The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-11-03
DOINGS IN THE
DISTRICT COURT
R. A. Grim Acquitted Of Charge
of EmbeZzIement.
THURSDAY OQT. 26.

State of Idaho vs.. J. Fl. Millen: set for
trial, Saturday, Oct. Is.
The following named persons were ex-
cused from serving as jurors: E. P.
Coltman, Heber Andrus, l.. +. Hatch,
Fl. NJ O'Haver, j. r. Wason, j. W.
keeney, Geo. b. Wintle.
The following named persons were
summoned as jurors: Daniel Raymond,
Aurelus W. Thompson, f. S. Stevens.
Fl. P P. Armstrong, r. j. Osborn, r. W.
West, Samuel Lloyd, and A. Younie.
Bennett Bros. VS.. Thos Blackburn;
motion to dismiss the appeal, denied
and demurrer argued and taken under
advisement by the court.
Elizabeth Mathews VS.. New Sweden
Irrigation District; plaintiff allowed till
10 IA. M, November 2nd to amend affida-
Wit. and defendant given two days after
that in which to answer the affidavit.
d. G. Martin VS.. JAS. Christensen
ct al; Judgment was entered in favor of
the plaintiffs in accordance with the
complaint.
State of Idaho VS.. W. @. Bailey: plea
of guilty of battery. Fined Sl5, which
was paid by the defendant.
State of Idaho VS.. d. j. Williams;
charge, grand larceny, tried by jury,
verdict, guilty.
Bennett Bros. VS.. Thos. Blackburn:
tnmurrer sustained and plaintiff given
till October 30 to file amended com
plant
Bingham County VS.. Peter A. Steers
ct al: set for trial Friday, Nov. 3rd.
State of Idaho vs. Vernon Holton:
convicted of grand larceney and SEN
fenced to one year in the penltentiary.
In the matter of the guardianship of
Ethel T. Tyler, the appeal was dis.
missed.
" St3te Of Idaho vs.. w. Fl. Hall ct al:
demurrer overrdted' and case set for
trial Nov. 4th.
G. w. 4 NJ. Co. VS.. W. III. B. Crow:
dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
The embezzlement case from Idaho
Falls in which the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company was pushing
the prosecution of Il A. Grim, former
manager. of the telephone exchange at
Idaho Falls occupied three days Of
this week.
The prosecution was represented by
County Attorney Il. M. McCracken,
j. Ed Smith. of Idaho Falls and }. Ii.
Richards, of Boise. The defense by
Messrs. d. Worth Clark and 5. f.
Dietrich, of Pocatello
The evidence showed that manager
Grim had been short in his monthly
remittances to the Salt Lake Office for
two years or more, but he made the
counter claim that only about half of
the wages of employees was paid to
them in the regular way, the balance
being paid them on the side by the
manager, and that the money held out
from monthly reports and remittances
was used in this way.
Granting that the manager had the
right to pay out $075 to employees
without the knowledge or consent Of
the general office to whom he was re-
sponsible, the shortage was less than
$4,000, the amount necessary to con-
stitute embezzlement.
Naturally there is some sympathy
for poorly paid employees, and if mana
ger Grim did not pay them anything,
the operators must have worked for
the price of two meals day 80 cents.
There seems to be a general feeling
that there was lack of business meth
DDS on both sides, that employees did
not receive living wages through the
regular checks, and that if payments
we're made in any other way it is open
to criticism, The jury rendered a ver-
dict of acquittal