Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-05-08
Pride and Krebs yindicated.
Statesman.

and Pride jointly, alleged that man
by the name of Brookshire came to
Krebs in the Land office to lille on
piece If land that Pride had timber
culture claim on, and that krebs went
with Broekshire to Pride's office
Pride was not then an officer in the
land office, but was secretary OF the
territory, and had as much right to
make fling as Brookshire, and had
a right to relinquish for pay or with
out pay the same as any other citizen)
and that Pride charged him $50 to
relinquish his claim whether it was
true, that Brookshire did pay him $50
to relinquish is not material, no evil
dence outside Of Brookshire's was ta-
ken; Pride says he did not receive
any money from Brookshire to relin-
ouish, but did receive counsel fee
Of $40 from Brookshire, and that was
all there was Of it.) To tins indict-
ment Pride and Krebs' counsel inter-
posed demurrer, and Judge Brod-
erick sustained it Oh the ground that
the Indictment did not charge or show
that Krebs asked, demanded or re-
ceived anything or any part OF the
$50 from Brookshire, and that Pride
was not an officer in the land Office at
the time that Brookshire went to him
10 secure his REIMBURSEMENT.
The next indictment charged Pride
with extorting $3.50 from one Frank
Hubbard and $40 from one Sans. On
this indictment Pride went to trial.
The following are the jurors who sat
on the case and rendered verdict of
not guilty, after being out twenty
minutes. ]. j. Mastelar, Geo. Perkel,
B. +. Swally, G. A. Webster, Eb
Pinkham,J J. w. Maynard, l.. b. Lyon,
Seaman Jones, S. l.. Morrow. j. j.
Smith, /. n. Paynter and E. p Baker
The evidence disclosed the following
facts: Frank Hubbard had timber
culture claim on the Weiser, on which
he had made valuable improvements
and the building of the railroad and
the boom for land on the Wei5or, en-,
abled him to sell out this claim 20 one
Walker for 81, 800. He made out his
REIMBURSEMENT in favor Of said Walk.
er, and the papers were sent on to
Washington for the cancellation OF
IIuhbard's entry, and when it was
made and reported to this Office, tho
land would be SUBJECT to entry by the
first applicant. Ii Hubbard coule
know this fact first and have Walker
make the entry he would get his ST.,
500, otherwise he would lose all. He
interviewed his friends and seyera
attorneys on being informed how tx
find out before anyone else when thu
cancellation came back to this Office
Fremont Wood wanted $500 to at
tend to the business, 5000 down anc
the balance when he secured the op
portunity for Walker to fle This
Hubbard thought too much, and som,
of his friends told him he did not neet
a lawyer to do that kind Of business
that he was trading with Coffin ane
he had better get Sherman Coffin tt
attend TO it. lie also spoke to Prid,
about getting Sherman Coffin, ant
Pride told him Sherman could atten.
to it just as well as any one. H,
made bargain with Coffin to attend
to it for $3.50 in case he succeeded
aMd in case he did not succeed h,
was not to have anything. Sherman
CotlM watched the land Office, notified
Hubbard, and Walker fled all right
paid Hubbard for the land $500 a.
he had agreed, and Hubbard paic
Sherman Coffin his $3.50 Coffns
testimony was that ne made the bar
gain with Hubbard, as above stated
and received the $3.50 and kept it
and that Pride never got, received o.
asked for cent of the money.
On the other count, for extortiag Slt
from Thomas b. Sans. the evidence wa
as follows: Sans swears that he went in
to the land office on the morning of tin
10th of Nov 1888, and stated to Krebs
the receiver, that he desired to make i
REIMBURSEMENT of a timber culture Kreb
informed aim that he must have the origi
nal receipt, which he did not have. Priue
who. he said. was III the office at the time
came and plucked him by the arm an,
took him into j private room, and told hin
fhuf Inv ha1 n