The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-02-16
Steele Wins
Damage Suit
NOT LIABLE FOR LSEIMPRISONMENT
Jury Finds For Hopkins In Suit Against Him Fer
Alleged Damage To Horses

That Chief of Police William
Steele did not transcend his au-
thority and was not guilty of
false Imprisonment in arresting
Albert Ferrell was the decision of
the jury in the district court in
the case of Ferrell VS.. Steele for
damages for false Imprisonment.
The next case to be taken up
the court for the greater part of
Tuesday and Wednesday. The
evidence showed that Steele ar
rested Ferrell shortly after he
arrived in this city from Spokane;
that Ferell had been drinking,
had a bottle of whiskey in his
possession and protested strong
ly against the arrest. He was
confined in the city Jail and later
brought before Police Judge c.. R.
Schultz, where a complaint of
drunkenness was filed against him.
At his trial he demanded a
jury, which, after hearing the
case, brought in a verdict of
not guilty and he was discharged
Later, through his attorney, R. B.
Norris, Ferrell started this action
for damages. Attorney William
d. Keeton represented Steele and
the case was hard fought. The
jury was out less than an hour
and brought in a verdict for the
defendant.
The next case to be takne up
was that of Frank Trummel vs..
E. B. holland, in which Trummel
sued for twenty-five dollars, al
legged to have been borrowed by
holland from him. Trummel,
holland and Levi Johnson we're
formerly in partnership in the
Table Supply company and No
land received the money while
they were in partnership.
The company made an assign
ment to the Spokane Merchants
Association and later Trummel
made an arrangement by which
he continued the business. The
two partners, Johnson and No
lad we're loath to make the as
signment but finally signed it.
holland claimed that it was
agreed if he and Johnson would
sign they were to be relieved of
all indebtedness of the firm or
between the partners. Mr.. John
son corroborated this testimony,
while Mr.. Trummel claimed the
agreement only referred to the
affairs of the company and that
the Indebtedness was private
matter. The jury agreed with
NOland's version and returned a
verdict for the defendant. The
decision was unanimous on the
first ballot.
R. B.. Norris acted as attorney
for Mr.. Trummel while Attorney
w. D. Keeton represented Mr.
Noland.
The case of Oscar Samuelson
against the st. Maries Hospital
Association had been set fol
trial but r. B. Norris, attorney
for the plaintiff, asked that the
order setting it for trial be va
Gated, stating that the case was
liable to be transferred to KoO-
tenai county. This is a case
where the hospital association
is being sued for alleged negli-
gent medical treatment.
The trial Of the action of Leo
pold Ogorek against Oscar C
Hopkins for breach Of contrac
was started yesterday morning
After a jury had been secured
recess was taken until one o'clOcl
when the trial was resumed.
This action was brought to re
cover $500 damages for allege
injury to some horses which Hop
kins, who was logging near Sand
point, had rented to work in tn
woods. When the horses wer
returned it was claimed tha
some of them had been injured
The trial lasted the remainde
of the day, the jury retirin
shortly before six o'clock. The
brought in a verdict for the de