alex Nerrish. Andrew Szeles, Louis |
Fodar. Anton Pechauer Joseph Mat
ish, Joseph Truse. Angelo Rossio. !
Matt Brassi. James kulck, charged |
With assault with intent to do great
bodily harm To John LAYERS at Kear-
sIrge September |.
Extends Term Of Jury.
After the jury completed it's report.
Special Prosecutor Nichols made the
following announcement, which was
supported by a. +. Heiokamp, foreman
# the jury:
The grand jury are prepared to re-
urn some prescntments or true bills
'ut some things have been left unfin-
shed. realize that this is the last |
lay of the term hut the public will
not he satisfied unless some pending
complaints are investigated. The
'haracter of the citizens who have
brought these complaints is sucb that '