The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-22
DISTRICT COURT
OPENED TODAY
JUDGE STEELE SETS TIME FOR
TRIAL OF MARTINSON CASE :
FOR NEXT MONDAY
Jury VIII be Summoned Slight Jury
Business in Sight-Fix Trial Dates
Tomorrow Morning

In the hopes OF completing The
business of the district court before
the Christmas holidays, Judge Edgar
c. Steele, at the opening of ceur1
this morning announced that he would
set the jury calendar tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock and that he would
call the jury for next Monday. There
are few cases of Importance to be tried
with the exception of the criminal
action against Theodore E. Martinson
ex-assessor, charged with falsifying
the records of Latah county. Both
Prosecuting Attorney Moore and A. H
Oversmith, attorney for the defend
ant, announced that they were ready
for trial and the court announced it
would be tried next Monday.
Another case before the court is
that of w. ]. Humphrey, an appeal
from the probate court, in which the
defendant is charged. with liquor vio-
lations under city ordinance. The
state has similar case against him
which is under the state laws and is
continued for the term pending the
disposition of the Crane case which
is before the supreme court of the
United States.
The court devoted the morning to
reading the calendar in civil and equ-
ity cases. Arguments on demurrer
in the suit of Kehl & Deary company
versus Henry Turrish, executor of
the estate of William Deary, deceased,
and of Frederick w. Kehl, against the
same defendant, will be heard by the
court Friday morning. The suit in
wolves claims against the estate. The
suit of C. H. Patten ct al versus G.
C. Swami was dismissed.
An interesting question arose in
fixing the time for hearing the suit
to quiet title in the case of John D.
Johnston versus Volumnia E. John
ston, ct al. 1t developed that the
litigants are husband and wife Argu-
ments will be heard on a motion of
the defense for attorneys fees and
COSTS The court held that unless au-
thorities were produced the suit would
be dismissed as under the Idaho stat
utes a husband and wife were one and
could not bring action to quiet title
to property unless they had been sep
arated legally
An amended complaint filed in the
district court by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Frank L. Moore in suit by A. A.
Anderson, taxpayer, against j. L.
Woody, A. B. McIntire, and j. E.
Hall, commissioners of Latah county
in 1911, H. E, Estes, auditor, and
Ruth W. Broman, treasurer, the orig
inal suit having been fled some time
ago in an action to recover funds all
legged to have been illegally appropri-
ated to the Latah county fair assocla-
ton and the Lewiston children's home
and a Spokane childrens home, al
leges that the suit was brought be-
cause the statute, of limitations was
about to run and that at the time the
were made that Latah
was not indebted to any of the
named in the original
In this case the court announced Il
that the case should not be tried pend
ing a decision from the supreme court h
IN a similar action tried at Lewiston
in which the court held that the con-
of the act making the ap-
was void.
At the close of the morning session
Suppiger, on behalf of the
oar members, petitioned the court to =
supply place where members of the
oar could hang their coats and hats,
rhe court announced that if they
,ould find place in the building he
would see that such convenience was
provided, but the lack of such COM {
venience was strong argument OF
he insufficiency Of room in the pres
mt building. 4