The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-29

the person OF MS IA year ola niece. Is
| said to be trying to starvc himself to
DEATH the result, his jailcrs think, not
only of the utter hopelessness of his
case, but of the cravings of an out
ragged conscience. He was arraigned be-
fore Judge Rulkin last Friday in the
sneriff's Office, in order to avoid the os-
tentatious display of morbidly curious
crowd, whose appetites for more testi-
mony of the character with which they
had previously been RECALLED seemed yet
unappeased. The judge refused to take
at that time the mans preferred plea
of guilty. owing to the prisoners evil
dent physical prostration, ne not hav-
ing eaten anything since the previous
Monday. Indeed, physicians were call
ed to attempt treatment of him, and un-
less he changes his determination to
sacrifice his life, it is feared that he
will accomplish his purpose or 90 vio-
lcntly insane.
The case of s. J. Graham, of the
COwiche, charged with the rape of IA
year old Ella Morton. was allowed to go
over Saturday, as defendants witnesses
were not all present. The girl is said
to be enciente. which adds to the de-
plorable features of the case.
To fill up the courts time while wait
ing. the case of the state vs. Robert
Baker, for burglary. was taken up. This
is the case where tine defendant was
charged with breaking into and burglar
izing shack near Kiona. The Jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
This case was followed by that of
f. J. Lamont. charged with grand lar
ceny. in that he entered the store of
the MaillouX Bros, several months ago
and appropriated suits of clothes in suf-
ficient number to constitute that crime.
He was let off with the lesser grade. be-
ing convicted of petit larceny.
The case of the state vs. Graham was
short. but dirty, and the jury lost little
time after the case was submitted in
returning a verdict of guilty as charged
The Jury was out all Monday night
celebrating i'll the case of the state vs.
J. J. Nally, charged with the crime of
larceny by ENLIGHTENMENT. committed at
Prosser couple of months ago. The
defendant is a young man of about 20
years. and is alleged to have wrongly
appropriated the sum OF $3.50 from the
till in the store where he was emploved
The jury early yesterday morning an
nounced to the court its inability TO
agree upon verdict and was discharg-
ed. 1T Is said that the vote stood 10
for conviction and for acquittal.
Fred w. Smith and F. W. Mueller
were jointly tried Monday for circulat-
ing spurious money. The case of Nruel
Ter was clear one. he trying to exon
crate his partner by shouldering the
blame. They were both convicted. but
the jury recommended Smith to the mcr
ey of the court.
Only part of the day Tuesday was
put III trying the cases of Il. Beebe and
James Thompson, who were charged
with larceny by enlightenment in an
propriating and not accounting for 29l
sacks OF potatoes from the land OF f.
Groshen. near Toppenish They were
both acquitted, which makes honors
about even between the prosecution and
defense so far in the term.
A recess was taken early in the after
noon. when the court held that John
Miller, a Klickitat sheepman. had not
been vouchsafed mis- proper rights in the
court of the Prosser justice. who refused
the jury trial demanded The case was
one charging Miller with trespassing
with his sheep upon the land of one
Bone, Horse Heaven farmer. The case
was remanded to the lower court, with
proper instructions
The trial of J. Funnemark is on this
morning, on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses, there being only
two more criminal cases on the docket.
aside from Anierson-those of Emil
Nooner, burglary at Kennewick, and
Mathew Nooner, money under false pre-
lenses. The civil docket is quite lengthy,
however, and it is expected that the
jury will not have concluded its labors
until the end of next week.