COURT NEWS - BUGGY - 1904
An interesting case came up before Justice Collett at Cokeville last Monday. Last summer Studebaker Bros. sold a buggy to Samuel Mahan for $130. $15 being cash and a note for the balance. The note provided that the title should remain in the vendor until the note was paid in full. After paying $45. the vendee brought the buggy into Wyoming and sold it to Frank A. Mau for $97.50 cash, without any notice of the Studebakers claim of title. The vendor finding the buggy in Mau's possession repossessed it. The case was tried by a jury who found for Mau, who got judgment for the value of the buggy, $85.00; also $90.00 damages for taking it away from him, and costs which amount to about $75.00. Wyoming Press January 16, 1904
TWO OFFENDERS SENT TO JAIL -1914
A case of petty larceny was tried in Judge Bournes court last Wednesday in which a fellow named Melroy and Will White, the swamper at the Wyoming Club, were defendents and the Wyoming Club was the plaintiff. Melroy and White were charged with stealing two cases of whiskey from the plaintiff. According to evidence produced and the testimony of Melroy, White secreted two cases of whiskey while engaged in transporting the liquor from the station to the saloon and Melroy, after they had been secreted at the back of the saloon carried them away. A cache of eleven bottles of whiskey and a pair of shoes was found in the ice house in back of the saloon. White was given 90 days in the county jail and the fine of $30 and costs. Melroy was given 60 days in jail. There is also another charge confronting Melroy that of swiping three boxes of shells from an order which was placed behind the Cokeville Merchantile establishment for delivery. The pair had figured on taking the wet goods to Idaho and peddling it. Cokeville Register August 1, 1914
COURT NEWS 1914
Nels Jensen, who some time ago was brought back from Idaho charged with horse stealing, plead guilty at an adjourned session of District Court Wednesday and was sentenced by his Honor Judge Craig to serve two years in the penitentiary at Rawlins. At a former preliminary hearing Mr. Jensen denied any knowledge of the affair and bound over to the District court. His bond was fixed at $1500. which he was unable to furnish. After having a little time to deliberate. he evidently discovered he knew more about it than he thought. Kemmerer Republican November 27, 1914
PRISONERS TO PEN - 1919
Deputy Sheriff Ed Vincent took Harry Sprague and William Tull to the penitentiary at Rawlins the latter part of last week. The former was convicted of burglarizing the Frontier saloon and the latter convicted of robbing the Blyth-Fargo-Hoskins warehouse a few weeks ago, removing the carcass of a deer. Both were sentenced to an indeterminate term of one year minimum. Kemmerer Republican Friday, January 17, 1919
COURT NEWS - 1920
A sentence of not leas than four years and not to exceed eight years was pronounced upon Louis Majnetti of Cumberland, convicted of man-slaughter in connection with the death of James Colletti, a brother miner, Thursday, by Judge J. R. Arnold in the third district court. Sentencing of Majnetti practically marked the close of the May term, as only a few civil matters remained to be dispatched with Judge Arnold left for Evanston Saturday afternoon.
Majnetti will probably be removed from the county jail to Rawlins penitentiary this week.
Japs Still Guarded.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Kanakogi, who have been the subjects of many anonymous threats among friends of the slain Mr. and Mrs. M. Ogawara, of which crime they were acquitted during the May term, still remain at the county jail under the protecting eye of the sheriff. The Kanakogis will probably make their home in Denver.
John Smith was allowed to plead guilty to the charge of aggravated assault last week. He was fined $175 and costs. Smith was accused of shooting up a Glencoe pool hall. One of his bullets struck Oscar Nuremi.
Fred Hart and W. H. King, inmates of Rawlins penitentiary, who were acquitted of escaping from a road gang in Lincoln county, will be re-turned to Rawlins when Majnetti is taken. Leroy Dunn, 19-year-old check forger, who was sentenced to Worland Industrial School, will perhaps be removed to that Institution this week. Kemmerer Camera Wednesday June 9, 1920
CUMBLANDER CHARGED WITH RAPE - 1920
George Borris, a Cumberland miner, is confined in the county jail, charged with rape, while Annie Beyda, his bride-to-be, is at her parents home in Sublet.
Borris was taken into custody this week shortly after he appeared at the office of County Attorney Christmas. He was at once placed in the county jail on the rape charge. His preliminary hearing is set for Saturday.
Borris secured a marriage license at the local county clerks office last Wednesday after Annie Beydas mother had sworn her daughter was 16 years of age. It later developed Annie was not over 14 year old. The couple went to Cumberland, but did not get married immediately. Sunday the girls parents took charge of her and, according to Borris, kept her in seclusion.
At the time Borris was arrested in the county clerks office, he was remonstrating over the expense of the incident to the proposed wedding, according to Mr. Christmas, and demanded reimbursement for money he had spent in providing a trousseau for the bride-to-be and the taxi fare to Cumberland. Kemmerer Camera Wednesday June 16, 1920
MAN BOUND OVER TO HIGHER COURT - 1921
Defended by Attorney N. W. Reynolds, Gurigive Gonzales appeared before Justice of the Peace McAllister last Friday afternoon, charged with holding up eight section men near Glencoe last Monday evening. It was necessary to secure the services of an interpreter before the trail could proceed. After the services of one had been secured and he had been officially sworn, the plea of the defendant was entered and the evidence taken. Few of the principals connected with the case could speak English and as the case progressed, amusing incidents took place. This was especially true when two Mexican women took the stand on behalf of the defendant. Several times it became necessary for the court to admonish those not interested not to all talk at once. Joseph Rollo section foreman, was the first witness called for the prosecution. According to his testimony his gang had gone to Cumberland in the afternoon to cash their pay checks. They left Cumberland about seven o'clock in the evening. When they reached a point about 3 miles below Glencoe, someone waved a flashlight and commanded them to "hold up their hands." One of the robbers was masked with a white handkerchief and carried a long knife. The other man carried a pistol and the flashlight. While Rollo couldn't positively identify Gonzales, knowing of the money the gang had on their persons had been the guilty one. Constino Chelno who followed Rollo on the stand corroborated the testimony of the section foreman and positively identified Gonzales as the man who took his money. When pressed by the attorney for the defense, Chelno insisted that while the hold up was in progress he was able to recognize the features of Gonzales because the masked partially dropped. Augustine Farconni the most unfortunate of the victims also identified Gonzales. Farconni had over four hundred dollars taken from him. He was compelled to "strip" and be searched. It would appear that the hold up men were aware that Farconni hail the largest amount of money on his person as he was the only one subjected to such a scrutinizing search. Farconni, who seemed much distressed over his financial loss, identified Gonzales by thumb lines he had noticed when the robber holding a flash light in one hand, was putting away the bills in a time-book. The nature of the defense was that of an alibi. Three witnesses two of them women, testified in behalf of Gonzales and said that he was at the section house in Diamondville and was asleep at the time the robbery was committed. After listening to brief arguments by counsel for both sides Judge McAllister took the matter under advisement.. Upon the reconvening of court, Gonzales was bound over to the district court to await trial and was placed under $1,000 bond. The partner of Gonzales frequently referred to during the progress of the trial at the big guy was ordered discharged the evidence presented being considered in sufficient to hold him for the higher court. Kemmerer Camera January 26, 1921
