The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-16
three Criminal Cases Dispos-
led of With Above Result
Others Follow.
WILSON CONFESSES
mplicate Prominent Men; Off
GERS Verify Statements and
Make Arrests Sunday.

There have been number Of sensa-
onal events resulting from this term
the district court, in the matter of
pnvictions. failure to convict and the
IMPLICATION of parties who have not
gured as principals in the cases tried,
nd the officers have been compelled
b work night and day to keep up with
he rum Of events and meet the de-
hands upon their services which have
risen in consequence.
The first criminal conviction made
has that of Howard Wilson, charged
ith grand larceny. Wilson stole two
ray horses belonging to Buzz Hunt,
bong about the 1st Of last March, from
lis pasture between Winona and Kam-
bh, took them to White Bird and sold
hem to Roy Cplley. the Identification
"a Wilson as the man who sold the
Horses was absolute and the circumstan
Hes connecting him with the crime
Fas without flaw, except for the all
ID which the defense undertook to es-
hblish, and which for a time looked like
! might cause the prosecution serious
rouble to overcome The case was
&rgued and given to the jury at noon
Friday, and after some twenty minutes
Elaboration the jury reported a verdict
" guilty" Wilson was carried off his
Eeet by the verdict, and broke down
Ind cried. He. "a few hours later, softer
"a up and unburdened himself to the
fficers, confessed that he stole the
horses. told all of the details of that
IND other shady transactions and in
bis story implicated w. A. Grunewald.
~ 90 ~ xvffa N his
1efense, and Jim Miller and Earl Steen.
who are now on trial at this term OF
ME district court on a charge OF
$tealing horses from the Vollmer- Clear
water company.
Under the confession of Wilson. and
&he later verification and corroboratior
pf some Of the details given by him,
'the officers felt justified in causing
the arrest of Mr.. Grunewald. which
took place Sunday morning, and the re-
hrrest of Steen and Miller each OF
whom was out under a $1,000 bond
awaiting trial on a like criminal charge
sRt this term of court. The men all CAV
Ethe bond of $1,000 required of them
by Probate Judge Harris. and proceed
led about their business. The prelim-
anary hearing will probably be set In
d couple of weeks according to a state
ment Of County Prosecutor Hattabaugh
steen and Miller Found "Gullty.
The trial of Earl Steen and Jim Mil
Der under the charge Of stealing horses
from the vollmer-C Clearwater company
and trading them to parties at Enter
prise. Oregon, Is now ON trial with At.
<torney Wallace N. Scales for the de.
.fense, and Prosecutor Hattabaugh and
CLAY McNamee of Lewiston, for th'
state. The jury composed of w. L
Crawford, s. g. Benedict, c. B. Knorr
Jacob Lorentz Joe Callan, Herman Vor
Bargen, Frank Hanley, Fred Callison
Jacob Mathiesen. ]. B. Forsman, w.
Hardisty and H J. Barth, was select
h ed on Wednesday and the examination
sof witnesses commenced on Thursda,
morning.
The case had been moving alont
quietly with the examination and eros
examination of the states witnesses un
til just before noon. when the counts
prosecutor called for Howard Wilson
who was brought from the jail by th'
sheriff and placed on the stand Thi
created quite a stir and commotiol
among the spectators. but nothing t
compare to the sensation that Wilson
created when he started in and toll
OF seeing Steen and Miller branding
horses in question one night In Miller
barn where he, Wilson, had gone t
steal Miller's hogs. but was deterre'
fnom doing so by the presence of tn
owner. Seeing the light through tn
cracks Of the barn, he said he crawl
ed up and there witnessed the transfe
OF stock ownership by means of tn
branding iron. Wilson made no bone
OF his intention to steal Miller's hogs
and stated under the cross examination
o. Attorney Scales that he went fror
tnere to Riley Seay's where he stol
seay's hogs instead of Miller's whic
ne had started out to get. Wilson
g white man. but was raised by Nv
indians. Sally Ann Wilson and husband
near Kamiah, and Is now about tweR
ry-five. He has been mixed up in
number Of questionable acts, accordin
70 his own confession, bun this is tn
Iirst time he has been brought to tria
The afternoon was given over to tn
defense. Steen and Miller both bein
placed on the stand. and testified tn
horses in controversy were their owl
The arguments were made FTada
morning, and tho case submitted
the jury about II a. m. AT 2:15 tn