The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-14
District Court Jury Reported
Monday Morning; Soards
Case Postponed.
CRUNEWALD CASE UP
Arguments Tomorrow Morn
ing; Case Will Probably
go to Jury Friday.

The present session Of the district
court is attracting considerable atten-
tion this week as the most important
cases on the criminal calendar were
called for trial. The case of the state
vs. Henry Soards, charged with ap-
propriating sheep, was postponed for
the time being by Judge w. N. Scales,
on account of the delay in having some
of the important witnesses on hand
The Jury reported for duty Monday
morning and the Soards case was the
first called.
On Tuesday morning the case of the
State VS.. VIM. A. Grunewald, charged
with the theft of some cattle, was call
for trial, and considerable interest is
being shown by the citizens throughout
the county on account of the promin-
ence Of the defendant. who has been
engaged in farming and stockraising
In this county for a number of years
The jury was secured Tuesday fore
noon and the examination of witnesses
was taken up il the afternoon. The
Idaho County Stockmen's association
has employed Attorney M. Reese Hat
tabaugh Of this city, and Fred e. But
Ter, of Lewiston, to assist County At
torney q. M. Griffith in the prosecution
Of the case. Mr.. Grunewaid is repre-
sented by Judge James +. Ailshie of
Occur d'Alene, and #. e. Fogg, of this
city
Walter D. Carter, the complainant,
was the first witness called by the
state. His testimony was to the effect
that on December of last year he was
called to KoOskia by parties who said
they saw two of his steers in a ship
ment the defendant was making to the
coast, but when he arrived the ship
ment had left KOoskia. He stated he
followed the shipment the following
DAY and was accompanied by j. A.
Sampsel and that they overlook the
stock train at Pasco where the cattle
were being fed. He further testified
ne found his two steers In the corral
with the defendants cattle and that he
told David Landon, who was In charge
OF the shipment that the two steers
belonged to him and that Landon turn
ed the animals over to him and they
were returned to Kooskia.
j. A. Samsel corroborated Mr.. Cart
ers testimony.
Charles Halford testified that he and
man named Mcpherson drove the
cattie from the Grunewald place to
hooskia for shipment. He said he was
employed by Grunewald and before the
cattle were loaded he told Grunewald
mat ne thought there were some cattle
~ tne band that did not belong to him
ana tnat Grunewald told him to cut out
ana send back the cattle that did not
oeiong to him. He testified that he
cut out and sent back three head.
yves Halford, brother of Charles
lestiiied that he had been employed by
Urunewald and that he saw some cat.
ue IN the kooskia shipment that he did
not think belonged to Grunewald and
ne called his employer over the phone
@nu toid him of the matter. He said
urunewald told him to cut out and
senu back any cattle that did not be
long in the shipment.
we we nave not been able to secure the
e'iuence given today, but the state
as ies.ed Its case last evening, and the
uelehse had quite a number of witnes
~ ooday, 1T being anticipated however
.aat the arguments would be completed
.nis evening and the case turned ovel
I'M ne jury for their verdict.
lo ne personnel Of the jury is as fol
uog ~eorge Briscoe, Robert Roby, Floyt
CT, cn", =. G. Case, George Medved
Eaangeviile; William Jewett. Kooskia
pon.d puward Blake, Cottonwood George
VIII VIII White Bird George Killmar
nvha NJ Harvey Miller, Greencreek
roy Kamiah.