The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-10-06
|DISTRICT COURT
IS NOW IN SESSION
E..0osed Of Number Of Cases
AGAINST Young Men Who Are
Let of Lightly With a Lecture.

Against lou's
LET of Lightly With a Lecture.
rvo hoys WHO by their o"n confes-
had been engaged in misdoings
,,pater or less degree for long
mo b1t who had turned from the
-, of their ways, were up before
,das ID, Cowen at the opening of the
a,'ber term on Monday. Even the
osecuting attorney himself, Mr..
.os bore testimony in their behalf
tha effect that lie had heard good
norts from them and vas disposed
ask the court to be lenient with
lem
An this influence In their behalf
a. secured by the thoughtful kind
,s of Roy B. Ilerndnn, whom the
1tt called upon also to testify In
yor NJ the boys. Mr.. Herndon said
had known the accused to be IN
,str;ous and in all ways Of living to
greatly changed for the better;
AZ they had been req ularly at work
IA had made restitution or we're
aktpq restitution for their wrongs
nmitted.
Iudee Cowen spoke earnestly in a
rtpre the BOYS will long remem Der
Dsn they stood before him.
oBoys, | want TO say to you, said
9 court. that what you have Just
Aard, when otticres of the court and
bur friend, Mr.. Herndou, have inter
ded and spoken hopeful words in
,ur behalf, must SO nd a whOle lot
tier to you than that tile same
fcsrs and perhaps good citizens
nersly of the community should
I'VE appeared here to deDounce you.
his they wonld have done had you
Dt turned away from the evil ways
srked out for yourselves. You we're
i airing against society and society
Ould have been at war with you.
oU you have the opportunity again
resented to make good citizens out
yOurseles for the court is going to
spend sentence i'll your cases ard
Ye you the chance 1t will be u
after of deep regret to NE and TO
bur friends should you disappoint
be hope we all feel in you for you
pw In that case the court would
called upon to pass the sentence
St is now suspended -
These were the cases in which
ewey Simeres and Loren Wilderman
pnfesSed to the burgalrizing OF a
srehouse and taking therefrom guns
onging to Shirley Johnson and
I ay Twin. The mothers of the boys
ere present at the hearing.
-Four other boys were arralgned AT
he opening Of court on SeriOnS
harges, that Of transporting whiskey
10 Salmon. The accused in these
lSes were Harry Fowler, Paul Will
ms James O'ConneIl and LloyC
Town. Brown and O'Connell promp'
entered pleas of guilty upon ar
J lgnment and the other two Will
ms aud Fowler followed with the
4 ne plea the next day. L. E. Glen
3D. as their counsel, made the plea
them that they had committed
o1ense thoughtlessly and asked
Lat sentence be suspended.
Judgment was withheld in foul
yes against young men charged
"h transporting liquor from Mon
| ~ 10 salmon. They had entered
plea OF guilty to the indictment.
we lntormati1n filled charging J
hooertson with havin. cider TO
|" 'hat carried alcohol. he also en-
!" apIea OF guilty. This matte
court took uuder consideration.
'oe tFlaI Jurors we're notified tha
:" services would not be require,
Ao1day neAt. They had beel
,-1obed Ia appear Oh the 9th in
u''ofce was granted to EliLabatI
d. FAfu IN tie case Elizabeth She .
4 J" Thomas 5. Shepard.
~. ..Ae !, hecha and Thomas Culliga
-. 'an'lttsa to citizenship OF theS