Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-08-18
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Prosecuting Attorney Insti
tutes Star Chamber Proceed
ing Against Forest Ranger
Two Plead Guilty to Killing
Game Out of Season and Go
to Jail at Rate of So Daily

DStar chamber proceedings insti-
tinted By Prosecuting Attorney Anger,
against Roy c. Vernon, a U. S. forest
ranger, of Warren, in probate court,
Monday, brought out information
which led to the issuing of a warrant
for the arrest of Alfred Clark, a
former government trapper. who is
alleged to have unlawfully killed a
deer in the southern part of Idaho
county, about Nov. 2S, 1920.
Vernon, who was under arrest on
charge of unlawfully killing deer,
told, prior to the hearings, it is said,
the prosecuting attorney that he knew
violations of the. law. but would not
tell of them.
Brought into court to face charge
of having himself. unlawfully killed
deer Prosecuting Attorney Anger
suggested to Vernon that he had pre-
vious knowledge of violations of the
game law by another. This Vernon
admitted. Mr.. Anger asked him
whether he would divulge the infor
nation he had.
RATHER GO TO JAIL
"No," replied Vernon sharply.
~ WASH t brought up that way. /
would rather go to Jail for killing an
imaginary deer than to squeal.
Here the prosecuting attorney sug-
gested that he would test the right
of witness to refuse to talk to a
prosecutor who was engaged in tracing
crime, and remarked he would not
hesitate to carry the case to the SUI
preme court.
information was here filed by Mr..
Anger in probate court, charging
that certain crimes had been commit
ted, of which Vernon had knowledge,
and that he refused to divulge the
time and place and names of per-
sons who had violated the law.
"sQUEALS" ON CLARK
Vernon Immediately decided to tes-
tlfy On the stand, he declared Al
fred Clark, now packing for the gov
eminent, had killed deer on or about
Nov. 2S, 1920, and also testified that
Clark had venison in his possession in
January and February. 1921, and
mad fed venison to his dogs, which
he used at that time, while employed
as forest service trapper, to hunt
BEARS
Vernon who was charged with slay-
ing deer about Dec. IS, 1920, plead
ed not guilty, and his trial was set
for September 8.
Allen Stonebraker, of Chamberlain
basin, alleged to have killed a deer
out OF season, pleaded not guilty. He
WIN stand trial September 9. Stone
p mar was represented by Atty. M. R.
Hattabcugh.
TWO GO TO JAIL
Clarence Hawley and Norman Church
'poIh of Warren, pleaded guilty to
kllling deer about July 20, 1920, and
we're given the minimum sentence of
me of 800 each and costs,
to $3.50 each, by Probate
.suage Byrdm. Neither man was able
~ pay his fine. Both are now guests
VI Sheriff Eimers, and win receive
,leuit on their indebtedness to Ida
10 county at the rate of SO day.
!, another complaint fled against
a11rawiey alleges he killed deer in
ao basin about June 10,
,v:n. warrant has been issued for
s nl,ilam Warren, alleging he shot a
l ,"'. about Aug. l, 1920. Warren S
l Tsa known address was Mackey,
l t;s The officers are looking for
81 Complaints against the men were
'ae oy Charles H. Nelson, deputy
Isa'e nsh and game warden, for Val
,o ~ county, at Mccall. Deputy Mel
, nn was present during the proceed
ISSs sS, as was Deputy Don G. Fisher, of
IDAHO county.
osoneoraker claims he has been
.,vught into the case without due
e aas' and will stand trial for the al