The diamond drill., 1922-02-03
DISSOLVED BY ORDER OF CIRCUIT
COURT LAST MONDAY
|. R. SCHOOL BOARD CASE UP
Mrs. Fabre Pleaded Guilty and
Frank Martis Got Out
on a Technically

Judge Flannigan opened the January
term Of the circuit court for Iron coun-
ty last Monday and has been getting
through with lot Of work. There were
several motions and other unimportant
work disposed OF during the early
hours of the court, along with the
calling OF the calendar.
The entire criminal calendar, with
the exception of the case against Mrs.
Fabre and Frank Martis was put over
until the next term. Mrs. Fabre
pleaded guilty and Frank Martis thru
his attorney, Clarence Dwyer, sought
10 have the indictment quashed on the
ground that the officers did not take
the legal steps in securing the search
warrant
The points brought up in the origi-
nal objection didn't interest Judge
Flanagan so much as the one OF sufii-
cheney of description. The search
warrant empowered the officers to
search the buildings on "the Frank
Martis farm in Crystal Falls town
ship" The question OF that being
sufficient enough description to hold
water was considered and Mr.. Waffen
was told to look into the question and
bring il TO the attention of The court
later on In the session.
Wants 10 Even Batting Average
The Iron River school board case
was brought up Monday afternoon on
the entering of cross bill by the at
torney for the board members
The case Is one in which the Iron
County Taxpayers Assn. seeks TO COM
pei the members OF the Iron River
school board TO pay back certain mon
eys which IL is claimed was illegally
appropriated. The action was brought
by /. w. Byers, manager OF the assoc
iation.
The cross bill recites that several
years ago Mr.. Byers was a member of
the same board and that he did legal
work for the board for which he was
paid Mr. Lyons. in his answer to the
cross bill pleaded the statute OF limi-
tations. Mr.. McDonough argued that
as the case was brought upon the
equity side OF the court, that agency
had power to set aside the Limitation
plea in order to do equity between the
parties TO the suit.
Judge Flanagan took an opposite
view. He denied that he court had
any authority TO Offset the claim which
certain taxpayers had against mem
bers OF the school board with a claim
that the school board might have a
gainst one OF the compliments.
The repartee that followed between
the court and the attorney was spicy
II want 10 announce, and let me say
that am not angry, that / intend TO
take this case up" said Mr.. Melon
ough.
We'll. hurry up with IL" said Judge
Flanagan.
II will". replied McDonough.
"That will just suit me-" replied His
Honor. II have two scaly cases going
ND and ! would like TO have this one
go along at the same time so as to
save my batting average"
Hollister Mining Go. Dissolved
The action to dissolve the Hollister
Mining Co. the parent company that
opened mp the Carpenter and Monon-
gahela mines. also the old Hollister
and Ravenna mines, was dissolved by
action OF the court. Mr. IT, l.. Pierce
came here from Cleveland and was
placed upon the stand by Mr.. Caswell.
attorney for the Hanna Furnace Co
Pierce testified that the entire prop
erty and other assets Of the Hollister
Mining Co. had been taken over by the
Hanna Furnace Co. and that the Hol-
lister had no liabilities OF any kind
and that the stockholders wished 10
wind up the company's affairs.
The testimony satisfied Judge Flan-
nixan and the decree was entered