The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-04
PRISONER TRAVELS
WITHOUT OFFICER
r. T. POORE SENTENCED TO TERN
IN JAIL MAKES NOVEL
REQUEST
Granted Permission to go to Nezperce
Without Attendant Opium Viola
tion Case Up

Appealing to the court to permit him
Nezperce Jail to which point he agreed
to deliver himself without the aid OF
the federal authorities, Federal Judge
DIETRICH granted the request of Robert
It. Poore of Lewis county, who yes
terday changed his plea of not guilty
to guilty of the charge of carrying
two gallons of whiskey on the Nez
Perce reservation last spring, and with
the papers in his possession he left at
noon for Ilo where he will remain to-
night and then go to Nezperce tOmor-
row to begin term Of 60 days in jail
to which he had been sentenced by the
Judge this morning. A fine Of 500
also hangs over him.
Poore, who is we'll known and re-
spected, was indicted on May 18th,
last by the grand jury, his case being
continued over to the present term.
A petition containing many names
urging clemency was placed in the
hands of the authorities. In passing
sentence the court asked the DEFEND
ant if he had anything to say In re-
ply Poore made the unusual request
which was granted by the court with
a statement that it was being done be-
cause he had confidence in Poore's in
tegrety to deliver himself to the or
fiecrs. Sheriff Paige of Lewis county
was in the city when sentence was
passed but it was unnecessary to press
him into service.
In the case of Roy Bolen and j. B.
Jones, indicted yesterday by the grand
Jury for Indian liquor violations, the
former was sentenced to two months
in the Moscow Jail and to pay line OF
S1OO and the latter was given SIM
liar sentence and to serve his time IN
the Lewiston jail John Bena, Bo-
hemian. was given until tomorrow to
make plea. He asserted he could not
and it is the purpose to
secure a Polish interpreter.
This afternoon the time of the court
was taken up with the trial of William
and Emma Trollinger of Lewiston, in
1icted by the grand jury for having IN j
heir possession quantity OF opium ]
n violation of the Harrison act, the {
specific charge being that they had !
lot secured the federal license tax /
ind had failed to record their names t
ind place of business. A jury was
lrawn to hear the case ]. P. Smead,
leputy U. S. attorney, is conducting
he prosecution, while M T. Curry
epresents the defendants.
The grand jury tonight completed
IS deliberations and after reporting
0 the court the members were dis
hargcd from further duty. The jury
his morning returned indictments (
gainst Lewis Potter for introducing
uuor on the reservation and against
ohm A. Johnson, Matthew Ford, and
,obert Lefevbre for selling to Indians
he latter pleaded guilty and was SEN II
,nced to two months in the Lewis II
N Jail and to pay fine of $100. The II
her three defendants pleaded not II
lilty II
The grand jury this evening brought II
it's last indictments. Four, different II
srsons were indicted but the names II
only three we're disclosed. They II
ere George w. Viles, Sam Williams,
i'd Edward Williams The latter is
Portland jail. Viles pleaded
lilty and will be sentenced tomor-
W. Sam Williams was given until II
to plead.