The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-12-24

several of Shaw's cattle. and that he |
made Nuttmann turn his two back |
Another witness saw Nuttmann at abou
tie some distance away. but did not
see him driving them.
In the cross examination by w. N.
Scales, counsel for the defense. Lon
ME Bales and Henry and Mrs. Hopke.
when pressed on that point, stated that
they had pretty strong suspicious be-
fore that huffman was inclined to
take cattle that did not belong to
him. and the Hopkes stated that they
did not like huffman and had no use
for him. Bales. when the question was
put to him by Attorney Scales. ''Do
you consider John Nuttmann's pasture
a good place to conceal stolen stock?"
said mot where we found the calves,
but there were other portions Of the
pasture where they would be very hard
to find, there being q number Of breaks
and rocky guiches for them to hide in"
The prosecution occupied an Of the
first day. Tuesday the defense placed
five witnesses on the stand In rebuff
tai, as follows: Joe Enneking. Lee
Lane, James johnson. w. s. Shaw and
Fred Shaw.
The fact that the defense placed the
witnesses for the prosecution on the
stand, indicates strongly that they did
not propose to show to the opposi-
ton their line Of defense, but wanted
to know about what the prosecution
expected to prove. Just what the de-
tense will be has not been disclosed SO
far. and 1t was evident that they pre-
ferred having the defendant bound over
70 fha afofrto& on.,~f rathar than 0fva
their hand away. Justice Carrots held
huffman in the sum Of $500, which was
| promptly furnished.
The judges Of our lower courts in
this county seem to work on a theory
peculiarly their own in fixing the bail
OF men charged with crime. The enor-
nifty of the offense supposed to have
been committed seems to have little
or no weight in settling the question
of the amount OF the bond required In
the case The ability Of the defendant
to pay or not to pay, would appear to
larg ely, If not entirely, decide the ques-
tion. The Globe can hardly grasp
either the philosophy or justice OF
this procedure. and yet 1t hardly feels
justified In setting up its judgment
against the judicial heads Of the vari-
Gus mills of justice which have, in the
past, after due consideration, arrived
at the wisdom Of such a course. Ger
. tainly II a man is so blessed with
! worldly possessions. or with personal
friends or interested parties. who pos
: sess the means and cheerful disposition
10 euccor him at the psychological mo.
ment, 1t Is working him no hardship
: to place his bond at a high enough
4 figure to be somewhere near common
d surate with the gravity of the offens,
! charged. II he does not intend to ski
e his ball. neither he nor his friends
e are any the worse off for having fur
: nished the larger amount. and. on tn,
: other hand, II such action rs contem
d plated. or should afterwards be decid
II ed upon, there is something targibl
l. left behind as reminder that tn
prisoner had once been arraigned, AM
the dignity of the court would be main
tanned and the course OF Justice win
Dictated. On the other hand there 1
, little use of placing the bond OF
. man at $1,000 when he could not sup
4 ply 1t at $50; yet II works him no fur
q Their hardship for the reason that h
] has to go into confinement for lac
Of the smaller the same as the large
"a sum. Our reasoning may be wrong i
this matter. but II so, we can say wit
: the poet: I'VE are from Missouri"