The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-07
SENATOR B0RAH Will BE
TRIED SEPTEMBER 23RD
Names of Indicted Men Made Public at Last
LONG LIST OF WELL KNOWN men ALLEGED TO DE IMPLICATED In
FRAUDULENT TIMBER DEALS In BOISE C0UNTY-SENATOR
B0RAH READY FOR IMMEDIATE TRIAL so HE SAYS

The indictments returned last
spring which have been kept hang
ing all summer over the names of
prominent people of Boise and vicin-
ity were Wednesday made known
upon the demand of Senator Borah
who was one of those indicted which
fact has been known for some time.
The indictment is a joint one and
is against John I. Wells, Patrick H.
Downes, John Kinkaid, Louis M.
Pritchard, William Sweet, Albert E.
Palmer, Horace s. Rand, Frank Mar
tin, William e. Borah, James T. Bar
Der, Sumner G. Moon and John Doe,
whose true names are to the grand
jury unknown, and divers other per-
sons whose names are to the grand
jurors unknown"
1t charges that on September l,
1901 (and from said September 1,
1901 until and including the times
hereinafter alleged, the conspiracy,
combination, confederation and
agreement, as hereinafter alleged,
was continuously in the process of ex-
ecution) unlawfully did conspire,
combine, confederate and agree to-
gether and with "some 10S other
persons whose names are given and
are published below" and divers
others unknown knowingly, wickedly
and corruptly to defraud the United
States out of the possession and use
of and the titles to divers tracts of
public timber lands of the United
States hereinafter described, all in
Boise county.
"That the said unlawful conspira-
cy, combination, confederation and
agreement to defraud the United
States was one for obtaining for pri-
vate gain, use and benefit of them
selves from the said United States,
the possession and use of and the til
tie to certain tracts of timber lands
of the United States hereinafter des-
cribed, and appropriating such pos
session, use and title and the pro-
ceeds of the sale thereof, as herein
after set forth by means and in pur-
Suance of certain false, fraudulent
and corrupt practices, schemes and
devises, of them" the indicted per-
sons, did unlavfully, falsely, fraud
ulently and corruptly persuade, in
duce and procure the said" 10S ap-
plicants, "and each of them to apply
for timber claims and to appear be-
fore either the register or receiver OF
the United States land Office at Boise,
Idaho, and to make and subscribe to
a statement and application to pur-
chase certain timber lands described
and then and there before either the
said register or the receiver afore-
said to make written statement, al
required by law under oath, and
they, the said" 1913 persons, "ant
cdCu Vi tnOhl thch thOiO sSSn 80
oath before the said register or re
ceiver, they, the said register ant
the said receiver, being duly author
lied to administer oaths in that be
half, and the. said proceedings beini
one in which a law of the Unitet
States authorized and required al
oath to be administered. did then ant
there make and subscribe to their re
spective written statements and ap
plications as aforesaid. and therein
did state respectively in substanc
that he did not apply to purchase tn
land described in his said statemen
and application on speculation, Blu
in good faith to appropriate 1t to hi
own exclucive use and benefit, an
that he had not directly or indirectl
made any agreement or contract |
any way or manner with any perso
or persons whomsoever. by which tn
title which he might acquire frol
the government OF the United State