The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-23


Ofhcial.-History of Pony Young
Case.
Sheriff F. NJ. Breshears returned
from Chicago Friday morning. He
had gone to Chicago with requisitiOn
papers for Attorney Eugene Stewart
the man alleged to have been in con
spiracy with Pony" Young in the
fraudulent sale of land at Nampa
Sheriff Breshears states that Stewart,
hearing on a writ of habeas corpus
had been postponed until January l4th
and that he was assured that it the
court so ordered Mr. Stewart would
come to Idaho of his own vOlition
Under the circumstances it was not
necessary for Sheriff Breshears to re
main at Chicago. He went from
Caldwell to Springfield, Illinois, with
requsiton papers on Governor Du
deem. The requisition papers were
honored by the governor of Illinois
Mr.. Breshears then went to Chicago
where he was assisted by Chicago
officers. The Chicago Tribune h.
the following account of the proceed
ings after the arrest of Stewart;
"The Idaho sheriff took Mr.. Stew
| art to Sheriff Zimmer's office in the
county building, where the attorney
| gave notice of habeas corpus proceed
ings, which he later brought befor
Judge McSurly The court issued thc
writ, and allowed the attorney to go
on his own recognizance, and set the
hearing for Saturday morning
Denies He Knows Accuser.
Attorney Stewart declared in h
petition that the warrant from Spr'n"
field was not signed by Governor De
neen in person, that he knew nothing
of the nature of the charges agains'
him. and that he knew nothing OF
the identity of L. c. Knowlton o.
CALDWELL Idaho, who charges him
with having sold land twice
Gas far as selling any Idaho land
is concerned the accused man said
4 have never sold a dollars worth o
Idaho land to any one-not even ono
let alone twice I can figure the ar
rest only as a move to harass me be
cause of the land litigation with whicl
I am connected in Canyon county.
. "The date Of the alleged offeuse j,
named as December Is, 1000. That i
about the time that I filed the fire
slit against several persons in Can
+, Won county to compel them to transte
: back to John Young tracts of LAM
that had been transferred by him t.
them for no consideration or for in
sufficient consideration
The Mamma Leader Herald has tn,
interview with l.. X, Knowlton. VIII
V filed the complaint:
c stewards statement that he doe
not know me and that he never dis
;, posed of the land twice is in wa
!, correct. 1--WE do not charge HIM q
K rectlv with the deal, but consider T.;
q Il was his frame-up, and that he
i therefore an accessory, which in tn
|, state is lust as serious as being IL
- nernetrator of crime.
r "Young at one time owned the lar
= on which part of the east and mort
II portions of the city is now locate
ID He has claimed that he was defraud'
he out OF this land, and when Stewa
cr was here several months ago, w
ar able to satisfy the attorney that /
h' claims were good Stewart then cor
r,enced suit for Young against loo
oarties to recover this territory )
:" lots or more. and Young at this TIN
&c 7 suppose as a retainer to repay Ste
L art for his work. decided him some
o. the land at nominal consideration
~ Sold Three Times.
:" "Tbis decd vas fled, making rea
', the second sale OF the same proper
Then few DAYS later was ;
more peculiar action on the part
- Young when he filed another 90
,d conveying at least part OF the sa
= land ALREADY sold twice recording
INV The records. to a Mrs Wilson, M
mo the third sale of identically
,ane prooertv.
ar Where Knowlton Got In.
Mr. II was when he came to sell
OF rortb side residence property to \
With peroeron few months ago that
o. Krowlton got into the game.
t is found that he could not give a {
L.. hncnncR aside II