The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-30
WHEELS Of JUSTICE GRINDING
Doings up to Date Of the
Circuit Court.
Testimony in the Hopper
Case.


Francis and Major Cartwright.
Defendants appeared and plead "Not
Guilty"
Roll of jurors called. All present.
James Sherman VS.. Bramblee, ct
al; continued from yesterday. ].
F. Glenn and J. w. Smith testified |
for plaintiff. G. A. Winkler testified
for defendant.
Friday:-Short & Rice, continued
for term.
Roll of jurors called
Sherman VS.. Bramblee, M. S.
Bramblee, f. w. Beier, G. R. White,
j. j. Jones, e. Hinkle and Mark
Winkler testified for defendants.
Saturday:-B. Haas & Co VS..
Morton & Reavis, continued for
term.
B. Haas & Co. VS.. A. NJ Reed,
Judgment by default.
Monday:-H w. Cooke VS.. T. II.
Manning, judgment by default.
S.. j. Durbin VS.. NJ L. Hoyt
Judgment by default.
Frank Bros. Implement Co. VS.. A.
G. Mitchell, continued for term.
State VS.. J. A. Harris and Isaac
Herring, running ferry without license;
allowed time to plead
State vs. Noel and j. P. Hopper,
jury empanneled as follows:
G. T. Reavis, VIM. Eddy, Lyman
Perkins, W. S. Bennett, S. Simpson,
H. w. Anderson, John McRoberts,
j. D. Sindon, f. E. Helms, A. K.
Kreigbaum, John Mulloy, W. H..
Stutzman. The following is the
substance of the testimony offered
Chas. Christensen, sworn and
testified for the prosecution as
follows
Business, raising sheep, Had q
band of sheep in Sand Hollow, this
county, in April, 1891. Lost BOO
head of yearlings, ewes and wethers
about April 1st, 81. Were branded
with circle bar. Ewes were cal
marked with underbit in left ear anc
wethers with crop off right ear
Hopper and herded about two and
one-half miles apart. Don't know
just how many sheep Hopper's had
l saw some of my sheep in thu
Hopper band-dont know hov
many-saw quite number. Saw
a good many with my mark but no
branded. Saw over 100. | toll
Hopper the sheep were in there-tol'
them they were mine-showed then
some. Hopper denied their bein
there. They said they would nc
give them up. They are nov
branded oh" on top of my brand
Never sold any of the sheep. Hal
conversation with Charlie Hoppe
about the sheep and with Noel and j
P. Hopper.
Cross examintion:-Lived her
two years. Come from Oregon
Don't know whether l ever worke
for a man there named Christensen
We had our sheep together. II
owned his, | owned mine. W
separated them IN the fall and had I
difficulty. My sheep were gone c
Sunday. Missed them Monda..
Would not have missed 20 head
one time. Would miss them aft
while if they kept going. Dor
know if mine went at one time or
small lots. Do not suppose thu
went before Monday. Would n
have known if few went befor
LOOkoQ lOI lilO lOoV ouCCP "hN' %
Hopper band of ewes. None Their
Hopper yearling band was over hi
did not look at them until six wee
afterward. Saw some of my she
there then. Did not say at prelir
mary examination that Hopper's to
me that if they had more than tn
regular number / could take the
l did not go to yearling herd soor
because Charlie said he did not thi
there were any of mine the
Changed my mind when Nesbit ST
they were there. Went then. 5
sheep. They did not refuse to
me look at the sheep. Could have t.
all of my sheep if we had put tn
in corral and examined them. Dc
know why 1 didn't do so. Thou|
they would not let me. Never ask
them if could. Don't know VIII
didn't ask to examine them.
sheep had H over my brand. Th
l testified to this on preliminary
animation don't think IL was aSl