Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-16

which it is now deeply involved.
A receiver is in charge of its affairs,
but conditions were left in such
shape in Mountain Home that the
Great Western company has been a
bone of contention over which the
city is divided in itself and there are
factional difficulties. 1t was placed
in the hands of a receiver after
nothing could be done towards
Strengthening out the Legations, and
at the present time its affairs are
being directed by that official of the
court
1t came out in the court proceed
ings that Seattle parties from whom
Garrett had borrowed money while
manager of the company, swore out
warrant for his arrest on the
charge of securing funds under false
pretenses, and the governor of the
state issued requisition papers to
take the Great Western Beet Sugar
company's manager to Washington
for trial, but upon the arrival of the
officers at Mountain Home, Garrett
was missing and it was learned later
that his friends, hearing of the ac-
ton of the Seattle parties, had Sc
creted him from the officials.
-Four Jurors Excused.
John Little OF Mountain Home,
member of the grand jury empaneled
this morning. was closely questioned
in respect to this allegation and
asked if be had expressed an opinion
at that time with reference to the
matter. He denied that he had taken
sides for or against Garrett and was
admitted to serve on the jury. There
is one other member of the jury Sc
lected today a resident of Noun
tain Home-John A. Brady. j..
Spiegel of Boise, who was drawn on
the jury and responded to his name
in court this mornig, was excused
from service on informing the dis
trict attorney that he had formed
an opinion with reference to Mr..
Garrett and the Great Western Beet
Sugar company and its affairs. 1t
was discovered that George Tins of
Atlanta. drawn on the jury, was de-
ceased George Wise of Twin Falls,
~. A. Cresswell of Payette G. w.
Lamson of Nampa and NJ. B. Osgood
of Buhl, regularly drawn jurors,
were excused from service owing to
sickness in their respective families
or business interests. B. f. Morrow
of Caldwell was found exempt for
lack of service. and Frank Weigle
of Boise was not present when the
jury was placed in the box. Nine
ty-one members in all wereelected
to serve after the court has taken
recess of half an hour, and a
special open venira had been or
dered issued from the court. United
States Marshal Shad Hodgin sum.
moned Bernard Lemp, Arthur f
Cunningham, J. NJ. Roberts, Oscar
Aveline and Oric Cole, who were ac
cepted on the jury shortly after /
o'clock
Informs jury of Evidence.
E Immediately after the oath wal
ministered by Clerk Richardson
] District Attorney Lingenfelter wa
= instructed by the court to query an'
= challenge anv of the Jurors, as wei
= as inform them of the nature of tn
= evidence that would probably b
D called to their attention. He frs
= asked the jurors if they kenw of an
r good reason why they could not per
r form the duties required of ther
a and make a fair and impartial in
+ vestigation of such matters as woul
o be called to their attention.
e Il will announce to those sum
o moned here to serve as grand juror
l. that the nature of the matter whic
e viii be called to your attention 70
d investigation will be in part in cor
It nection with the transactions of tn
Great Wetsern Beet Sugar compan
of Mountain Home. and its official
r in a general way" explained the diI
It trict attorney.
d This evidence will be in referene
e. to the manner in which this compan
n and its officers secured governmeI
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