The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-23
Trio Convicted Last Week
Draw From Four to Four
teen Years in Pen.
BREAKS UP BAD GANG
Judge States Grand Larceny
Will Receive Maximum Sem
tence-Court to Adjourn.


Wilson, the three men convicted OF
grand larceny at this term OF the dis
trict count. were ordered into court at
O'Clock Monday morning of this week.
and Judge Steele passed sentence upon
them, giving Wilson am indeteaninabe
sentence OF from four to fourteen years
at hard labor in tho penitentiary, ana
Miller and Steen from six ITO fourteen
years.
Wilson was convicted OF stealing two
horses from tho pasture of Buz Hunt
between Karniah and Winona ON March
4th, last, and taking them to White
Bird, where he disposed OF them.
Wilson was convicted of the charge
and afterwards made a full confession
Of that and other offenses against the
law with which HE had been connecetd,
and I'm doing so implicated a number
of others
Miller and Steen were convicted Of
stealing horses from the vollmer- Clear
water company near Kamiah, which
A. " ran off into Oregon and traded
for a stallion. They brought I'm a num-
Der of their associates 10 discredM the
Wilson confession and the corroboHating
circumstance. but faded to convince
the jury OF their innocence, and ais
stated IN the Globe last week We're
found guilty In short order.
Judge Steele ian passing sentence up-
ON lrhe trio gave his reasons for maxi
Ing the sentence of Wilson lighter than
that OF the other two, the fact OF tins
normer's lack of opportunity In life,
having been raised up by Sally Ann
Wilson and husband, two Kamiah In
dams, with lrtitle or no chance for edu-
cation and social advantages, and that
these facts had been taken advantage OF
by men of BETTER surroundings, who had
used the untutored boy as a TODD He
Declared that horse and cattle stealing
must be AbrolSem UP dn this country
and that the only way At could be
done was to reach the beaders ana
handle thern without gloves. He stat
ed THAT the law limited the sentence
for grand larceny to from seven to tour
teen years. and THAT In the cases of
Steen and Miller he was letting them
one year under the limit 'ibut," said
the Judge I'm substance: "I want to
state right now, thaA all delinquenta
and those who may contemplate the
unlawful disposseasion of others of their
rightful belongings In future may be
duly warmed that parties convicted OF
grand larceny I'm tlhls court viii fuom
now on be given the full limit provided
under the law, until such crooked work
Is broken up" The Judge thanked tlAe
jurors who served ON the case for their
prompt and fearless work, and stated
dhat criminals had been allowed some
times In this county no slip through
the mesihes of the law, because this
jury had erred on the side of cBemency,
and that It was right for a juror to
be fully convinced in his mind and to
have IAN abiding conviction" of the
guilt of the accused, before convictiug;
but when tine evidence was sufficient, 1t
was the bounden duty of a juror un-
der his oath to fearlessly do his duty
toward maintaining the dignity of the
law and Iprotecting the public in its
property rights. To ALL of which the
public says amen. and amen.
Steen and Miller were taken to Lew
istm Tuesday by Sheriff Yates, where
they were turned over to ]. T. Dandel-
son. tlse penitentiary travelling guard
and were from there taken to Boise
10 begin serving their sentence. Will
son will be taken to Boise later
Judge Steele expects to conclude the
business of the August term of the
district court on Friday evening Of this
week. Much Of the work of the pres
emit week has been a winding up of
the courts labors and 1t Is gratifying
to observe that as usual the term has
been conducted along strictly business
like and systematic lines. Few sessions
In the past have fonud the court 8
work SO we'll taken care of. Judge Steele
has been ON tire bench every day and
a large number of court matters and
cases have been disposed Of and settled
since the term began on August Goth.
Comparatively few cases on the calen-
dar will go ever for hearing next term.
Judge Steele and Count Reporter Hodge
viii leave the last OF the week for Nez-
perce, where the Lewis county term
is scheduled ito begin Monday morning.
Three divorces were granted by the
court this week Murl Fuller was grant
ed legal separation from Carl Fuller
on the grounds Of cruelty, and Nettfe
B. CARPENTER was divorced from Elmer