Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-04
Taken from His Home and Car
ried to Hotel Balcony on
Shoulders OF Friends.
STREETS ABLAZE WITH LIGHT
Parade. Brass Bands. Ringing of
CITY Ecil~. Floats aud q Gcu-
crnl JullihOutiou.

Boise IDA. oct a-Bo.sr -tII
celebrating today over th0 acgu.ual of
United states senator william E Boo
tah, who viii go t1 Washington soon
TO take bis seat for Goo Htst time dt
the coming session of Congress After
he had taken Che stand aa the only
witness for tho defense yesterday after
noon Senator Borahs case was submit
ted 10 the jury upon the evidence and
the argument of The prosecution. a
verdict Of mot guilty came as soor
az ID could br voted ana prepared boo
Written form. The courtroom rang with
cheers. a demonstration 300 which even
members of the Boise BAR gathered
within the rail- Joined Vuciferuusly.
From the moment ol the announcement
OF the sldiug Of thc jury until far into
the nisnt the remarkable celebration
continued
senator Borah made two brief open
air addresses, being taken from his
home ON the second occasion and care
ried on the shoulders OF his admirers
10 the upper balcony of the ldanha
hotel Earlier in the evening he had
been at the hotel in response Co. de-
mand FOR a reception. his approach be-
Ing hcralded by a spectacular run OF
the city Ere department the ringing OF
the city bells. the music of brass bands
aud the cheers of q dons, throug OF
people. on both occasions the senator
expressed his appreciation of the dem-
cnsiIation Doc honor of his NindiC3tion
ANA the many evidences uf confidence
which had come Go him during the triaL
The night celebration was more pic
turosQuo than that of the late after
noon. The downtown streets were
ablaze with lights. fireworks filled the
~. and behind band OF 40 pieces
crowd OF citizens. which filled the
street from curb 10 curb and extended
Tor several blocks marched and cheercd.
JURORS HEAD PROCESSION.
Several Of the jurors We're found at
their homes ana placed in carriages
al the head of the procession. Ban
ncrs were Quickly impruVised and
some Of them contained comments on
the trial one read. "Borah-right
with the jury and people" Another
was ms follows. "B0mh-Idaho's fore
n ost citizen" while stm another was
painted. NO politics just Borah"
on one banner "a lemon was printed.
With the inscription For RWck-the
United states District Attorney" After
hearing Senator Borah at the Idanha
the procession moved TO the city hail
from the steps OF which number Of
local attorneys and orators spoke
The special assistants 20 the attor-
ney-general who came here TO take
charge Of the case FOR the government
Messrs. $. r. Rush OF Omaha and NJ
G. Burch Of Detroit. are leaving for
home today. The decision OF the de-
PENDANTS counsel not to argue the case
deprived Mr.. Burch Of making the clos
ing address for the prosecution Mr..
Rush, who made the opening and only
argument before the jury, declared that
he wished 10 be candid and fair He
placed before the jury an the facts ina
the possession OF the government and
asked only for an intelligent considera-
lion Of them. believing. he asserted.
that no other Inference could be drawn