The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-11-24

BOGUS DUST OPERATORs.-Ilast week we made
mention of the arrest in this city, Of man named
Murphy, charged with having uttered bogus dust
On Saturday the accused was brought before jus.
tice A. P. Turner, and, on receiving an examine
ton, was held to bail in the Of 81 900, to ap-
pear for trial at the next term of the District
Court. The name of the accused is given as
Thomas G. Murphy. and he is generally known
as Captain Murphy. He had on his person, when
arrested by officer Wilson, purses containing about
$50 ounces of the bogus dust. An assay of this,
made by order ofSheriff Grntcher, proved the
stuff to be worth only about dollar and half
per ounce. On Saturday Murphy was bailed out.
On Tuesday evening Justice Turner learned from
the Boise Statesman of the arrest of John G. Page
and John Watson in that city, for having manu-
featured bogus dust, and of Murphys completely
with them in the rascally business, He immedi-
ately issued warrant for his re>arfest, and that
night officer Wilson again appfehended Murphy,
took him from his room in the hotel to the county
Jail, and there he remains, in default of $1,000
bail. His bondsmen in the first instance, on learn
ing of the Boise City affair, were by no means dis
posed to become again his sureties on y new and
increased bond, and therefore Capt. Murphy still
continues in prison. It's said that the officers Of
justice in this city and Boise City have got upon
some tracks which will further develop the opera
tons of Murphy, Page, Watson and others.
Since The above was put in type, further de-
gelopnents have been made, and lateon Thursday
night four other persons were apprehended, who
were charged with completely in the bogus dust
operations. We forbear giving the names of these
persons because of some circumstances which
have transpired since their arrest, and, as we are
satisfied the publication Of their names would be
more likely to impede, and perhaps defeat, than
to aid the ends of Justice. Let it suffice to say
here that Sheriff Crutcher and District Attorney
May are using the best means, and are untiring in
their efforts, to ferret out the whole affair." and
bring the real criminals to the bar of justice. &
Too HAsTY.-Tbe Boise Statesman makes a
sweeping and indiscriminate condemnation of
pretty nearly everybody in this community in con-
nection withits comments on the lately discovered
bogus dust operations, and among other things
intimates that Justice Turner acted very wrong
in admitting Murphy to bail in the sum of $1,000,
on his first arrest. If the Statesman knew the
facts just as they appeared before Justice Turner
at that time it would learn that he acted exactly
right. The Vigilante habit of condemning3 a man
before hearing and of executing punishment
before trial, is not practiced by the officials of
Idaho City; neither is it, we are glad to know, the
practice of the law officers in Boise City. The
Statesman will be pleased to take notice that the
and citizens of Idaho City generally
are eqpally as honorable in all their transactions
and have as great desire to, punish any who are
proven guilty Of passing bogus dust, or other dis
honorable or criminal deeds, as the most upright
Of the merchants of Boise City. The Statesmen
ought also to bear in mind that it was from infor.
nation sent from citizens of Idaho City, that the
officers in Boise City were put on the track which
30 clearly developed the bogus dust operators and
their devices. The law rules here-not the mob
spirit. H e