Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-03-19
4 Sensation al | Leland

\ correspondent Of tine ~pokc-ninu- F.
Review from leland. this county, fur I
ni-he> tn, roiluWiup story To- that .
paper under '!a'c OF March 18Th:
Tile little town of Leland, which j.
located among the fertile grain fields
ui putlatrh Ridge about five miles
from i\rndrirk. has set this whole see
ton 4uS-iIll- over tlit arrests oi two
Of her prominent 'itlIcu-, J. kirlcu-
dstli and \ j. Payne, and the coming
arrest of George Taunahill, who /,
daily expected here from II trir in tlie
east, On the charge of robbery. Two
years ago the 1th of July the whole
country was thrown ,n,o cNcitent ut
over the robhing OF az Italian ptddler
AT about 500 worth of goods III the vi
entity of Leland and ~ all efforts to
secure amy clue to tn" offenders proved
fruitie~-, the event had almost been
| forgotten, until the arrests of the last
! few days. It >ecni~ that the peddler
| was unfortunate enough to have his
! team run away the day previous to the
night of the robbery, and went to the
| ho3l,c of ZENITH Mcklcver aud asked
permission to stay for the night, which
| was granted him providing he would
| stay II, All old log house that was not
| being Used Taking his wagon with
goods near the house ne commenced to
nail up the cover aud arrange them in
| place III the WagoU when MckieVer
cautioned him that he had better put
his goods in the house, which he re-
fused to do. During the night some
one hauled the wagon with goods
down the road near the orchard and
took the goods leaving the wagon.
From that day to this the myster-
iou> disappearance of the goods have
been shrouded in a mystery, which
has never failed to battle the skill OF
the crowd of wood-he detectives that
immediately sprang into existence
from all quarters of the ridge. Search
warrants were issued tor every build
ing in the neighborhood from the pig
styc to the garnet, but all in vain.
While an apparent lull had crept over
the matter, there We're those who have
never failed to follow up the shreds OF
evidence that have come out occasions
ally.
During the past six months II mum
Der of the young ladies' have been pre-
sented with watches, pins, rings AND
souvenir spoons, which was regarded
10y the Old Sleuths of the ne,ghbOr
hood as looking rather suspicious, anC
upon investigation the names of thu
donors of the presents We're learned
and hence the arrests. One youns
lady returned a pin to the constable
with note saying she believed that i
was stolen property and didn't care t.
keep it any longer. a. J. Payne wa
tried to-day. but the case was dismissed
l on the grounds of lack of evidence.
Mr.. Kirkendali was arrested tiv
times today on different charges, all q
which he was cleared except the last
l for which he was held under bail unit
2 the oath inst"
Messrs. Payne, Kirken"all and Tan
nahill, are prominent citizens of Ne
| Perce county. and we'll known in Lew
| iston, and their arrest in connection
! with this crime was Il surprise to man
| friends here. Mr.. Geo. Tannahill at
l companied his brother Auditor Tannu
hill, ON his recent visit in the east, an,
; he returned to Leland Saturday. II
j. indignant at the accusations made
and SAYS they are the outcome of tn
oper ttlon~ of mlScrupulnus enemies.