The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-02-24
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
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ness men. The atlantis and sevcrai
members OF the union appeared as
witnesses.
The case was concluded Tuesday
evening Judge Morgan taking his d.
cision under advisement.
The case is the outcome Of the re-
duction OF the Hope Lumber COM
panys wage scale from $2l2a To s.
per day, which resulted in the strike
declared Dec. l, 1904. The strike IS
still on. The union men have been
using moral suasion in an endeaYor to
dissuade men from entering the en-
ploy Of the company but with indi!-
fercnt success.
An error occurs on the front page
of this issue which was not discosef-
, Cd until it was printed. james
O'Brien. not Albert Allen, was sem
fenced To IL years in he penitentiary.
Aliens sentence was postponed until
Thursday morning.
Allen was sentenced on Thursday
morning, to a term OF nine years in
the penitcntiary. In passing sent
cEce Judge Morgan declared that
cases OF this character came up at
every term OF the court and nearly all
from that part OF the county He
believed that il was lime that u stop
should he put to such crimes, that
there was absolutely no excuse for
them. Addressing the public in gen.
eral, his honor said he sentences
passed upon O'Brien and Allen may
seem severe, hut they were justified
by the recurrence Of such crimes, and
he was determined that IL a stop was
not put to them he will give the
limit penalty.
A jury was then cmpanelcd to try
the case OF the State VS.. S. W. Green,
charged with burglary. Green was nc.
cnsed OF having entered the cabin CT
Harry Barnhart on La Tour creek in
the st. Maries country and stealing
therefron,, a crosscut saw, AK, bed
ding and cooking utensils. Numer
Gus witnesses were called both for the
state and the defense. A. a. Crane
Of Harrison, IS counsel for the defend.
ant. The evidence was found insult
ticient, and the jury brought in ;
verdict finding the defendant moi
guilty. The Judge discharged tn.
prisoner.
Joseph Howard entered a plea O.
guilty TO the crime III destroying O,
injuring jails. He is to be sentenced
this morning. 1t is believed he vii
be given term in the penitentiary
This will make four conyicts from
this county this term.
Besides the cases Of the State VS.
O'Brien and the State VS. Allen, ano
those reported last week. the follow,
ing cases were placed upon the calen
ldar or disposed Of in the district
court up to Monday morning OF thi.
week.
Placed upon the calendar: Angus,
Wirtz vs.. Jno. G. Clemcnts; N. Y
Ry. Co, vs.. Evelyn Mcdonald, ct al
Hope Lumber Co. VS. Hope Labo
Union No. 233, ct al, and Mar,
Chandler ss. Sam z. Chandler.
4 Divorces granted: Maud NJ. Atkjn.
!, vs C. W. Atkins; John s. Craig y,
I. Lulu +. Craig and Josie Baldwin VS.
Harry L. Baldwin.
The prosecuting attorney fled M
information against II, j. Lewis
charging him with the crime of as
sault with Il deadly weapon with in
tent to commit murder. II. j Levi,
appearing To be fugitive from MS
tice a bench warrant was ordered il
sued and placed in the hands Of til,
sheriff.
The following jurors were cScus q
Tor cause: Jonothan Richart, Loui,
Stuve, Geo. Mckinney. X. Waua
maker, James Evans, Geo. J. Ross
and i. A. Schultis.
w. f.. Richardson was admitted Il
practice us an attorney in this court