Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-13
WEST GIVEN SIX YEARS
FOR HORSE STEALING
District Court Adjourned and Judge Price
Retires From the Bench, to
the Regret of all.

After being out four hours, the
Jury in the case of the State versus
w. L. West, charged with horse
stealing, returned verdict OF guilty,
late Tuesday afternoon.
This case has been in the courts
for three years and has cost Elmorc
county more than $4,000. West was
arrested in the summer OF 1908,
charged with stealing horse be-
longing to Whitson & Harley At
the term of district court following
West was tried and convicted, be-
ing sentenced to four years in the
state prison. Counsel for West ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court
and secured a reversal of the judg-
nent and new trial, on the ground
of separation of the jury before a
verdict was rendered. 1t was
shown that one of the jurors step
ped into a store to buy some tobac-
CO, while the jury, in charge OF
an officer, was on its way to the
hotel for a meal. After several
postponements the case was tried
in February of this year, resulting
in disagreement of the jury, after
being out two days. tits stated that
the jury stood eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal.
Stockmen in this section of coun-
try take much interest in the case,
believing that West is the head OF
an organized gang of thieves, from
which source, they claim, he re-
ceives the money with which to
make the persistent fight in the
courts. The defense is that he
bought this particular horse in good
faith; that there is strong preju-
dice against him owing to his al
legged mix-up in the horse stealing
industry. A motion for new trial
was made Immediately upon the
announcement of the verdict. Coun-
sci for the defense say they presume
that the court will not grant this
motion and that they will agair
take it to the supreme court. At
torney X. l. Perky assisted the
prosecution in the trial and C. c
Cavanah, of Boise, and w. C.
Howie conducted the defense.
West was sentenced to six year
in the penitentiary, bail bond being
denied pending appeal to the Su
preme court.
The case of the State versu
William Thomas, charged with at
tempt to kill Doran at Atlanta, wa
continued, on account of failure t
secure witnesses. His bail bon
remains the same as heretofore
$4,000.
In the case of the State versu
lack Rood, charged with assaul
with a deadly weapon, the jur
rendered a verdict of not guilty.
William McGinnis, who plea
guilty to robbing the section hous
at Cleft, was given two years i
the pen. Ed Murray, eightee
years old, implicated in the sam
job, who also plead guilty, was ser
fenced to the reform school until h
attains his majority.
Yesterday afternoon the coul
room was crowded with spectator
at the trial of the damage case
]. H. Hampton ageinst A. Andef
son and wife. Plaintiff allege
that defendants had tied him to
post near their place at Dixi
maltreated him and left him expose
to the elements, which exposure
resulted in some pulmonary di
ease. He asked for 10000. Ande
son and wife claimed that Hamptt
had created rough house, gun
hand, and had threatened the
lives. Shortly before two o'clot
this morning the jury returned
verdict for defendants. Judge Pri
was on hand to receive the verdic
He dismissed the jury and adjourn
court. W.
At intervals during the past we
the following cases were .dispos
of as indicated. p
Eav ]. Ross versus j. H. Ros
divorce granted, the matter of a
mony left open.
Maria Garlic versus Jacob Carl
divorce, demurrer sustained, thii
days given in which to amend col
plaint,; demand for attorney's f
and alimony denied without pref