The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-31
Black Mas;ache, foc robbery, Nov.


port, robbery. Nov. s.
Jim Butler, murder, Nov. s.
james z. Brooks and Charles \.
Williams, forgery. Nov. s.
Alice Williams, robbery, Nov 81
John McKerral, ho.sestealing,
Nov. 8.
red Reid. horsestelling. Nov, 3
Clifford Dymond, burglary. Nov o
George Dymond, burglary, Nov. 8.
r. E. McGil, selling liquor with
out license. Nov. 8.
John c. Bohannon. assault with
inten' to do bodily injury, Nov 10.
Louis Audic, appeal from justice
court. trespass case, Nov. u.
Arthur Bergard, forgery. Nov. -.
Fred Mayenschein, horsestealing,
Nov. 49,
Jay Shehast, murder. Nov II.
John McKarrel, the alleged horse
thief one Of The gang who was with
the Dymond boys during their esca-
2ade on the reservation, and who
was severely wounded in the running
fight that followed heir attempt to
escape, was arraigned Friday. He
came into the courtroom on crutches
and is apparently very weak. 1t was
with difficulty that he stood while
answering the questions put to him.
Attorney Lee c. Dele was appoint
ed his attorney, and as he desired
70 take time to plead he was not
asked formally whether he was
guilty or inoncent. The bullet that
struck him in the head has never
heen recovered. For some time his
life was despaired of, but he finally
regained health.
Fred Thede. accused of forgery.
was brought before Judge Riggs ana
as he had agreed to do, entered a
plea of gully. He was not sentenc-
ed, the court taking the case under
advisement.
Black Mustache IS charged with
rohbing a fellow tiibesman. At the
June term Of the superior court he
was tried. but the jury disagreed.
One of the jurors held ont for ac-
quittal. asserting that Deputy Sher-
iff Edwards had "catnipped" Black
Mustache in Oregon and brought
him to Washington.
Cases that will attract much at
iention are those Of James Brooks
and Charles A. Williams. accused of
forgery. They are scarcely of age.
and members Of widely known ri
oneer families of this section.
George and Clifford Dymond have
already entered pleas OF not guilty
to a burglary charge. They are ac-
cused of robhing a house near gill
lah and they were only captured
after chase of several weeks.
Pleas of not guilty have also been
entered by Alex McGin and Hank
Davenport, accused of holding UP,
beating and robbing Jason Carpen-
ter. Davenport is only about sixteen
years old. He claims his home is at
Spokane. He has twice tried to es-
cape
Jay Shebast, charged with man
slaughter, was convicted last win
ter, but was granted another trial.
On account of his physical condition
he was released from Jail and has
not been seen for several months.
Jim Buffers case has been post
poned from term to term for nearly
a year. He is alleged 10 have shot
and killed another Indian.
The case of Fred Mayenschein Is
Last summer he attended
a dance in the Mckee valley. He
became engaged in a fight with two
residents of the valley and, being
worsted, sought safety in fight.
Thinking he was being pursued he
entered farmers stable, took one
of the horses and rode into North
Yakima. Upon his arrival in the
city he turned the animal loose.
Selling liquor without a license is
the complaint against r. E. Me
Gill, drug clerk of Toppenish. His
arrest followed an attempt by the
authorities to break UP the practice
of selling whisky on the Yakima In
dian reservation.
John Bohannon. an old Texas
ranger, is to be tried upon a charge
of an assault with deadly weapon
upon T. ]. Lynch. ditch tender on
the reservation.