Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01
His Claim that Boise City
Officials Tried slicke1
Trick Locks Plausible.
NO RECEIPT GIVEN
FOR BOND MONEY
Time For Trial Was Juggled and
Alleged Scheme Worked to Keep
Defendant From Appearing in
Court at Time Set

SO great number of people in
Mountain Home and elsewhere
throughout the state have inquired
as to the outcome of DR.. Frazier :
arrest in Boise on the charge of ex-
ceeding the speed limit that the Re
publican sought his statement of the
case ana some of the conclusions he
draws in the matter.
On August 11th the doctor visited
Boise, bought a quantity of fruit at
Falk's loaded up about 9:3G P NJ
and started for Mountain Home.
When on Main street'a at about third
street he was approached by a rider
OF a motom cycle and ordered tC
hault, and turn to the side OF the
street and stop, which he did He
was informed that he had been eX
aeading the speed limit at 5th and
he police station. He insisted that
his assailant was mistaken, basing
his argument on that he was passe
at Main b. car which was just then
ahead of him and that if he was, they
were too, and as he was acquainted
with the party in the car he would
wait there till they were brought
back to testify what their speedo
meter registered at the time they
passed The officer refused to brine
them back or allow Frazier to brinf
them back as witnesses. Further
argument was put up by Frazier, that
since he left Falk's that he had beer
passed By two motor cycles, three
autoRobiles and three boys in one
group on bicycles who passed behind
the party who passed him on 5th anC
Main. All of this evidence did no.
effect the assailant and he demanded
that if Frazier did not turn back i'm
through his tires. Upon this Frazier
demanded to know the fellows name
and see his authority for making ar
rests. He showed his badge but re-
fused to tell his name. But witt
much argument over what his namC
was he finally said his name wa"
JohnSon, but refused to give his fire.
name. Frazier says the conclusion
he has drawn in the matter since
finding out that the name he with |
held is Boob that he was probably |
Justified in Withholding it,
On appearance at police court the |
charge was made that Frazier had |
speeded at Fifth and Main which |
charge Frazier denied. Upon which |
Chief of Police Charles Van Dorm re-
quired that Frazier put up a casL |
bond of $500, but refused to give |
him a receipt for the $500. Frazier |
argued for about thirty minutes that
Dorm stood his ground and never did |
give the receipt and gave him until
August % to appear to present his
case. Frazier presented himself for
the case on August %, but his wit
nesses, the parties who passed him
at Fifth and Main at a speed of nine
miles an hour. broke down and
phoned in that they could not get in
that day Frazier requested that his
testimony be taken and that theirs
be taken the next day when they got
in, SO that he might return to his
practice But Mr. Van Dorm being
unable to find B. johnson his prose
cutting witness and declared that the
judge was off duty at that hour, it
was decided to extend the time till
August %, Van Dorm stating that
Mr.. Johnson might have to leave at
any time and if he did that he would
write Frazier to appear earlier. To
this Frazier dissented and instructed
Van Dorm that if he should be re-
quired earlier that Van Dorm should
call him up by phone at Frazier
expense and notify him. To this Van
Dorm consented, but acted on the
contrary. When Frazier got his mail
at Mountain Home on the morning of
August 25th about S:45 he received
q letter from Van Dorm notifying him
that if he did not appear by 10 a. m,
August IS, his bond would be for
feited He at once set out for Boise
and appeared Immediately on his ar
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