Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-03-21
5. U. Tannahill, Charged with F0rg-
cry, Had His Hearing Before
Judge Lang'Ord.
BEEMAN AND BARKER GUILTY
Vi Cattle Stealing ard Grand Larceuy, and
will Receive Their Sentence
Tomorrow

The inquiry and preliminary hearing
OF the six cases i'll the matter of the State
VS.. 5. O. Tannahill, charging forgery,
was commenced before his honor Probate
Judge R. A. Langford in the probate
court. There were six different cases
In the first count the following war
rants were presented on behalf of the
prosecution by Attorney NJ. S. Johnson:
Warrant No. $500, for IL cords of wood
sos, signed S. O. Tannahill, by r. R.
Steen, issued to Eben Mounce; testified
had not been indorsed by him; No. 2SI2.
for $63 for wood, signed same way; No.
1928, IL cords of wood 500; No 2S4o,
$T47 for wood, all charged to the current
expense fund; the bill for $63, marked
FIX A, for IL cords of wood, as per con-
the state were Eben Mounce, J. Howard
Howe and Expert A. A, Cunningham.
Here the State rested.
The second case of the same character
alleging forgery, was on a warrant issued
TO the Pioneer Binderv, No II57, for sup
plies, charged to the current expense
fund. and paid but not indorsed, for 500
| a A. Cunningham was the only witues;
called on this case. The State rested.
In the third case the State presented I
warrant drawn to Joseph Brockman fo
$40 50 for grand jury fees, charged to th'
current expense fund and numbered 1855
paid but not indorsed. Mr.. Brockmai
was called by the State and testified.
During the trial of the fourth case, afte
a series of objections to the introduction
of certain exhibits and the character an,
line of certain testimony by Attorne
Geo. w. Tannahill, the prosecuting attoi
name of God, if | can't show this in I'll
way am doing, how can l get this ev
dence I'M" and Attorney Tannahill re
sponded, Get lawyer; to which tn
prosecuting attorney responded, "M1
Tannahill, when l wish to retain law
yer ! shall not retain YOU
For the fourth case the following bill
were introduced in evidence by the Stat
w. S. and II. c. Phillips, for sS4 ft
keeping Ernest Wright, an indigen
charged to the current expense fund. a
, lowed by the county commissioners, f
. which there was no signature, the 9TH
. warrant drawn to the same parties for Il
, same amount, and receipted for by Il
same people to whom it was drawn, |
S. l.. Nebins.
Case No consists of one warrant f
SIS drawn in favor of d. NJ. Gentry f
: care of J. II. Harrington, county int
: gent, charged to the current expen
: fund, No. 1896, aud not receipted for.
; The sixth case consists of four VIZ
; rants-the first payable to the order
: II. G. Schabbcl for $40 for building a
! proach to Juliaetta bridge, chargeable
!. the current expense fund, No, 2825, c
. dorsed by L. Mccall; the second one
, 5000, payable TO the same persc
= ehargeable to the same fund and for t
same bridge, No. 2S23, indorsed by
Mccall; another one for S234.5o, \
2S24, cnargeable to the same fund for
same purpose, and numbered by the sal
number; another one for SIG, payable
the same person, chargeable to the C
rent expense fund and not indorsed.
The same bondsmen appear on all
bonds.
Judge I.angford rendered decision
Tuesday in the case of L. J.. Haner &
VS.. Fred Manning. This was suit
services for saving wood. Judge La
ford found for the defendant and
plaintiffs paid the costs of case.