Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-06-16
First Prosecution

well the first case to be prosecuted in
Idaho county since the local option
law went into effect
THE irst step looking toward the
enforcement of the local option law
was made Monday night when F. A.
Tamblyn, manager of the Imperial
hotel, was placed under arrest on the
charge of selling liquor without a
license. Mr.. Tamblyn was tried today
before a jury in Probate Judge Jacques
court and found guilty as charged
Sentence will be pronounced at II
o'clock tomorrow. Attorney Scales,
representing Mr.. Tamblyn entered
repeated objections to the proceedings
in Judge Jacques court on the grounds
that the court did not have authority
to try the case, it's authority only ex-
tending to the degree of conducting
a preliminary to hold the defendant
to the district court. The objections
We're overruled and Attorney Scales
declined to offer testemony in behalf
Of the defendant. After the conclu-
sion of the trial he served notice of
appeal and it is expected the case will
be carried to the supreme court.
"The arrest of Mr.. Tamblyn is the
work of two detectives, Frank Dunlap
and George Schoenback, brought to
Grangeville from the Swain detective
agency at Spokane by the law and
order league.
The two detectives came here
uuder the guise of mining men and
have been about the Imperial hotel
since May 20. When placed on the
stand today they stated they had come
to Grangeville for the purpose Of Sc
curing evidence against parties en-
gagged in the sale of intoxicating IL
quors. They claimed they had both
bought beer and whiskey from Mr..
Tamblyn upon various occasions since
their arrival here and had also played
cards for the drinks and for money.
When asked where Mr.. Tamblyn kept
his liquors, Dunlay replied: In his
hip pocket. When asked where the
defendant secured more liquor when
the hip pocket supply was exhausted,
the witness stated Mr.. Tamblyn would
explain that he would have to go and
milk, and after visit to the store
room in the basement would be pre-
pared for further tarfiic. Dunlap
produced bottle of whiskey and sew
eral bottles of beer which he alleged
he purchased from Tamblyn during
his stay here.
''In connection with the arrest O
Mr.. Tamblyn and as further result
of the detectives work, Harry Suren
known as Lemhi, was placed under
arrest on charge of gambling
Suren was arrested in the Imperia
hotel by Policeman Mason and the
table chips and other equipment
alleged to have been used in the opera
ton Of a stud poker game, were
burned in front Of the court hous,
this morning. Suren's preliminary
examination will be conducted befor,
Probate Judge Jaques next Monday
In the prosecution Of Mr.. Tamblyr
the state has employed the old statute
which provides a penalty for selling
liquor without liscense. The loca
option law provides a penalty for sell
ing liquor within a prohibition dis
trict, and it is believed the state viii
wage further prosecutions under thi
statute on the evidence now in tn,
hands of the 'gumshoe' agents.
At the beginning of the Tamblyl
trial, Attorney Scales interposed OBJ
lection after objection on the ground
Of lack of jurisdiction and Irregular
ties of the proceedings but when al
these objections were overruled by thu
court he demanded a jury of twelv
and the request was granted. Afte
, the jury was summoned he vigorousl,
| attacked the complaint on the ground
that it did not state the time or t.
J whom the liquor was alleged to hav
heen sold. This objection was ais
over ruled and the taking of testimon
was commenced before the followin,
) jury:
II Louis Grabski, contractor and cal
penter; Hugh Arnold, real estat
+ dealer; Nelson McArther, farmer
a w. o. Smith, pool and billiard roor
proprietor; S. j, Kilen, president {
| the Grangeville Savings and Trus
i. Co.; Marshall Eames, retired me-
: chant; r. A. Lewis, laborer; j. {
8 Collins, laborer; Levy Castle, farme
n Carl Mclean, laborer; Ottmar Schwa
/. bach, carpenter; O. w. Billup
b boarding house keeper.
\ at is stated that the jury was di