State v. Frank

—Defendant, a Nez Perce Indian, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and appeals. About 11 o’clock on the night of May 17, 1930, appellant and his family left Lewiston in an automobile to return to their home near Spaulding, Idaho. Appellant drove the car and with him on the front seat was his wife, who held their two months old baby, strapped to a board in the Indian manner, in her arms, while two children occupied the rear seat with an Indian by the name of Antoine Broncheau, who was intoxicated when the party left Lewiston. Broncheau became ill, wanted to vomit, and the car was…