Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-07-22
STEzN ARRESTED AT ENTER
PRISE, OREGON BY SHERIFF
YATES WHERE HORSES WERE
FOUND-JAIL CROWDED
WITH PRISONERS.


The county Jail is pretty well filled
at the present date and Monday evening
with the arrival of several others to
swell the number of occupants it was
found necessary to rustic some bedding,
there not being sufficient to go around.
Sheriff Yates and Deputy Eller have
been doing considerable outside work
for the past six weeks and hence the
result in the increase of prisoners.
Land Horse Thieves.
Monday Earl Steen and Jim Miller,
both residents of Sites were lodged in
Jail and the charge lodged against these
men is grand larceny it being alleged
that they had to do with the disappear
ance Of certain horses belonging to the
Vollmer Clearwater Company and which
were in the charge of Victor Lowell
who lives near Sites.
A trip to Oregon was necessary to
apprehend one of the men, Earl Steen,
and to locate the stolen property which
consisted of five head of horses. Sheriff
Yates left for Enterprise, Oregon on
Thurday of last week and after consi-
derable riding through that section
located the horses, which had been ex-
changed for stallion. On his return
Monday he brought back Steen who was
down in the Oregon country. Miller
was brought UP from Sites later by
Deputy Eller.
Considerable difficulty was experienc-
ed in tracing these horses as all in
auiries for the stuff seemed to be of
no avail no one having seen any with
the brand described. The horses were
branded with and the brand had
been so changed that it had the ap-
pearance of an M. The horses when
found had the brand worked over and it
was still unhealed when found by
Sheriff Yates.
The preliminary hearing of these two
defendants on charge of grand
larceny will be held before Judge
Vineyard on the 9TH of August. Steen IS
bond has been fixed at $1,000 and Mil
ler's at $3.50 but neither have been
furnished as yet and they still remain
in jail
Charged with Stealing Cow.
Last Saturday Eva L. Garfield and
John Martin were taken up on war
rant for grand larceny, the offense
charged in this instance being the TAX
ing of a COW. The animal was taken
from Joseph Plains and Deputy ElleI
followed the trail across the river AMI
found the cow in the barn of Mrs. Can
field ON her ranch near Keuterville.
The two were taken before Judge Har
ris and bond was fixed at $4,000 fol
both parties. Mrs. Canfied found
bondsmen but Martin was not SO for
tunate and remained in Jail until today
The preliminary of these two was SCI
for August 3rd but later, George Bean
prosecuting witness and owner of thu
cow wrote letter to Prosecutor Hatta
baugh requesting that the case be dis
missed.
Mr.. Behean stated that satisfactOr.
explanation had been made, this bein,
that the COW had been found on tn
range with her udder bably inflame'
and with one horn growing down II
her eye and that the accused parties ha'
merely taken her up for treatment
: Therefore on the statement of MI
Bean as to his satisfaction with tn
explanation offered and not desiring t
appear, the case was dismissed. Thi
case and the investigation thereof caui
ed the sheriff's office considerable ez
pense and bother, ten days were cor
sumed before the property was located
Roy Mead of Keuterville is anothe
party lodged in the Jail on 8 charge %
appropriating three head Of cattle b.
longing to the Nuttmans against whic
parties charge Of grand larceny is sti
pending in the district court, the jur
at the last term having failed to agre
as to the guilt Of John huffman whe
the case was tried in the last term. ]
this case Mead appeared as witne'
against the defendant. Mead's hea
ing is set for August 3, the date form
erly allotted for the hearing of Mr.
Garfield and. Martin and which W,
dismissed. Bond was fixed at $1,000
which Mead furnished Wednesday fro
Cottonwood.
Jack Gibson Arrested.
Last Friday Deputy Quinlan made
trip to Ferdinand and brought bae
Clan Sberer eharped with assaultinp