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

THAT it is on record; that Gov Ben
nett wrote to H .. Adams, Notar,
Public. in Nez Perez county, to whom
q commission had been sent to take
dispositions in behalf Of Fem, protest
ing against his proceeding to take tht
|deDositions. and also sent him mo
ton to dismiss the matter, and Al
the same time the Governors protest
and motion were placed in the hands
Of Adams he was informed and as
sured that if he would dismiss the
taking Of the dispositions, Governor
Bennett would appoint him Adams
District Attorney, for the First JUDI
cial District, in the place OF Judge
Clark, resigned, at salary Of $1,000
ner anuum. and more than twenty-one
months to servel But Adams, al
though a political friend of Be"netts'
was an honest man, and spurned the
base proposition, and proceeded ana
took the dispositions. The motive OF
Bennett in this dirty little transaction
will be better understood when 1t Is
known that had Adams declined to
take the dispositions. the evidence IN
relation to the election and the re.
turns from Nez Perez county could
not have been taken within the time
prescribed by Congressional enact
ments for a contestant to gather up
his testimony" Bennett in his letter
Of May oath garbles and m'sstates the
Boise City Correspondents" state
ment. Bennett writes as follows on
the subject: There is direct aud
positive charge Of offer OF bribery on
nv part, the proof Of which the au'
thor Of the above correspondence
says is son record"
By observing the correspondents ar
ticle il will he seen that all that IS as
serted as being ION record Is the
affidavit and motion to dismiss the
taking of dispositions, or the protest
and motion to dismiss as stated by the
correspondent. Tie remainder OF the
correspondents article touching that
subject is an allegation founded prln-
cipally upon the declarations Of Mr..
Adams himself, and the corrcspon.
dents opinion drawn from the facts
and circumstances Of the motives that
actnated the Governor in the little
dirty transaction. Bennett further
states in his letter Of May Gath as 'ol-
lows: "Knowing that Mr. Adams
was the very person who had, IN v'o-
lation of law, undertaken to perform
the duties imposed upon the County
Commissioners, opened and canvassed
the votes Of Nez Perez county, the
very matter in question, and knowing
that he was not Notary Public, new
er having given bond or qualified as
such according to law, | simply exer-
cised legal right, and made an atf'-
davit Of these facts and forwarded It
to Mr.. Adams" The affidavit Of Gov.
Bennett and motion referred 10 and
sent to Mr.. Adams will be found at
tached to the following affidavit Of W.
G. Langford Esq
TERRITORY OF IDAHO. l..
COUNTY oH Nkz PEncx.
l. W. g. Lapg:ord. being duly s~orn. on my oath
say. that reside In Lewiston. Ns1 Per;s county.
Idaho erri,ory. and am by profession and practice
an Attorney ut Law aud such. on the 18th day OF
February. A. D. 1878. WAS employed TO 'As- depos-
iiions before II. q. Adams. acting Notary Public in
said county. In the coniescd election case between
G q RAM fppfh = aent I'M he
4&th Congress OF the United States. as Delegate
from said Territory: tina, on said day in pursuance
Of proper notice, appeared before said Notary
Public. in said city OF Lewiston. to take deposisons
in said case wbereupon said n. o. Adams asked tue
IL said dispositions might not be taken before some
other officer. ~ he wouid prefer said course. l.
then and there. informed said Adams that this
could not be done. ~ the notice was given tn take
them before him. and no new notice could be served
to take the dispositions within the lime required by
Law. Said Adams responded. that to take the depo
ai,iona. would work great hardship upon him. for
ne had been promise the appointment OF District
Attorney for the First judicial District OF Idaho
Territory from said Bennett. At the same time that
. certain paper handed 10 him. which paper 10
in the words and nres Of copy thereof. which IL
hereto attached, marked "a" And FROM the trans
scton he understood that II no granted the said
motion. that he should receive said appointment
which was worth about three thonaand dollars per
annum: and II he took the dispositions he would not
receive . id appe ointment. argued with said Ad.
ama. that z ahtng Of said motion on said affidavit
would do Bennett good. for. II he refused TO take
the depostions should prove the refnsal. sDd the
reasons therefor. At last. l. upon the importantly
~ said Adams. consent TO adjourn the taking OF
depoaitions until tho next day. February IS. 1875
At While time Adams proceeded 70 take the depos-
tinns (Signed) W. q. ANOFORD
Subscribed and sworn TO. before me. this 10Th
day OF April A. d. 1875. J. q. BERRY,
Probate Judge.
Eex Perez Co.. ]. +.
"A" TERRITORY OF IDAHO,
BOISE CITY. Feb. 6. 1875.
In tho matter or contest Of election Ut Delegate
in Congress from the Territory Of Idaho. wherein
q q Ea,u 10 cooto.t.p ~ y Rennett IN re-