Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-06
SPECIAL COUNSEL
FOR BORAH CASE
assistants From U. S. Gen
erals Office to Prosecute
Senator

po1sE, Sept. 6.-Judge M. c. Burch
.ronver and S. r. Rush of Omaha.
Tvs the Capital News, both special as
81 sstant attorney generals of the United
s.otes are in the city to act in con-
Nao.,on with the land fraud and timber
4,a,d eases now pending in the Unit :
= states court against Senator Boralh,
Tobn Kinkaid and others.
Mr. Rush arrived Sunday and Judge
unrcb Yesterday. Both have been
connected in the capacity of special
o..stant attorney generals for num-
hsr Of wears, Mr.. Rush for Is years,
and Judge Burch fer some 10 years.
~ Push assisted IN the criminal
nrosecution of cases of this character
= Nebraska, wyoming and other
gates but Judge Burch has always
heen connected with the equity side
.or tbe government in these cases,
mainly suits for recovery of lands, but
no has filed the position of district at.
tornev, hence has had considerable ex-
nerience in criminal eases.
II became known that these gentle
mon were here and in that connection
n was rumored that they were sent
here by the department of justice at
Washington to relieve United States
District Attorney Norman M. Ruick in
the trial OF these cases.
This is the construction that is
placed upon their presence by the
friends of Senator Boarh, who believe
that the attorney general of the United
states has refused to permit Mr.. Ruick
to continue the prosecutions on 3c-
count of personal feeling between him
self and Senator Borah.
Mr.. Ruck was seen this afternoon
at his office and was asked relative to
the capacity in which Judge Burch
and Mr. Rush are are to act.
Mr. Buick stated that he thought it
would be improper for him to under
take to say in what capacity they
would act in the cases, inasmuch as
they are both in the city and can an :
swer for themselves, except 10 say that
they are here to act in the cases. He
consented to tell who the gentlemen
are and IN what capacities they have
acted in the past and volunteered the
Information that they would soon be
at his office and he would be pleased
to introduce the Capital News repre-
sentative TO them.
Judge Brrch showed himself jolly
good fellow and very talkative, but
managed where possible to direct his
conversation to points not connected
with the purposes of the interview. He
laughed about their having been pres
ent In the city So long without being
Interviewed, after his attention was
called TO the fact. He said.
Well Mr. Rush comes from away
Oh Omaha, and is rather accustomed
10 getting about without causing much
oOmmotlon, and I am from little viii
@ge pack in Michigan, and neither of
US are gentlemen whose appearance
would cause any one to stop and look
alOuad at us, so I guess nobody
uought much about us. But what is 1T
sou want to know" he inquired.
Are you here in connection with
,He and fraud ana timber fraud cases
'nis loeality?" ne was asked.
ies-yes, we are both here in that
@pacity,'' ne replied.
Were you sent here by the depart
uent Of Justice, assigned to these
'aaes' or did you come at the request
=" mr. Ruick?" was the next question.
NOW really can't tell you" he
u We were ordered here by the
"''eo states attorney general, at
s' was, and suppose the same is
ue OF Mr.. Rush, but whether Mr..
Vk mad been asking for us or not,
nave no means of knowing. He
nay have done so. or the attorney
sensrai may have sent as here of his
~. nn accord and we would not be in
''.laed which 1t was"
VIII one or both of YOU have charge
-. ,ne cases, or will you act merely as
asked. ioN ne was
=. "hy' we'll l think we viii all
pua, as OF u.s." referring to himself, Mr..
ar,,, va Mr.. Ruick and Mr.. johnson,
am. m Just act together. We viii agree
~, ourselfes and will act in per-
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