Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-12
ATTORNEY MOORE CALLED DOWN
Judge Dietrich Objects to Line Of Ar
sument offered by Defense.
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MOSCOW, Idaho, June 12.-The
features of yesterdays proceedings in
the north Idaho land conspiracy cases
were the repeated times that Judge
Dietrich was forced to interrupt At
tornev Frank w. Moore, of Moscow,
during the progress OF his arguments
in behalf of the defense. At least
FIVE times his honor had to caution the
local attorney to keep within the
bounds Of the evidence and to cease
the indulgence in insulting remarks
intended Tor the -n1sffpars Of the gov
ernnent officials who are in> this city,
and whom Mr.. Moore seemingly does
not like.
Early in the course of his remarks
Mr.. Moore took his spite out on United
States District Attorney N, M. Ruick'
of Boise. He declared that Ruick had
not only committed subornation OF
perjury in the presentation of evidence
in this case, but had adduced perjured
testimony Mr.. Moore declared that
Ivan r. Cornell, OF Portland, Ore,
swore to one long lie in his testimony,
which he was forced to admit was the
most damaging hof all to the defend
ants and that Mr.. Ruick had suborned
him to tell that faisehood when the
two held their consultation In Port
land. He declared that Wynn Peffiy
lied in his testimony because Of tse
fact that he was given a SIS a day jot
by the government in watching the
Office of the district attorney.
Twice during the course Of the
morning session the court had to ad-
nonsh Mr. Moore to be careful as t.
how he confined himself to the evi'
dence and the facts in the case. Afte'
the noon recess Mr.. Moore had occa'
sion to speak of Inspector O'Fallon, o
Washington, D. c., personal represen
tative here of the secretary of the in
terror, and Special Agent Goodwin,
Spokane, also OF the interior depart
ment. In speaking of them he calle'
them Contemplate wretches." Tha
Moore again, and to strike from tn
records his remarks. Later on MI
Moore ssaid to the jurymen that h
supposed they knew that they weT
being shadowed and watched by secre
service men. Judge Dietrich said tha
remark was Objectionable and uncall
ed for and ordered 1t stricken from tn
records. Still later on he said tn
Grand jury is being continued in ses
sion here for the purpose Of indictin
witness who go upon the stand and d
not swear to things as the district a
'orney wants them to-
Judge Dietrich said that 1t was M
Wlthin the province OF Mr.. Moore
discuss the probable action of II
jury and the remarks of the lawy
were effaced from the records. A fe
minutes later the lawyer took his sea
Ie was then that Judge Dietrich sa
m effect that he had had enough
u'at kind of argument from the d
tense and that the attorneys wi
were to follow Mr.. Moore must ke
within the confines of the evidenC
'uoes Netrich said that the Cover
,neht found it necessary to send zee
an officials to Moscow TO perfoI
'her duties, and that II in the perforr
Snce OF those duties. or II the duti
themselves proved obnoxious to ce
s'n parties. that those parties had
eht TO stand up in court and u
" or defile them. He said the m
we're doing their duty. working out I
S,u uers OF their superiors. and that
u not propose to have them insult
ms presence in mis- court.
AFTER the Judge had concluded