The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-11-05
Another Inquiry.

ney OF Washington county, Idaho
Dear Sir notwithstanding the
fact that you quibbled good deal,
we desire to thank you for answering
our questions in our letter of the
goth ult.
Instead of asking you questions
this week, we will state some of the
matters set forth by the county rec
ords which, to people of just ordinary
comprehension, indicate that your
manner of administering the law is
in direct conflict with your answers
to questions from l to 6 inclusive.
But first let us look at some of your
replies. You say neither you nor
can obtain property from another at
the point of gun without commit
ing a crime. Then you explain that
Tharp was bound over to keep the
peace. That is new way of treating
man guilty of assault with deadly
weapon. Eber Scranton, was placed in
the county Jail, tried, convicted and
sentenced to term in the state pris-
on, but Abe Tharp was bound over to
keep the peace for the same offense.
Scranton would have been more prop
erly sent to the insane asylum, as he
was poor, friendless, sheep herder,
but Tharp had friends.
In question 5 of the Goth ult. we
ask in regard to witnesses for the
PROSECUTION. You reply by tell
ing us that you prosecuted Picker
and Turner, who we're witnesses for
the defendants. There was Pickler
who was witness for the state in the
Waln-Turner trial, but he was not the
one prosecuted for gambling. Burt
Pickler and AL Turner were prosecut-
led and fined by you 5000 each but
Dan Forepaugh was star witness for
the prosecution, he testified that on
certain night he staked men to play
in Weaver's saloon, and described his
own acts in gambling that night. He
was never prosecuted by you. Why
noti You seemed very willing to
prosecute the men who testified for
tho defendants, but nothing was ever
done to those who testified for the
prosecution. The testimony in the
VAIN Turner case is on file in the
court house. Anyone who wishes can
see who did the gambling according
| to the testimony in that case.
Any one who attended the primary
of the republican party in West Wei
tser precinct last September we'll
knows that it was not difficult to tell
which ticket was voted by those TAX
ing part. If any one had dreamed
that candidate for Office would have
resorted to some of the methods prac-
ticed there, arrangements would have
been made to have votes challenged.
/ 1t certainly will be done another
year. 1t is not very nice, Mr.. Rhea,
for YOU to reward the honest working
women who voted for you at said
primary to intimate that they were
taken for, or classed with the denizens
of the red lights. Anyone with eyes
who has lived in Weiser six months
knows the difference between working
women and women of the latter class
That day was the first time that WON
en- of the red lights ever came to
s party primary. 1t is evident to an,
: thinking mind that they did not com
: there except they had been promises
8 protection by someone high i
4 authority.
Q You say that you do professions
D services for these women, the same
a miiIlner sells them hats. PerhaI
an attorney who is not the count
n PROSECUTOR might say that, br
% these women are VIOLATORS of tn
g law under sections 6842 and 20S
y the Revised Statutes of Idaho. Will
IS in your present Office. you degrac
II IL by such a clientel. When tt
woman swore to her answer, in Il
case referred to, and testified on u
y stand to matters therein containe'
le she should, according to Section ~
above referred to, have received
DAYS in the county Jail, but you, 4
stead of doing your duty s COUNT
PROSECUTOR, take mortgage
yh the property used in that immoral bu
be mess and encourage the woman to &c
OF low the avocation. No one but
if attorney controlling the prosecutio
re would have dared to advise Gle
BIO TO make such defense to debt a.
III 80 have earned the sS5. Yet you
ot that you have not used your office
in advance your own interests. I
r. have not degraded your office
ey your own letter, written over yo
S. own signature does not show that ,
have degraded your office, It is
possible TO degrade 1t. On the z
elasf Julv. 1904. you appoint