Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-07-06
Renner Bound Over.

R. Benner of Willow creek, who
was arrested last week, has been boudd
over by Justice Kirkland to The superior
court on two charges of burglary.
Preliminary examination of Benner on
the charge of burglary preferred by Joel
Doan was hello on Tuesday, defendant
beng represented by Judge Hanna
When defendant was arralgned, defend
ants counsel askedt that the testimony
be taken in writing, and on this being
refused, made motion for change of
venue, which was aso denied. As wit
neeses the prosecution introduced joel
Doan. who claimed that he left his shack
on April % aud returning two weeks la
ter found the house rad been broken
open and many thin ga taken, including
groceries, a horse collar, lines, axe, and
razor and strap; that on June ID he
searched the premises Of l.. r. Benner
and found razor and strap there, which
he could identify as his property, aud as
having been taken from his house. On
cross examination he admitted finding at
Benner's in the search, another raz II,
which he at first claimed as his own,
afterwards dscarding that opinion when
the other razor was found. Harry Ben
ner, young son of the accused, was
also put on the stand, and asked what
his father sent him on ahead OF the OIL
Ger for the day OF the arrest, and answered
to tell bis mother to change the lines,
The answer was thrown 1ut and the boy
not allowed TO testify. NJ. Burnam,
brother-in.las of accused, was called and
stated that the trunk in which the razor
vas found did not belong to him Mrs.
E-lner was put on by the defense and
teslfe3 that the razor and strap had teen
about The place for several years. She
was -slei II she did 2t know that she
was iv.a.s IN a stolen house, and an
swered aat she did not consider that
she was. The prosecution put on E. d.
EdriG 20 as re'atta}, and he was asked
if the lea..-to kiteher at Benner's was
not a cabin taken from his claim on vii
low creek. lie VS. cot allowed to an
swer. Both sides rested, and tie justice
bound Benner over in the sum OF $500.
On Wednesday L. r. Benner and
Frank Bonner were given a preliminary
examination on the charge of burglary
preferred by b. f. Reddinger. The u.s.
tice concluded it would be we'll to have
the testimony ia this case written out.
The prosecuting witness stated that his
cabin in the Willow creek country had
been broken into about May %, and a
number of articles, groceries, harness
and other things had been stolen. Sew
eral pieces of harness that had been
found b4 himself and others at Benrer's
he identified as being part of the stuff
taken from his cabin John Eaeho tes-
titled to finding the stuff identified at
Benner's place, where he went with
search warrant l.. r. Benner was
bound over in the sum of $500, and
Frank Bonner, his son, was discharged,
there bsiug no evidence produced that
would in any way connect him with the
goods.
The testimony for the prosecution
was unexpectedly weak, and it is thought
that unless additional evidence can be
obtained, Benner cam t be convicted of
anything more serious than petty lar
cenY.
Z. d. Fldridge of Pampa, who was in
the city last week, states that since the
arrest of Benuer he has discovered that
lhe kitchen on Jhe Benner house was
built Of the lumber from his cabin,
which had been stolen from bis place
near Beuners .-Gazoete.
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