The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-09-24
IR FAIR OTTER BROS CASH DRY GOODS STORE

weight. but he handles himself with con.
siderable skill. and II didn't take Ions
for both Of the spoilers to be unceremo
niously bounced, and when the little mil
that followed was over Stackhouse looked
as though he had passed through the
most violent part OF Kansas cyclone,
1t is said the execution was not all done
by Rosenfeld, and one young man did
go before Justice Rodmsn, pleaded as
sault, and paid small fine. Stackhouse
claims to have been struck from several
directions at once, but however that was,
he can count himself lucky twas nc
worse, for notwithstanding bis swollen
nose. black eye, bloody ear and mutilsted
cheek, the tension of the crowd that had
gathered was at such pitch that
some little incident might have precipi-
tsted serious trouble. aud as it was the
misguided Stsckhouse was guyed and
jeered at until he WAS lead off for re-
pairs.
In the afternoon warrants were sworn
ont for the arrest of Coffin Bros, Otter
& Mechtel, Otter Bros, Sam Arendt, j..
l.. and Dan Rosenfeld for violating the
Sunday law, and for Dan Rosenfeld for
assault. The cases were set for Wednes-
day and heard in the court house before
Justice Rodman. The first case called
was that Of Otter Bros, who were repre-
sented by Attorneys Whitson & Parker.
The jury as originally drawn consisted OF
w. b. Williams, Ed Armitsge, B. F.
Waugh, Vim. Mcmillan, J. P. McCaffsrty
and George G. Mitchell. Messrs. Armi-
tage and Mitchell thought they were too
strongly prejudiced to make good jury
men and they we're excused and o. s.
Brown and Henry Griffin selected to Gil
the vacancies.
Giazier, Archie Flint and a young man
named Clarke were the witnesses. They
were members of tie spotter force, the
others being Robert Perry, Frank We'd
die, Garrett and Woodie Brewer.
The witnesses told nearly the same story
OF seeing the door open and Indians going
in. They saw no goods sold nor Indians
coming out. tilazier attempted to 90 in,
but was forced back. That was prscti-
cally the extent of the testimony, and
the prosecution offered none in rebuttal.
Both Attorneys Englehart and Whitson
made the most of their respective sides,
but all realized that conviction was
impossible. Mr.. Whitson rebuked the
spoilers and ministerial leaders for their
false professions and showed the differ
ence between their course OF prosecution
and persecution and the true religion OF
Jesus Christ. Redeemed faces and down
cast eyes indicated how the prosecutors
felt the merited rebuke. The jury had
the case but few minutes when they
brought in verdict of not guilty, which
was received by the audience with the
clapping Of hands.
The case OF Coffin Bros. terminated in
a similar way, and when the case Of the
Rosenfelds was called Attorney Snively
arose and said that the prosecution was
malicious and costly and now that ver-
dict Of not guilty had been entered in two
cases he should insist that should the
case against his clients terminate in an
acquittal that the costs be charged up
against the prosecuting witness and that
he be committed to Jail until Iaid. This
put different phase on the matter, and
after conference with Attorney Engle-
hart the balance Of the Sunday closing
cases were dismissed, much to the salts
faction OF all but very small faction
OF citizens.