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Show Mountain Home Conspiracy Case Special lo Tho Tribune. 0 ISIS. Ocl. 2".. The trial of tho Mountain Home conspiracy case has been called before the United Slates court, a jury completed, and the presentation pre-sentation of the case well along. The defendants. W. C. Howie. K. J. f'ollhorp, Fred Daniels. C. J. Griftilh and John II. tin iTi;t 1 are all present, and represented repre-sented by an array of dlstlngulshcu talent. tal-ent. The charge against them Is an attempt to defraud the government of laud, under the organization of the Groat Western Hcet Sugar company. A.tlonfey C. 11. Llngenfeller of the United Stales district court Is conducting the prosecution. prose-cution. 3 IE IS INCOMPETENT; ' HIS STOEY DISCREDITED Special to'The Tribune. HOISF. Cel. 23. 15 ud Ttoggers, who wandered into Ihe sheriff's office at Idaho Ida-ho City three, mouths ago and confessed to bavJng been an accomplice in the train holdup near Ogden a few days pre vious, and who ban been held In the Ada county jail since that lime, has now been released. He is well known by the lvjllce of Boise and Spokane as being be-ing incompetent, and from (lie start bis story was discredited by tbo detectives, but. be was held for further developments. develop-ments. Ruggers is suffering from an incurable in-curable disease of Ihe eyes, which is fast taking his sight, and Is now unable lo work and practically helpless. He pleads to hn taken to his homo In Kansas, and mil II word is received from there the Salvation Army Is carlpg for hlin. CHANGE OP VENUE IN LEWISTON CASE Special to The Tribune. MOISIS. Oct. 23. The application of Kctteiihaugh, ICestor and Robnoll, defendants de-fendants In the Lowiston National bank embezzlement cases, for a change. 0f venue from the northern lu tho central Idaho division of the United Stales district dis-trict court was grunted Friday by Judge F. S Dietrich. They will be tried In Boise beginning January 3. 'MIL |