Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-09
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Convicted In
DiStrjCtCOurt
Both Must Serve Terms in
Penitentiary-Hall Case
Now Being Tried.
LARGE CROWDS
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Martin Davidson and Otto Stenbor,
must serve terms in the state peni.
tertiary each having been convicted
of assault In the second degree and H
N. borough Is being tried on charge
OF burglary with the case in the hand.
OF the jury as the Western News goes
to press today. That is the result oil
three criminal cases being tried In
district court this week, with Judge J
E lockwood presiding
Davidson was charged with having
shot John Skoglund in the left ankle
last August, causing the amputation
of the foot Skoglund's testimony was
that the two men were having a drink
ing party in Davidson's cabin in west
Libby and that without any provoca-
ton, whatever, Davidson pulled up and
shot him. Davidson claimed self de-
tense. He testified that at the time the
shooting took place Skoglund was
walking up and down the room threat
ening to beat him up He also testified
that Skoglund had struck him the day
before, backing his eye Finally when
Skoglund started for him he shot as
he claimed. In self defense
Davidson was charged with assault
in the first degree The jury brought
in a verdict of assault in the second
degree and recommended sentence Of
a year in the penitentiary.
The Stenborg case was similar to
the first case tried, in that Stenborg
was charged with assault in the first
degree for having shot Oscar Roman
In the right foot last November, at a
mining property on Leigh creek
Testimony brought out that the two
men had been squabbling for some
time and Stenborg finally left camp
He returned in two or three days, ac-
cording to his testimony, went into a
cabin and was engaged III taking his
clothes out of trunk preparatory to
wrapping them up when without pro-
vocation-as he claimed Hofnan hit
him over the head with stick Of
wood A gun was handy and in the
fracas that followed. Roman was shot.
Romans testimony was wholly diff
ferent. According to his account STEM
borg returned in quarrelsome mood,
went to the trunk. took out gun and
began loading it. threatening Roman
and finally shooting him in the foot.
There were no other witnesses to the
affair. In this case also, the jury re-
turned verdict of assault in the sec
ond degree and recommended a year
IN the penitentiary.
In both of these cases, County
Attorney James M. Blackboard prose-
cuted for the State and B, r. Maiden
was attorney for the defendants.
In the State VS.. H. NJ borough, of
Eureka. the defendant was charged
with having entered the home Of Rev.
Howard Simpson at Eureka during
Simpsons absence and having stolen
a Krag rifle and fish pole He later
traded the rifle for a six-shooter and
sold the fish pole to Gibbs, second
hand dealer at Troy.
Borough admits having received the
stolen articles but said they were given
to him by two Mills brothers while
Borough was in Troy prepared to go
onto a fire fighting job. He claims he
did not know they were stolen goods.
He said the Mills boys were on their
way to Spokane and said they did not
want to bother with carrying the rifle
and fish pole. Arguments of attorneys
were completed this morning and the
case given to the Jury. James Black
ford was attorney for the State and
A. L. Hughes of Whitefish appeared
for the defense
In the State VS.. Leo Bockman and
the State VS.. Siebert Hall. both charged
with having resisted an officer, Book
man changed his plea of not guilty to
guilty and was fined $4,000. Halls trial
is the next one to come up. This grew
out of the arrest of Hall several weeks
ago by Chief of Police Green of Lib
by, Hall being charged with drunken
ness. While Green was taking Hall to-
the city Jail, fight developed be-
tween the officer and Hall and Book
man took hand in it, so it was
charged.
Following are the jurors called to
serve at this term of court;
Libby-Goldie Allen, Arthur e. Barr
Arthur Borden, Israel Crotteau, VIM.
Escott. VIM A. Gass, Robert Gehrke,
Theodore Graham, o. r. Griep, Geo.
H. Hayes, Leonard Holman, Carl Lager,
Lud Ludvikson. Earl MalSen, Marion
Mccain, Glen E. Nolop, Sam Ratekin,
Daniel Rayome, Jack Reed, Ole Rol-
seth, M D. Rowland. A. T. Thompson,
Earl Turner, VIM. Vanderwood. Geo. T,
Wood, Jack Wyatt, Walter collars.
Eureka-Eugene B. Gael r. Fl. DER
man, Chas. Dorm, Amos Kinney, T.. Nj
Oman, Alfred Peftier, A. Purdy, Ell
mer Roberts, Bert c. Roe, VIM. l.
Schuck.
Troy-F B. Callow, John b. Chase,
John B. Coffman, S. S. Drew, j. b.
Farris, George Fife. Vern f. Hovey,
Warren Kidder. Clifford Thomas, Geo
w Van Dyke, VIM Van Dyke
Rexford-M H Fulkerson. John Nc
Carthv, Henry Merel, E. F. Staples.
Yaak-A. c. Breitenstein
Manicke-Myron Davis, James Orr.
The Catholic ladies will be hostesses
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