Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-07-14

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Tile efforts of Bennett and his hounds
to DEFY the will Of the people ano
wrcst from them and the contestant
Mr. Fem, their rights, it might bc sta
ted that it is on record that Governor
Bennett wrote to b. 0. Adams. No
tarv Public in Nez Perez county, e
whom a commission bad been sent t.
take dispositions on behalf Of Fem
protesting against his proceeding to
take dispositions, and also sent MN q
motion to dismiss the matter. And al
the time tho Governors protest and
motion were placed in the hands Of
Adams. he was informed and assured
that If he would dismiss the taking OF
the dispositions, Governor Bennett
would appoint him, (Adams), District
Attorney for the First Judicial District,
&c. And then further on, that Adams
proceeded and took the dispositions.
| Now, that justice may be done, !
desire to explain: 1t is true that my
self among others, were applicants tor
the Office of District Attorney. think
my application had been made about
the first Of January. 1t is true that
Governor Bennett made affidavit that
| was a material witness On the part
of the contestee, and moved the dis
missal of the taking of the dispositions
by me, and it is also true that | felt
assured of the appointment of District
Attorney in case | complied with the
motion Of the Governor. But Govern
or Bennett never wrote to me in refer
ence to the taking Of dispositions or
the District Attorneysh'p. Neither
has he or any one else given me "as-
surance" nor Uniformed" me that If !
would dismiss the taking Of the depo-
sitions he, Governor Bennett, would
appoint me District Attorney. That
was conclusion Of my own. ! had
learned that the Governor was unde-
cided as to the appointment Of myself
and one other applicant, and felt GER
tain that if ! cunplied with his motion
in the matter Of taking the depositions,
the decision would be more likely in
my favor. But being satisfied that !
had no authority TO hear and determine
motion in the matter, had 40 alterna-
tive but to take the dispositions, as re-
quircd by the commission, except in
violation Of what conceived TO be
my duty as an officer, and | made the
remark that preferred adherence to
duty. to the patronage Of any one; or
something to that effect.
TERRITORY or IDAHO
COUNTY NJ Nrz PACE.
Charles q. Krtess. being duly sworn. says: ! 70.
side ~ Lewiston. Nex Perez county. ]. T.. and
we'll acQussnted With II. .. Adams. acting Notary
Public. and recently appointed District Attorney for
tho LIST Judicial D.srtc, OF Idaho Territory. tina,
about the I'd day Of jane. 1873. said H. o. Adam.
called upon ,his afhani aud called the attention Of
this Aisant To article published in the Dose City
Trt weekiy Nases~an Of May 2ssh. bearing date May
and ssked this afnsnt II he had seen an afhdavis
made by .aspar Randi AfhAnt answered No"
Adams then said that he had heard he hsd made an
af'dssR which rejected on him. tAdai ~. aud said
he wished he could zee him. and chow HIM . copy
o! the letter he had cent 10 the Governor. He then
asked this aAnt to 60 With him his once for te
pu, pose OF showing ihis afant copy Of the letter
Cpon arriving ~ tho once. he produced what he
stated WAS correct copy Of the letter he had sen,
TO the Governor dated April 18th. and from which
he stated. Governor Bennett hsd quoted In his pub
lished communication Of May 2sth. Afser showing
hts ahiAnt copy Of the letter which COPY was In
T's own hand writing. aaked him II he was vii.
ling that should take = copy 81 ~ He answered
Yes. and continued and stated that ., nrst he in.
tended to pubah the letter in the Idaho WORLD
but afterwArd changed his mind. and sent 10 the
he I'm s,uh 1tah.
tug only short extract from the letter when II he
had published the whole letter. Il would have pm, .
different meaning upon Il. Asser taking . copy Of
the letter returned to him. And afiiant further
says tina, the foregoing 10 and correct copy Of
the entire paper furnished him by H. o. Adams. 1t
inst time. Signed, CHAS. @. KRElSS.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me. this 22d day
Of June. A. u. 1875.
(~) In testimony whereof have hereunto
ssAL se. my hand and alnzed the seal Of my
Auditor Recorder.
Nex Perez Co., 1. Z.
The foregoing affidavit and motion
to dismiss the taking Of the dispositions
in Nez Perez county speak for them
selves, and show that the only objec-
tons raised were the frivolous ones
that Adams, the Notary Public. was a
material witness for the contestee,
Governor Bennett, and that Adams
had illegally assisted in canvassing
the election returns in Ncz Perez coun.
ty. And still Bennett continues in his
letter III the Salesman, speaking Of the
affidavit and motion sent to Adams,
and explaining their object as follows:
Not thinking that he would dismiss