Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-17
TEN YEARS FOR
BRITISH FATHER
Last Chapter in Story Of Horrible
Crime Committed in Ada
County.
HIGH SCHOOL BOY HoLDUP.
Boise Lad Borrows His Fathers Rifle
And Goes Into the Highway
Robbery Business.
sneclal Correspondence.

who sometime ago was tried IN
the district court of Ada county
on Il charge OF immoral conduct
with his daughter, Edna, who was the
complaining witness In the case, was
convicted Monday In the district cour:
at Albion. Cassia county. on the same
charge and sentenced TO 10 years inn
prsonment in the state penitentiary.
Tho charge on which he was convict
ed was brought against him by Ruth
Hudson. whom he dIsgrnced at tho time
he brought ruin upon his daughter II
~ill be remembered that at Suites
trial In Boise the jury returned YER
diet OF guilty within lS minutes after
the case was submitted, but owing 20
the fact that the complaining witness
in the case, Edna Suttles. denied before
the court the statements she had Tor
merly made to the police officers as TO
the positive guilt of her father, the
Judge was forced to set aside tho YER
dict and suspend Judgment on the
ground that the evidence adduced
would not warrant conviction.
The travelling guard of the peniten-
tiary arrived yesterday from Albion.
bringing with him Ed Suttes and two
other prisoners for confinement IN that
Institution.
DIME NOVEL RESPONSIBLE.
A few days ago young Earl Eby. aged
Is, was arrested at Boise charged with
holding up at the point OF a Winches-
ter rifle "A fre glitter on the Caldwell
road, last week. and relieving him OF
all the money he had on his person,
which amounted to s9.9S,
Young Eby is pupil at the Boise
High school, and resides with lis par
ents seven miles out from the city.
Tie rides this distance every morning M
horseback. returning home after school
in the afternoon. His parents are high
ly respected citizens.
After his arrest the boy was queried
as to the source OF the Inspiration caus-
ing the commission of the crime for
which he Is now held responsible. His
answer was, 81 guess II Is because |
have been reading Diamond Dick stor-
tes and associated with evil compan-
IONS"
The influence OF two runaway boys
from the east who landed in Boise last
summer and who have since been aaso-
ciates OF young Eby, was practically re-
eponsible for the proposition OF his
leaving home. The boy prepared for
school as usual on the morning OF this
fatal day, but before leaving home he
conceded under his coat his fathers
Winchester rife. Instead of riding To
Rchool as his parents thought, he start
ed In the direction of Caldwell, He
rode through that city and on toward
the Snake river, with no apparent des-
tination In view. He was hungry and
without money. Upon his overtaking =
freighter, the thought came to him To
sell his horse. which he tried to do, for
e40 but the man would offer only s2j.
AT this point the boy became desperate.
and leveling his gun upon the man on
the wagon, he demanded his money,
which the man handed over with no
seeming hesitancy. The total amount
secured was S9.9S. with which the youth
full higlwayman rode speedily back In
the direction from which he had come.
lie apparently allowed the old horse to
go its way for before night had fully
darkened the day, he had reached hla
own homo again.
BOY ARRESTED.
Nothing was suspected on the part of
his parents They thought he had just
returned from school. The next morn
ing he made ready as usual and re-
turned to school, thinking that his adj
venture of the day before would be for
gotten: but instead he found Chief
Phillips waiting at the school for him.
The frelghter had notified the Cald-
well police, and from the fact that the
boy wore the high school uniform there
was no difficulty experienced in lOeat-
ing him. His father was notified and
came Immediately to the boy. who con-
fessed In tears to the whole story. 4
fine was imposed at the hearing OF
young Ely which the father paid thus
releasing the boy.
STEUNENBERG CASE,
A stipulation has been signed by
James II. Hawley principal attorney
for the prosecution in the case Of Harry
Orchard, who II awaiting trial for tho
assassination OF Ex-Governor Steuncn-
berg, and by Fred Miller of Spokane
attorney Tor the defense, pOstpOning
the trial of the case to the next term
of the court m Canyon county, which
will convene In April, beginning with
Tuesday, the cath.
II is understood that the legal ques-
lions to be raised by the defense Will
be disposed OF at the February term,
but no evidence win be heard until
April. Attorney Miller, after signing
this stipulation, returned TO Spokane
FOREST RESERVE MEETING.
The Idaho Wool Growers association
has called a meeting OF that body to
be held In Boise on the 2lst Of this
month. The purpose OF the r,ceting
IL TO reconsider the resolutions adopted
at the annual convention az Weiser,
Dec. ~, namely; Commencing the for
est reserve service. The objections
raised by the sheep men TO the regula-
tions adopted by the forestry service
are. IN short, these That the wash
ington authorities have decided, With
out considering the Interests OF the
sheepmen. that no sheep shall be aid
mitted to forest reserve until June
LIST; that discrimination is made he
tween the stock and sheepmen. In IA
vor Of the former, and that the reserves
take In the country SO low down into
the valleys that they include very
large portion OF the spring range
This condition or affairs keeping the
sheep of the ranges coming within the
confines Of the many forest reserves In
this state--will seriously injure the
sheep Industry In Idaho, say the sheep
men.
SO serious does the president Of the
association, Fred w Gooding, take the
situation to be, that he has gone to
Washington to take the matter up
with the authorities there and secure,
lf possible, modification OF the i'm.
proper" rulings.
After two weeks OF beautiful sun