The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-04
JOHN BROWN trial
OPENS JURY WORK
FEDERAL JUDGE SETS DATES
FOR LIQUOR PROSECUTIONS
TWO PLEAS OF GUILTY

Ine trial OF JOhn Brown, charged
with the manufacture of liquor an(
maintenance OF nuisance on his
farm near West Lake, occupied mos
of the morning session of the Sec
ond day of the fall term of the fed
eral court in Moscow Tuesday
Brown entered pleas of guilty to pos
session of liquor and possession OF
property designed for the manufac-
ture OF liquor. The case went to the
jury shortly before 1890 and at a
late hour this afternoon the jury was
still out.
The case of the government was
handled by William H. Langroise of
Boise, assistant United States attor-
ney, and Werner r. Clements of Lew
iston was attorney for the defense,
having been appointed by the court.
Both attorneys are graduates of the
University Of Idaho college of law.
Italian Changes Plea
At the opening Of the court this
afternoon Startor Settimo pleaded
guilty to liquor possession, possess
sion of property designed for manu-
facture, manufacture and mainten-
ance of a nuisance at Elk River. Pet
er Morrow, charged jointly with Set
timo, entered pleas of not guilty and
the trial of this case opened this af
ternoon.
Herman Shodene entered pleas of
guilty to possession and manufacture
of liquor near Troy this afternoon.
The counts of possession of property
for manufacture and maintenance of
a nuisance were dismissed against |
Herman Shodene and all four counts |
were dismissed against John and
Mrs. Mary Shodene.
Lewiston Couple Charged
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tervooren of
Lewiston pleaded not guilty to the
possession and manufacture of beer
and maintenance of a nuisance at
1712 Ninth street in Lewiston. The
case was set for trial Saturday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. The alleged viola
tions Of the national prohibition act
are alleged to have taken place on
August 20, 1928.
The bond of Jim Lai Of $3.50, de-
posted for appearance in court to
answer to charges of possession and
sale of narcotic drugs at Lewiston by
grand jury indictment, was ordered z
forfeited today by the court on mo- c
ion of John H. McEevers, assistant G
United States district attorney, fol-
owing Lai's failure to appear. G
Liquor Trials Set
Criminal cases in which all of the "
are charged with viola s
ions of the national prohibition law o
we're set by Judge Dietrich this :,
norning as follows: T, r
The case of the United States
gainst William Time of Clifford,
harged with possession of liquor,
ossession of property intended for -
he manufacture of liquor and manu- -
acture, will be tried tomorrow after ~
oon at 2 o'clock. Otto Achlmeyer .,
nd Henry Neibuhr, both of Cotton a.
'ood, will be tried tomorrow morn ~ =.
lg at o'clock on four counts of
quor possession, possession of prop IS s
rty for manufacture and mainten- - -
ace ia nuisance.
The case OF Henry Bleck of Julia a. a.
ia, charged with four violations of o'
e prohibition law, has been set for pc
morning at o'clock Will g..
3 Fields of Juliaetta will be tried ~ y.
thursday morning at 9 o'clock on se
large of liquor possession. 10 10
Lewiston Case Tomorrow :. 81
Judge Dietrich set the case of ah
'ank Lomski and Charles Parish, W.
th of Lewiston, for tomorrow =.
orning at o'clock. Both are charg- ~
with liquor possession, possession .s-e n-'
property designed for manufac- "
re, manufacture and maintaining a ~ w.
isance. Lomski has plead guilty -, one
liquor possession and possession w. w.
property for manufacture and not iie,l :
manufacture and maintenance of
nuisance. Parish plead guilty to VIZ :,
session of liquor and not guilty to po'
other counts. The nuisance is al no
ed to have been maintained on the
'ner of Sixteenth avenue and
,hteenth street in Lewiston on r
)tember l. r
heouore reIelson ol orolino, Mo-
Urged with possession, sale and nea
isance will be tried Thursday moi
rning at 9 o'clock Zan Jordan of the
,fino, charged on the same three 4, ,
nts, will be tried tomorrow after M
N at 2 o'clock. The case Of O,bert gra,
nson of Orofino for possession live
sale has been set at the same mot
e. farm
Snyder Trial Tomorrow farm
OBJ Snyder and Austin Gorsuch, son
Of Weippe, will go to trial to- in J
row afternoon at 2 o'clock. They III
charged with possession and says
of liquor and the gov MS
ment also seeks confiscation of VIII
automobile in which the liquor vt eneI
alleged to have been transport w NJ
he case of the United States % =
INST the National Surety company bic
submitted this morning to Judge oess
rich on briefs. The action seeks
forfeit of a $4,000 druggist license ;. +
l written by the National Surety 4
many for the CarssnW Drug COM =