The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-16
TO BE TAKEN TO IDAHO.
Judge Knowles Orders the Removal of
Earles and Edwards.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, June 15.-Judge Knowles to-day
issued a warrant for the removal of John
S. Earles and Erwin Edwards to the jul
Tisdiction of the federal court of Idaho.
Ten O'Clock this morning was the time
set by the court for arguments to be
heard upon the application of the district
attorney for the order of the court that
would remove the two men to Idaho. The
district attorney presented the applica-
ton. The two men We're present in
court but their counsel, Peter Breen and
Alex Mackel We're not on hand. No one
appeared for the men and the court. with
out asking to hear from the district attor-
ney, made the necessary order. The r7lt =
were then returned to the county jail,
where they will remain until the United
States marshal or one OF his deputies
takes them to MOSCOW, Idaho. 1t is ex-
pected that Deputy Mekeliohn will take
them, leaving here either Saturday or
Monday.
The men appear resigned to the turn af-
fairs have taken and will make no furth-
er effort to prevent being taken to the
neighboring state. Their counsel was not
present to-day because they had resorted
10 every known legal maneuver to resist
the efforts to take them to Moscow to an
Swer to the charge of the indictment when
they argued in favor of the writ of hab-
eas corpus, and they felt that further ar
guments would be unnecessary. The order
of the court made in the matter is directed
to Marshal Wooman, and reads:
"Whereas, John s. Earles and Erwin
Edwards have been copmitted to jail un-
der and by virtue of a commitment made
by a United States commissioner for this
| district, a copy of which commitment is
hereo annexed; and the assistant United
| States district attorney for this district
| has made application to me for a warrant
| for the removal of the said prisoners. un-
| der the provisions of section LOLA of the
| revised statutes, to the Northern district
| of Idaho in which district the offense fol-
| which they have been so committed is to
be tried; and the said prisonres have been
brought before me and due examination
| of the matter has been made.
| Therefore, now, you are hereby COM
| manded in the name and by the authority
| of the said United States. that you forth
with remove the said prisoners, John s
| Earles and Erwin Edwards. now in youl
| custody, to the said Northern district OF
| Idaho and deliver them to the marshal oi
| the district, in order that the said prison
| ers may be dealt with according to law,
| The case of the United States VS.. De
| Roster, indicted on the charge of selling
| whskey to a couple of Flathead Indians
| by the names of Michael Jane and Louis
! Pierre at Desmet in Missoula county
/ was on trial all day. The evidence has
! all been presented with the exception oi
| two witnesses for the defense, who were
| unable to reach Helena. They are eX
/ pected tomorrow, when the case will be
| closed. De Roster is a rancher. residing il
| the vicinity of Desmet, and it is claimed
! he returned from Missoula one evening
about a year ago, having some whiskey
which he disposed of to the Indians He
was tried once before, but the jury disa
! greed. s. G. Murray of Missoula is de
Tending him.
Marshal Woolman to-day received tn,
| following telegram from Marshal Had
| sell of Wyoming: TRAIN robbers eludet
| posse at Elk mountains, 40 miles soutl
| OF Buffalo. Were equipped by friend.
| with fresh horses. camp outfit and am
| munition Have As hours start Pleas
| notify officers to be on the lookout"
| Marshal Woolman dispatched the mes
sage to the sheriffs of Dawson, Custer
Carbon, Yellowstone and Park counties
also directing them to be on the lookou
| for the highwaymen.