Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-11-27
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Frank Bork, an agitator held in the
county Jail at Wallace awaiting trial
on criminal syndicalism charge. has
been pronounced insane.
Fred Woelflen of Lewiston, who is
in the second officers training camp
at the Preside, California, conveys the
information that he has been awarded
a first lieutenancy.
| II. l.. McCaw, a cattle man of Filler,
Idaho. was killed and nine others were
injured recently when a switch en-
| CINE crashed into a mixed train on the
Oregon Short Line railroad in Wyom-
ing.
Work is being done looking to the
reorganization of the Occur d'Alene
| City home guard under a much more
strict system of regulations than was
enforced during the guards former ex-
istence.
A complaint charging disorderly
conduct was made recently at Occur
d'Alene City against United States
Marshal T. B. Martin. 1t is the result
of an alteration there between Martin
and his deputy, c. B. Steunenberg, in
which revolver was fired by one of
the combatants.
The funeral of Grandma" Krakau
who died suddenly recently at Grange
Vile, was held Sunday. She was near
ly so years of age. but despite her
advanced years, has been a leader in
church and social work and especial
ly active in Red Cross affairs for the
last several months.
An investigation into the causes of
the collision between the subpassen-
ger train and construction train on
the O.-W. II. & N. line east of Enaville
last week, in which Brakeman John
Ewing lost his life and Is others were
injured, was made to determine wheth-
err criminal negligence attended the
operation of the trains.
When Gust Reiber shouted "Hur-
rah for the kaiser" at Troy recently
he was promptly slapped in the face
and knocked out of his chair by a
big burly blacksmith, a loyal citizen
of the town. Reiber was compelled
to tear his picture of the kaiser to
bits and then kiss the Stars and
Stripes in the presence of shouting
/ crowd.
Vane to Prison.
William Vane was found guilty OF
robbing the United States mail stage
by the jury in the federal court at
Occur d'Alene and was sentenced tc
six years in the federal prison by the
Judge.
Joe Bossio. convicted with Vane
was sentenced to four years at Nc
Neils island AS the judge commenc
ed talking to Gene Naccarato. another
Italian convicted with Vane, NaccaratC
fell to the floor in fit and sentence
will be passed later. Lonnie Easley
star witness for the prosecution, who
had pleaded guilty to conspiracy, was
sentenced to two years.
Vane was sentence to six years fol
robbing the stage and two years fol
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concurrently.
Vane is broke. he has told the court
His fortune has been squandered to
the last penny in his long fight tC
gain freedom from the tangled net OF
charges brought against him in con
nection with various alleged robberies
Convicted with him, by the Occur
d'Alene jury, are Gene Naccarato and
Joe Bossio, Italians. The three are
found guilty of conspiring to rob and
robbing the Priest River mail stage
in September. 1914. The jury cast five
ballots. The first stood 10 to two for
conviction. and the second. third and
fourth we're IL to one for conviction.
A couple of weeks ago. Vane was
convicted in the Spokane county gu
perior court OF being an accessory in
the theft of team Of horses. At that
time, Vane told the court that his
wife held all the family property
Sentence under this conviction is pend
ing.