Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-08-01

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Congress, by proposing to appoint
said Adams District Attorney for the
First Judicial District of Idaho Terri
tory, a valuable Office, in consideration
of the same. The motive of said Ben
nett for his corrupt action being that
lif Adams would dismiss the taking OF
dispositions in the case it would be too
late for myself, the contestant, to
serve new notice of the taking of de-
positions, and I would be debarred
from taking evidence in said county
of Nez Perez, within the forty days after
answer to notice Of contest as required
by the United States Statutes, in such
cases. For proof / refer to the afida-
Wits of w. G.. Langford and Jasper
Rand, Esqs. and Charles G. Kreiss
herewith and the same can be proven
by taking the evidence of Hon. H. Q.
Adams himself, of Lewiston, Nez
Perez county, Idaho.
8. That have been informed and
believe that in the year 1872 said
Bennett, while Governor of the Terri
tory of Idaho, corruptly exacted and
received the sum of $500 from Daniel
Cram as consideration for appointing
said Cram Comptroller of the Terrific
ry of Idaho, and that about the lst of
January, A. D. 1878, the Legislative
Assembly of Idaho Territory passed
an act to reduce the salary of the
Territorial Comptroller, whereupon
said Governor Bennett proposed to
said Cram that he would veto the bill
if Mr.. Cram would pay him $500,
which he refused to do, and soon
thereafter threw up the Office. For
proof I refer you to Mr.. Daniel Cram
himself, who resides at the city of
Ogden, Territory of Utah, and is there
n railroad employ.
s. That l have been informed, and
believe, that on or about the 18th day
If January. 1878, said Bennett, Gov
.rnor of Idaho as aforesaid, complete
y, in consideration of about $4,000, J
,ardoned a criminal named Dennis
who had been convicted in
he Comfy of Boise in said Territory,
f murder in the second degree, and
entenced to the penitentiary for the
ERIN of fourteen years That the :
barge is almost universally believed y
4 the county of Boise, where the said
'rowley resided, and where the use u,
} which the money that was raised !,
nth great effort to meet the demand W
the Governor was an open secret; di
nd the fact that the men who were =
Iboring to raise the money travelled
apidly from Boise county to Boise
ity, and arrived at the latter place
bout eight o'clock P. NJ, and that be- [
ween ten and eleven p. NJ. the same
ay the criminal Crowley was turned
'ose from the penitentiary, and that
Governor Bennett left Boise City, the
apital, by stage for Richmond, Indi-
ma, between twelve and one o'clock .
he following morning. The belief is v
eneral throughout the Territory that
lie charge is true, and especially at
Disc City, the capital, where the
cts and circumstances are fully =,
nown; and if time will be given wi wi
worn evidence can be produced upon wi
lie subject that will convince any un-
'ejudiced mind of the truth of the
larges, especially of the raising of
e large sum of money, and the pur- XII
oses for which it was raised. In 20
inclusion I will state that have en- =
favored by letters addressed to the
ecretary of the Treasury to obtain
e record evidence as to the account of
Thos. w. Bennett for salary as Gov pl,
nor of Idaho, from March 4th to Dec.
h 1875; also the account for expen- =
lures by the Governor on account of
q Gon+inocanf f,nd frono I've on4l =