Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-10-13
GRAVEYARD IS
CACHE FOR
Page Tells Judge He was to
Plant Booze in Corner of
Cemetery at Mount idaho
Draws Three Months in Jail
and 500 Fine for Trans
porting Intoxicating Liquor

Legally, John Barleycorn is dead anC
buried. In reality, he is not, ant
this fact may have had something t,
do with plans to plant eleven and {
half quarts of moonshine whiskey in &
corner of the old cemetery at Mount
Idaho, on Feb. %, 1921.
At least, it was calculated to plant
the spirits in the city of the dead, but
Sheriff J. G.. Eimers and Deputy Ches
ter Arnold interrupted the plans and
seized the booze, which they had in
the form of evidence against Floyd
Dewey Page, who ON Monday was sen
fenced by Judge Wallace N. Scales,
of the district court, after he had
pleaded guilty to a charge of having
Intoxicating liquor in his possession.
Page now is serving a term of three
months in the county Jail. In addi-
ton, he was sentenced to pay a fine
of 800, or to serve out the fine in
the county. prison at the rate of So
per diem.
TELLS 1T TO JUDGE
When asked by Judge Scales, Sat
urday morning, whether he had any
legal reason why he should not be
sentenced for violation of the anti
booze laws, Page told his story in
open court.
He said, during the fall of 1920
he had hauled grain, but as winter
came on, he found himself out of
work. He said he had a wife in Spo-
kane, and was trying to support her.
Finding no work in GrAngeville or
on the prairie, he went On a trapping
expedition in the mountains in the
South Fork country, but he met with
little success in trapping.
On February %, as he was about to
leave for Grangevlle. Page said, he
met man in the mountains of the
South Fork section, who asked him to
convey liquor, and told him "there
was $25 in it,
Page told the court he was short on
funds, and thought transporting the
nquor would materially aid his f.
nancial situation.
Page declared he was not to bring
the liquor to GrangevilIe, but was
under Instructions to cache it in a.
corner Of the cemetery at Mount Idaho
HOLIDAY EXCITEMENT
lie had reached the South Fork of
lne Clearwater, with his saddle horse
and a pack horse laden with booze, on
tne momentous day on which America
celebrates the birth of George Wash
ington, when he encountered the off
rers. Page was commanded to halt.
ne dld not obey, but urged his mount
inward, at a rapid rate, at the same
slme cutting loose the pack horse. Hell
usshed his horse forward into a group
VI highway laborers, and thence up the
steep mountain side. Each of the Of
ncers fired q shot, but Page kept on,
WI, WIN the officers in close pursuit. Two
.ules up the mountain side, the officers
encountered Pages horse, winded,
put the rider was missing.
rage is said to have left idaho coun-
~ shortly afterward, but was appre-
nenued at Colfax, Wn., in June, and
vas returned in an Oregon boot to
orangeville by Sheriff Eimers. He |
waved preliminary examination in pro,
pa'e court, and YVES released on bond,
Ppesulng his hearing in district court. |
I.I re Judge Scales, he pleaded guilty |
last Thursday.
LINDSEY ACQUITTED
Thomas Lindsey was acquitted fly a
Jury In district court, last Friday, of
: onarge of having liquor in his pos
sesson, Lindsey was tried at the last
so.m OF court, when the jury dis
witnesses for the state in the trial
w., we're sheriff j. G.. Eimers, Deputy Ches-
ssr arnold and James A. Stewart.
Ut ~ the defense, witnesses were Wal
~. Ut braybrook, Mrs. Thomas Lindsey, !.
luna luna Storr, Sid Brown, Joe carp,
a II, A. Stewart and the defendant.
W Inc NE Jury comprised George Wiley,
ma ~, W; Flint, Riley Seay, Adolph Hinkle
: =. e. Bonstrom. Fred Spencer, H.
r sweet, Dave Pugh. Sherman Sly, W.
4 No oraybrook, John Harryman and AL
" M muzicka. All the jurors except w.
r %. rIint and H. E. Sweet signed the
81. me defendant was represented by
Az. M. R. Hattabaugh Prosecuting
, tts.tOrney B. Anger conducted the
yates case.