The diamond drill., 1920-02-07
SENTENCED TO SERVE A MINIMUM
or ONE YEAR FOR HIS ACT
INFLUENZA STOPPED WORK
So Many of the Attorneys We're
Unable to Be Present That But
Few Cases We're Considered

Gulius Parochelle, Anglicized to
Julius Parokelle, was convicted I'm the
circuit court OF this county last Tues
day OF assault with a dangerous weap-
on. The jury returned a verdict about
noon after a short consideration OF the
case
The case was the first and only one
tried OF those enumerated on the Grim
'inal docket. Several cases were 10
have been tried and would have been
but for the Interference OF the flu
which attacked Attorney George Pow
el, one OF the attorneys who had most
Of the defenses. Illness OF lawyers
and attorneys connected with the
cases on the civil docket with which
the jury's services were needed made
IL impossible 10 try any OF those cases
so Judge Flanagan dismissed part OF
the jury early Tuesday and when the
Parokelle jury reported he allowed the
other members to go home. The bal
ance OF the term was taken up with
ahe consideration OF chancery and
court cases.
The Parokelle Case
But little time was lost In getting a
jury In this caee. Attorney August j
waffen OF Iron River appeared for the
defense and the charge was reduced to
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm.
The Jury was one OF the best assem-
bled in a case in Iron county in many
day, containing several substantial
citizens and prominent business men
from both sides of the county.
The complaining witness, Rudolph
Clippert, known locally as "the mys-
terry man." had been kept here by the
prosecuting attorney and he was on
hand 20 tell the story of the assault.
His story didn't vary in any particular
from that already told in these col
umns. Parokelle found Clippert Nm
the camp when he arrived there after !
visiting his home at Crystal Falls
After few words Parokelle shot at
him Clippert first picked up a small |
hand axe-he claims with the inten- |
ton OF leaving the camp-and Parok- |
ellie shot him three times. all OF the |
bullets entering the back OF his body. |
The other witnesses introduced by |
the prosecution had nothing material
to the assault 10 tell and the story |
OF the prosecution was all told at 500
o'clock Monday evening.
Attorney waffen then addressed the
jury in behalf OF his client. His YER
sion OF the story was all built around
an effort to show rself defense" on the
part OF Parokelle. He told how his
client met a man named Mcmillan on
the trail about two miles from the
Parokelle camp: how Mcmillan told
Parokelle 20 look out, that man with
bad eye" was about his camp; that
Parokelle was thus frightened and
when he opened the camp door he
saw the big man" inside he became
more frightened; how Parokelle or
dered the man out; how the man said
he intended to stay and how he reach
ed for hand axe lying on the table;
how Parokelle fired a shot into the
side OF the cabin to frighten the man;
how the man dropped the hand AK
and picked up double bitted axe and
struck at him (Parokelle): how Par
okeile. In stepping back to dodge the
blow. tripped and fell on the floor;
that. fearing the man would strike
him with the axe as he lay upon the
floor, he discharged tho remaining
shots In the chamber OF the revolver,
not knowing n he hit clippert; that
ciippert went away saying, y will get
you yet old man"
lie said the reason the bullets en-
tered the mans back was that Parok-
ellie was lying on the floor In such a
way that his shots were directed up
wards and al the mans back.
This story Mr.. waffen then sought
to substantiate by evidence. The
man Mcmillan said that he was lust
Parokelle and he didn't say
anything about Clippert having a bad
eys. Parokelle himself told the story
very much as waifen detailed It and
held to his tale very well on cross ex-
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