Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02
Prosecutor Griffith AS Usual Lands
-, His Man. .-...
THE CITY CASE CONTINUED
Other Court News. Adjournment
Middle of Coming Week.

Most of the week of the district
court has been taken up with the trial
Of the case the State of Idaho VS..
Thomas Davis, the Salmon River man,
who is charged with assault with
deadly weapon. The jury reported
Monday morning and considerable
time was spent in securing one for this
trial.
This case is the elimination of
series of more or less lawless events
which have been occurring from time
to time in which the defendant is
supposed to be the aggressor. The
immediate trouble which landed the
case in the district court and brought
Davis before the bar of justice was
gun play which was indulged in last
month at which time, the defendant,
in order to secure possession of GER
tain mining claims in dispute with his
cousins, Fred and Joe Davis, took
shots at them with a Win
chester.
The defendant shortly after the
gun play transpired, saddled horse
and left for this city where he had
warrant sworn out charging his cous-
ins with being the aggressors When
time for the preliminary arrived,
Davis and Lyons, two of the princi-
pal witnesses, left rather hurriedly
and bench warrant was issued by the
justice for them. They were later
captured and the case against Fred
and Joe Davis dropped and one
against Tom Davis and Lyons insti-
tuted which resulted in the discharge
of Lyons and the holding of Davis to
await the action of the District Court.
Eighteen witnesses were examined
and a hard fought battle was waged
throughout the trial, Atty. Hardy
for the defendant putting up an able
fight and Prosecutor Griffith, who
was assisted by Atty. Gilmore, going
after the defendant with his old time
vigor
Two and half days were required
FIN the trial of the case and every
inch OF the ground was disputed but
the links in the chain were so adroitly
forged by Atty. Griffith and the facts
brought out in so evident a manner
that the jury was out but two hours
yesterday when a verdict of guilty
was returned. The court has not as
yet pronounced the sentence, the law
provides a penalty Of not over two
years in states prison and $1,000 fine
This is the first criminel case to bt
tried this term and it looks as though
Prosecutor Griffith purposes to main
tain his enviable record of the pas
of having convicted more men durius
his tenure Of Office than any othel
prosecuting attorney in Idaho county
Griffith is a cold-blood, vigorous pros
ecutor and the people made no mis-
take in electing him to the office o
public prosecutor for his past recort
in the courts will cause the man with
criminal motives to think twice be
fore violating the law getting and int
the clutches of this man.
The case OF Bourland VS.. the CITY
of Grangeville, the $4,000 damage
case, was continued for the term thi
morning upon motion of the plaintiff
council, death in the family of Atty
Mcdonald making it impossible 70
him to be here.
! The case of Charles W. Luck VS.
VIM. G. Brown and his bondsmen a
the time he was sheriff of Idaho coun
ty, has been on trial since yesterda,
and is still in progress. This is al
action for damages growing out Of tn
alleged failure of the sheriff to lev
on certain property and is bein
watched with interests by those VIII
are familiar with the facts
Other matters disposed of are
: State of Idaho VS.. John Wilkes, di,
, missed upon motion of prosecutin
: attorney. Myrtle Smith VS.. Edwar
Smith, divorce, granted. Edwer
Wyatt VS.. Laura Wyatt, divorce
4 granted and child given to defendan
2 The divorce action entitled Lula
t York VS.. Charles A. York was COZ
: tinued for the term upon motion
e the plaintiff because of the inabilit
2 to secure service Oh the defendant.
o a decree for the plaintiff W;
awarded in the action entitled Sal