The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-05-27
STATE OF WASHINGTON
VERSUS H. NJ. BOONE
Charge Is Larceny by Embez-
element Banks Funds.
Trial in Superior Court Of Whitman
County Now On--Case Pro- nises
to Be One Of Hardest Fought in
the History Of the State.

Ihe case Ot the state Ot Washington
vs.. Ii. NJ. Boone came % for trial ia the
superior court Monday. Judge III. VT.
Garfield presiding The defendant IL
charged with larceny BY embtzzlemenC.
The information charges hat defendant.
between June 20, 1903, and February i.
1909, az president Of the Palouse State
Bank, at divers dates and days between
the above dates, feoniouely converted to
his own use certain moneys and funds OF
the bank amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. The case promises to be one
Of the hardest fought in the history Of
the state.
Asstrong array Of attorneys are on
both sides. Charles L. Che mberln, prose
cutting attorney, Hanna & Hanna and
Y. l.. Ettinger appear for the prosecu-
ton. while tie defendant il represented
BY Pattison & Pattison Of Colfax and
Spokane, ard Forney & Moore of Mos
COW, Idaho.
Monday was spent in getting Jury,
which was not complete when time came
for court to adjourn.
Many witnesses have been subpoenaed
to appear on both sides.
Twelve True and Honest Men.
The following jury was sworn to try
the case at 10 a. m, Tuesday A. B
Peterman, R A. A&ers, j. W. Hay, r.
W. Moore, N. j. Flint, W. ID Marsh,
Harvey Lee, II. " Repp, r. R. Warnoch,
W. L. Mcbride, George w. DeGowin, A.
0. Blipzler
The day was spent ID examination Of
H. .. johnson, q former empIoye Of the
PalOuse State Bank. Articles of incOr-
poration were introduced ii evidence,
and many books and papers of the bank
marked for Identification.
z. n. Conan, Of the Exchange National
Bank Of Spokane, was on the witness
stand for short time fan Identification
Of reconciement papers and accounts
with the Exchange National Bank.
The jury was not allowed To separate
and retired in charge Of bailiff
identifying Books and Papers.
The third day Of the Boone trial was
passed in identifying documents intro
duced for future use. This was done
under fire Of objections from the de-
tense, which were generally overruled By
the court.
J X. Mccormack, president Of Security
State Bank Of Palouse, and @. w.
Waters, receiver Of PalOuae State Bank,
we're called in the morning to identity
certain books, papers, accounts, etc.
Josiah Richards, expert accountant,
and H. Q. Johnson, former employe Of
the bank, were called again as witnesses
to introduce bank entries. etc.
r II. Hill, a former director. and @.
Fl. O1erlin, former employe Of the
bank, testified for the same purpose.
E. It. Conan was recalled ID the after
noon to identity three letters one letter
from Boone to Conan, asking for ex-
tension Of time on 10000 account; one
letter from Conan I'd Boone, stating
that his bank had allowed the request Of
extension Of time. The third letter was
from A. ). Parker of the PaIouse State
Bank in regard to the same matter.
The trial 20 far has hardly kept pace
WITH Halley's comet, but ha7 progressed
at very easy gait. Proceedings Up tn
this writing may be said to bo ot pre-
liminary nature.
Sick Juryman Delays Trial.
The jury ID the Boone case was ex-
cused from attendance yesterday fore
noon. ]. W. Hay Of Pennington, one Of
the iurymen, being sick under the attend
ance Of a physician. The other IL
jurors, however, spent the forenoon a.
inclination called, bailiff being con
stantly with them. As an instance, one
wanted to get shaved, the entire bunch
walked il with him, apparently enjoying
the novel situation. Mr.. Hay recovered
90 as TO be able to take his seat in the
jury box at 1:30 p. a.. when the trial
proceeded.
The time OF the court in the forenoon
was occupied By attorneys arguing
points OF law involved in the progress Of
the case These matters we're taken
under advisement by Judge Garfield
At the beginning Of the afternoon
session Edwin T. Conan was again on
the stand verifying certain records
Nothing outside Of this line OF work has
developed as The Gazette goes TO press.
Ali the witnesses in the case have not
registered at this writing, but 25 have
done so, showing what il in store for the
question bureau.
Sixty three exported documents have
been introduced in evidence. 1t looks
now as though the case will occupy the
attention of the court all Of next week.