Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-03
he Ring Organ Defends the dirty work
Its Masters and Owners.
From the Gold Miner. July 81.
Parker's Attack on the Grand Jury.

The last two issues OF our esteemed contem.
porary the "old reliable t?) F p" should be
draped in mourning. 1t is the old old story OF
the effect of sour grapes and dining upon crow
Editor Parker is just now very mad and
very sick individual Mad, because some law
abiding citizen nctua,yhad the audacity to call
the attention OF the Grand Jury to some OF the
characteristic mud singing editorials and sug.
geste the proprety of having the "old reH
able ~" indited for criminal libel
Sick. because he has been foiled In his purle
attempt to have apolitical enemy indited upon
u charge preferred by himself upon evidence so
transpgrently put up for the occ ,sion as to
hardly call for serious consideration.
The Gold Miner while ever industrious In
searching for legitim ,te news will not violate
the plain law Of the land or put itself In con.
tempt of court by seeking to learn the secrets of
the Grand Jury chamber. neither do we believe
that any member OF the CIR, md Jury has so far
forgotten his oath as to devulge the secrets OF
this tribunal.
All the talk of what transpired in the Grand
Jury cntmber Is mere vaporing of an over
strained imaginition else the 'old reliable
t?)' has been treading where no man that res
poets the law dares 10 tread.
Ot the alleged evidence that presented
to the Grand Jury Mr. Parker himself ht, vol.
unteered the inform lton that he found the let
ter signed "A Republican frien !" lying upon
hts desk. Undoubtedly the most natural place
in the world for such document to be found
VIII the old reliable ~" explain how ii came
there? Does he expect the public in child like
simplicity and innocence to accept the story
that 1t was brought by the nurse? Come no y
old reliable l)' he honest and father the little
light of day upon yonr journalistic table.
The F.EE PRESS unwarrlnted attack on the
Grand Jury is a more serious matter The
Grand Jury was composed of the following
named gentlemen of Idaho county:
Milo Worden, John 4 iItnson, William J
Smith. Charles Bentz. james McCaherty, d A
Mckinley. Yaudel. Homer Matti son
| Henry Won Berg, FIR INK Risley Robt Watson
Robt White. ID Davis. Joseph Howell, John
X Ho veil. James Ad ans. Ch irles Flynn, Geo
| w Curtis. David Irwin. + L Sherwn.
THIS Is not partisan jury nor political jury
neither Is IL n RUG jury. II was male mp OF the
members of both political parties But sitting
| there under their oath they were men and
| citizens. We believe that they disch irged
their duty conscientiously and fearlesaly; thu
| their actions were guided by laud tble motives
| OF doing what was right between man anc
| man, between the state aud the accused
To charge such men with having beer
| influenced and bulldosed' is an insult to tn,
| Grand Jury as n body and TO each aud ever,
member rs an individual
Presumptiye indeed, is Editor Parker in ask
| Ing the public to permit him to sit a jury IL
his own case ard to set his Judgment up a
| gainst the results of the calm, disinterestec
and mature Elaboration of sixteen good ant
| true citizens OF the county,