The Glenwood post., 1916-12-02
After De|iberating All Night Twelve
Men Agree That They Can.
not Agree as to Guilt
MUST FACE ANOTHER TRIAL

The most intensely interesting case
to come to trial in the district court IN
many days was that which held the
boards last week wherein Dr. G. A.
Hopkins of this city and his brother,
John W. Hopkins of Spring valley,
were forced to defend themselves on =
charge of cattle stealing.
The alleged crime consisted in killing
two beef animals on the afternoon of
Monday, November 6, or on election
day, November 7, and while the prose-
cution could not name he owner or
owners of the slaughtered animals be-
cause the hides containing the brands
had been spirited away in some man
ner, this fact of itself led to strong
suspicion of guilt, according to the
prosecution.
On Sunday November l2, Sheriff Jes-
sup, accompanied by Alfred Tichenor,
stock inspector for this district, visited
the Hopkins ranch in Spring valley for
the purpose Of making an investigation
on account Of rumor that everything
was not exactly right. They found
John Hopkins at home and his brother,
DR.. Hopkins, was also there.
Mr.. Tichenor advised them of his
official position and told them he heard
they had been butehering and that he
would like to see the hides as it was
his duty to do. Dr. Hopkins at once
advised him that they had no hides
and when asked what became of them
he said he had shipped them to Mon
tana, intending to have one made into
a coat and the other made into a rug.
Mr.. Tichenor made inquiry as to how
he had shipped the hides, reminding
him that the express companies could
not legally ship them until they had
been inspected, nor were the railroads
allowed to ship them by freight until
after inspection. The defendant then
said he had shipped them as baggage
Mr.. Tichenor informed him that that
would be all right if he would furnish
him the name of the party to whom
the hides had been shipped, as he
would ask the Montana inspector to ex-
anime the hides and make report to
him and if everything was on the
square there would be no trouble about
it whatever. To this suggestion de-
fendant demurred and the name of the
alleged Montana consignee was never
furnished Tichenor.
A few days later, after the Hopkins
brothers had consulted with their at
torneys, Judge Noonan and c. W. Oar
row, District Attorney Delaney was in.
formed by counsel that their client
had lied to the officers about those
hides and that the hides were in DR..
Hopkins garage in this city and if
the sheriff would go up there he might
examine the hides and satisfy himself
that they were from cattle belonging
to the Hopkins brothers. The exam
ination was made and the hides were
found to contain the Hopkins brand.
This was part of the evidence
brought out at the trial last week. Tho
officers had found two beeves hang
ing in the Hopkins milkkouse. Both
John and DR.. Hopkins admitted the
killing of the beeves, but claimed they
were their own cattle. Dr.. Hopkins
declared he had shipped the hides away,
but later admitted that this statement
was untrue and claimed that the hides
in his garage were from the slaught-
cred animals.
Another suspicious circumstance IN
connection with the case was the dis
covery by Oleson, who lives on
neighboring ranch, Of q fire near where
the slaughtering was done. Before
Oleson reached this fire he was at
tracted by blood stains on the snow
and an odor Of burning beef and hair.
When he stirred the burning embers
with . stick there came out some
balls, like wads Of hair, but witness