Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-21
BOY HOLDUPS
BEFORE COURT
Testimony at Preliminary Exami-
nation OF the Young Men

The preliminary examination Of
horace Peyton, son of Colonel Pey-
ton, the millionaire property owner
Oh spokane; Marshall Nieland, a son
OF a well-to-dO citizen of Los An
geles' and Percy Thompson, the son
OF well-knOwn real estate man az
spokane, was commenced this fore
noon In the probate court. The
charge against the three defendants
is robbing Charles Reyn in the city
on Saturday night, July II, and TAX
ing from his person a purse contain
ing the sum of SIT. Because of the
prominence of the parents of the
parties involved the case is attract
ing considerable interest, though the
courtroom this forenoon was not
crowded. but this was probably due
to the fact that it was not generally
known that the case would come up
for trial at that time. Prosecuting
Attorney Potts is conducting the case
for the state and the defendants are
represented by r. E. Mcfarland and
Charles L. Hoffman.
Reyn First Witness.
The first witness to testify in be-
half of the state was Charles Reyn,
the man alleged to have been
robbed. He stated that he was
resident of Occur 'Alene-had been
for five years. and that his occupa-
ton was that OF laborer He stated
in response to a question from the
prosecuting attorney that about mid
night on Saturday he left the Office
bar and was on his way home. He
said that he started down Sherman
street toward Third, and when at
the corner of Sherman and Third,
he was, to use his own expression,
held up by three youngsters.
when you were stopped by the
three boys, was anything said?" was
the next question of the prosecutor
=" Come on with me, stranger, said
one Of the three: 1 am an officer, "
was the reply of the witness. Here
the witness was asked to identify the
defendants-asked If he saw them
in the courtroom Look around the
courtroom and see If you see them,
said the prosecuting attorney If
they were dressed now as then,
might recognize them, said the wit
ness. but as 1t is, ii would be pretty
hard to swear to them. Being
messed to make an identification, he
continued: We'll, | do not know,
and here pointed to Thompson, but
/ think that is one of them. He
was unable to make a further identi-
fication, but described two OF them
as being dressed in oyercoats, and
said that one of them wore a long
gray overcoat. The witness then
went on to state that he had been
grabbed by the three defendants
when stopped and that he felt one
of them go into his hip pocket iol
his purse. and that he then called
for the police and two OF them
started 10 run. He said he held on
m one of them and that, as IN"
otbars ran. they shouted TO him
LET him loose or We viii shoo'
vou " He was asked who took the
n,rsa and replied it was the man
who was arrested with him. Iha'
was Nielau. He was asked If he sa"
the nocketbook after it had been
taken from him. and stated that ne
cav the man who took il from ms
noeket "slip 1t to one OF the others.
Here he described the poeketbooE'
and said he continued to hold to one
of the men until the police arrived.
when he let go of him and turned
him over to the oficer.
The witness testified that there
we're some other men near and tha1
the time was about midnight After
,ba osieers arrived upon the scene
he said he went with them TO the city
iai. but was not able TO identity the
man whom they took with him
that is, which one of the defendants.
Ne stated in response 10 the cues
t,o, as TO whether he had any other
nroperty upon him that he had TWO
bottles OF beer and a package Oh
meat. but Il dropped them on the
-,a.wslh he said, Ito protect my