Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-12-07

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possession of liquor on June %.
Frank Lomski of Lewiston,
charged jointly with Charles
Parish, also a resident of that
city, entered a plea of guilty to
liquor possession and possession
Of materials for manufacture,
while Parish entered a plea of
guilty to possession. These
men will be sentenced later.
Alvin T. Schuman entered
plea of guilty to four counts,
possession of liquor and mater
ials, with manufacture and
maintaining a nuisance. Schu-
man was charged jointly with
j. A. Bauman and c.. w. Emick.
All three men are residents of
the Craigmont section.
Herman Shodene of Troy, who
entered a plea of not guilty,
changed his plea to guilty to pos
session and manufacturing of
liquor. He was charged jointly
with Mrs. Mary Shodene and
John Shodene. The counts of
possession of property for manu-
facture and maintaining a nui-
sance were dismissed against
Herman Shodene and all four
counts were dismissed against
John and Mary Shodene.
Peter Morrow, of Elk River,
received favorable consideration
at the hands of a jury this after
noon when he was acquitted on
four counts alleging violations Of
the Volstead act. Morrow was
charged with liquor possession,
possession of property used in
the manufacture of liquor, man.
ufacture, and maintaining q
nuisance.
Moscow, December 5-At $50
O'Clock tonight a jury returned a
verdict of not guilty in the case
of the United States VS.. Harry
Smailes of Lewiston. Smailes
was charged with possession
and sale Of liquor on four counts
and transportation of liquor. The
case went to the jury shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock this evening. The
count seeking the confiscation of
Smailes' automobile was dismis-
sed by the United States attor-
ney. The alleged violation OF
the prohibition act on the part
of Smailes occurred at Lewiston
on May 10 and IL, 1923. The
case was one held over from the
last term of court.
Sartor Settimo, of Elk River
who pleaded guilty to liquor pos.
session, possession of property
for manufacturing liquor anc
maintaining nuisance, was
sentenced by Judge Dietrich this
morning. He was fined $500
for liquor possession 500 fol
possession of property for manu-
facture of liquor, and sentenced
to three months Imprisonment
in the Latah county Jail for man
ufacture and maintaining a nui
sance.
William Timme, of Clifford
was fined 5000 on each of tw'
counts when he entered a plea o
guilty before Judge Dietrich t.
possessing liquor and propert.
for making the same. The count
charging manufacture and main
tenance of a nuisance were dis
missed by the United States at
torney.
Elmer Rouse, Of Clearwater
was found guilty on two count
and acquitted on one this after
Z noon by a jury. He was a6
judged guilty of the possessio
/ of property designed for manu-
) facture and of manufacturin
7 liquor, and was acquitted of tn
| charge of liquor possession
: Sentence will be pronounced o
Rouse tomorrow morning. Th
: Jury in this case was out a
hour after the hearing of tn
case had occupied the mornin
hours of court.
4 Carl Zimmer, of Lewiston
t entered a plea of guilty tn
t afternoon to liquor possession
: manufacture and maintenant
|, of a nuisance on Hog islam
about eight miles east of Levi
/, ton, and was fined $500 for po
|. session, $500 for maintenan'
of a nuisance, and sentenced
q three months in jail for man
d facture. With Zimmer at Il
; time of his arrest, which w;
It brought about by one of the of
GERS securing evidence by swir
= ming the Clearwater river
o Hog Island, where Ben Zimme
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