Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-05-04
c. w. BROCKMAlN
Is CONVICTED
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questing at the same time that |
this be done without delay. |
Judge Scales stated that he
wanted to think certain matters
over and that he would pass
sentence on Brockman Wednes-
The principal witness against
Brockman in the case ended was
Walter McAdams Of Grangeville.
The trial started Saturday. Soon
after it opened the defense filed
demurrer to the information,
which was sustained by Judge
Scales and the state given until
/ o'clock in the afternoon to file
/ a new information. This was
done at the appointed time, the
defense then moving to quash
the information, this being over
ruled, as was a demurrer filed
later by the defense. The de-
PENDANT then entered a plea of
mot guilty" and the selection
of jury started. Both state
and defense waived their rights
of peremptory challenges, and
the following were chosen to try
the case:
A. R. Harlan, A. C. Gentry,
John P. Kee, S. w. Bowman, r.
J. Mcconnell, C. H. Goan, Geo.
Altman, E. H. Col-ty, John Stan
ton, David Wood, S. S. Galloway
and A. B. Clayton.
The defense in its plea set out
to the jury that they had not
been allowed to give the value
of the stock in question at the
| time of the trial, contending that
the purchasers of stock were not
robbed on account of their
money being invested in valuable
oil leases.
Brockman Fined $1,000.
Judge Wallace N. Scales, pre-
siding in the district court, We'd
nesday morning pronounced
sentence on C. w. Brockman
who was found guilty by jury
Tuesday of selling stocks with
out complying with the state law
The convicted man was fined
$1,000 and ordered to pay the
same forthwith, and if not paio
the court ordered that Mr.
Brockman be confined in jail tC
serve out the fine at the rate oil
So per day. So soon as the
judgment was pronounced, how.
ever, attorneys for Mr.. Brock
man notified the court of theil
intention to appeal the case tx
the state supreme court, and il
view of this fact Brockman was
not forced to pay the fine impos
ed or to go to jail in lieu of such
payment. He furnished bono
in the sum of $4,000 pending tn,
: outcome of his case and is a
:. liberty.
= When court convened Wednes
day Mr.. Brockman appeared, ant
upon being asked by the cour
if he had anything to say VIII,
sentence should not be pronounc
ed, he replied that he was read,
to receive the courts decision il
his case. The reading of tn,
sentence then took place and thu
notice of appeal followed immed
lately afterward. The signers OF
his appeal bond are Lonnie Bale,
and E. l.. Bourland, both o.
. Grangeville, and j. G. Wrigh
of Lewiston. The surety was
approved by the court and by
County Attorney Fogg, ant
Broclunan was allowed to leav,
the courtroom.
In the matter of the foul
complaints filed against Brock
man Tuesday, following jus
after the news of his conviction
was made known, the defendan
in these actions, through his at
torneys, waived a preliminar,
hearing and furnished bonds tt
insure his presence in cour
when the cases were called TO,
hearing. The complaints in tn,
! four additional cases charge thu
= same offense as that for which
Brockman was convicted Tues
= day. In the case in which h
K was convicted Walter McAdam
y was the complainant, while il
y the newer actions John Baer O
il Lewiston, Roy Nail and A. }
!!66 Wilkins swore to the complaints
IS which were issued from the of
81 flee of Justice of the Peace Johl
II Byron, while Joseph Squibb
~ filed an action against Brock
|1 man and R. H. Russell, Jr., tn
IN latter being connected with tn
II66 Grangeville Savings & Trust Co.
Is now defunct, and who is allege,
IS to have acted as an agent TO
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