The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-26
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING,
Some One Likely to Suffer For the
Election Frauda

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A Rathdram special in Thursday
mornings Spokane Review says:
The case against Minis looks blacker
the more it is investigated. Evidence
OF his being the principal actor in the
plot to stuff the ballot boxes is con-
stantiy accommodating, and the grand
jury is still considering his case, and, it
IS understood, examined several new
witnesses to-day. The belief that he
personally imported the fraudulent bal
lots into Bonner's Ferry the evening be-
fore election is almost universal, and
his offer Of reward is regarded as bluff
This is on the SWORN testimony of Nor
ley and Runckles, and numerous con.
tirmations Of it are found in the testi.
mony of others who were apprised of
his coming. Judge Hoban, of Bonnsr's
Ferry. the justice who discharged him
IN face OF this evidence and was one of
the judges OF election, is now regarded
generally as having been accessory be-
fore the fact. 1t seems now almost a
certainty that Minis will be indicted.
though his friends are working quietly
among the grand jurymen trying to
secure hve votes against finding a true
bill against him, which would be sufs
cient to enable him to escape an indict
ment. 1t is believed two votes have al.
ready been secured by his friends though
when ballot is taken it may turn out
that the individuals in question are be-
ing done an injustice by their associates
on the jury.
My. Minis returned from Cpur d.
Alene City this morning. In the course
of an interview he told your reporter his
side OF the story. He claims that he
never had anything whatever to do with
the frauds in question, and that the at
tempt to saddle them on his shoulders is
she outcome of a Matchmaking scheme
worked up by the perpetrators of the
frauds themselves. He states that on
several occasions Joseph r. Morley, one
OF the principal witnesses against him
IN the recent investigation at Boomers |
Ferry, and who was during most of the |
member of the democratic /
county central committee, came to him |
and made various propositions to stuff |
the ballot box. From first to last he |
says, he refused to have anything to do |
with the schemes, and warned him that
he would only get in the penitentiary il |
he persisted in them. SO well satisfied |
was he that Morley meditated some
dirty work that he went to Bonner's
Ferry, where Morley resides, and de
manded his resignation from the central
Morley, after making some |
fun, finally resigned, and he appointed
John Hogan in his place. lie claims to
be able to prove that Morley was all
along trying to extort money from him
on one pretext or another. Morley's
character and testimony will be i'm
peaehed, as we'll as that of other wit
nesses who We're all caught III red handed
frauds and discharged after their arrest
In order to enable them to testify against
Minis.
There is good deal of FEASIBILITY
IN Minis story. He is bright, inteil,
gent young man and good politician,
and declares that had he been handling
any fraudulent ballots they would not
been the clumsy mistake they were.
Public sentiment, however, is decidedly
against him. BY most people it is
thought he is the prime mover in the
matter