Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1907-10-10
TWO BOUND OVER
Judge Vineyard Holds Ofreno-
ers to District Court.
BONDS ARE FIXED At $1,000
Young Man Who Took Coat
Held on Serious Charge.

The stern hand Of justice reached
out after the breakers OF the law in
great manner this week, and be-
sides gathering in the stranger who
arrived with the carnival and took
the coat of Mrs. Whitaker, dealt
out dose to an old Chinese offend
er, Frank Bow.
Early Monday morning the
wheels of the mill Of justice were
oiled up and with she arrival of
his honor, Judge Vineyard, were
set in motion. Tbs first to be
brought before the bar was Frank
Bow, the olive-eyed Monaghan who
figured SO prominently in recent
action brought before the probate
Judge, in which it was charged he
owed another member of the Flow
cry Kingdom Ave years. wages.
According to the best information
from Chinatown, Frank is bad
medicine and much to be feared.
One thing certain-he believes in
using forcible arguments like pitch
forks and clubs. The trouble was
caused by the taking of the proper
ty Of Bow to satisfy a judgment
obtained in the probate court by
Wong Hang a short time ago for
wages due him. Wong Man, an
other Chinaman, had purchased
some onions from the party who
obtained the judgment and had
gone up to the defendants place to
get them, when Bow objected and,
seizing him by the collar, struck
him a blow across the head. Bow
claimed he did not know that the
due process Of law had been gone
through with and thought Wong
Man was stealing HE property.
When asked if he tried to kill him
he replied, eyes, me mad. Me hit
him with the fork, sure" After
listening to the evidence, Judge
Vineyard bound him over to the
district court and fixed his bond at
81, 1000. Attorney w. H. Casady
defended and County Attorney
Griffith prosecuted.
William Kyle, the young man
who was taken in custody during
the fair last week for the theft OF
Mrs. Whitaker's coat and fined a
small amount, which he paid, and
was subsequently rearrested on the
charge of burglary, was brought
before the court in the afternoon.
The evidence showed he had en-
tered the Arlington hotel a week
ago Monday evening and taken the
coat from the rack in the hall. He
left the hotel through the bar room
and went 10 his room in the Hotel
Revere. When he passed through
the bar room the coat was recog-
nized by VIM. Maxey who notified
Mrs. Whitaker and the loss was
made known to the police. Officer
Williams, in company with Mark
Howe, followed him 70 his room in
the Revere and when called upon
to open the door and let the officer
in, he tossed the coat ont the win.
dow and opened the door. The
evidence showed he was guilty of
the charge, SO Judge Vineyard held
him to answer to the district court
under a bond of 1000. Being
unable to furnish the same he was
taken to the county Jail to remain
until court sets in February.
The young man came here the
week Of the fair and says this is the
first time he has ever gotten into
trouble of this kind and seemed
to feel mighty bad over the matter.
He claims he is from Ottawa, Can.
ada, and that he has friends in the
Dominion who would come to his
hep If they were aware of his pres
ent predicament. II he is con-
victed of the crime charged he can
he sentenced from one to fourteen
years in the state prison. Attorney
Cassidy has been retained by him
since the preliminary hearing.