American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-07-22
EXCITING TIME OVER TEAM
Arco Man Breaks Speed Record in
Trying to Get Out Of Courts
Jurisdiction.

Attorney w. r. Griswold learned
about five O'Clock Friday afternoon
that George L. Lycett of Arco was
about to leave the county with a team
that had been returned to him by the
jury the night before after a suit for
recovery against Sam A. Forter who
bought the team the first of June
from Ed Spruce. 1t was claimed that
the team had never been the property
of Spruce hence the suit by Lycett
for recovery. Following the verdict
of the jury Lycett received an ex-
ecution from Judge Haag for the re-
delivery of the team. About the same
time Forter filed an appeal bond and
asked stay of the execution. Deputy
Sheriff ID. b. Barnhardt misunder-
stood the instructions of the court and
delivered the team to Lycett who i'm
mediately started north for Arco wherc
he lives.
IF your honor please" said attor-
ney Griswold as he rushed into the
probate judges office with a fringe
of. blue atmosphere about his rergnn.
81 hold that Lycett is In contempt OF
court for trying to evade the instruc-
tions of the court just inssued And !
ask your honor that an order be is
sued preventing him from leaving
the county with the team in question. t"
please your honor" said Attorney
BEN Davis apeparfing on the scene as
attorney for Lycett, how can Lycett
be held In contempt when he does not
know the order of the court in this
mater. / hold that II anyone In this
| 10 In NJ te -,
J sheriff who has delivered the team to
, Lycett against your honor's instruc-
tions." The argument waxed warm
with the judge the warmest OF the
three. Someone is certainly I'm con-
tempt" he said. land l am going to
find out who It is" My instructions
have been disobeyed and somebody is
to blame" He asked for Sheriff JEFF
fries, but the sheriff was at Neeley
In the meantime Lycett was making
! all possible speed In the direction OF
the county line. The Judge sent an
automobile after Sheriff Jeffries and
fearing that Lycett would get out OF
his jurisdiction before the sheriff ar.
rived, he swore I'm John Lee as a dep.
uty and dispatched him and Attorney
Griswold TO head off Lycett before hs
) reached the county line. They over.
took Lycett four miles north of towr
and when they ordered him to stop ant
return to American Falls with the
was driving. were met will
the cold steel of Winchester point
: ed in their direction. There was M
further argument and Lycett kept OF
toward the northern boundary of Pow
or county.
Sheriff Jeffries had been notified II
the mean time and started after Lycet
overtaking him hundred yards soutf
NJ the county line. He was returned
TO American Falls and the team Civ
en- to Forter to keep until the case II
retired at the next term of the dis
tricf court here I'm December
When the melee was over and thu
mind of the judge restored to calm
he laughingly remarked that no ont
IT'D re held for contempt tbougl
there were a lot OF contemplate peo
pie around.
rfe case Of Lycett VS.. Forter wen
80 irry Thursday night after
! trial lasting three days. The team
= over which the suit was instituted II Il
claimed by Lycett who lives at Area
raH ~ him and no one else
when the road work began here II
J the spring Lycett claims TO have le
} one I'D Spruce, have the team to us
on construction work on the BIZ
, Spring Hollow fill north Of town
= Spruce began work about the middle
OF March and represented the team a
2 bis personal property. About the frs
, OF June he sold the team 10 Mr.. For
-.
peared June 22nd. and repleyined tn
team