Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-25
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HELDBEFOREPRO-
bate JUDGE
OAK SANDERS DECLARED NOT TO
BE INSANE AND GIVEN
FREEDOM
WILSON IS BOUND OVER
Witnesses Identify Certain Horses
Sold by Wilson to Jack Gully
as Belonging to @. s. Hunt

before Probate Judge Lee Harris Mon.
day of this week the one on Monday
not properly being criminal case but
an investigation to test whether
party was insane, but the hearing ON
Tuesday was criminal case, grand
larceny for horse stealing. The results
in both hearings are as follows:
Thought to be Insane.
Monday afternoon Oak Sanders
young man from the Cottonwood Sec
tion was brought before Judge Harris,
it having been alleged by certain resi-
dents of the Cottonwood section that
the young man was insane or likely to
become insane, he being addicted to
peculiar fits of temper and it was fear
ed that he would do injury to some
one during these spells
Sanders is young man of about 25
years of age and has been resident
of the Cottonwood section for a period
of IS years Various employers and men
who have been acquainted with him
for several years gave testimony as to
his habits and traits, and among these
witnesses who testified were j. e. Gen
try, his first empoyer, Leo Simmons, v.
G. Lustig, Tony Jensen, Mr.. Reiner,
Mr.. Daven and Joe Lamm. Several
others also testified.
Tony Jensen was the young mans
last employer and his testimony was
much the same as that of the others he
stating that Oak was not up to the
average in intelligence and that he was
in the habit of giving away to fits Of
temper and that he would then curse
and swear and thereafter the person
to whom he had taken a dislike. The
witnesses all admitted that the other
boys took occasion to joke Sanders and
would get him started.
Doctors Stockton and Slusser were
present and sought to obtain informa-
tion as to mental characteristics and
facts which would indicate that he suf
fered with dementia. In their opinion
however he is not insane but merely
weak minded and not up to the average
intelligence and so it was on their ad-
vice that the young man was adjudged
not to be in such condition as would
warrant sending him to state institu-
tion. This morning he was provided
with ticket and he started for Spo-
kane.
Howard Wilson Held for Trial.
Tuesday the preliminary hearing of
Howard Wilson young man who halls
from the Kooskia section, on a charge
of appropriating to his own use and
disposal horses claimed by others, was
had before Judge Harris. Wilson has
been in jail for week or so. The fol
lowing were summoned and testified as
witnesses at the hearing of the case:
c. S. Hunt, Kamiah; Tom Hunt, Vino.
ma; Dolf Smith, Winona; William
Grunewald, Kooskia; Joe Bryant
!. Kamiah; Jack Robinson, Roy Gully
Jake Crooks, "Dad" Caanan, all OF
White Bird and Dick Burns of Winona
G. S. Hunt was the witness who tes
titled as to losing the horses in ques
D tion and several witnesses were put on
the stand and identified the horses
! which were found in the possession Of
the defendant and afterwards disposed
of by him as belonging to Mr.. Hunt.
Several witnesses from White Biri
G testified as 10 having seen the defend
G ant down in the White Bird country on
II the fourth of March and having the
e horses in question in his possession
y These horses were sold 70 Jack Gully
I. by the defendant according to the tes
!, timony of Gully and other witnesses
N They were sold on the fifth of March
le From the evidence Judge Harris helc
Vt that there was ground to hold thu
lie young man to answer at the next tern
or of the district court and his bail wal
re fixed at $4,000. AT present Wilson
t. remains in Jail and has not furnished
bondsmen TO secure his release.