Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-27
GOV. STEUNENBERG
Is Indicted IN idaho
WITH GEN. BoRAtl, LATE ExEcu.
TIVE ls CHARGED WITH CON.
spfRAcY IN LAND FRAUDS.
ACTION CAUSES BIG
SENSATION IN BOISE
Government Defrauded Of Thousands
o. Acres Of Timber Through Al
is0sd Gigantic Conspiracy Partic-
ipatsd In by High Officials.


sling jury to try United States SEN
ator William e. Borah, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
Of valuable timber lands, district at
torney Norman M. Runick announced
that former Gov. Frank Steunenberg
was one of the men indicted with
Senator Borah for conspiracy. Steun-
enberg is represented in the indict-
ment as John Doe. The case was
called before Judge Edward White in
the United States district court
Indictment Charges Conspiracy.
The indictment against Senator
Borah alleges that he with 10 others
named as co-defendants, conspired to
AefIaud the government of many
thousands of acres of timber land in
Boise county. AS a result of this
alleged conspiracy it is alleged that
10S residents Of Boise took out tim
Der claims and swore in doing so that
they were acting solely in their own
interests, whereas these statements
are alleged to have been false, and it
10 alleged that agreements had been
entered into whereby the claimants
were TO turn their lands over to 9th
ers, who in turn were to transfer
them to the Barber Lumber company,
whose officers make their headquar.
Ners in Wisconsin and who are said
TO be affiliated with large lumber in
forests in the west
Wives and Daughters involved.
Among the 10S claimants are many
Of Boise best known citizens. In
some instances five and six members
Of one family, including wives and
daughters are invoked.
Lead Haywood Prosecution.
The prominence OF Senator Borah
n the politics of the state, his per-
sonal popularity in this, his home
town, the leading part he took in the
prosecution of William Haywood,
charged with the murder of Gov.
Gteunenberg and the fact that more
than 100 well known residents Of
south Idaho are alleged to be in
yolved with him in the so-called con-
spiracy, combined to attract an inter.
est in the proceedings against him
nearly equal to that which marked
the first Of the Western Federation of
Miners trial here.
Imposing Array Of Counsel.
The circuit court was crowded to
overlooking when Judge Whitson took
the bench. The array of counsel on
either side was imposing. The gov
ernment, whose representatives here
freely predict a hearing of a sensa-
tional interest has practically taken the
ease out of the hands of District At
torney Ruick, against whom charges
Of improper conduct before the grand
Jury have been filed and assigned the
matter to special attorneys trained in
timber land law and fresh from sue
sessful prosecutions in other western
states.
These are M. G.. Burch of Detroit
and s. r. Rush of Omaha, both special
assistants to the attorney general Of
the United States. There also was
present Timothy =. Burk of the Unit
Cd States district attorney at Chey
enne, who was sent to Boise tc
assist the special grand jury now
IN session In its investigation of the
-essrges against District Attorney
Ruick Senator Borah's attorneys in.
clude James H. Hawley, senior coun.
gel for the state in the Haywood
case; Alfred A. Frazer, s. L. Upton
and Carl Paine, all local attorneys
and c. r. Bundy of Eau Claire, WIS
The latter also represents the inter
ests Of the Barber Lumber company
the corporation that is said to have
profted by the alleged frauds and
some whose officers have been in
dicted.
Ask Abatement Of Indictments.
All OF the 10 men against whom
indictments were returned have, with
the exception Of Senator Borah and
John Doe and Richard Roe, filed
pleas Of abatement of indictments on
the ground Of misconduct on the part
OF the district attorney, it being al
legged that he made an agreement be
fore the grand jury which is prohibit
cd by law, and refused to leave the
grand jury room on one occasion
when requested to do SO. Judge Whit.
son began a hearing Saturday morn
Ing in open court on these charges,
the special grand jury having the mat.
ter IN hand being adjourned for the
time being.
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