The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-10-08

at ll:15 Wednesday night, in the
case of the state against Clarence
Hyland, age %, charged with par
ticipation in the Addy bank robbery
June II.
The jury was out seven hours, and
took 12 ballots. At 10:45 the jury
sent word to Judge D. H. Carey
that agreement was impossible and
the Judge sent them back with in
struction to arrive at verdict.
The trial of Hyland, alias Jimmie
Valentine, alias James Hyland, COM
menced Monday morning. The jury
comprised Robert S. Tarbell, Valley;
Il. NJ. Foudray, Marcus; Herman
Person, Bossburg; Walter Ody, Orin;
Mrs. C. A. Lietz,; Mrs. Edna Doug
las, Meyers Falls; D. J. Burk, Col
vile; Emery FELTON,, Chewelah;
Nick Franks, Springdale; H. j. But
Ter, Bluecreek; Mrs. Anna X. Thoni,
Addy; Mrs. Gertrude Fay, Addy
Prosecution Witnesses
Clarence Ostrum, cashier of the
Addy State Bank and the officer in
charge, was the first witness for the
state He told of coming home
from party, held at the home of
c. f.. Bowman, at 1890 a. m. on
the morning of June II. Arriving
at the garage, Mrs, Ostrum got
out of the car to open the door, Mr..
Ostrum driving in the car. Accord
ing to the witness, Mrs. Ostrum
shut one of the doors and was in
the act of shutting the other when
three men jumped out of the bushes
and ordered her to hold up her
hands.
81 heard a scream" said Mr..
Ostrum, "and called to my wife ask
ing her what the trouble was. JUST
Q moment later, | was covered with
guns and with my wife made to get
into the car the robbers had for
their use"
Mr. Ostrum told of the robbers
telling him they were going to rob
the bank and of him telling them
it would be impossible due to the
TACT that the safe had time lock.
When one of the robbers refused to
believe his story, Mr.. Ostrum took
him. inside and convinced him that he
was telling the truth At this point,
the witness said that the man
known as "Doc" stayed in the bank
waiting until the time lock would
be released. The witness also told
of the car, which the robbers had,
returning around 8:l5 that morning
and one of the men, whom he
identified as the defendant Clarence
Hyland, looking through the win
dow. After the robbers in the car
were sure that no one was around
that would apprehend them, they
made Mr.. Ostrum get in the car
and then drove to point south OF
Valley where they dropped the
Ostrums.
Mrs. Ostrum's testimony was the
same as that of her husband up to
the point where she told of being
taken into the country and being
kept there under the guard of two
of the men. One of the men she
identified as the defendant Clarence
Hyland. While under guard, Mrs.
Ostrum claimed that she had ample
opportunity of seeing the defendants
face and also hearing his voice, due
to the fact that he talked almost
continually.
Coming into town around 8:l5,
Mrs. Ostrum stated that the two
men placed a bandage around her
eyes but neglected to tie it so that
she would be unable to see. While
coming into town from the cabin,
the witness claimed that she saw
the defendant in many positions
which would enable her to identity
him out of a hundred people.
After meeting her husband at the
bank, Mrs. Ostrum testified that
they were driven to point south
of Valley and there released.
C. f. Bowman, real estate man OF
Addy, told of being in the meat mar
ket about 30 feet from the bank,
and seeing Hyland, preceded by
Cashier Ostrum, enter an auto IN
front of the bank about a. m. The
auto had its curtains down, and the
witness was certain that Hyland
was the man with Ostrum.
Mrs. Walter f. Miller, who lives
a mile and a half west of Addy'
told of Hyland appearing at her
home at 4 p. m. the day preceding
the robbery, and asking for farm
work. She definitely identified him.