The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-02-19
MANY PIGGERs CONVICTED
Court In All Week Session Disposed
Of Half Of Calendar

| eating liquors contrary 10 the local
option law. His attorney was Edward
Lott OF Iron River.
The case of Rampona charg-
ed with storing intoxicating liquors
was put on trial and after the evidence
was all in Judge Flanagan directed a
verdict for the defendant.
Farley Acquitted
Richard Farley. a feeble minded
youth OF this city, was tried on Tues
day for throwing a switch on the st.
Paul road and endangering the lives
OF the crew and passengers on the
night train several months ago. A re-
port OF the affair was published in
these columns at the time.
AS Farley was unrepresented and
claimed that he had no money TO pay
an attorney, the court appointed
Senator NJ. II. Moriarty to defend him.
The case occupied all OF the day on
Tuesday Mr. Moriarty took the posi-
ton that the boy was feeble minded
and ought TO be sent to the state insti-
tuition for the feeble minded az Lapeer
instead OF to prison. He had been at
Newberry once and was taken out by
his parents. The boy was put upon the
stand by his attorney 80 that the jury
could Judge for themselves OF his
state of mind.
Prosecuting Attorney Wafien was
interested in getting the boy shut up
so that he wouldn't be let out again
and be menace to the public and this
was the position taken by the railroad
company. Both would have been sat
isfied IL they could be assured that the
boy would be taken care OF by the
state and not again turned at large.
They feared that IL he should be sent
TO Newberry or to Lapeer he would be
let out again in a comparatively short
time.
The jury was out but very short
time when a verdict OF Not Guilty
was brought in.
by agreement between the attorneys
the boy was placed in custody pending
investigation as to his sanity
Two Piggers Escape
On Wednesday morning the case
against Fable Buhrman was taken up.
This is one OF the cases that was ad-
ded to the calendar after IL was is
sued. Buhrman was bartender in the
Flanagan place and liquor was found
upon his person by the officers during
a raid
Buhrman was defended by SEQ. Pow
er but the case was Overwhelmingly
against the defendants as was shown
by the short time il took the jury to
return a verdict Of guilty
The next case. that against Autillio
Camilli was called on Wednesday
afternoon. Camilli was charged with
keeping and storing liquor In his
premises and that the said premises
we're open to the public and not used
as his residence. Camilli keeps a
dance hall and candy store in the
lower end OF town. The officers cap
tured a bottle OF whiskey in his place
in December There was some ques-
ton as 10 the place being other than
his residence" as Camilli lives in the
building. Mr.. Power who had the de-
fense worked hard and scored his first
victory when the jury after a brief
consultation returned verdict OF
Not Guilty"
The first case ON Thursday morning
was that of the People vs.. A. Sar-
torelli who was accused OF violation
OF the liquor law IN that he sold liquor
without a license This is one OF the
cases that came up from raids made
before the local option law went into
effect r. p Lott appeared for the de-
fense. The man lived at the Gastra
location and kept a candy store In a
building separate from his home.
II was evident that the jury was not
convinced that sufficient evidence had
been produced to show that Sartor-
ELF owned the place in which the
liquor was found for they found the
defendant "Not Guilty" Some of the
most important witnesses in the case
disappointed MIR Waffen when they
were put upon the stand.
Bonds Were Forfeited
The case against Thomas Kondros
was called but Thomas was nowhere 10
be found so his bail amounting TO
$500 was forfeited and his bondsmen
required to pay II into the court. Kon-
dros IL the shoemaker at Iron River
who poured the whiskey into rubber
boot when his place was searched.
The next case called was that