Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23
NIGHT RIDERS FROM CASiAs
PRAIRIE MUST TELL OF
GRIMES
Mail Frauds and Land Schemes TO
be Investigated During This Ses-
sion Of the Jury.-District Attor-
ney Springs surprises.

ers Of the Camas Prairie country
summoned by the grand jury to tell
what they know of certain alleged
crimes perpetrated in the district
came to Boise yesterday. Among them
We're men who were sworn enemies
and in several instances several of
them changed hotels when they as
certained tat others whom they had
them out Of he country, were sopping
at the same place.
J. Wright, one of the witnesses, and
who had lately filed on land in the
Camas district, was one of several
to remove their revolvers, when they
took them off before arriving in
Boise Wright wears a small belt
about an inch wide which is worn
smooth and thin by the constant rub
bing of the holster upon it. He says
that he has worn the gun for the
past ten years almost constantly. He
says he makes no effort to conceal
the weapon, carrying it in plain
sight and simply as a matter of pro-
lection, for Wright is among others
who have been warned to get out of
the Camas Prairie district.
In his opening statement to the
grand jury, United States District
Attorney Lingenfeler explained that
1t might be necessary to investigate
the Medbury Valley Land & Devel-
opment company for alleged fraud
ulent use of the mails before the case
is completed He likewise stated that
the alleged night rider methods en-
ployed by land holders for the pur-
pose of intimidating possible con-
testants would be investigated. And
the scope of the inquiry is not to be
confined to the Camas Prairie district
alone, but wlh include claim jump
ing in the Long Valley and Rosebury
country as we'll
1t is alleged by several of the wit
nesses that the night riding has not
been carried to any extent, but that a
band of no more than eight youngf
men of the prairie got together in a
spirit of fun and ordered certain con-
testants out of the country. Others
claim that the nigh riding was car
ried on in earnes and that several
contestants were forced to leave the
country for fear of the threatened tai
and feahers.
1t is said to be probable, in the
event the Medbury company methods
are probed, that George W. Thomp
son of Lewiston, president of the
company, and wno is we'll known ai
a politician in the Nez Perce coun
v, will be summoned before the
grand jury.
Postoffice Inspector Neil of Boise
has been investigating the methods o
the Medbury people for the past. two
M nths and it is said that he hal
damaging evidence agains them.
a special venira of 10 talesmen wa
drawn at the order of Judge Bean
due to the fact that several of th'
Jurors had been excused for business
duties or because of illness of thei
families. George w. Thompson wa
selected as foreman and the follow
ing Jurors reported: Henry T. James
G. E. Matthews, B. F. Olden, all o
Boise; c. D. Faraday, c. H. Stewart
J. w. Caldwell, G. P. Hall, j. w
Bailey. all of Mountain Home, Wal
Ter Toll and j. B. Brown of Gooding
r. S. Cookingham and w. B. Dorga
of Twin Falls, Frank Taylor, e. Eich
-elberger. B. Benson, all of Meridian
G. w. Bailey of Little Camas, ]. /
Walnng of Nampa, William Quay G
Trinity. H. ]. Turnbull of Shoshon'
Charles Roseback of Rock Creel
Robert Sandlin Of Smith Prairie, Ge'
Stevens Of Maple Grove, Edwar
starn Of Soldiers Home, E. ]. Rec
Of Jerome and c. H. Rosenberger
Caldwell.
In his statemen to the jury M
Lingenfelter said that the method
of the night riders in the Cam'
Prairie counry would be investigate
with particular reference to the cai
Of Joseph ]. Vaugnt against j. Lee
Vaught himself is among the witnes
es who are in the city and will a
near before the grand jury.
.Vaught was the man who shot al
killed d. v. Emmons as a result