Gogebic-Houghton County MI Archives News.....Huhta Convicted December 5, 1914
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Wakefield Advocate December 5, 1914
SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1914
HUHTA CONVICTED
John Huhta, the man accused of the killing of the Jane boys and Thos. Dally at 
Painsdale last December was convicted by a jury at Marquette last week.  The 
jury was out but about 35 minutes when a verdict of guilty was determined upon.

The case has been on before Judge Cooper for over two weeks and its result was 
anxiously watched for by the law abiding people of the peninsula.  The state's 
interest was looked after by Atty. George E. Nichols who was appointed by the 
atty. general to take charge of the case.  The defense entrusted mainly to 
Congressman W.J. MacDonald.

Huhta made a confession - in fact he made several confessions - in which he 
laid the killing of the Jane boys and Dally to himself, Nick Verbanac, Hjaimer 
Jalonen and Joseph Juutnen, all members of the Western Federation of Miners.

Judge Cooper sentenced him to life imprisonment.

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