Cañon City record., 1907-10-03
BORAH TRIAL MAY BE STOPPED
BY ILLNESS OF JUROR

States Senator W. E. Borah, was
taken violently i'll last night, and it
is said his indisposition may stop the
trial. although this can not be defin-
itely told today. The nature of Neth's
illness is being carefully withheld. but
one Of the government counsel said he
believed Meth to be suffering from
temporary mental arrangement due to
the excitement of the trial.
Many rumors are afloat as to Neth's
condition, but no authoritative state
ment is given out The day following
his acceptance as juror Mr.. Meth
asked many questions of Judge Whit
son as to whether buying improved
homestead property constituted
crime. He speaks English rather
brokenly. and but little attention was
paid to him.
Boise, Sept 3O.-The second week
of the tria! OF United States Senator
Borah, charged with completely in the
Idaho land frauds, begins TO-DAY be-
fore Federal Judge Whitson. with the
government attorneys still confronted
by the task of connecting the defend
ant on trial in some criminal way with
the alleged unlawful combination.
During the first six days of the
trial the name of Senator Borah was
seldom heard and the evidence ad
iuced in behalf of the United States
had to do mainly with the activities
of Former Governor Frank Steunen-
berg
1t has been clearly shown that a
partnership existed between Steunen-
berg and a capitalist named William
Sweet to acquire, hold and generally
ieal in timber lands, 1t has been
shown according to the confessions Of
the dummy" entrymen themselves,
that John l. Wells and John Kinkaid
furnished persons with money to
prove up their timber claims.
Next it has been shown that Cover
nor Steunenberg was introduced to
one Albert e. Palmer and that Palmer
introduced the former chief executive
of Idaho to James T. Barber and
Sumner G. Moon. of the present Bar
ber Lumber company.
One group of dummy" entrymen
testified that they decided their prop
erty over to Palmer. The immediate
purpose of the prosecution now Is to
show that Palmer drew the money.
some $4,000. in all. from Barber and
Moon and turned it over to Frank
Steunenberg, agent, who in turn gave
1t to Wells and Kinkaid.
As far as this evidence has gone It
has been admitted without any objec-
ton on the part Of the defense on the
promise of the prosecutin gattorneys
eventually to connect Senator Borah
with the conspiracy. Senator Borah
counsel have adopted the general pol
icy of not cross examining any of the
witnesses who confine their testimony
to the alleged conspiracy against
Steunenberg, Wells, Kinkaid and
others.
1t seems to be the policy of the de-
fense to admit for the purpose OF
Senator Borah's case that a conspir-
acy did exist. but to contend that Sen
ator Borah knew nothing of its form
alton or existence and that he acted
in good faith as attorney in handling
some OF the land matters upon the as
surance of his clients that the pur-
chasers were the result of bona fide
bargains and sales.
Senator Borah continues to express
confidence that he will be completely
exoperated. His attitude in the court
room almost borders upon Indifference
to the testimony SO far as 1t has gone.
He usually sits by one OF the open
windows in the court room and seldom
consults with his counsel.
One OF the most interesting phases
of the case Ia the interest displayed
by the representatives here o fthe
Western Federation OF Miners, Sena-
tor Borah having been one OF the
principal prosecutors In the Haywood
trial and still being retained a. a
state attorney in the Pettibone and
Meyer cases the frst OF which is set
for trial October 15. Meyer, the pres
ident OF the Western Federation has
been u frequent visitor to the court
room ~ have two of the local attor-
neys for the miners organization. An
interested spectator o fthe last few
days has bsen Bill EAsterly, one OF
the men whom Harry Orchard de-
clared asaisted him IN some Of his
misdseds iA Colorado, Eastsrly was
. WttAess e ne Haywood trial aAA
declared tAoA tAAf Souesade oe I've
six-Goclefn, I've vlncAoueer vfooo onA
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