The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-10-12
BEas THE QUESTION Boise Statesman


THURSDAY. OCTOBER II, 1871
BEGs THE QUEsTIoN.-The Boise Statesman
makes feeble effort to conceal its disappoint.
ment at the escape of Hon. ]. H. Hawley from
the clutches Of the Statesman "ring," and
says "Hawley escaped trial only because the
offense had no name in the law" and that the
prosecution was practically abandoned "when
he could only at least be convicted of misde.
meanor at common law, and because too many
were concerned in having him escape" As to
the II. S. Grand Jury being packed. as our
neighbor calls it, wa stated that the names OF
the persons constituting that jury were selected
by the U. S. Attorney Before they were sum-
moned, and that fact the Statesman doesn't
deny. That there was only one Democrat on
the jury is admitted, and yet when the matter
was submitted to Territorial Grand Jury,
the members of which were about equally d.
vided politically, the charge against Mr.. Haw-
ley was unanimously ignored. But we are
told that one of bis bondsmen happened to be
on the Territorial Grand Jury, and exhibited
some zeal in the crOss-examinatiOn of wit
nesses. This dirty insinuation, which reflects
on the integrity of The gentleman referred to,
could only emanate from the filthy source that
it has. The gentleman referred to is man
universally known and respected throughout
Idaho Territory as one of our most honorable
and upright citizens, who has done more for
the Territory than q hundred of such filthy
blackmailing sheets that throw out this base
insinuation against his integrity could ever do.
We are reliably informed that, although on the
Grand Jury which ignored the bill, this gen
tleman, before the matter was considered, in
sisted upon being released from the bond, and
was released-additiona security being waived
by the prosecution, or not required by the
Judge. We can tell the Statesman why the &C.
tivity of leading Democrats in Mr.. Hawley's
defense. 1t was because a certain corrupt
political ring at the Capital had determined,
and laid their plans beforehand, to convict
some Democrat of the offense of forging
Lewis resignation, no matter whether he was
innocent or guilty, and a fellow named Jim
Reynolds, whose gubernatorial aspirations re-
Gently TOOK him to Washington, was the leader
of the vile plot, and attempted to suborn
Hawley into swearing the crime or ofiense on
other parties The "ring" demanded DEM
ocratic victim, and they attempted to manipu-
late the machinery of the courts into carrying
out their nefarous designs. Mr.. Hawley most
emphatically denies having ever made the
statement that he knew who forged the resig-
nation, or that he knew anything whatever
about it. He, like many others. probably has
his suspicious. We have ours, and have given
them to the public, that we believed Lewis,
though he may not have written the document
himself got some one else to write it for
him so that. not being in his own handwriting,
he could satisfy the Department of that fact
and thereby create strong feeling of sympa-
thy for him which would result in his getting
another appointment. If, by the plans of the
ring, Judge Noggle could have been impli-
Gated in having hand in the affair, no
matter how unjustly, Lewis doubtless expected
to be appointed Chief Justice, vice Nogge re-
moved. This part of the programme miscar-
ried, and though Lewis secured another ap-
pointment, it was not the enc he wanted, and
he declined the proffered honor. The States.
man says he still looks longingy to the West.
The ring doubtless long for his coming. but the
people OF the Territory thank God that he is
no longer upon the Bench in Idaho.