Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-12-16
DOINGS OF THE
DISTRICT COURT
JURY CASES HAVE OCCUPIED
ENTIRE WEEK, WITH TWO
NIGHT SESSIONS
VERDICT SET ASIDE
MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE AsSO.
CITATION LOSE BUT GET
NEW TRIAL

The t~ll of VIII T. Montgomery
on a charge of ranging sheep on q
cattle range was started In the dis.
trict court last Thursday after the
return OF the new jury ordered
earlier in the week. The Jury was
selected by Friday noon and the
testimony of the prosecution begun.
The testimony was all in Monday
afternoon and the opening argument
offered by William HeaIey, attorney
for the prosecution. At the close Of
his argument the defense announced
THAI they would submit their case
without argument. The Jury was
charged and conducted to the
Jury room at 3;20 The verdict was
arrived at during the might and the
court called TO hear II. The verdict
was one Of acuuittal. Mr.. Montgom erv
being cleared Of the charge against
him.
The case Il the outprowth Of a
long controversy between cattle and
sheen men as to the use OF the range
between Rnnno+t and Glover creeks
and between th hills south of
Canas nra'r'e and thc Snake river.
Adm NJ Hall was tho complaining
witrnse and IN rroof of his nrioritv
testified that ho had come TO this
range in the 70's and had RANGED
cattle or horses continuously since
that time Other witnesses for +he
nrosecut1or testified tn the fart that
the rance was devoted IN cattle
from an oar1v date and that II had
ALWAYS been considered cattle
ranpe that II bod not at anv time
hnen ofvon IN to shnnn ard that NO
shoeD IN anv number had heen AL |
lowed tn grave thnro for noanv wears.
Tho d0Fnrce also introdrIcnd teetinon
m show that there had hen sheen
thorc for rnnv veore nnd that thew
hqd heon suffered m ranpa nm the die.
nrted + ~rr'torv ard also that thew
bod houoht hav ~ tho farmers nm
tho t~act ard winter fed there FOR
roorv vnore
Tho oaqo ~ tho Me~-nante' nro
: teotive oeecoip+'Cr oF Salt AXE VIC
G Taooheor IN cotton for commits
sion on . dnht collected ororried
Tho attention NJ the cour+ Wednesday,.
Tho c'a'n' NJ tho n1aint'ff was for
fhoir comnoissi on an account NJ
som eth'no N nvnosc of 81 nnn AGAINST
Simon Rros ~ DAYTON. Ohio given
+ham hv tho dnferdant FOR collection
Sott1emnrt was finally made nv the
S'mons' with the defendant d'rect
md hn hos e'ncn failed tn nav the
'o1'not'on aoonrv +hn'r share Jaeob-
ION claimed that the account was not ,
WISHED nronnr1v and that tho n1a'n- j.,
'ffs I'D not live I'M N their ron.
ra"t and +hat no took II ont Of
ho'r hands and made sett1ement
w h's own efforts Tho case went
q tho irrv at four O'Clock In The !.
fternoon
The verdict ~ tho irrv was FOR
he defendant retrnhnrs'np him FOR
oorev advanced hrt OWING To
a'1rre NJ tho iurv tn ohsorve tho
ourte' Instructions the verdict was
Of aside and p new trial granted
The case NJ Commodore Jackson
9 6 A NcAnu1tv was tried before
irrrv IN tho District court Tuesday.
his &c an action FOR DAMAGES for
ho trnsrass NJ McAnu'tv's cattle :
n land ownod nv Jackson
The ATTORNEYS mado thoir c~cr.
lent at an evening aeseion and the =,
1rv took tho 'ase ~ ton O'CLOCK
The iurv after heing ont a1l NIGHT
rought IN verdict award'rc dam
ges IN the amount NJ cre Hnllar m
r. Jackson .
The three cases NJ the Croefsema
'm'1v AGAINST the Morrto'r Home
o-0nerative irri an comranv
" damages FOR failure ~ deligar IN
,e n'aintiffs the amount ~ water
'o'r contracts called for "a Ming
aard before p district court inrv as
70 Republican eoes IN press
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