The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-16
GREENLAND CONVICTED
OF Stealing Jerry Moran's Steers
and is Sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for Three Years.

The sensational case of State VS..
Frank A. Greenland who was indicted
with Dick Pray and Port Woodard for
the larceny of seven head of steers from
Jerry Moran's pasture near Westerville
on the Goth day of last July occupied
seven days in the district court, there
being 14S witnesses subpoenaed, 63 for
the state and IS tor the defendant, and
resulted in Greenland's conviction last
Thursday morning.
The case was one of the hardest
fought legal battles ever tried in the
district court of this county. The state
was represented by County Attorney
A. P. Olsen, Harvey 4 Parrish. Marion
F. stookey, Marion Woodard and Lewis
Miles, while the defendant retained
Hoffman & Jackson, V. Il. McGinnls
and George w. Baker. The evidence
was concluded on Monday evening and
the arguments of the attorneys COM
menced, and continued until Wednes
day afternoon when the case was given
to the jury at 5 o'clock, and on Thurs
day morning when court convened at 9
O'Clock they brought in verdict of
guilty.
The jury which heard the case was
composed of e. E. Graham, j. B. Hol.
linger, L. F. Euritt, Charles Meacham,
j. b. Lentz, l.. A. Durell, q. NJ. Truitt,
j. r. Pease, j. A. Stevens, t. S. Arnold,
M. f. Stump and w. A. Moore.
The state established pretty clear
case, showing that the cattle were taken
from the pasture by Dick Pray, Port
Woodland and George Hembry and
driven to Van Vert by Greenland's
orders, where they were loaded in a car
and shipped to Chicago in Greenland's
name. Various witnesses testified to
seeing the men drive the cattle along
the road and described, them, answering
the description of Moran's cattle, and
that the value of the stolen cattle was
about S2l6. The cattle were traced TO
Chicago, and sold, some uf them to-
Armour and others to cattle spectators,
and two of them were finally located
near Rockville, Ind, and identified by
Moran, the steers being shipped back
here and used as evidence in the trial.
George Hembrey who assisted in drlv-
ing the cattle to Van Vert testified for
the state and said Pray told him they
got the cattle from Moran's pasture.
Q. B. Townsend assistant cashier of the
Decatur Bank testified that he received
a draft for the shipment of cattle and
placed it to the credit of Greenland's
account F. w. Leatherman on whose
farm the steers were found testified he
bought them with car load which he
purchased from the Standard Live Stock
Co., of Chicago, and of M oran Identify.
ing the two steers found on his farm.
The defendant went on the stand in
his own behalf and testified he was 81
years old, owned at this time something
over 1000 acres of land and 500 head of
cattle. That he owed the Decatur City
bank about 10000. That he had ship.
ped stock for over 20 years, and told
where he bought the cattle in contro-
versy. He denied he had ordered any
cattle taken from Moran's pasture and
said he had no knowledge of their be-
ing taken. In>connection with his tes.
timony Madison Chick, A. j. Edwards,
Henry Jennings, Pat Griffin and w. H.
Shields testified that Greenland's repu-
tation for truth and veracity was bad,
while j. switzer, F. Bedier, S. Varga,
Albert Brenaman and w. 9. Overholt-
zer testified his reputation for hon
esty and integrity was good, and Writ
Beck, Wood Binning, w. G. Overholt-
zer and VIM. Wadsworth testified that
his reputation for truth and veracity
WIS good.
Dick Pray, who was indicted with
Greenland, but tried and acquitted at
the last term of court, testified that he
helped Greenland separate fifteen head
of cattle from his large herd in Hamil.
toms pasture the day before the Moran
cattle were said to have been stolen,
and the following day they were ship
ped to Chicago. He also denied that
he had told Hembrey the cattle were
taken from Moran's pasture, and said
the steers shown at the trial were not
the ones shipped.
When the jury first went out Wednes-
day evening the ballot stood to IN
favor of conviction. and during the
night it grew to IL to l, the last juror
voting for conviction after breakfast
Thursday morning.
The attorneys for the defendant filed
a motion for a new trial which was over
ruled by Judge Towner, and before ad.
i journing court Friday afternoon the
judge called up Greenland for sentence.
(. When he was asked if he had anything