The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-06
TWO INDICTMENTS
THREE NO TRUE BILLS
GRAND JURY REPORTED ON THE DAYS GRIND
AT FIVE O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
ONE JURY TRIAL HELD TODAY
Defendant in the Federal Court Acquitted of Intro
ducton of Liquor on the Reservation
Other Court News.

Besides the return of verdict of moi
guilty in the jury trial of Joseph Smith
charged with the introduction of liquor
on the reservation, by the trial Jury
two indictments were reported tonight
by the grand jury and three no true
bills returned against several defend.
ants that had been charged with in.
Producing liquor on the reservation
just before the close OF the federal
court session at ) O'Clock this evening
Federal Judge DIETRICH issued spe-
ial yenire for two more jurors. Both
iuries ordered to report at 10 O'clock
tomorrow morning. This was the sum
total of the work of the court this af-
ternOOn.
Two Indictments.
The grand jury reported to the court
at o'clock this evening returning in
dictments against Henry Appleby, a
white man, and John Scott, an Indian,
separate cases both being charged
with the Introduction of liquor on the
reservation.
During the day the grand jury has
been busy examining witnesses in al
most a score of liquor violation cases
and besides the three defendants un-
der investigation in which no true
bills were found, it is understood the
grand jury took no cognizance of a
number of cases that had been pre-
sented to the body for consideration
No reports are maze in these latter
cases owing to the fact that the de-
PENDANTS had never been taken before
an United States commissioner and no
record had been made of the cases. |
Those whom true bills were not found |
were Charles King, a white man, a |
blacksmith residing at Webb; G. |
Henry Kramer, white man residing
at Kooskia, and Michael O'Connor,
white man residing at Nezperce.
Had Poor Case.
Probably one of the poorest excuses
Of charge against an alleged violater
If the law prohibiting tne Introduction
Of liquor on an Indian reservation was
II the case against Joseph Smith, a
harvest hand who was taken from
Jamas Prairie train by Special Agent
Strange last September and at Lew
ston before Commissioner O'Neill
,ound over to the federal court for
having in his possession a bottle of Ii
luor while crossing the reservation.
Was Looking for Work.
Smith with two companions went to
looking for work and af
er day spent there decided to go
o Moscow and purchased ticket for
he latter point. According to the
estimony given by the government
gent Strange, five men were seated J
n the smoking compartment of the
rain near Fort Lapwai when ne board
d it who were drinking and playing {
ards. He searched each of the men,
e claims near Spalding, and the last /
IAN searched was Smith. He placed S
ne latter under arrest and secured
is conviction before the commissioner /
} await trial at this time. I
Didn't Purchase Liquor.
Smith testified that his companion
ad purchased the liquor and that he
ad taken the bottle from him to keep
i'm from becoming further intoxicated e
nd claimed to have denied to the spe-
al agent that he had either purchas
the liquor or owned it. This was
the testimony he gave
his own behalf this afternoon.
Verdict of Not Guilty. o.
Attorneys Clay McNamee and W. NJ. =
organ represented the defendant
i'd before the case went to the jury :.
ked the court to instruct the jury to
ing in verdict of acquittal. Later -
e court held that the case should go
the jury under instructions. The
urt in instructing the jury in sub
ance informed it that If they found
e defendant owned The liquor and ~
d attempted to introduce it on the
servation that verdict of guilty
oulG be brought in. The jury was
t but a short time when verdict p
acquittal was announced. pe
nicnOcod nf Muah RuStuaSc -
At the morning session of the fed
II court Judge DIETRICH disposed of tic
nsiderable business. Though a num-
r of pleas of guilty had been made
defendants charged with violations
the United States law in connection of
h the introduction of liquor on the ho
ervation, the court during the morn ne
session did not indicate that he aft
uld pass sentence on any of the de- All
dants during today A