The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-09
Il EYES TURNED TOWARDS BOISE TRIAL TIN DOY MINE LOOKS GOODYEAR WORK NOW THROUGH
WONT DISCUSS CASE !
MlhO Disrit At:orney. noweva. Doesn't
Deny Indi(tment Of SenltM.

United States District Attorney n.
NJ. Ruick, of Idaho, who Is popularity ]
credited with having secured the in
dictmenu of Senator ". Il. Borah on
a charge OF completely In the alleged
Idaho land frauds, was 10 Salt Lake
Thursday night on his way home to /
Boise from the national capital. !
With great courtesy, but exceeding !
firmness, Mr.. Ruick declined to dis !
cuss the rumored indictment OF SEN
ator Borah, or to affirm or deny that
such an indictment had been re-
turned by the Federal grand jury.
Senator Borah himself Is credited
with having expressed belief that
he was indicted" said Mr.. Ruick,
'but an not in position TO dis
cuss the matter. The Boise States
man published purported Washing
ton dispatch, In which was quoted
as intending to prosecute MI. Borah.
but the dispatch did not contain
syllable OF truth. l gave out no in
terviews TO anybody while was In
Washington, nor did discuss Idaho
matters with anybody VINO did talk
for publication.
Mr.. Ruick admitted that several
indictments were returned by the re-
cent Federal grand jury, but declined
to say when these indicl ments would
be made public. The Boise term of
the Federal court, he said, had been
adjourned until June, and the next
: regular term commences in Septem
: ber.
"Were you summoned TO Washing
, ton TO be reprimanded or rebuked as
q to any of your Official acts?" Mr..
Ruick was asked, the question being
+ prompted by the rumor circulated b,
Senator Borah's friends that Mr.
4 Ruick was in disfavor with the de
9 partment OF justice.
: mo sir, was not replied Mr.
. Ruick with emphasis. "While th,
n grand jury was in session receive,
- dispatch from Attorney Genera
"A Bonaparte concerning Idaho matters
70 and the dispatch closed 10y asking m
n to report I'm person to him as soon a
N the state OF public business woul
40 permit. In response To that Telegram
went to Washington as soon as
a could get away. ! had two inter
as views with Mr.. Bonaparte and tw
h with President Roosevelt. All {
those interviews were satisfactory I
me, though you can readily undeI
y stand that cannot disclose I'll
" nature OF them. ! was neither crit
cised nor reprimanded, however.
:" "Is there any truth In the repoI
" that you will resign as district a
=, torney to accept position as speci
prosecutor for the government
~ land haud cases?'i was asked.
=. "I anticipate no change in II
M ~ present position, was Mr.. Ruick
=, answer. II do not expect to he ma
- a special prosecutor. nor do | expc
.n ~ that any special prosecutor will
~, W. sent to Idaho. Certainly, none W
be sent unless | ask for 1t, and
20 not anticipate asking for IL. -
- Asked IL he was personal ener
OF Senator Burah. Mr.. Ruick reptile
." $50 far as 4 know, the relatio
"e between Senator Borah and mys
80 are cordial. 1t is true that ! ha
~. not drilled with the Borah men
- the republican party. There wt
other men In the ranks of the pal
whose elevation to the senate
vorede rather than the elevation
MI. Borah. said so frankly to
~ Borah himself; but as to persGI
~. feeling or political malice tows
'.' him, do not entertain any IN
slightest degree.
nDid the Western Federation
"a Miners have any part IN influence
any action of the recent Fede
N grand juryg" was asked.
"Not the slightest In the worlt
@ replied Mr.. Ruick, with empha'
' such a report is ridiculous. -
,n@ IL will be recalled that friends
Senator Borah. at the time he
pressed the belief that he had b
. indicted, intimated that the Ind
$50 meut had been procured by the WI
500 ern Federation OF Miners because
$50 Borah is assistant counsel for
900 state in the Moyer-Hasyood Pc
- bone murder case. This, and
400 charge that Mr.. Borab was be
400 prosecuted by Mr.. Ruick. were vi
4.oo wide publicity.
100 Mr.. 'RuIcs said that be had ca
400 twice upon Senator W. u. Heyt
l4.l5 while he was In the east, and
4ao Senator Hepburn. while he had
81 "a very iIi, was improving rapidly.
$3.50 also saw Ex-senator Fred T. Du
6s. s5 in Washington. Salt Lake Tfiba
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