The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-30
BROTHER CAUSES
BROTHERS. ARREST
LESTER BERRY IN JAIL ON
CHARGE OF THREATENING
HIS BROTHERS LIFE.

! Charged with assault with a dead
| ly weapon with intent to commit
murder, Lester Berry, aged %, an ex-
soldier, is in the county Jail awaiting
trial. The complaint was sworn to by
Henry Berry, brother of the prison
er, who charges that his brother
attacked him with his own (Henry's)
revolver, after the brother had taken
the gun from Henry's own home and
bought box of cartridges for it. The
alleged assault is said to have oc-
CURED in Henry Berry's home.
The brothers had not met since the
younger was IL years old, until re-
Gently, when, according to the story
told to the officers, Henry sent for
his brother to come to Moscow and
make his home. Lester was taken into
his brothers home and became one
of the family In fact, according to
the story told the sheriff, Lester be-
came so much zone Of the family
that the older brother, husband and
father, felt that he was being sup
planted The affair came to a climax
this morning when the two brothers
went to work at the Auto Sales and
Service Company's garage where
Henry is in charge of the repair work
and operates the shop. Lester is said
to have had his brothers. revolver,
which Henry had owned for six years
but for which he had never hal any
cartridges, ruckled on him with
belt.
According to the story told the
sheriff's office by Henry he left his
his home "to talk it over with his |
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Henry says he saw his brother sneak |
ing around the house. Henry says
he went to the rear door and asked |
his brother to come in and "talk it /
over" He says the brother came in
with his hand on the revolver. Henry
says he talked the matter under dis
cussion over with his wife and
brother and both made damaging adj
missions 1t was finally agreed that
Lester would have but he demanded
5000 before 2 o'clock, according to
The sworn testimony of Henry and 7
declared that he would kill his BROTH
sr unless that sum was paid him be-
'ore 2 o'clock
Henry says he told Lester he could
not raise that much money by that
line and that Lester agreed to take
500 at 2 o'clock, with the threat that
L will kill you if you don't have the
money here by that time" Henry
eft, on the pretense of going to get
he money and swore out a warrant
or his brothers arrest. Deputy
Sheriff Summerfield made the arrest.
:. G. Peterson, office deputy in the
heriff's office, says that Summer
eld gained admittance to the house
y a ruse and handed the warrant to ,
lester. Peterson says that when Sum .
nerfield told Lester it was warrant !
lester reached for his gun, but Sum- $
nerfield, who held his gun in his :
light hand while handing the war +
ant to Lester with his left, was too +
uick for the young ex-soldier and +
ad his gun against the latter ab- +
omen before Lester could draw his :
'un. Testers hands shot up and he h
yas placed under arrest. $
At the sheriff's office the two
rothers and Mrs. Henry Berry held c
consultations The husband and wife +
eturned home together They have 4
wo children, both bright boys, aged f
our and six years. e
H. Berry is manager of the repair i
hop of the Auto Sales and Service a
ompany, and, according to the v
5atement of G. A. Tenwick, proprie- /
or of the garage, has always been t
Industrious man and is
[r. Tenwick says Berry has always p
lrned over his entire earnings to his |
ife All of the parties agreed that tt
enry Berry and his wife got along Il
ell together until the brother was W
ken into their home. v
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