The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-10-08
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE

Assessor E. T. Malcolm has just re-
turned from below Aberdeen, and re-
ports that farmers are sowing large
amount of winter wheat. The roads
are good and things look prosperous.
Sheriff Simmons is back from Sac
ramento where he went in company
with Capt. E. G.. Davis of the attor-
nev generals office looking after the
case of the state against HELM, who
obtained $4,000 last winter from s.
J Rich by getting him to endorse a
draft with him on New York bank.
HELM is a promoter, and had no
money in the New York bank, and the
bank reported that this was his sec
ond offense of that kind. He was
taken into custody at Sacramento re-
Icently. and when Rich was notified
he simply turned the matter over to
the prosecuting attorney. When
HELM appealed to Rich to accept a
settlement and not prosecute, Mr..
Rich turned the telegram over to
the prosecuting attorney to use as ne
saw fit. Some Of Helms friends in
California raised money for his de-
tense or to settle the claim, and an
agreement was finally reached by
which HELM settled everything, in
,'c:vluding the costsg 70 state and county
and was released.
One Mr.. Dodge, who was arrested
at Shelley last week abusing an Of
Efcer for soaring his horses with an
automobile while passing, was charg-
ed with not giving part of the road
when signaled. Dodge was released
on bond of SIS, and was advised
THAT it was such petty mix-up he
had better just go on about his bust
ness and ignore the bond and that
would be best for all concerned. He
honored the bond and came back for
trial with Harry Holden to defend
him. Three witnesses stated that he
did not give up any of the road when
signaled and he stated that he did
The jury promptly acquitted him, and
he came to The Republican office and
Informed us that he was suing fo1
1910, 900 damages for false imprison'
ment, and said the Jail was unfit tc
keep prisoners in and he was goinG
to Boise to lay the matter before the
governor. He stated that he was q
lawyer himself and that he was going
to make it interesting for the officiali
here.
An attendant at the asylum named
j. E. Flaharty, who brought a patien
down from St. Anthony on the nigh
of the thirteenth of September, was
this week charged with grand larcen!
in taking diamond ring from thu
patient. The case was on prelimin
larry before Judge Doud Wednesda,
and the evidence showed that the pa
Itient told three different stories abou
when he last had the ring, one stor
being that he had it on when b
started from st. Anthony and tina
he did not know who took 1t or when
Another was that he thought it wa
taken from him before the attendan
!came for him. Sheriff Evans of 81
Anthony testified that he had tn
man in custody several days and h
tdid not know the man had a diamond
His deputy testified that the patien
had such a ring and that he saw
on his hand as he was leaving 81
.Anthony. A passenger on the trail
who knew the patient said he say
the ring on his finger while on tn
train. The attendant said he did nc
know whether the man had a dis
mond or not. That nothing was sal
about it when the man was turne
over to him, nor when he was de
llivered at the asylum. There wa
nothing to show that anybody too
lit. He might have been robbed O
he might have thrown it away or
might have been taken from him l
1.-THE asylum or he may have 1t hidde
somewhere. The commission OF
crime was not fixed. The attendan
was accused by the patient and tn
lattendant was held for trial. He
a stranger here, and was unable t
. give a bond and is now in jail await
ing. the action of the district cour
Nobody seems to know where the dis
mond is If he ever had one. q
I.yhathor ~ waa q 1enuina diamond