Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-27
10, THE POLICEMAN
RED BROTHER KEEN AFTER PAI.1
FACE NOW.
EIGHT ARRESTED At kAN|An
Were Returning From 0rangevtlls and
Had Suit Case Of Booss.-0nly
Two Bound Over.

Time was when Poor Lo was stalked
by the white man and the pale face
guarded his home and domicile against
the ravages Of the red brethern, but
that is past history now and in . few
years can only be recalled by those
whose hair is streaket with gray.
Heap Big Injun has been educated"
if you please, and is the petted and
pampered ward Of your Uncle Samuel.
He has say in the government. The
law provides that you cannot say -
to whether or not he shall have intoxi.
eating liquors on his land, but gives
him voice to vote ON the question -
it effects territory off of the rssarva.
tion. He is the policeman Of the ressr-
vation and nine-tenths Of his victims
are white men, some Of whom are ac-
tual bootleggers and law violators and
many others who have violated the law
in technical way only. Lo IL an am
bilious officer and does not discrimin.
ate; all men with black bottles and
alcoholic breaths look alike to him.
Last week, at the conclusion Of the
trial OF Jess Kitchen, q sled load Of
witnesses and parties who we're called
here from that berg by court, lsft
Grangeville for home and it seems
among the baggage was q suit case we'll
filled with "redeye." 1t also appears
that James Stuart and his Indian
scouts were apprised Of this fact By
someone, presumably in the county-ssat,
and took them in ON the outskirts Of
Kamiah.
The story is best told by the follow
ing dispatch from Kamiah, since the
sending out Of which, however, the
hearing has been had and Bowman and
Johnston were the only ones held, THAR
bond being placed at $500 each, whiah
was promptly furnished.
Kamiah, Feb. 2O.-Eight arrests were
made here this morning by Deputy Uni.
ted States Special Officer y. L. Grow.
der and James Stuart on charges Of
introducing liquor on the Neg Psrcs
Indian reservation and the men viii
be taken to Lewiston in the morning
to answer to the charge before U. 8.
Commissioner O'Neil. The arrests are
the result OF seizure Of quantity
of liquor Wednesday night by James
Stuart and seven other Indians who
had been sworn in a. Indian police.
The men arrested were returning to
Kamiah from court at Grangeville and
their sleigh was searched when they
reached town.
only two or three members Of the par
ty knew Of the presence Of the liquor
in the sleigh as the bottles had been
carefully packed in fruit box and
stored beneath the hay in the rear Of
the sled. The entire party was placed
under arrest, however, and all will
be required to appear before the Uni.
ted States commissioner and explain
their participation in the bringing Of
the liquor into the reservation country.
When the sleigh was searched the
Indians recovered 10 quarts Of vhis-
key, two bottles of beer and pint Of
alcohol. The members Of the party
have declined to discuss the matter but
statement is made by friends that the
liquor was being brought in to be kept
in homes for medicinal purposes and
that while such an act is . technical
violation of the law, it has not been
the policy of the government to wage
prosecutions where it is evident there
is no intention to engage in the liquor
traffic on the reservation.
, Among those arrested are AarsAai
Frank Freeman, Elias Bowan, Thso.
Johnstone, Jesse Kitchen, Hubert Buck.
ingham, Bert Lomax and William Crab.
tree. The men we're released upon
their own recognizance for their ap.
pearance before Commissioner O'Nsill