The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-08
CRIMINAL WORK OF
COURT Continues
MONTANA CASE PROVES INTER.
ESTING- AGENT AD-
MITS PRISON TERM

Italians of Potlatch, were foun
| guilty by a jury late yesterday after
noon of the sale and possession O
intoxicating liquor and not guilty o
a second count of possession and witt
maintaining a nuisance. The cas-
was one of the most interesting o
the term in that B. Miller, fedora
prohibition agent employed by Latal
county and one of the principa
| witnesses against the Montanas, ad
! mitted on cross examination to hav
ing served term of less than one
year in 1917 in the Idaho state peni
tentiary at Boise.
The admission as to time served in
the penitentiary by Miller was
brought out on cross examination by
Attorney A. H. Oversmith of Mos
COW, who with Clayton Keane, repre-
sented the Montanas.
Two Men Sentenced
Otto Achlymeyer and Henry Nei-
buhr, both of Cottonwood, who were
found guilty on national prohibition
law violations by jury Wednesday,
were each sentenced to Imprisonment
for six months and fined $100 each
by Judge Frank S. Dietrich of the
federal district court here today
Achylmeyer is to serve his sentence
in Idaho county and Niebuhr is to
serve his sentence in the Bonner
county jail.
Elmer Rouse of Clearwater, found
guilty by jury of prohibition law
violations, was sentenced to six
months in the Idaho county Jail and
hn
Lake, who plead guilty to possession
OF liquor and possession OF property
several days ago, was fined $3.50 on
each count or total Of $500 by Judge
Dietrich. Brown was acquitted by a
ing liquor and with maintaining a
nuisance.
Troy Men Arrested
Henry Highsmith of Troy, Levin
Larson of Troy, and Herman Boyd
)f Troy, were arrested this morning
md arraigned before Judge Dietrich |
IN informations charging possession
md sale of liquor. All entered pleas
If not guilty.
Mrs. Jennie Baker of Newport
daho, tried this morning on six
# liquor and with maintaining
Nuisance, was found guilty this af-
ernoOn on all six counts by a jury.
The case was given to the jury at
loon and the verdict was returned
t o'clock. The case from the
orthern division of the United States
istrict court was transferred to the
entral division term being held here.
nf hn Of ,
t $500 and the pronouncing of sen
ence was deferred Notice of APP
cal to the circuit court of appeals
vas taken.
The trial of the case of j. A. Bau-
ian and Wade Emick, both of Craig
lont, charged with possession of !
quor, possession of property de- .
gned for manufacture, manufacture !,
nd with maintenance of nuisance, &
pened this afternoon Alvin T. :
chuman of Craigmont, charged :
unity with Bauman and Emick, en- =
red pleas of guilty to all four counts =
hen the three men were arraigned !
'veral days ago. +
Correction on Boise Case 8
The case of Dan and William Boise, t
9TH of Lewiston, charged with vio-
tiOns of the federal prohibition 8
W, will probably be heard Monday. c
mistake was inadvertently made in
le Star-Mirror of Wednesday, De- a
mber 5, in which it was reported p
at William and Dan Boise jumped e
nds of $500 last fall. William and G
In Boise did not jump bonds of $500. "
le BOiSeS were not arrested last y
II but bench warrant for their ~ :,
rest was issued later and both men u
returned from Canada "
is fall to answer to the federal Vi
argos at the present term of court.
Ole Olson of Genesee, was arrested 10
afternoon by federal Of ~
ers on charges of possession and :,
lie of liquor. He furnished bond of VI
50. le
Walters Found Guilty q;
In the case against Mr. and Mrs ge
oyce Walter and Earl Brown, all of &C
wiston, the jury brought in yester- W
y afternoon a verdict finding Mr.. fo
d Mrs Walter guilty on all four ID
lnts and Earl Brown not guilty on be
four counts. Brown was acquft- aC
on an instructed verdict from the
lrt.
-ob Snyder of Weippe. charged
h possession and transportation of ca
lor. plead guilty before Judge 80
trich yesterday afternoon. Charges m'
inst Austin Garsuch of Weippe, is
,rged Jointly with Snyder, were tn
missed. fal