The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-15
MANY CASES
DISPOSED OF
BY GRAND JURY
ALLEGED SLACKERS WHO HAVE
ENTERED ARMY ESCAPE PRO-
SECUTION IN COURT
NUMBER ARE INDICTED
MAN WHO SLANDERED Y. w. C. A.
MUST STAND TRIAL ON GRIM.
INAL CHARGE

1.-The federal grand jury finished it's
work and was dismissed last evening
after being in session since Monday
morning. Edward F. Snyder was in
~dicted for selling bottle of bay rum
to an Indian. Clinton S. Hunt of KAN
iah was indicted for bringing liquor
into dry state. He pleaded guilty
and was fined $3.50, which he paid.
Joseph Brown, known as Dynamite
Brown and anarchist" Brown, was in
dicted under the espionage act for the
alleged statement that the Y. W. G. A.
was raising money to build saloons,
gambling halls and disorderly houses
for soldiers. He is in Jail at Grange
vile, but will be brought here for
trial.
The charge against Hobart NJ Ran
dali, charged with perjury, was dis
missed.
The case against two brothers by the
name of Jones, who were charged with
evading the draft, was dismissed, as
they have been inducted into the army
and leave for the camp on May 25.
Jonas Frank, an Indian, has entered
the army, and the case against him for
evasion of the draft was dismissed. The
same action was taken in the case of
Elmer Ray Cole on the same charge.
He has entered the army. Anton Held
haar, who was charged with being a
Stacker, was also dismissed, as he has
entered the service.
Judge Dietrich and the other federal
court officials will go from here to
Occur dA1ene, where court opens on
May 27, but they expect to be through
with the term here long before that
time.
The case of Frank A. Webster VS..
M. H. Cornwall, suit for slander, was
called in the federal court today and
the trial jury secured before noon.
The jury is composed of Frank Nor
ris, George E. Cooper, Harry c. Ran
dali, Otto w. Nelson, Ernest A. Day,
Luther Bonner, Fred E. Moore G. G.
H. D. Britain and John A. Collins.
This afternoon the taking of testi-
mony began Several dispositions were
read into the evidence and the plaintiff
took the stand to testify when Judge
Dietrich adjourned court out of re-
spect for the late B. T. Byrns, and,
with a number of the jurors and wit
nesses attended the funeral.
Webster is suing Cornwall for $15,-
1874 damages and costs for three causes
of action One cause is that the de-
fendant is alleged to have accused the
plaintiff in the presence of several per-
of stealing timber from land
owned by the defendants mother, Mrs.
Cornwall For this he asks $4,000. The
second cause of action is that the de-
fendant caused the arrest of the plain
tiff on a criminal charge for the al
legged theft of this timber. 1t will take
$4,000 to heal that wound The third
cause is the publication in the Spokane
Chronicle of a report of the arrest OF
Webster, for which $4,000 more is ask
ed, and attorney fees and costs Of de-
Tending the case in Spokane were $94 |
The criminal action brought in the
Justice court of S. G.. Hyde, Spokane,
against Webster, was dismissed, hence
the action for damages for alleged
malicious prosecution, slander and
damages to character.
A deputy United States marshal has
gone to Grangeville to bring "Dyna-
mite" Brown, indicted under the es-
pionage act for slanderous statements
against the Y. W. G. A., who has been
in the county Jail at Grangeville for
some time. He is expected to reach
Moscow Friday and will probably be
placed on trial Saturday.