The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-28
TIMBER CASES POSTPONED
GRAND JURY IS IN SESSION
win Make Investigations More Indiet-
NESTS Expected seuasor Heyburn
Not Implicated ~ Any Evi-
denes.

The present term Of the q. S. district
court, in session at Moscow, promises
to be the most sensational ever held
In the state. The grand jury win
probe the timber frauds and num-
Der Of indictments, involving promi-
nent men, and possibly public OFF,
ciaIs, may be expected. 10 organiz-
ing the grand jury John crenshaW. Of
Rathdrum, vas appointed foreman
and william Carter OF Moscow vas
sworn in az baIIiR. The following
are the names and residence Of the
rest Of the 20 jurymen. August A.
Chase. Post Falls; Dennis Frost,
Harrison; Henry Martinson. Mos
COW; Hugh Gallagher. Moscows
Christian Anderson, Moscow; Chas.
E. Redlin. Genesss; Gustaye Rose
nau, Genesss; David A. Wilson, Tel
Ioeg; J. z. N. Cnlp, Ratbdrum; P.
RodneF, Max Aronson, August Held,
MOSCOW; Ralph Telcher, Genasse;
Charles Kunze. GrangeTiile; Al. #.
Harbke. Russell; G. w. Ellenson,
Kamaih; John c. jackson, Douhlin;
Frank Gales, IIo; and Henry Vessels
Of Leland.
II is claimed that there is no evil
dence whatever IN the possession Of
the government officials AZ this time
to connect Senator Hepburn with al
legged timber frauds ID this state. IL
IL presumed that this report started
becase Of work done by n. c. Gull
Ion, special agent Of the land de-
partment, Who has been transferred
from Lewiston to Nebraska. Mr.
Cullom believed that members Of
the Thompson johnson faction Of the
republican party At Lewiston we're
implicated in timber frauds and In
this connection 1t Is supposed Seua-
tor Hepburn was brought Ia because
Of his close association with the lead
ers Of this faction.
s. F. O'Fallon, special inspector
Of the interior department, who has
had charge OF the timber fraud inves-
LEGATIONS, said: My attention has
not been called to any timber trans-
actions in which Senator Hepburn
was in any way connected or inter-
ested. -
The trials Of W. F. Katenbaoh ana
George n. Kester, Clarence ". Rob
nett. william Dryer and Jack o.
Keefe for timber frauds vill not be
held until April OF May. While the
date has not been finaily determined
It lie probable special session Of
court will be called two or three
weeks prior to the meeting Of the
regular session in May for the pur.
pose Of taking up the timber frsad
cases. with reference 20 the Sc leo
tion OF jurors for the trial Of these
cases Judge Beatty said be might see
81 to order that no Jurors be drawn
from Nez Perce county nor perhaps
from LAtRh county.
The grand jury has returned two
indictments against Indians for in
Producing liquor upon the Occur d..
Alene reservation. The jury has
completed all business to come before
1t with the exception Of the timber
fraud cases and few minor matters.
Clarence w. Robnett. enc Of the
indicted men, appeared in court and
without any sign of emotion entered
plea of not guilty 10 the suborna-
tiOn of perjury. One Of the fea-
lures Of the happenings was a lecture
Judge Beatty gave from the bench be-
cause Of the tendency on the part Of
the public and newspapers TO make
these trials sensational and depict
them in lurid headlines, with which
the court has no sympathy" The
corut did not designate In any way
what papers be referred to or in what
particular be thought any newspaper
had overstepped the bounds.