The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-11-28
STEVE BOCC|O IS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Man Accused of Having Killed q
Cow to Which He Had No Title
IL Declared Innocent of
Charge by a Jury

The district court jury that
listened to the evidence introduced
to support the charge that Steve
Boggio, the Paradise Valley farmer
and ranchman, had un1awfully and
feloniously sold to the butcher at
Paradise Valley a heifer calf that
did not belong to him and received
pay for the same, was found not
guilty, Saturday afternoon, which
was nowise surprising to those who
heard the evidence of both sides of
the case, although it was made
clear, apparently, that the heifer
killed, did not, in her lifetime, be-
long to Steve Boggio, but did, as q
matter of fact, belong to Thomas
Dooley, the complaining witness
and carried his brand, a Lazy D."
Boggio testified in his own behalf
and his narration of the incidents
eading up to the slaughtering of a
heifer belonging to his neighbor
was so plausible that the jurors
were easily convinced that Steve
Boggio was merely the victim of
circumstances, had no intention to
commit any crime and, as a matter
IF fact, had not committed one.
Boggio's version, to the effect
that the Paradise Valley butchers
came to his place, at time when
he was busy in the hay field, to see
if he had any beeves in condition
for the market and they were told to
90 look at his stock and if they
found anything that suited them to
90 ahead and slaughter it. He had
right to assume that the butchers
would not do any killing unless they
felt quite sure whose stock it was
that they were killing, and he was
totally innocent of any knowledge
to the contrary until the charge was
made that he had committed a
theft.
Boggio brought into court num-
Der of good men who proclaimed to
The world that they have known
Steve Boggio for number of
years and that he bears a good
reputation. As one who has the
disposition to steal a cow belonging
to his neighbor is not likely to live
in any one community for a long
length of time and maintain a good
reputation, it would probably have
been a serious miscarriage of JUS
tice for the jurors to have returned
a verdict variant from that which
they did.
The Paradise Cattle Growers as
sociation manifested no little inter-
est in the case, as Steve Boggio is
a member; but the association did
not display any desire to circumvent
the ends of justice, merely assuming
the correct attitude, viz, that Steve
Boggio was innocent until proven
guilty, and the association members
are, naturally, much elated to know
that the -odium attaching to con-
viction for stealing cattle is not
suffered by one of the association
members.
Just what was done with the hide
that played a principal part in the
trial is not known, but as it had
been through much rough handling
by all parties interested it was prob
ably tossed aside, suffering the fate
of all down-and-outers.
Thanksgiving day is at hand
and Steve Boggio, Steve Boggio's
family and Steve Boggio's friends
have much for which to be thank.
full, not the least of which is his
acquittal of charge that, if it had
been proven, would be cause for all
who cherish regard for him to hang
their heads with shame, and, with
his friends, The Silver State re
joices, and is glad to avail itselI
of the opportunity to proclaim
the declaration of the jury: mot
lGUILTYw