Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-05-14
DACKS ACQUITTED
OF MURDER INTENT
Case of Greatest Interest On
Criminal Calendar.-Jury
Out All Night
COURT is LENIENT
WITH EMBEZZLER
Less Than Half of Applicants For
Citizenship Admitted.-Service
Men ON Honor Roll

The first case on the circuit court
calendar at this term happened to be
the one of greatest general interest, be-
ing the case of the state against Joe
DackS, who was accused of having
mingled poison with medicine that had
been prescribed for his wife, with in
tent to kill.
The action was tried on Tuesday and
it occupied the attention of the court
and the jury nearly all that day, going
to the jury toward evening. The jury
deliberated over the evidence and the
testimony all night and until 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning. when they brought
in a verdict of acquittal.
The jury which tried Dacks was.
made up of the following venue men:
Walter Clark. T. A. Strand George r.
TroOst. Leroy Bernard, I. w. Sparks,
Ben III. Lane Leroy l.. BissOn. Andrew
Kruissik. Winfield Scott, Matt ]. Haasl,
Sam Dean. Bird Richardson.
LySol was the poison alleged to have
been mixed with medicine given to the
sick woman. The testimony of two
druggists was TO the effect that the bot
tie of medicine offered as an exhibit in
the case contained lySOl. but cOnvinc-
ing proof was lacking that Dacks put
it there. and Il motive for attempting
to poison his wife. was also lacking.
City Attorney Charles Kirwan ably de
Tended DackS, assisted by f. c. POrs.
Easy With Embezzler
l.. w. Cooper. Il former treasurer OF
the town of Hubbard in this county.
charged with embeZZlement Of town
funds to the amount of over $500. was
dealt leniently with and was given a
chance to make restitution. He has
paid $500 of the amount involved and
is to pay the balance as soon as poSsi-
bic. Cooper has been living III the west
for several years and was located in
Idaho by Sheriff Simon and brought
back here for trial
Joseph l.. K0bliska and f. ".
Frenchick. charged with the larceny
Of valuable box of candy from the
>dfpQt at Weyerhaeuser and appre=
hended by railroad detectives, plead
gully anu NtIG iIllEtI .D1OD EttIllg WIN IL
they paid.
The action of the state against Ed.
Guile. charged with making false pre-
lenses was continued, as was the case
against \. G. Mooney. on account OF the
absence Of an important witness.
The trial of James y. Burgess,
charged With abandonment, was CON
tinued with the understanding that
Burgess got to work and turned over
the money received for his labor to q
custodian for the use of his family.
The case Of g. G. Humber vs.. Peter
Reichel was transferred from the list
Of jury cases to one for the court to
decide
The action of Ben E. French against
John Kobe and John Thompson was
dismissed.
The matter of Albert s. Reyels VS..
Martin Nratanina and John Skozen was
one in which the plaintiff sued to col
lect compensation for baling hay.
Reyels was given Judgment for S7S.93.
An order for dismissal was entered
i'm the action of George T. Stine, adj
ministrator of the estate Of Ida J. Nc
C0rmick, deceased, against the Rusl
County Bank
The actions Of the State Bank of
Ladysmith against Frank T. Stare and
against Ferndell Farms, were settled
ont of court.
The piZanaSki-paZcOrkO controversy
attevel0ped some exciting and amusing
Notwithstanding to the spectators
only. John PiZanaski was suing Fran
ciyek and Mary paZcOrkO for wages
1t was shown that John hired out tC
work for the defendants for $40 PEI
wear and his board and clothes JOIN
and Mary got into controversy over
the wages one day and Mary. who is
a small but belIigerent person, gave the
hired man licking. This incident
terminated the contract, the jury de
cided. and they awarded him wages al
the rate of $1.00 day. SO John wol
in court if he did lose ON the field o.
battle. The principals and witnesses
are Polish farmers residing south o
COnrath They do not speak English
consequently Interpreters had to be EN-
pIGyed. They so disturbed the cOur
at one time with their conversation il
j corner of the room that the judge haC
TO admonish them to desist, otherwis
they would he put ont. Bailiff speicl
took chances on losing some hair whel
ne attempted to stop an altercatiQl
that appeared to be leading to physi
cal violence between two female wit
nesses.
Judgment for plaintiff was rendere