Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-09
Mob BREAKS down
DOOR TO GET
WACERLY
xoosKIA CITIZENS REFUSE TO
PERMIT HIM TO STAY IN TOWN
OVERNIGHT.
AsADY DEF|Es NHcHBORs
Crow Takes Wagerly From Constable
md Tells Him to Depart Forth
with, Which He Does.

Kooskia, the usually quiet but busy
little city on the Clearwater, broke into
the j |melight of public prominence Sat.
urday evening through the activities
of about hundred Of her citizens who
decli ned to permit Lew wagerly to re-
main in town overnight.
Wagerly did not remain. And there.
by hangs tale, as they say in the
classics.
wagerly is the young man who was
recently taken into custody ON . charge
duplicating Birdie Sullivan, . 16 year
old girl who resides with her grand
mother at Kooskia. Wagerly at that
time was married and resided in
Kamah. He was brought to Grange
vile and subsequently pleaded guilty
before Judge Steele in the, district
court to charge Of lewd cohabitation
and was sentenced to serve q 30 days
term in the county Jail.
Went to Kooskia Saturday.
Las Saturday saw the completion Of
this Jail sentence and ON the same day
Wagerly left for Kooskia.
Happenings attended upon his arrival
there and the events which followed
are related by w. A. Grunewald
and Jacob Leitch, two we'll known and
high respected citizens of Kooskia, who
were in town on Monday in connection
with the case. The story given to
II rec Press representative by Mr..
Grnn newald is substantially as follows:
: Wagerly arrived in Kooskia on the
even ing train Saturday. He was met
at the station by Birdie Sullivan and
the two exchanged affectionate greet
lngs- They went to the hotel to secure
accomodations but were informed by
the hotel management that no rooms
were available. From the hotel. Wag-
erly and Miss Sullivan went to the res
idenfe of W. H. Casady, the Kooskia
alto rney who was employed as legal
counsel for Wagerly in the case for
wnlc h Wagerly had served Jail SEN
tence.
Objected to Wagerly.
Many of the citizens of Kooskia do
not approve of Wagerly's conduct of
,a'e and accordingly sentiment against
us remaining in Kooskia where he
gnt repeat his misdeeds and create
Dad example was naturally strong. A
hun Der of the townsmen met on the
''ref efts after the train had arrived and
sApr resslons of disapproval of Wagerly' Is
mah her and presence in the city were
o''lo ost universally heard. The senti-
"ehF crystallized an hour or two later
"nen about ITO men; the body being
"aae up of the best known
ana most substantial citizens of the
.oWn and surrounding country and
oeaq yea by Constable Gross visited the
''a ay home, with view of persuad-
'ne "agerly to leave town imme ediately.
Inc spokesmen of the party were
".' at the door by Mr.. Casady and
al'er he had been apprised of our wish
W. W. &c declared that he would not give
:, aaserly up; that Wagerly had called
- ele TO consult him regarding the fees
~ 'e PAID for Mr.. Casady's services in
~. I case; that any entrance across the
esnoid would be made over Casady Is
/. e"e body and that the smob'. as he
:, '%ed the body of citizens, had no
les fignt to conduct itself along the
VI our announced plans.
Warrants are Issued.
.o Alter considerable bluster and ora
~. nad been spilled, the citizens, or
sas N,'ealiy all of them, retired and
utn' ;D Judge R. H. Smith, the local
no.. .e OF the peace. A few of our
cpl, :, remained to- guard against wag-
20; possible escape from the Casady
49, .nee, A warrant for waeerly'
s.' s..' 81 on a charge of vagrancy was
sm.n "uln to before Justice of the Peace
v;.,. [ ana again the Casady home was
ner su' s;. Again Mr.. Casady refused to
eon1a an entrance and the constable
nut serve the warrant on the fu-