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Show . oo JURY FINDS IDAHO OSTEOPATH GUILTY TWIN PAULS, Ida.. 1 -. 17. Aftei one hour of deliberation, jury in tin-district tin-district court Wednesday afternoon returned re-turned a verdict declaring ir. v- H. Sawyer, osteopath, guilty of perform-1 ing n major .surgical examination without with-out being provided with a state license prescribed In such cases. I The action is regarded as a test stiltj land was brought by the stele law enforcement en-forcement department to determine the right of osteopaths to perforin surglc.il operations or prescribe medicinal medi-cinal remedies. The trial occasioned considerable In; teres! .nnong laymen as well ad among physicians and osteopaths of the state. Several osteopaths wire called here Irom other Idaho towns a.s witnesses. Penalty for the offense Dr, Sawyer is . declared lo have committed provides a fne of from $lt0 to $1000 and one year's Imprisonment in tho county fall All proceedings looking to appeal of the case to I he supreme court have been prepared attorneys' for Dr. Sawyer. Sentence is to be Imposed tomorrow. to-morrow. oo |