Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-04-09

charged with "bootlegging, and the
| first trouble in selecting jury was
evidenced. The state used several of
its challenges, and the defense did
likewise, perhaps an hour being used
for this purpose. Then came the first
unexpected incident of the session.
Just as the state was starting to prose-
cute the defendant, through his attor-
ney, addressed the court and asked to
be permitted to withdraw his former
plea of not guilty, and to enter plea
of guilty. The court granted the re-
quest and court suddenly adjourned for
the afternoon.
In this case the state is reported
to have been loaded for bear, in that
it had many witnesses who were on
hand to swear they had bought and
drank the goods from Smith, and
there was also long list of booze
shipments received by the defendant.
Wednesday morning Joe LaDuke
and Andrew Caverne, also Mrs. Ca
verne, all charged with bootlegging,
or maintaining common nuisance,
whose cases were set for that day,
and who had entered pleas of not
guilty, came into court and plead
guilty. Against all these parties the
state had numerous witnesses ready to
swear they had purchased the goods,
and there was liquid evidence found
during the recent raids. The state
also had the booze lists showing ship
ments received, and some of these
names will sound familiar to readers
of the Republican, especially LaDuke
who shipped in according to the Clear
water Republican list last year, i'm
mense quantities.
In this connection it might be in
teresting to note that the Clearwater
Republican booze list was used in
j, these bootleg cases, and that the Re-
publican did give the public reliable
information, and did state facts.
, OFFICERS MAKING GOOD.
Another matter worth considerin G
at this time is the fact. that County
Attorney Smith is making good. He
has handled the bootleg cases ably,
honorably, and decently, showing nc
inclination to impose on defendants,
and in no case evincing malice as is
sometimes the case. So far County
;, Attorney Smith has made an enviable
record as a prosecutor. There is also
due Sheriff Sullivan and his deputies,
Ernest Jewell and Peter Shea, worthy
= mention in connection with the ELI
River cleanup, because these officers
), have done we'll. They have done
&c their whole duty to the county and thu
= state, and are making law violation
G. an expensive business. They, too
j are making good. And nothing
\ after strong public sentiment, doe
more to encourage county officers il
enforcing the law than the sustaining
= of the law by the courts, and Judg
= Edgar Steele has surely done all tina
= the law and justice could demand b
= giving force and dignity to law, an
'o making the violation of law seriou
~ ~ and expensive. His charges to tn
!, juries have been clear, dignified, abl
- and impartial, and there has been tina
~ about his conduct of these bootleg case
nc the past week that has given neithe
y ground for nor encouragement of az
u peals and endless litigation. An in
% portant point, one that will do muc
- to ensure law enforcement in tn
county, is the emphatic statement I
&c the court that bootleggers, tho'
=, found guilty, will get about all th'
GU the law will permit the court to il
se . flict.
~ WHAT THEY GOT.
;ct On request of Joe LaDuke, wi
plead guilty Wednesday morning
,er the charge of bootlegging, the cou
On permitted defendant to come into cou
10 Wednesday afternoon for sentenc'
,.t and Joe drew sixty days in Jail,
- cash fine of $3.50, and costs.
sd Yesterday morning the court Sc
,ed fenced the other bootleggers as fo
n. lows: Sam Grande, six month
a.. Jail, 500 fine, and costs.
a. John Barkus, six months in jai
~ 500 fine, and costs.
,ar Andrew Caverni, three months
hy Jail, $3.50 fine, and costs.
n Sadie Caverni, his wife, 5000 fl
"A without costs. The court said the
aol was usually man to blame where
cir woman goes wrong, and for this re
! son felt inclined to leniency.
to Lester Smith, who was the first
old the bootleggers to plead guilty, W
f a given light sentence that gui
nts parties might be encouraged to pie
on guilty, and drew fine of $500 a
|, in costs.
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