Jan. 29, 1931
It took the jury only about 20 minutes to consider the case against James Nutter before announcing a verdict of guilty, about 4:10 p.m. Tuesday. The prosecution testimony was to the effect that the two Nutters, James and son Ralph, were stopped on M-42 east of Lake City the morning of Dec. 19 and the car searched by Deputies Smith and Truman, who then allowed them to go into Manton. In Manton, opposite Truman s house they were again stopped and that James threw a bottle, which failed to break and which his son Ralph then picked up and smashed, kicking the glass out of the wheeltrack. The two Nutters were the only defense witnesses and both stated that the car was searched by the deputies on M-42, they were then allowed to go on toward Manton. That they had some milk in the car for James daughter in Manton and some card honey to be sold in Cadillac. They also planned to visit a trap line on the west side of U.S. 131. In Manton they were stopped and Deputy Truman put hi