Show Petition Protesting Convictions in Idaho Rum Case Circulated MULLAN Ida Jan Jim 2 Associated Asso Press Press Press-A A petition protestIng protesting protest protest- protesting ing a the thc conviction of the tho mayor city councilmen and chief of police of Mullan Muilan on a charge chargo of conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition prohibition pro pro- Ian lav and seeking presidential tal clemency for them was being circulated ed here today X 4 group of or citizens led by J T I. I U. U 0 cox cash cashier IT of or the First l Na National Ni Ni- lIonal Bank Danl of or circulated tho lii hI petition J a they Intended tJ to t tI present it to Pic President l Hoo cr Tho Jho dt city officials were found guilty In federal court at al last of conspiring to to violate the federal c cral dl dry diy law b by I licensing various busIness places in ill l Mullan n u InS InS' thi tho th fees feeg for municipal The Tue government govern ment charged that hint liquor n- n arles gambling places and disorderly illS dis orderly hou c had been protected I r j i I 11 by tho the license system which A n as- as sess some somo business places as us much as 23 a month The ilic prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution conceded however that noole no noone noone one ole pcr personally profited lJ by t the tho ho s tom toil fc fcc's s of or which were u used cd to pay the tho expenses of or tho municipality an and to replenish an exhausted city cily I tr trea treasury s ii ry SI All 11 the thc l convicted d were sentenced to federal prison or on to Jails fo for terms ter ranging from Iron two u Huy y r to ten months Some of oC them lien also alto were cre fined filled Sponsors of ol the tic petition Dr argued that thal the system S ot u secured p p. p p.- p. 1 protection for fOl tho thio lo n purchased pur chased Cho Ito trucks truck a street lighting system a and n iid ut other f They The said a d it Jt also had constructed playground cm ami iiii swimming ii big pools poul 1 for or hool children ci and that thu t It rep rep- ic l till tho attempt of a n. group of 01 Continued on l vase page ti 6 I Petition Protesting Convictions F in Idaho Rum RU l Case Circulated I Continued from 11 page pagel 1 tUe r citizens t tJ te i make maJce a ii IiI c city Sheriff H. H 13 E. v of ot Silos Silos' Silo Sho- s' s 1 e one ono o of those convicted con con- of ot conspiracy refused to turn hUn over o Ills luls office insisting that id uI not been n suspended automatically auto auto- because e of oC tile the conviction con anti and that lint his appeal to tu th tile United d States circuit court ourt of oC appeals stayed suspension Coroner II H. C C. 1 u cry ne next t In line of ot succession under tinder Idaho laws would not d donand do- do nand th tile the h bm badge o until specifically instructed lo to tb do so I I 1 1 dont don't want to become Involved In In this e controversy ely Mowery said I el said ald ho lie had not been een to turn over O hl his office W. W D 1 Gulls Gillis Idaho attorney generaL Was ins to be he starting ouster proceedings H In Boise noise Ji J go se gc J Stanley Webster ch who II I d at nt the trial set 3 as the date to hear motions for tor fori tora a i new v trim trial filed tiled b by and his deputy Charles Bloom Mayor Arthur Rn and a croup of oC n lu city trustees trustee yesterday yesterday yes yes- hoarded boarded a a. train ts-oln for forIc McNeil Ic ell island Inland Wash ash federal prison to hl ln their sentences |