The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-31
THINKS ACCUSATIONS IN TONY
POALIS CASE IS FRAME-UP
SAYS DEAD MAN DYNAMITED
Eugene Di Munzaucio is Held as
AccompIice of the Dead MAN.
Hearing to be IL.

dIleTmdtn. EOdliS anu Ills tASNS
claim that the victim OF Poalis' re-
volver was the man who dynamited
the dance hall OF the latter in an at
tempt to drive Poalis out OF STAN
baugh.
The dead mans friends claim that
the story is frame-up for the pur-
pose OF trying TO get Poalis sym
pathy in his coming trial and Prose
cutting Attorney Waffen is making a
thor ough investigation as quietly as
possible. He thinks that the story is a
device to discredit witnesses for the
prosecution but wants to get all the
evidence he can about the matter so
that his action may not be taken amiss.
Dynamited Last Year
The whole squabble cmanates from
the Italian settlement at the Caspian
and has its source in several under
lying causes. The first open outbreak
occurred on October 20, 1914 when the
dance hall OF Tony Poalis at the Cas-
plan was dynamited during the night.
Not a great deal OF damage was done,
the most being a demolished porch
and side wall OF the house. The re-
pairs were made and we're not costly
but the enmity that the attack engen-
dered smouldered in the hearts OF the
antagonists. Only suspicious OF who
was responsible existed but those sus-
picions were SO deep seated and SO
spiteful that murder lurked back of
them. ~
Investigation at the time OF the
dynamiting failed to bring any reward
So well concealed was the attack that
nothing came to the surface and II
was only In the breasts OF the two
principals that the truth was known
Woman In the Case
Ranse Hammond OF Iron Mountain,
attorney for one of the suspects, gave
out what he claims is the keynote OF
this whole enmity in a conversation in
justice court last Tuesday and IL his
statement is true a woman is at the
bottom of It. The claim is that Poalis
was in love with Frizacci's wife and
that the dead man knew OF the attach
ment and resented IT,
It was this attachment that was at
the bottom OF the dynamiting; that
Poalis knew II was not to drive him
out OF business but TO avenge an in
jured husbands wrongs Likewise
that the shooting of Frizacci was not
from any controversy over business, as
was expressed on the surface, but
from deep seated hatred over the
woman in the case. That is the intima-
tion that is put forth and II is around
that motive that the conviction or re-
lease of the accused man will probably
revolve.
Shooting Came Later
A few weeks ago the community was
shocked by the report that a shoot
ing had taken place in Poalis' dance
hall The story as given out at the
time was that Poalis said, "Yop fell
lows (waving his hand towards lot
OF his countrymen ranged across the
hall from him) want 10 put me out OF
business" To this sally Frizacci res
ponded. Don't include me" or some
thing to that effect, whereat Poalis
pulled a gun and shot Frizacci, the
wound finally causing his death and
Poalis is now in the county Jail await
ing trial for his murder.
Sheriff Sensiba never let's 20 when
he gets on scent and early in the
game he got some information to the
effect that the murder was connected
with the dynamiting. crime for which
he could get no clew. He followed up
the clew and finally ordered the arrest
OF Eugene DiMunzaucio charged with
being an accomplice OF John Frizacci
deceased In an attempt 10 blow up the
dance hall OF Poalis
Conspiracy II Feared
Glaima and counter claims are being
made In the case, so involved is e.
The arrest of DiMunzaucio famed
anew the flames Of strife and one side
charges that the whole story Is a
fiame-up in an effort 10 get sympathy
for the murderer while the other side
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