The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-06-18
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Shatham Given Six Years for
Mans|aughter.
SLAYER OF DAGO IS SENTENCED
Jury in Case of State VS.. Taylor Fails
to Agree-Ciyil Calendar VIII Keep
Court in Session for Long Time.

| Court convened Monday afternoon
from the Sunday recess and George
! Stratham convicted of involuntary
manslaughter was brought up for sem
tence Judge Walters thoroughly
review the evidence introduced and
the verdict of the jury and sentenced
the prisoner to six years at hard la
| Dor in the state penitentiary. The
murder for which w. G. Stratham, or
George George as he is more IA
miliarly known was convicted after a
second trial was the cold blooded
shooting of an Italian laborer on the
Twin Falls Canal system, March 13,
1906, and in view of the facts which
are well known on the tract much sur
prise has been expressed at the ver-
dict in the case.
The trial of r. o. Taylor charged
with assault with deadly weapons
was tried and given to the jury late
last week.
The jury failed to agree, the case
was continued for the term with the
bail reduced to the sum of $500 The
: attorneys for Mr.. Taylor were Sweeley
J & Sweeley and Mckinley & Larson.
County Attorney Hutto prosecuted ON
r behalf of the state
r. e. Van Auken VS. Guy B. Sierer, by
( agreement of both sides this case was
l dismissed
!, Milner-Perrine Lumber company VS..
}. w 7. Shewmaker, et al, submitted
to the court on agreement Of facts.
? Nibley-Channel Lumber Co., VS.. c.
i H. Foster, continued for the term.
Morgan Heap, et al. VS.. Parafine
a Paint Co., dismissed at plaintiffs cost
Western Loan & Savings Co., VS..
n al l,xy
default.
Western Loan & Savings Co., VS..
John K. Meyerhoffer, judgment for
. plaintiff by default
0 Western Loan & Savings Co., VS..
' Howard f. Landers, judgment for
Q plaintiff by default
U M. A. Thomatz, VS.. Pioneer Storage
: & Commission Co., dismissed at plain
. tiff's cost.
0 Anna Ferbush VS. William Ferbush
0 divorce granted plaintiff.
l William c. Lisanbee VS. Mary
0 Lisonbee, divorce granted plaintiff
Joseph A. Yochem, VS.. John M.
3 Karn, Emile Baum and l.. R. Karn,
placed on calendar and an order of
default entered.
q Joseph r. Walker and f. E. John
q son VS. John Peters, judgment and
q decree of forecloser in favor of plain
q tiff by default.
. f. T. Stout VS. Pioneer Storage &
Commission Co., this case was tried
by a jury who found in favor of the
. plaintiff in the sum of $27.00
L. H. Norton administrator of the
q estate of A. D. Norton VS., Frank Jew
EFT and Frank Olson set for trial June
2 10.
: A. B. Beverhn VS.. Henry Workman
n set for trial June 90
= ]. d. Rogers VS.. County Commits.
!. sioners of Twin Falls county. In this
N case the court over ruled the decis
II sion Of the commissioners and ordered
" them to pay plaintiffs claim of 90
20 Ed. Larson VS. Wiley T. Shewmake
J, court granted motion for non-sui
!. B. 0. O'Conner vs. Feris-Kesl Con
). struction company, case dismissed a
2 plaintiffs cost
D j. H. Peterson VS. Charles s. Love
land taken under advisement by tn,
court
Milner-Perrine Lumber Co., VS.. w
q T. Shewmake, ct. al. case taken unde
20 advisement by the court.
W. d. Garlock, ct. al VS. Lon War
u den ct. al. in this case the cour
~ ruled, on motion OF W. A. Babcock
attorney for the First National Bank
70 garnishee. in above action, 1t wa
~ ordered that the clerk of Twin Fall
:" county hold the sum of money pal,
= to him by Lu. Van Meter, garnisnee
ho in said action and now in the hand
of said clerk being the sum of SIC,
"a 64442 and not to pay over to tn
ID plaintiff or any other person unit
a. the further order of the court an
"a not until after hearing on motion q
OF set. aside default Of First Nationa