Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-25
SENSATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS
Proceedings Show Tense
ness Of Situation Attend
ing Fraud Trials
A.a1 TO Evening Teller.

eDecial to Evening Teller
uoscoW, $daho, May 25.-There
= co many interesting incidents in
~.oraav,s proceedings incident to the
ond conspiracy trial that it was hard
- reen track of them or realize their
,,,nortance relative to the cause at
issue.
Thev began when w. w. Pefley was
= Tho stand. He admitted that he
20. in the employ of the government
- guard to watch the district at
.ornevs office. After he had left the
stand. and Special Agent Goodwin had
.,,cceeded him, and District Attorney
p,;ck was passing in front OF the
table used by the counsel for the de-
tense one of them made remark
ahout kindergarten detectives. 1t
was made sufficiently loud for some of
the Jurors to hear 1t.
Mr.. Rurick asked If the remark was
intended for him or the jury. Attorney
Moore rose to his feet, when Mr.. Ruick
asked him if he remembered about the
district attorneys Office at Portland,
hejne broken open to secure valuables
uapers Mr.. Moore said he was not
there. Then Mr.. Ruick went on to-
state that by inference that he was
protecting his office from "A similar2
attack. adding that when It came to
mass that he had to be shadowed, by
men employed by the defense as he
walked from his Office to the hotel at
night, that it was time he looked after
the papers in his office. Mr.. Moore as
sured Mr.. Ruick that he would not pa
hurt while in Moscow, toe which Mr..
Ruick added that he knew II, casting
the insinuation that he was being
watched for that special purpose.
ImpIicates All Defendants.
Ivan cornell, of Portland, Ore, for
mer resident of Lewiston, was called
to the witness stand. His evidence was
most damaging to the defense. for he
directly implicated all three of the
defendants in the conspiracy to de-
fraud. On cross examination he ad-
mitted that he had been indicted for
not telling a Boise grand jury the
same story that he first told govern
ment officials, but said he had never
been brought to trial. He denied that,
he had been promised immunity, and
declared that the testimony which ne
had Just given was identical with that
which he gave in his statement to the
government officials about two years
ago.
8. C. Hutchings, OF Lewiston. was
called to the stand to pave the way
for the testimony which R. A. Lambdin
was to give The latter implicated the
three defendants in a conspiracy,
making good witness on direct ex-
animation. On cross examination At
torney George w. Tannahill brought
out a letter in which Lambdin de-
manded SIS from Kester and Ketten-
bach, saying that if he did not get 1t
that he would make them regret 1t.
Lambdin Needed Money.
Then the defense produced skele-
ton complaint in which Lambdin al
legged that Kester and Kettenbach
owed him $500, being the balance due
him for his timber claim, and that he
had been unable to collect the same
The witness said he used the complaint
In hopes that he could scare tho de-
fendants into paying him, but when
they told him that 1t was case OF black
mail, or so considered by them. and
that his letters had been placed in the
hands Of Attorney l. N. Smith. Lamb
din says he dropped the whole matter.
He said that from F. w. Kettenbach'
largely through the instrumentality OF
W. F. Kettenbach, he secured a loan
or 5000, needed at that time because
MS wife had to be operated upon, the
note being signed by members of his
family.
When court adjourned for the day
Fred schafer. Of Lewiston, was on the
witness stand. telling practically the
same story that other witnesses had
told.
s. G. Hutchings, of Lewiston, who
SAID he knew Kester and Kettenbach
When they were boys. and had known
pwyer ever since he went to the val
icy. said he had never taken up stone
ana timber claim, but had been solicit
cd TO take up claim. He said he had
discussed the matter with R. A. Lamb
din.
Hutehins Reticent Witness.
After considerable backing and fill-
ing the witness said one Of the de-
tendants had discussed the matter OF
"king up a timber claim.
L am not mistaken he offered me
nad friend, and that 1 would send
him to him."