The diamond drill., 1921-11-26
JURY PARTIAL TO ).
BLIND PIGCERS
THREE AcQUITTALs AND ONE REAL
CONVICTION THE RESULTS
CASINOS scANT ATTENTION
Word of a Blind Pigger Seems to
Have More Weight Than That
of the County Officers

The first criminal case called was
that OF The People VS.. Geno Petcoff
The defendant Is said to conduct a
temperance saloon in the Sullivan
building at Iron River and has been
under suspicion for long Tins. Sher-
iff Waite planned a campaign to get
him. He instructed one OF his deputies
TO enter the place and buy moonshine
The deputy assigned To the work was
Harry Urban Of this city. Mr.. Urban
took two others. I'm with him. He
bought a drink for the three. Urban
swore that Fetcoff served him moon
shine. The other two hedged; said 1t
was pop or something else; didn't
know exactly.
Sheriff Waite was present when the
raid was made and swore that he
entered the place and caught Petcoff
unawares. Petcoff had bottle OF
moonshine in his hand. Mr.. Waite
swore that he deliberately hurled the
bottle against the stove and broke II.
Petcoff swore that Waite grabbed
him and bottle Of pop that he had 10
his hand fell 10 the floor. the bottle
broke and let the contents flow out
on the floor.
The jury evidently believed Petcoff
for they took but one ballot and
brought in a verdict OF "Not Guilty.
Pinterellas on Trial
The case OF the People VS.. John
1Pintarella and HIS mother, Theresa
EPintarella wasSthe next case called.
In this case the mother was made
defendant because upon examination
In justice cort she swore that the
building was owned by her son and
that she was working for him. thus
duplicating her in the charge against
the son SO both OF the Pintarellas
were joined in the complaint
The evidence In this case was as
follows: Two deputy sheriffs. George
lTuhowskf and Joe Condo were in
structed by Sheriff Waite to go to the
Pintarella soft drink place and get
evidence OF the sale therein of In
toxicating liquor, They swore that
they entered the place. and purchased
drinks and some additional in a bot
tie. Mrs. Pintarella waiting on them
John Pintarella came up while they
were there and asked them II they
didn't come into the place purposely
TO get him In trouble. They had sonfe
OF the moonshine purchased in court
as evidence.
The defense was that John Pinter-
ella was out hunting at the time and
be put two witnesses on the stand who
swore that he was with them in the
woods nj the time that the men claim
he accosted them In the saloon. Mrs.
Pinterella attempted to prove that
the stun she was selling was not
Imoonshine but evidently didn't make
any kind OF Job OF Il for the jury
acquitted John and convicted the
mother.
The case of John CUISINE was called
on Wednesday but John, who Is not
a stranger TO the court, got tangled
up In the matter OF an attorney. IL
seems that several OF the legal fra
lternity have become persona non
gratis with this gentleman and those
who were not on his blacklist were at
lodds with his generosity on fees. John
had heard OF the reduction in the II
c L and thought that II ought 10 ex-
ltend 10 the defense OF a blindpiggcr.
While he was dickering for reduc-
tlon his case was called and he was
informed that unless he quickly came
To terms with some one OF the law
yers present and appeared in court
ready to have his case go 20 trial =
would be put on trial minus the iega'
lappendage usually attached 10 the rs
lcelvIng end of the legal battery. John
lhastily resumed negotiations with
Martin McDonough but that gentle
man informed him that there had besr
a change In the market and price, had
Increased whereat john beat II 20
Leigh Caswell's Office IN an Effort to
establish liaison between that een-
ltleman's service and Johns exchcck-
er. Mr.. caswell informed him that he
doesn't specialize in blind pig de-
lenses. He then besought Frank
Heydon to take pity upon him and
Frank promised 10 take up the de-
Tense although the handicap Of a be-
lated entrance made Il very difficult
for him.
Tho case won't to trial after dinner
+. Mr.. Heydon fought as hard az pos
slble but the evidence was convinc
ling. The dueste OF sieuths that sher-