Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-02-16
REDUCTION PLANT DISTRICT COURT
February Term Of Idaho Coun-
ty Court Convened Monday.
GRAND JURY NOT LEGAL?
Judge Vineyard Raises Point
Other Court News.

The February term of the District
Court convened Monday, Judge Steele
and Reporter Hodge having arrived
Saturday, thus avoiding delay which
might have resulted had they remain
ed in Lewiston until Sunday morning.
The docket is of reasonable length
and perhaps three weeks will see most
of the cases disposed of.
a number of civil matters will
come up for hearing, several divorce
cases and some few criminal cases
which have been on the calendar for
some time will be disposed of.
1t seems the late grand jury found
a number of true bills and the parties
indicted will be brought into court.
Alvia Fields, who was indicted by
the grand jury for assault with deadly
weapon, was in court the first of the
week and through his attorney, l..
Vineyard, asked to have the informa-
ment quashed upon the ground that
the grand jury was not legal one,
the law providing that the members
of such body shall be qualified
electors of the county and the defend
ants attorney making the charge that
Martin Wirrer, member of the
grand jury from the Cottonwood
country, was not citizen.
The matter was argued before the
court this morning, Atty. Griffith for
the county presenting a statement
of the facts brought out at an exami-
nation of Wirrer held yesterday and
Atty. Vineyard presenting his side
of the case The court has taken the
matter under advisement and will
give decision tomorrow at ten in the
morning. The point seems well foun-
ded and it looks as though Atty.
Vineyard has scored.
The cases of the State of Idaho VS..
f. A. Tamblyn and A. Sempert, who
were indicted by the grand jury for
violation of the local option law, will
come up tomorrow and it is understood
that their attorney l.. Vineyard will
make motion to have these informa-
tions quashed upon the same ground.
The case of the State of Idaho VS..
Thomas Davis, the man from Salmon
River charged with assault with deadly
weapon has been placed on the docket
The following criminal cases con-
tinued from the Superintendent have
been dismissed.
| Ct,@a ,f IJoIn Toh, Ca;h1 ro,a
State of Idaho VS.. Robert Anderson
attempted bribery.
What promises to be one of the i'm
portant criminal cases of the term was
the case against Theadore Reynolds
charged with grand larceny. Rey
nolds it will be remembered, was on,
Of the leaders of gang of hors
thieves operating from Montana t.
Idaho and who escaped from th
county jail last fall. AS he is fugitiv
from justice the case was out Of neces
sity continued.
The following civil cases have beel
disposed OF:
| VIM. Cromb VS.. John Rauh. suit +
recover possession of property. Upol
motion of plaintiffs attorney, dismiss
ed.
| j. G. Rowton VS.. Jacob Leitch, sui
to reform deed, dismissed.
Herman Bowman VS.. Albert Hun
tley, foreclosure, continued, for term.
j. ID. Stevens VS.. Albert Huntley
foreclosure, continued for term.
p. S. Griner VS.. Albert Huntley
foreclosure, continued for term.
John Danforth vs.. Dixie Roya
Mining Co, suit on account, judg
ement awarded plaintiff.
John Danforth VS.. Alfred Leonard
ct al, foreclosure, decree awarded.
S. S. Piper VS.. Joseph Haener, sui
on commission, on motion Of plaintiff