The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-10-09
THINGS DOING
AT KOOSKIA
Lew Wagerly ForcibIy Taken
From Private House and
Run Out of Town.

erly, who had been serving a thirty
days sentence in the jail here on ac.
count Of his connection with Birdie
Sullivan, the seventeen year old girl
at Kooskia, was released from jail an
took the train for Lewiston.
On Saturday evening Wagerly got
off the train at the Kooskfa depot
and was met there by the Sullivan
girl, when it is said quite an affec-
tonate scene took place, which was
Witnessed by number of the people
of the town who happened to be there
when the train came in. This, it
would seem, incensed the citizens Of
the town who had been active in the
prosecution of Wagerly who had made
himself obnoxious to that community
by his open conduct with the Sullivan
girl, while he was married man, and
the word was passed around and it
was decided to tell Wagerly that he
could not remain in town over night
and to give him his moving orders.
In the meantime Wagerly had gone
to the hotel and registered, but had
been refused room by the landlord,
the cause for refusal being attributed
by some to his immoral standing and
by other reports to the fact that he
had not paid previous lodging bill.
From the hotel Wagerly in companv
with the Sullivan girl, went to the
home of w. II. Casady, who had been
his ettorney, and upon telling him of
his experience at the hotel, and stat
ing that he intended going on to Stit-
es for the night, was told by Casady
that he had room at his house and
that he could stay with him. This
Wagerly accepted, and here it would
seem, the trouble begun.
A body Of the citizens went to the
Casady home and asked to see Wager
~, but were refused, and when they
insisted, Casady, who had come to
the door, told them they should not
see him, that he was his client and
ne absolutely refused to allow them to
see him at all, and demanded their
authority for wanting Wagerly. The
reply was made that they had come
as citizens to see that Wagerly did
not remain over night in Kooskia, and
tnat they were going to do so. They
nen returned and got warrant out
1or Wagerly, which was placed in the
hands of Marshal Gross, who made
the demand for admittance, which was
refused. Things then begun to get
pretty warm ON both sides. Casady
IN the meantime had gone inside and
iocked the door, refusing all admit
ance. The door was then broken in
and after some struggling, in which
.asady says he was "strong armed"
ana the others say he was held to
keep him from injuring anyone or
preventing their getting the object Of
'neir quest, they found Wagerly up
stalrs locked In a bedroom. He re-
FUSED to open the door at first, but
after he had been informed that it
would be broken into if he did not he
adnitted them.
"agerly in the hands of the con-
''aoie, was started for the justice's
oilice, Casady stating that he would
eo along and defend him. But before
reaching the Justices office the con-
''aoie was tripped up and the pris-
ouer allowed to escape, and was chas-
sa down the railroad track for some
distance.
Mr. Oasady says Wagerly had come
% 70 hooskia by appointment to pay
ain MS fees as attorney, and did not
Aaow OF the presence of the Sullivan
1Hi IN the town, she having been at
e"iston few days before, and that
s' Nc considered 1t his duty to 'defend
Ain against the mob"
while on the other hand 1t lis claim
" mat Wagerly had been warned by
SNuge Steele, the prosecuting attorney
uuu u The sheriff to keep away from
Ooskia and the Sullivan girl, or he
>. .ouid get into trouble, and in the
= e OF these warnings and the we'll
Aown feeling against him in Kooskia I
ae mad come there and flaunted def ,
80 IN the face of the community by
and publicly embracing the I
had arose. al 'n' ~
is Is one of the cases that every '
~ ny oeplores, and which might have (
easily avoided had a little bet {
vi ~ Judgment been shown all around. '
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