The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-14
pEAsE IN THE SLOPPY SOUR
KoOtenai COuntys Sheriff . Fugitive
From Justice.

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From Justice.
woMEH AND VINE WE a WALKING.
saieon Een Who Pad the shsriR Messy are
Victims Of His Btsalings.
In the closing days Of the old regime
In KoOtenai county Official circles, IL
fell TO the lot Of Sheriff Pease 70 make
q dramatic and Sensational exit from
Office TO become fugitive from justice.
For a year past 1t hiss been known
that the sheriff was living very fast
life. His periodical visits TO Spokane,
where he spent money most iavishly in
wine snppers with the dizzy denizcns Of
the tenderloin district whose hRttefing
foibies and vicious virtue dazzied his
eye. caused frequent comment. On
December 30. be left Rathdrum. stating
that he intended going to Montana for
the purpose OF arresting one Of the pris.
oners who escaped from the Jail LAST
summer. Since that time nothing has
been heard from him. Before leaving
he gave an order 70 NJ. NJ. Cowley, of
Spokane, for the county warrants due
him for the last quarter. He has wife
and child who are cow stopping at their
home on an island In Pend d Oreille lake
opposite Hope.
i Last Monday the county commission
ers bad the safe 10 the sheriff's ONCE
opened and found II to contain only q
postage stamp and few keys. All Of
the receipt and account books belonging
to the Office are missing and 1t is i'm.
possible to tell how much, IL any, has
been stolen from the county. The
amount paid by the saloon men. for
which they bold only the sherifi's indi-
vidual receipt. will not be known until
sheriff Bradbury makes an investiga.
ton. but Il is supposed to amount to
three or four thousand dollars. The In
vestigaiions have developed the fact
that the saloon men who have nothing
but the receipts are still liable and have
been doing business without license.
Pease has been prominent figure Ia
events In this county for the past two
years. He organized company OF vol.
unteers when the call was made, who
are now at Manila, aud was promised a
commission from Governor Steunenbere
In the event OF . second call. He was
elected as = democrat two years ago BY
q majority OF seven votes. but in the
last election he supported the republican
ticket.
1t is said that this 10 not the first
crooked work Pease has been guilty Of
and that previous TO that time his name
was Roberts.
AS an illustration Of his reckless ex
penGitures. II Is said that during one Of
his visits 10 this place he went to q
restaurant with some friends and or
dered porter house steaks. The restaur
Rnter could not procure cuts to suit ths
epicurean taste Of the sheriff and 90 re
ported. Pease walked over to thu
butcher shop. bought whole quarter
Of prime beef, had 1t taken to the res
taurant and ordered the cook 70 take
out the best cuts for him and gave tha
balance to the owner Of the place. Thai
10 supposed TO have been one OF th.
sherifrs beefy days.
County Attorney Goode has put in 4
large part of the week on the case, anC
a. a result OF his investigations mad
the following deductions and report FOL
. the guidance Of Sheriff Bradbury;
COUNTY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
RATHDRrM, Idaho. Jan. II, 1889.
Fred Z. Bradbury. Esq. Sheriff Of Koot
enAi County:
SIR:-My attention has been called h
the fact that q number Of persons an
at this time engaged In the sale OF in
toxicating liquors In the county, wh'
have not complied with the law regu
lating the sale Of intoxicating liquor
Z; aud governing the issuance Of licens
, for the sale thereof.
: Inasmuch as there seems TO be som
= Misrepresentation as TO what the law n
!. quires, | deem It advisable to inform
: you Of these requirements in order tina
all persons engaged in the sale Of intoz
e icating liquors may be required TO do .
p Ia conformity with the law and NO
4 otherwise.
Z. Section 2l57, Revised Statutes OF Ids
no, makes the sheriff ex -otiicio collecto
!. OF county aud state licenses. The PR
!. visions Of this section govern the CO
Y lection OF the tax and licenses issued fO
v the sale OF intoxicating liquors,
!: Section OF an act, approved Febru
/ AIRY 8, 1891, (session laws, Idaho, po-p
Q p. So regulating the sale OF intoxica
e ing liquors, makes 1t unlawful for an
person. by himself. by agent or otheI
q wise, TO sell spirituous, malt or fe
e mented liquors or wines, to be drank Il
!. on, or about the premises where sole
n without having first procured licens
q and giving bond rs hereinafter pr
!. vided."
Sections 9 and Of the same act pr
vide the manner Of making applicatic
!. for said licenses and how the same Al
y granded and issued. and are as follow
: Sec. 9. All applications for licens
n to sell intoxicating, spurious, malt I
T. fermented liquors or wines to be dram
l. In, on. or about the premises where sol