The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01
Found Guilty of Cattle Rustl-
ing, Given Indeterminate
Term, B to ID Years.
IS SILENT ON RESULT
Neophyte Detective Voluntarily
Renders Valuable Service to
Livestock Men.

Filing Gabriel, convicted Of the lar
ceny of cattle by the district court last
week, was on Saturday sentenced to
serve an indeterminate term of from
three to fourteen years in the state
penitentiary ut Boise. In the custody
of Guard John T. Danielson from the
state prison Gabriel left Tuesday morn
ing and is by this time an inmate of
the penitentiary.
The arrest and subsequent trial and
conviction OF Gabriel in the district
court attracted wide attention through
out the county, especially among stock
men, and the court room crowded
at all sessions during the time the case
was being heard. The jury was OUT
about nine hours. Following the an
nouncement of the verdict convictins
Gabriel predictions were made that sub
sequent developments would implicatc
other stocknlen and that serious charg-
es might bG filed as a result of the
Gabriel case Nothing of the kind has
happened, however, and 1t appears that
the trouble is definitely settled. Cab
riel maintained stolid silence after
his trial ami declined to talk about the
case
Few persons in the county are aware
of the inside facts of the Gabriel case
and the manner in which the author-
ties were enabled to bring the defend
ant into court and secure a conviction
The whole story. without color and
without any literary embellishments
whatever, reads like modern detective
fiction and the task of Investigating
the case and gathering together the
threads of evidence by which the state
was enabled to present its case so ef-
xylnC mo- cIa cbr ND
ly done.
Praise from Official Source.
1t is stated upon competent author
ity that the whole of this work was
complished by Ed Vincent the we'll
directed and the most of it actually ac-
known Salmon river stockman, who was
witness in the Gabriel case. At a
great sacrifice of time and money, it
is said, Vincent took up the task of
ferreting put the guilty party and the
result of these efforts is certainly one
to be appreciated by all law-abiding
citizens. and particularly the livestock
5 men of The salmon and Snake river
countries. Speakng of the case yes
terday. an official who was identified
with the case said:
t while the conviction of Mr. Gabriel
is regrettable to the many who sympa- :
| tiiSt Will the man HIS Wll6 anu
: little children in this trouble. it is
2 nevertheless, an inevitable result when
D such practices are followed. 1t is my
0 opinion that all the livestock men OF
I this country are deeply indebted to Mr.
Vincent for his activities in this case
S which is without doubt a decisive ster
n toward uniform law enforcement and
the prevention of cattle rustling. With
h out any hope of financial reimbursement
S for the time and labor involved Mr. Vim
cent took up the investigation of thu
Y case, employed men to assist him. de.
e voted three weeks time to riding ove1
e the country. stayed on the job all nigh
e at times. and after he had assembled
n facts to warrant such action h,
presented his story to the authorities
n and stood with them throughout th
< trial. At all times Mr.. Vincent stoot
IS for fair and honest trial for the de
II fendant and to my personal knowledg
II declined to take advantage of oppor
y tunities which might have strengthene
the chances of a conviction but whicl
is did not in reality enter into this charge
N | have never seen any amateur detect
-e i've work half the equal of Mr.. Vim
u cents earnest, conscientious labors /
( this case
le The jury in the Gabriel case consist
re ed of William Martin. James Cox, ia,
lie Browning, Joe Yates, Frank Terhaa
v +. L. Johnston, ]. b. Luchtefeld. MOI
v gan Rogers. Ernest Bentley, Edwi
le Webber J. b. Leeper and NJ. l.. Aver
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