The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-23
IRON RIVER "PIGGER" GETS MOST
SEVERE JOLT OF ALL
$3.50 AND a MONTHS IN JAIL
Another Blind Pig Case Given Hear
ING But Jury Could Not Agree So
Case Was Continued


opened in the court house last Mon
day and after the regular proceedings
of getting jury was completed Judge
Flanagan Immediately took up the
blind pig cases.
The first case TO come up was that
of Gerrehe Sarrett, who was caught
several months ago. by the deputies,
in the room to the rear OF the from
bley barber shop on the lower end OF
Superior avenue. In this case the
jury could not agree and 1t was con-
tinued over to the December term of
court.
The next case up was that of the
People VS.. Jacob Ipes. Ipes is from
the west side of the county and the
charges against him were for unlaw-
fully storing intoxicating liquor. A
large number of witnesses were put
on the stand and all testified against
the man, stating that they had, quite
frequently, purchased intoxicants at
hiS pldNS' Inc jury WcAt Ou1 duu
returned shortly with verdict of
guilty, after which Judge Flanagan
imposed upon him one OF the heaviest
fines that was ever handed to anyone
in the county for an offense of this
kind His fine was $500 and $4,000
costs and four months in the county
Jail and upon failure TO pay the fine
an additional two months to be serve
In. the county Jail. To date he ~
not paid the fine but it Is likely ~
he will do so.
The other four blind pig cases vre --e
continued over to the next terg OF
court.
The case of the People VS.. fohn
Smith for violation of the schoolaws
was dismissed, as was also ~ case
OF Frank Leno, who was heldor as
sault
The case of the CRYSTAL ylls Co
operative society vs.. McGrat d Sons
Construction company was card and
the jury decided in favor the Co
operative society. In thistase a suit
was brought against Finty a. Nor
rison. OF Iron River, blythe Crystal
Falls Cooperative soci9 TO recover
on a note given by r. McGrath &
Sons Construction comeny, OF Green
Bay. for labor performf on the Mans
field bridge in 1914,
The Mansfield bride work was
state job and FinlayA. morrison, OF
Iron River. was onebf the bondsmen
for n ! McGrath ( Sons Construc-
tion company. Th1 construction COM
many paid their Gcounts with time
checks drawn OF the Merchants &
Miners bank AT ION River, Mich
When the job was completed their
time checks woe turnes over to the
CRYSTAL Falls cooperative society for
groceries. ETC. by men working on
the constructor of the bridge, but
there was M funds in the bank at
Iron River b take care OF the checks
whom they we're presented for pay
ment TheMcGrath company was no.
tilted of fis fact and they offered
three noto in settlement OF the labor
claims. However, these notes were
not ACCEPTED and finally note In
three iuttallments, endorsed by Fin
ley A. Morrison, Of Iron River. and
scorgs Snavely. Of Green Bay, was
offered in settlement OF the claims.
This tote was accepted on account of
Norrbon's name appearing on IL, but
therf had been an alteration In the
rate Of interest on the note from 6
per cent 70 z per cent, when the note
wa received by Mr. Abbott. the socie-
tvs attorney, from Finley A. Morri-
sbn.
The alteration did not look very
good. However. the note was accept
cd I'm good faith and deposited in the
Alpha bank. On the Goth OF May,
1916. the first ainstallmnt was due,
but then the McGrath & Sons Con
struction company had gone into
bankruptcy Consequently, the en-
dorsers Of the note we're nbtined but
they paid no attention 70 the notices
until later. when they brought mp as
a defense thot the interest on the note
had been altered without their con
sent. on that account the Crystal
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