Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-03-11

II NEOhNrE y. / AIMS, WpNu
chopper, Grangeville
A. f. RANDALL, miner,
Mount Idaho.
said that he was born in Aurora, Mo-,
that he was 20 years old, and had
left home when he was 10. He said
he had worked in the woods of north
Idaho up to September, 1919, and
that he joined the |. w. w. in August
1918 at Fairfield, Wn.
ARRESTED IN RAID
Under careful REORGANIZATION on
the part of Attorney Griffith, Shupp
admitted that, while in charge of the
l. w. w. bureau of supplies in Spo-
kane, he was arrested, last December,
in raid on headquarters.
He admitted he was under indict-
ment in north Idaho, and had never
been released nor tried.
"WhOm are you working for now2'
Attorney Griffith shot at him
81 am now a witness, l suppose, ."
he replied.
Shupp then asserted in response to
question that he has been a witness in
other I. w w. cases.
"As a matter of fact said AttOr-
ney Griffith, "you have been prom
Used your liberty if you will tes-
tify against |. w. VIZ"
This the witness denied The line
of questioning went on;
Q. Who is paying youg
A. The county.
Q. Aren t you in pay of the con
stabularyg
A. | am not.
MILEAGE FROM STATE
The witness here admitted he recei-
ed mileage from the state constable
larry Attorney Griffith then asked
him whether he had not been promised
that, if he testified in /. w. w. cases,
charges against him would be dropped.
This he denied.
"Don It you understand that to be
the situation?' Intercepted Mr.. Grit
fifth.
"Well, I'm hoping so anyway" wit
ness replied.
Shupp said he gave evidence in the
wobbly trial at Standpoint and in
preliminary hearing at Wallace.
Shupp then acknowledged that he
was a travelling witness for the state
constabulary in !. w. w. cases. He
said he quit the /. w. w. on account
of the Centralia shooting and because
the secretary at Spokane Gran away
with a little money.
SUMMERFIELD CALLED
Next witness for the state was
Charles Summerfeld, deputy sheriff
u ,f
cutting Attorney Anger asked him
about one Tom HOX, who, it is under
stood, was a wob whom the deputy
sheriff arrested in Latah county. At
torney Griffith objected to this line
of questioning, and Judge Scales sus-
tanned the objection, whereupon the
state excused Summerfeld. Pat Ma
lone, also deputy sheriff of Latah
county was here, to testify, it is said,
on the same matter, but he was not
called by the state.
Jack Foster, member of the state
constabulary, was then called by the
state. He said he arrested Shupp and
took from him /. w. w. papers, which
at the present time were in evidence
at the wobbIy trial at Standpoint.
There was no cross examination of
Foster. Here the state rested its case.
MOVES FOR DISMISSAL
Attorney Griffith for the defense
an offense against the laws of the
that the jury be instructed to return
verdict of not guilty, on the ground
evidence was insufficient to show that
the defendant, Sandecn, had committed
ed an offense against the laws of the
state of Idaho. The motion was deni-
ed by Judge Scales.
Attorney Griffith, then, in a state
ment to the jury, said he would show
that the defendant was not a citizen
of the United States, and that he was
not in sympathy with the l. w. w.
but he had become a mem
Der of the organization simply that he
might obtain work in camps where
wobbies predominated.
Sheriff Eller was the first witness for
the defense. He told of the arrest of
Sandeen, and of a statement Sandeen
had signed in the sheriff s office re-
the I. w. w. The sheriff
told of the release of Sandeen, and of
his subsequent rearrest.
Grafton Johnson, former deputy
told of Sandeen and other wobs
having signed a statement renouncing
the organization.
HE HELD CONTRACT
Eugene Kavanaugh employe of
Grant Smith & Co., for whom Sandeen
was working, testified that Sandeen
held a sub-contract and that so far as
he knew, Sandeen bore a good repu-
tation. He was not cross examined. |
A. o. Peterson, superintendent of !