The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-09-21
Large Number Cases Settled
During Week-McD Daniels
Secures Verdict.
RECALL HYE MURDER
Many Cases Continued Judge
Steele to Open Court at
Nezperce Monday.

The fall term of the district court,
Judge Edgar G. Steele presiding, will
adjourn Saturday of this week, and
Judge Steele, accompanied by Mrs.
Steele expect to leave Sunday for Nez-
prce where the Lewis county fall term
begins September %. Court Reporter
Hodge will also 60 over to Nezperce the
first of the week.
On Thursday and Friday of last
week the time and attention of the Dis
trict Court was occupied in the trial
of the case of McDaniels and Williams
VS.. Peck. The plaintiffs being represen-
ted by Hattabaugh and Hardy and the
defendant by Griffith and Vineyard,
Judge Vineyard being the senior coun-
sell The suit was brought by the
plaintiffs to recover for packing ore
for the defendant who entered a count
ed claim to the effect that plaintiffs
failed to pack the ore within the time
specified and by reason of their failure
to do SO, defendant, who was relying
upon the returns from the ore to be
packed, lost his interest in the Syringa
and Haley's Comet Mining claims.
which he had put up as a forfeit for
the purchase of the other half claim
tract of purchase and entered into the
agreement to pack the ore with a full
knowledge of such agreement and that
the defendant relied upon the returns
Of this ore to take up his contract of
purchase
Atty. Griffith was prevented by sick
ness from taking part in the first day
OF the trial and Atty. Gilmore was re-
az hn c,f -, tod
Vineyard. While the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of
$699, the decision was not unanimous
and all who heard the trial are a unit
IN their praise of the mastery man.
ner IN which Judge Vineyard presented
his clients cause.
An echo of the sensational Hye muir
der trial was heard this week when
the case of the State of Idaho VS.. Frank
hye, murder charge based upon the
alleged killing of Hugh Kennedy by
Hye at the time Hye's wife was shot.
was dismissed in open court
Other cases dismissed during the
week include the following.
Grangeville Savings and Trust Co,
VS.. O. T. Mcdonald, ct al
Francis Tweedy VS.. Clara Tweedy.
Divorce.
Judgments were entered for the
plalntlffs In the following cases during
the week.
Grangeville Savings & Trust Co., VS..
W: L. Schmadeka, ct al.
Wallace Scott VS.. l.. M. Howell ct al.
Matthias Peterson VS.. Clyde Curtis.
John Callan VS.. Ruth Il. Callan.
W N. Scales VS.. A. A Kincaid ct al.
W. ii. Zumwalt ct al, VS.. Jacob Reid
haar' Judgment of $500 for plaintiffs.
frank Empey VS.. Frank Hye ct al.
oharles Wilson VS.. Emma Ringer et
g., John P. Eimers, trustee, VS.. L. G.
Skeels ct al.
John 7. Eimers, trustee, VS.. G. b.
stewart and wife.
Llolse Brown VS.. Clarence G. Brown
Ohve Crozier VS. Samuel r. Crozier
Judgment was also entered in the
vase OF Ed Lancaster VS.. Jas. NJ. Mar
TN ct al
Inc Following cases have been con
ulued for the term:
maggie Swarts VS.. Lewis Swarts.
herbert Cook vs. Samuel B. Wood.
MI Snlius Won Bargen VS.. A. J. Was.
a. a. > Wright VS.. Eva L. Garfield.
aMrahgeyille Savings & Trust Co., VS.
'Vniner- Clearwater Co., ct al.
n; NJ H. Spiker VS.. David Landon ct al
"estern Hardware Co., VS.. David
oeselinony was heard by Judge Steele
nSuds IN the case of Bert Cook VS.
asa l-andon ct al. The court took
matter under adyisement.