The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-23
BOOZE CASE GIVEN
TO FEDERAL JURY
r. HAZELTON, LEWISTON, GUILTY
--~RAT" HOWERTON SENTENCED
-CROFINO CASE BEING HEARD

-VhOElNO CASE BEING HEARD
The case of the government agains
Irwin Frazier and Ivan Remington
both of Wlitebird, went to the jur,
at noon today in federal court be
fore Judge Frank S. Dietrich The
defendants are charged with the pos
session and sale of liquor, manufac-
? ture of liquor, and with the main
tenance of nuisance. The trial O1
Sam Rose, Mike Conway, and James
WoOdson, charged with the OrOfinc
post office robbery on May 5, opened
this afternoon. This case will occupy
the afternoon and most of the even
ing session.
Mrs. Ruth Hazelton of Lewiston
manager of the Central hotel, was
found guilty by a jury last night of
maintaining a nuisance. She was ac-
quilted of the possession and sale of
liquor charges. Mrs. HazeIton broke
down and cried when Judge Dietrich
sentenced her to Imprisonment in the
Nez Perce county jail for go days
and fined her $500.
Restrained From Hotel
Under the verdict Of the jury Mrs.
Hazelton is restrained from the man
agement of the Central hotel and is
further enjoined from having liquor
in her possession within the jurisdic-
tion of the court. She will be liable
for contempt of court if she ever pos
-sesses liquor within the state Of Ida
no.
Miles Johnson, the Hazelton wo-
mans attorney was given until Sat
urday to perfect writ of error to
the circuit court of appeals. A stay
of execution was ordered until Sat
urday and Mrs. Hazelton furnished
bail fixed at $1,000.
John H. McEvers of Boise, assist
ant United States district attorney,
handled the case for the government. |
Jury Out Five Hours
The jury in the case was out from |
o'clock Tuesday night. The following
men served on the jury:
John Schadt of Nez Perce; w. G.
Brooks of Lewiston; Carl Osborn of
Craigmont; Ed. Reed of Nez Perce;
VIM. Short of Kamiah; Adrian Mel
son of Moscow; VIM. Hunter of Nez
Perce; G.. p Mix of Moscow; A. J.
Williams of Kooskia; Thos. Jackson
of Dent; w. p. Shoemaker of Orofino,
and Calvin Boyer of Lewiston.
In the case against Frazier and
Remington, the government witnesses
were w. H. E1ler, sheriff of Idaho
Bert James of Whitebird;
James Lennon of Grangeville; Carl
Lacount of Whitebird; Mrs. D. Will
Whitebird The defense witnesses :
we're Walter Gardner, Oscar Chand- :
er, George Elliott, Ivan Remington, +
Mrs. Ivan Remington, and Irwin +
Frazier, all of Whitebird. .
Rat y HowertOn Guilty
G. E. Howerton, known as Rat h
Iowerton, of Culdesac, was found
,uilty by jury on two counts charg- c
ne possession and manufacturing Ii +.
Luor, and was sentenced to the Nez Il
'erce county jail for a term of three =
nonths and to pay fine of $100. r
he jury was out from $50 yesterday y
fternoon until 9:55 last night The
ourt granted a stay of execution on II
his case for 80 days, giving the de- n
sndant time to get in his corn crop. w
lis bond of $500 originally furnished -
Tas made continuing one. Jas. f. r.
ice and Frank Marler, government
gents, testified for he prosecution =.
this case, and Sarah Howerton, ~
as Dodson, H. Lance and the de- a.
for the defense. fo
The case of the United States vs.
laude Howerton, of Lewiston, who
ltered a plea of not guilty to the ~
large of possession and sale of Ii he
1or was put off to be heard at the co
IL term of court He is at liberty -
$1,000 bonds. 20
Deary Man Pleads Not Guilty ~ a,
Emil Hakanson of Deary, pleaded 10,
It guilty yesterday to the possession, . =
and sale of liquor, and bo
s case was set for next Friday II
orning at $50 o'clock.
The case of Tom Ellidge, of Lewis sie
n, charged with liquor law VIOLA of
~ will be heard after the Oroflno II .
nix case In this last case jury NJ,
led to reach an agreement when 1T Z
IS before the court last Saturday mi
flowing the El1idge case that of the 30,
vernment against Harry B. Smailes cor
Lewiston, charged with the pos Va,
ssion, sale and transportation OF mi
uor, will come on. ont
The retrial of Earl Mashburn, of ties
wiston, for white slavery, will be do,
ard on Thursday afternoon at two tn q
lock. The jury in this case which T
S tried Monday, failed to reach tbo
dict after several hours delibera gro
4 and was discharged when it was no4
n that an agreement could not be sih
cneu. Pot
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