The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-11
FEDERAL COURT OPENED
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
EXPECTED SEVERAL INDICTMENTS MAY BE DE-
LIVERED TO THE COURT THIS EVENING
JUDGE F. H. RUDKIN PRESII
Probable the Court Will be in Session for Two Weeks
Important Damage Case Will be
, on Trial This Week

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The grand jury was still deliberatin
at five O'clock this evening, however
only liquor violations on the India
reservation were being considered. Il
is understood that several Indictment
will be returned.
The May term of the United States
federal court opened in Moscow at Il
o'clock this morning with Fedora
Judge Frank H. Rudkin of Spokane
in the chair, Judge DIETRICH not being
able to be present owing to the ill
ness of his brother near Boise. From
present indications the court may be
in session here for two weeks.
Grand Jury at Work.
But Is of the 25 members of the
grand jurors summoned appeared this
morning, one being excused today, the
court ordered a special venire for four
additional jurors which was quickly
filled. The jury was instructed and
proceeded promptly in celebrating on
a number of cases. The work of the
jury this morning was relative to vio-
lation of the liquor traffic on an In
dian reservation. 1t is expected the
: grand jury will remain in session for
several days.
This morning the court devoted the
time to the reading of the calendar
and endeavoring to set the dates for
hearing of equity cases. The trial
jury will report here tomorrow morn
ing and it is expected will be ready
to hear cases at once.
Some Cases Dismissed.
This morning the court ordered the
dismissal of the case of the United
States versus Lemma J. Root, the Uni
ted States attorney having announced
that the matter had been adjudicated
out of court. The cases continued for
the term were the United States versus
the Northern Pacific railway, William
Siegrist ct al versus Lewiston-Sweet-
water Irrigation company ct al,
Hassam Paving company versus the
City of Lewiston. The case Of R.
Kemp Welch ct al versus Idaho Cham
pion Mining & Milling company was
dismissed.
Transfer Judgment.
This afternoon the court heard a mo-
ton OF the plaintiff in the case of l.. |
A. Burnett versus Northwestern Lum-
ber company to bring judgment |
through the court granted the plain
tiff in the sum of $6O02.50 by Pennsyl-
yania courts, SO that the judgment may
be made collectable, the defendant |
owing property in Idaho. F.
E. Butler of Lewiston, is attorney for
the plaintiff and G. w. Tannahill of
attorney for the defendant.
Big Damage Suit.
One of the most important cases that
will be heard at the present term is
the suit of R. N. Wright versus the
Western Union Life Insurance compa-
ny to recover $80,847 damages al
legged to have been suffered by the
plaintiff because of the failure of the
defendant to carry out contract. The
plaintiff was general agent of the COM
oany in the Lewiston territory. The
contract is alleged to have been term
mated before it's completion. F. E.
Butler and G. w. Tannahill are at
orneys for the plaintiff while James ,
.. Babb and F. H. Post are attorneys ,
or the defendant
Officers of the Court.
The officers of the court arriving i.
lere to be in attendance at this ses-
ion are Federal Judge F. H. Rudkin, 7
Jerk A. L. Richardson, United States ,
Lttorney J. L. McClear and Assistant !,
lttorney J. H. Smead, United States
Iarshal T. B. Martin and Deputies
!. H. Arbuckle, Mark Howe and ].
ackson. h