The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-09-28
NEWS NOTES
OF THE COUNTY
old by Special Tnb-
une Correspondent

- NOW IHllS ui the past. f1oi toi
represented by attorneys Jeremia
Neterer and W. H. Pemberton, wor
and the county, represented by Franl
". Bixby. lost. to the tune of ap
proxmately $500. The jury, com
posed of seven men and five women
retired a few minutes past l. o'clock
Friday noon and. returned the Yer
diet of not guilty, an hour and
half later. Bixby fought hard ;t
secure conviction of the wealth.
Blaine rancher. but the reputable at
torneys for the defense also Fought
hard. and won. Therefore Horton
is free and the current expense
fund of the county will be consider
ably lighter when all of the bills are
paid. Horton was jubilant over his
victory. but the Crawfords, the 'om-
planning witnesses. did not Seem 20
care that they had lost Mrs. Craw-
ford spending the evening following
the conclusion of the trail. at the
theater, just as if nothing had hap
pened out of the ordinary. Horton
cannot be tried again on the iame
charge. and it is probable now ;alt
the whole affair Will be forgotten.
George II. Wescott, a real estate
man and lawyer of Blaine. has been
ordered by Judge Ed. E. Hardin of
the superior court to appear before
Notary Public Alfred l.. Black. jr.,
in Blaine on September 30, to give
evidence in a ease pending in The
Vancouver, b. c., court, involving the
Wescotts evidence is material 10
the defense in the case, which is
said to be based on a forgery charge,
and for two months or more he has
refused to testify. He ignored a
subpoena issued by the notary public,
openly stating that he would not tell
what he knew of the case until he
was absolutely forced to. When tnel
court order was served on him by
Sheriff Thomas he sgnified his will
ingness to testify, rather than be
cited for contempt of court. The
proceeding is a new one in the courts,
of this county.
County Attorney Bixby has started
a campaign to clean up the soft
drink" parlors of Bellingham. These
resorts have mostly taken the places
of the saloons and in the back part
Of the rooms where card games have
been started, innocently at first, but
gradually growing into the real thing.
Tommy Lynn, one of the proprietors
OF the Horseshoe stand, is the first
one 10 be arrested. He is charged
with maintaining n nuisance, where
gambling games were conducted
Pitch. black jack and draw poker are
said TO have been the games played
i'm the Horseshoe. A. II. Young ana
W. f. Miller, the two stool pigeons
who aided Bixby in securing the ev'
idence in the Sumas and Maple Falls
eases that have been before The
conrt this week, will be witnesses
against Lynn in the case starte-
against him.
IN account OF the filing Of dem
urfer to the information in me Dr
l. G. Brier case. the trial of TN
vall-known doctor has been delayed
until the November term OF court
n,ro,hy aud Louise Farrow. the sw'
girls ahoge story led to Inc arFes
NJ ,h. doctor. are rapidly recovefini
,bsi~ health. They will be held a
vi,uessas against Brier and in "rde
+. ipsare that they viii be IN "onI
wsep the trail is called. they nav
been uheed under appearance bonai
+, the sum of 800 each. consid
.,1. samraani has been caused d
n ae, Of Bixby and Judge Keii'g'
s, fIaeing the appearance bonds 10
.ta g;rls IN aim el1iYslent
m basl bond oi the defendant -
p,zsr This aet II explained " ID
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