The diamond drill., 1920-11-27
ALMOST ALL CASES DISMISSED
FOR WANT OF EVIDENCE
SEVERAL PLEADED GUILTY
Casino Failed to Get His Liquor Back
From Sheriff Wilson = Other
Court Matters

Prosecuting Attorney McDonough
goes out OF Office with a pretty clean
slate SO far as disposing OF the cases
scheduled on the criminal calendar
are concerned With the exception
OF three cases, all were nolled last
Monday. The prosecutor, in making
the motion TO discontinue the cases,
stated that he had filed reasons with
the clerk for his action and the rea
sons are that insufficient evidence
was obtainable 10 secure a convic-
tion.
The cases in which this action was
taken were mostly brought for viola
tions OF the liquor laws. Two OF
these cases were disposed OF by the
defendants pleading guilty. Those
cases were the ones against Frank
Martis and Posephine Parokella.
Wanted Kinney Case Tried
When the cases in which Mrs. Kin
ney. widow of j. s. Kinney, and the
heirs are concerned was reached, a
fight was made on the part OF the
heirs TO bring the cases to trial
Miss Freely, attorney for the Kinney
heirs, and a Mr.. Brown, an attorney
from Washington, ID. c. were present
representing the heirs. They had
Travelled a long way and had their
witnesses with them.
On the other side, the attorneys
for Mrs. Kinney claimed that impor-
tnat testimony was not available at
this time and claimed that II was i'm
possible for them to go on with the
case for that reason. Mr.. Sherwood.
the chief attorney for Mrs. Kinney.
was not in court After consider
able parleying 1t was decided that the
case should be put over the term with
the stipulation that II VIII surely go
TO trial on the first day OF the Feb
ruary term. Costs We're assessed a.
gainst Mr.. Sherwood's client which
was satisfactory to both sides. and
they parted with the understanding
that the case will be disposed OF
when they come here next time.
Eleven Applicants Tmned Down
The call OF the calendar having
been finished. the court turned its at
tention to a consideration of the ap-
plications for citizenship made by
some fifty men whose cases had been
looked into by the federal examiner
and who were present asking admis-
sion.
With one exception-an Italian
from Caspian who decided to attend
night school for time before at
tempting further completion OF his
citizenship-all Of the first three sit
tings. amounting to 81 were accepted
and sworn in.
The third batch consisted, OF IL !
persons OF different nationalities and |
from all parts OF the county. The |
first question asked OF the first one |
examined showed the trend OF the |
Your questicnairc shows that you
claimed exemption because you were
an alien, what do you have TO say to
thatg'
The same question was asked OF the
entire eleven and when the examiner
lad completed the list he announced
TO tie court that his investigation
I'd disclosed claim for exemption
from military service on the part OF
each OF the IL, the reason given for
iha claim haluV thaf fhav Wera nof /
citizens OF the country, although
they had made declaration 10 become
citizens before the war
Judge Flannigan denied the appli-
cation OF the eleven men but in doing
30 he made II plain that he did so be-
cause OF the ruling OF the federal
government TO the effect that any
person claiming exemption, after he
nad flied his declaration, because OF
not being citizen must be denied
Judge Flanagan intim-
ltcd that I'm some cases this ruling
imposes a hardship. especially In the
.ase OF persons who were at that
lime citizens OF an enemy country,
,ut that he had no other recourse.
He further advised the applicants
hat there are two ways in which
hey may become citizens. One Is I
,y application to the war department I
Il Washington 20 have their anee- ,
ionaires changed and the other Is !
,y making a new declaration and !