The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-11-02
GOVERNOR At (ULDESA(.
Ahdavits Concerning Report
of His Speech.
ON STEUNENBERC CASE,
Says Gooding Did Not Pre-
Judge Accused Men.


h Id a meeting at Culdesac in Nez
Perce county. In his address he re.
fprred to the Steunenber1 murd er
case, narrating the various steps
taken by the state. He gave a plain
narrative OF the events, beginning
with the murder. 1t was entirely
dispassionate, intended solely to show
what had been done by the state.
He did not pass judgement even by
implication on the men accused. In
the course Of the narrative he
mentioned some of the statements
made by Orchard, but without com.
ment
Some one, reporting the meeting
for the Spokane Review, made the
governor ay ,hinas he did not, repre-.
senLing that he declared the accused
men were unquestionably guilty Of
this and other crimes.
That dispatch reached The States
man late that very night, through the
usual channels, and was published.
In view Of the fact that the report
was entirely incorrect, the county
Republican committee of Nez Perce
has secured an atfidavit signed by
some OF the leading men Of CuldeSac,
In, fhtc TO ctnt tal = ty.,1x that ha
governor did not use the language
attributed to him. Those subscrlb
ing to the affidavit are as follows:
John Green, attorney; j. 0. Harmon,
editor Cnldesac Register; DR.. L. b.
Cole, dentist; Charles Carlisle, mer
chant aud mayor of the town. The
affidavit follows:
State OF Idaho, County of Nez
Perce-ss.
On the Goth day of October, 1906,
before me, James I. Mitchell, notary
public In and for said county, person
ally appeared the persons whose names
are hereto subscribed. being severally
duly sworn, each for himself says:
That he Is citizen of the state of
Idaho, residing at Culdesac, Nez
Perce county; that he was present al
Odd Fellows hall on the night of the
9th OF October, 1906, and heard the
entire speech of Governor Frank r.
Gooding delivered at that time and
place: that he has seen especial
Dispatch purporLing to have been
sent from Culdesac, in which 1t is
alleged that Governor Gooding used
the following language, concerning
tue parties charged with the murder
OF Ex-Governor Steunenberg, and the
organization to which they belong.
THAT the evidence showed the men
to be guilty; that the evidence
showed "that The inner circle were
guilty Of 26 cold blooded MURDERS"
that "the world would be appalled,
when the evidence was disclosed" "
aud other like expressions; that no
such language was used by Governor
Gooding 10 his speech at that place;
that the sender of the SAID special
dispatch is a falsifler of the facts.
That Governor Gooding did speak OF
the capture and imprisonment Of the
officers OF the Western Federation of
Miners: "that they had been brought
To this state and imprisoned under
due process Of law, that his actions In
The matter had been upheld by the
supreme court of Idaho, and by the
federal court, presided over by Judge
beattie; that the delay in the trial OF
THESE cases was caused by an appeal
being taken to the United States su-
premc court by the attorneys of the
defendants: that the defendants were
entitled to, and should have fair
and impartial trial, and IL found
guilty should be punished to the
fullest extent OF the law; II not guilty
should 20 free; that in this matter
he mad done what he believed To he
hi' duty, and would continue To do 80
unto the end"
That the said special dispatch
ABOVE referred to Is false from be-
e'hnlng to end, and the language
therein attributed To Governor Good.
'uA Is untrue and withou, foundation
JOHN GREEN.