The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-18
Pete StOyanoff Railroad
ed In Kangaroo Court

had been subpoenaed, but failed to
show up, appeared half shot, and
qualified in his best pool hall Ian
guage, Frank being reputed as
the most foul-mouthed man in
town. This completed the jury and
the first day of the trial.
Tuesday morning at 9 O'Clock,
the State opened its case. Prof.
Stegner and the schoolmarms were
there: Miss Nordgren, who had
had some difficulty with her GER
tificate over at Westby, ana Miss
Doris Granger, daintily attired,
eyebrows plucked, face tinted, and
in her most exclusive society poses.
She looked doll and no one could
believe from her behavior tnat she
could "bat kids in the snOor- ~
scratch them up till they bled."
Miss Granger, in all her finery,
was called first. She testified that
SHE had been TOLD to go TO
HE'LL by the defendant Pete
Stoyanoff on the night OF Friday,
December 4th: that Pete had come
for Janice, saying her mother was
sick and wanted her: that she told
Pete that Janice could not go fol-
I2O minutes, and that Pete said
"You can go to hell, l am going
to take her now," and that Pete
said, Come Janice" and Janice
came, and Pete went out and slam
med the door, leaving her in &
very hysterical situation, which
was manifested by violent anC
raucous laughter, and was 81
nervous she had to go home: she
said he had never heard anything
like that before and it upset aw
i, fully.
Miss Nordgren testified to abou
, the same thing. She was there il
( the room with Granger. She wa
not so upset as she had hear
something like that before-sh
, laughed she said after Pete an
, Janice had departed, but not hys
t terically-just an ordinary laugh
laugh: she was not so refined an
y 'hysterical." She also testifie
!. she was not nervous and silent we
e afterwards.
: The State then rested its case,
The defense put Janice Sail,
: bury on first: she testified she We
: held for playing "hookey" but tn;
g she had not played ''hookey" /;
:, all: that Pete came for her ar
: told her to come home, her moth,
q was sick and needed her. that HI
: brother Scene" was with Pet
le that Granger said, "she cannot G
S she has 20 minutes left:" tn
W Pete said, "she is coming now:
'e got my coat and hat and follow,
L Pete and Scene" and was last Of
Sc out: that Pete did not slam t
Sc door, nor did he tell Granger g
u go to hell" On cross examin
Id ton Blackwell asked Janice, 81
IN you mean to say Nordgren a
Granger lied ?" Janice answert
ok eyes, they lied"
as Dorothy Strubeck, 10 years o
ed was called next. She told h,
he Pete and "Gene" had come
nd Janice, and that Pete mad tax
ed Janice. that he did not have a ST
or at all: that he did not tell Grar
of er ''to go to hell" etc., nor did
ar slam the door, etc. Blackwell col
not make her change her story
an "Gene" Salisbury told how
Sc, mother had sent Pete for JAM
of how he had gone with him: t
ny there was no stick: that Pete t
Re- Janice to come: that he did not
ich Granger "to go to hell"
Ed Next. come Ellen Taylor.
ed testified she was in the next 70
Zoe doing time too, and that she
an not hear a word. in fact that
Ter, did not know that Pete had ia,
sh- Janice until that night: that til
EN- were doors open between
to rooms, etc.
lie Mrs. Salisbury testified that
.kle was sick and was worried W
the Janice did not come home:
nd she was worried about Janice
mn cause of the brutality of
lost teachers: how they had scratC
ing and struck other children lii
die nose. etc., and Jardice had
at phoned that Nordgren and CIR;
fled er had locked Janice in and eli
af- the windows: that Janice had
fer played "hookey" and that she
led. taken an excuse to school.
de- Granger lost her composure
the took on the countenance of a
Sen. male felon-but soon recov
and herself and was as sweet as I
iurv candy. In fact Miss Granger
who reputed to have a very VII
temper and a tongue like v
= and that a number of chill
know how she can perform '
4 she gets into action. She is
az marin who pulled the
scratched up and slugged in
the John RoWles boy. Infe