The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-16
MILLER CASE In
FEDERAL COURT
JUDGE DIETRICH GRANTS TIME
UNTIL MONDAY TO PLEAD TO
INDICTMENTS.
Bonds Fixed at $250O-Jury Freed MOx
MOx-New Defendant in Liquor
Case Arraigned Today.


eral court at o'clock this evening, an
swering to the indictments returned by
the grand jury in the case Of Mark p.
Miller Milling company and Mark 2.
the interstate commerce act, the lat
ter was present with his attorney, c.
j. Orland, and arraigned and granted
until Monday morning TO plead by
Judge DIETRICH. Bond was fixed at
$25O0 in one Indictment and the de-
fendant permitted liberty on his own
recOgnizance. Owing to the fact that
IL surety bond will be furnished the
court waived the filing of the bond un-
til Monday.
1t is understood that the cases will
not be tried at the present term of
court but will come up for hearing at
the coming session next fall. H. B.
Duncan, special prosecutor for the in
terstate commerce commission, has
gone to California. Mr.. Miller has is
sued a statement to the effect that the
alleged violations as to misbilling and
false weights were technical errors
which he expects to explain at the
trial. The penalty on conviction i'll
each count, of which there are four,
is $1,000 to $4,000 and not more than
two years Imprisonment at the discre-
tion of the court.
lIOX MOx Not Guilty.
The jury in the case of the United
States versus Thomas Henry Mox MoX,
after hearing evidence in the charge
of introducing liquor on the Nez Perce
Indian reservation, after being out but
a few moments returned a verdict of
not guilty and the defendant was re-
leased. Clay McNamee of Lewiston |
was attorney for the defendant while |
District Attorney McClear represented |
the plaintiff.
Stevens Brought In.
d. w. Stevens of Orofino who was
indicted on three separate charges
by the grand jury, the name not be-
ing made public pending his arrest,
was brought into court this evening
and arraigned on the charges of in
liquor on the reservation.
Bond was fixed at $3.50 which was fur
nished this evening.
Stone Changed Plea.
Harry e. Stone whose trial was set
for Monday to answer to two separate
Indictments Of introducing liquor on l.
he reservation was brought into court {
his evening changing his plea of l
guilty on one indictment, the other i
)eing dismissed on motion of the dis '
rict attorney The court desired |
ime until Monday to investigate the
before pronouncing SEN L
ence. Judge DIETRICH adjourned court
Until Monday morning. a
At the opening of the federal court Q
his morning Judge F. S. Dietrich was a
N the bench, having arrived last night I
rom Boise, relieving Federal Judge a
ludkin who departed this morning. S
he first work of the court today was e
he appearance of defendants indicted C
y the grand jury. Duncan j. Nc d
,inzie and Thomas Anderson, indicted S
Dr. introducing liquor on the Nez f;
erce Indian reservation, appeared in
ourt and asked permission to change
leir pleas from not guilty to guilty.
Law Students as Attorneys.
In connection with these two cases
niversity law students A. O.. Sutton l!
nd R. G.. Adams appeared for Nc p
inzie and c. Groome and V. L. Taylor nj
II Anderson. On behalf of the de- Ill
ndants they asked the court to pro- n'
ounce sentence this morning and II
ade statements of the case in their Ut
,half praying for the leniency of the III
,urt Both men have been confined lie
the county Jail at Lewiston since ltS
ecember The youthful attorneys
'esented the pleas in a very able r1f
amer causing the court to remark Es
at while the defendants had tn
EN- in Jail long period co
at he could do no more than an
sess the minimum for each and or re
red their confinement in the county sti
il at Lewiston for 60 days and each an
pay fine of $100.
Stone viii Stand Trial. tic
Harry Stone, also charged with in in
,ducing liquor on the reservation, on a
o indictments appeared. He was me-
presented by Sutton and Adams. His wo
"a was not guilty to both indict- ha
,nts and the court set next Monday Ho
2 o'clock for hearing the case. of
Frank Grounds, indicted yesterday
the grand jury for giving liquor to
m Mox MoX, an Indian, through his
orney, Clay McNamee, made plea
not guilty and the trial was set for
o'clock Monday morning. ."
The absence of Roscoe Samson, who ae'
- ide