Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-13
IDAHO TIMBER
LAND FRAUDS.
Bench Warrants Issued Out Of
Federal Court Against In
dlcted individuals.
CAPITAL NEWS CASE CLOSES.
Arguments In X. y. sheridan ys. i.
~, Bradley and Others Before
Judge stewart This Week.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
BOISE, Jan. l2.-Bonch warrants have
been issued out OF the federal court
mere against all of the parties who
We're indicted by the federal grand
jury at Moscow last fall for compiled
~ in timber land frauds in north
idaho. The parties for whom war
rants have been issued are: william
+. kettenbach, Geo. II. Kester, VIII
liam Dwyer William Benton, Clarence
Robnett Fred Emery, c. w Colby, all
OF Lewiston, for conspiracy; William
Dwyer, Clarence Robnett and William
B' Benton, for subornation OF periurv
ana H. l.. knight for perjury before
the grand jury. 1t Is reported that the
parties have all been placed under
"rTeSt, ana were released on $500 bonda
each. ~ is expected that these caseS
WIN all be tried at the spring term OF
tne FEDERAL court in Moscow, w E
l5orah Of Boise, is associated, In the de-
tense OF the indicted parties. while
the prosecution viii be handed by Dis
,rict Attorney Ruick, and his assistant
MiIes D Johnson, of Lewiston.
CAPITAL NEWS CASE.
on Monday and Tuesday of this week
Judge stewart or the district court list
ened 10 arguments in the case OF II.
sheridan against j. II. Brady and 9th
ers, and II was finally determined TO
postpone further hearing until Jan. II.
when attorneys will file briefs. This
Is the case In which the voting owner
snip or over 500 shares OF the capital
STOCK OF the Capital News newspaper
Is involved. The defendant Brady at
present holds the stock under an agree
meht entered into last spring by which
In consideration OF $4,000 loaned TO
PLAINTIFF and his associates I'm the own
ership In stock, Mr.. Brady was to be
given absolute control OF this stock for
the three years for which the loan was
made. The plaintiff Sheridan was as
ISOLATED with c. IL. Fisher then editor
of the News, and Jack darcy. a stock
holder, In the agreement. Later
Sheridan was induced to believe that
Fisher and darcy intended to freeze
him out" OF the paper. He then en-
tered into an agreement with the Ida
no Statesman ownership (Which holds
two-hfths of the stock OF the Capital
News). Fisher was deposed from the
presidency of the company and the
edltorship, and the News inaugurated
series OF bitter personal attacks on
Brady, who Is chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee. When
the time for the annual meeting OF
stockholders approached. Sheridan be-
gan suit to restrain Brady from vot.
ing mis- stock. He alleged conspiracy.
The taking of testimony lasted
throughout a week. The evidence was
an eye-opener in the way OF political
motives on the part Of large number
OF democratic politicians. The Dubois
and antl-Dubois factions We're each
eager TO secure control. once II was as
certained that Brady claimed control OF
the stock, II developed in the testi-
mony that Sheridan at one time en-
deavored to sell the paper to leading
"Mormons.' contending that they need
ed an organ at the capital of the state.
II Is rumored that II Brady wins the
case, he Will at once turn the paper
into strong Republican paper, de-
handing the leased wire report from
the Associated Press, and straighten-
ing up the paper IN marked way.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Another railroad line has filed articles
of Incorporation with the secretary of
state. This Is the Idaho Northern.
which IL to build from Couer d'Alene
City, with branches into the timber on
the north fork of the Occur d'Alene
river. The capital Of the company Is
given at s2,50O,000 and the lncorporat-
ors are largely business men In the
Occur d Alene mining region,
The state land board has entered into
~.
Canal & Power company, by the terms
OF which settlers on Carey lands under
the company's canals can secure per-
petual water rights practically IN the
same manner and on the same terms
as are charged by the Twin Falls COM.
pany The American Falls company
claim II. will eventually have 10000
acres of Carey lands under their sys-
tenn.