The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-07
JURYMEN DISAGREE
On BOOZE CHARGES
FAIL no REACH VERDICT IN
FIELDS CASE-TW0 PLEAS
OF GUILTY MADE

In the case of Willie Fields of Jul
iaetta, charged with possession and
| sale of liquor and with maintenance
of a nuisance, a jury returned a seal
ed verdict this morning announcing
disagreement, to Judge Frank Diet
rich of the United States district.
court in session here. The jury was
discharged and the case will be re-
tried on Tuesday. The trial occu-
pied most of yesterday afternoons
session. Judge Dietrich excluded
from the jury counts charging Fields
with possession of beer and whiskey
in his home and butcher shop and
maintenance Of a nuisance in his
home.
Kaiser Ugo of Grangeville plead /
guilty today to possession and manu-
facture of wine. Gust Papontone of
Moscow was arraigned and entered |
pleas of not guilty to the sale and |
possession of liquor.
Baldwin Pleads Guilty :.
@. D. w. Baldwin of Lewiston plead
guilty last night to liquor possess
sion and transportation and to
count seeking confiscation by the
government of his automobile Count
two of the information charging
a nuisance was dismiss
ed by the prosecution. Baldwin was
fined $3.50 for liquor possession and ]
$3.50 for liquor transportation. His /
was ordered confiscated
L. w. Houck of Juliaetta entered !
pleas of not guilty to the possession
and sale of liquor. The case was
set for Tuesday. Ole Falmore of
charged with sale and pos S
session of liquor, entered pleas of ]
lot guilty when arraigned this morn =
ng.
The case of the government against
Ir. and Mrs. Aloyse Walter and Earl o
Brown, all of Lewiston, opened be- S
ore jury this morning. A motion c
# attorneys for the defense for an I.
Instruction to the jury for the ac- !,
uita1 of Earl Brown was granted by =
he court and the instruction, acquit-
ing Brown, was given by the jury E
he case was given to the jury short il
Y before noon.
Quantity of Evidence
The defendants are charged with
ossession of liquor on the first count L
he second count charges possession D
f property designed and intended it
or the manufacture of liquor Prop tt
rty seized by federal officers and al
laced in evidence included a large :,
opper still, a condenser, two sacks
cracked corn, ten 52-gallon whis- 10
ey barrels, "a barrels of So gallon IL
apacity for mash and four bushels
charcoal. Count three of the in la
,rmation alleges manufacture and III
,unt four charges the defendants !,
ith maintaining a nuisance four -
Id one-half miles east of lewiston
Witnesses for the government were g1
mes Rice, Indian agent, and Frank pr
arler and Ed Marston, both feder- is
prohibition agents. The defense -,
itness was Earl Brown of Lewiston, =
fendant acquitted in the case by 10
struction of the court. Attor- IN
ys for the defense moved for dis ba
ssal of the information against the Je
PENDANTS on the ground that the ia
arch warrant, under which the A.,
alter home was searched was il
gal. A motion was also made for
quittal on counts charging possess IT
IN of liquor, possession of property, COZ
d nuisance in that the charge of roc
was the dominant rio
arge and that prosecution on all A.,
lnts would be double prosecution
e court denied both motions and POI
oeptions were taken. see
Montana Case Opens poi
The trial of the case of Mr. and ide
s. Vincent Montana of PotIatch, to
urged with two counts of posses
n. one count aof -1iquor9 sale and
h maintaining a nuisance, opened dar
$ afternoon. N & 8g TAX
/ motion to uuash the information is
rging Tom Boise ofeLewiston with incl
ninistration of Justice by offering tba
Q to James Rice. special officer in
Indian service was made by I'm
nes F. Ailshie of Coeur d'Alene. IN
,rney for Boise. The motion is wei