The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-11
JURORS VERDICT
FINDS MEN GUILTY
DAN AND WILLIAM BOISE CON
VICTED ON ALL NINE COUNTS
APPEAL TO BE TAKEN

After deliberating but 20 minutes,
the jury in the case of the United
States government against Dan and
William Boise, both of Lewiston,
charged on eight counts each Of vio-
latIng the federal prohibition act, and
both confronted with ninth charge,
that of maintaining nuisance at 627
Main street, returned a verdict last
night finding both defendants guilty
on all nine counts.
Following the reading of the YER
dict, Attorney Miles S. Johnson of
Lewiston, for the defense, gave notice
to the court that an appeal would be
taken to the circuit court of appeals
The court then notified the defend
ants he would allow their trial bonds
to continue until next Wednesday
and at that time they would be COM
PEELED to furnish an appeal bond in
the sum of $4,000 each. Also on
Wednesday Judge Dietrich will pass
sentence on the men convicted to-
night
Attracts Large Crowd
The trial of William and Dan Boise
attracted to the federal building one
OF its very largest crowds. The court
room was filled to the limit and the
Railways were virtually cOngested.
The impaneling Of the jury in the
case occupied practically the entire
morning and permitted the placing
Of only two witnesses on the stand
for the prosecution before the noon
recess. Miles S. Johnson of Lewis
ton and Clayton Keane Of Moscow,
were attorneys for the defendants,
while William H. Langroise, assistant
United States district attorney in
charge of federal prohibition law
prosecutions, was attorney for the
government
Six Jurors Excused
After completing examination of all
jurors relative to their qualifications
to be jurors in the case the following
were selected after each side had ex-
hausted it's premptory challenges:
Allen Shook, Moscow; Walter John-
son, Moscow; Fred Veatch, Moscow;
w. R. Warnacutt, Craigmont; Ed
Christianson, Moscow; john Bowen,
Gilbert; w. G. Willoughby, Orofino;
J. w. Shoemaker, Moscow; R. j. Col
Inns, Moscow; E. A. Willis, Moscow;
M. Trykasetz Greer, and Hiram Pres
nell of Craigmont.
LangrOise Outlines Case
M. H. Baulch of Grangeville, was
excused by the defense, aus were Ben !.
Trutton of Peck and Ray Walker OF
Ashahka. Jurors excused from the !.
rial of the case by the government :,
we're J. j. Philip Of Lewiston, Peter T
Aschenbrenner of Ferdinand, and i
George Edwards of Dent. T
In briefly outlining the case of the n
Mr.. Langroise said that F
he government intended to prove, as v
llleged in the information Of nine e
counts, that the defendants had IN c
possession and had sold pint OF
noonshine on July 8, 1922 counts a
me and two); counts three and four, n
possession and sale Of pint OF e.
noonshine on July 10, 1922; counts
i've and six possession and sale OF
lint of moonshine on July %, 1927;
cunts seven and eight, possession o.
nd sale of quart of whiskey on
uly %, 1922; count nine, maintaining N
nuisance at 628 Main street in Lew
ston. n
MdIy NlJueSScS Iconly
Witnesses called for the prosecu-
ion were o. E. Kukenbecker, Frank
{. Marler, both federal prohibition OF
gents, Frank M. Breshears, United
tates marshal, James F. Rice, spec o.
II agent of the United States Indian re-
ervice, G. e. Hershberger, Fred l.. SC
len, Otto D. Burns, A. M. Cleveland, fe
+. e. Stookey, and w. e. Woods, all al
{ Lewiston; John H. McEvers, as Of
lstant United States attorney and ed
ay e. Neidig, chemist of the Univer- eli
ty Of dIaho. sc
witnesses called for the defense
ere: DR.. E. L. White, Carl Harris,
r. F. P. Nourse, DR.. ]. M Church, Sc
r. and Mrs Homer Walker, Sam
ray, Felix Funke, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ie'
Wernick, Claude c. Whipple, Frank un
aiming, Adam Andrew, ]. L. Halli- po o
an, and Dan Boise. -,
Tom Boise to Trial "a "a
Judge Frank S. Dietrich of the ~ ~
nited tSates district court has over VI
lied the motion to quash the infor-
alton charging Tom Boise of Lewis mi
n with "corruptly endeavorlng to tn,
struct and impede the due admins wa
alton of justice" according to an
of the courts ruling to-
". The case against Tom Boise frc
III go to trial Wednesday afternoon ru
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The information charges that Boise en-
i'd James F. Rice, special officer
the United States Indian service, ira
90 to work in behalf of his father otI
d brother, William and Dan Boise, an
10 were convicted last night on nine MS
UNITS charging national prohibition nc
= violations. Special Officer Rice
Is to have reported falsely to the p", p~,
lited States district attorney on the No,
md on the enforcement Of prohi- col col
ion Of the trial jurors called for Z
, present term of court for the CEN an,
II division, according to the infor- Sef
6tion.
Ruth Hazelt0n on Trial
John w. Hays of Dubois was ap- T
inted United States commissioner in
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