The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-03
Idaho District Attorney, How
ever, Doesn't Deny Indict-
ment of Senator.
RECEIVED NO REBUKE
FROM HIS SUPERI0RS
Mr.. Ruick Declares That His
Visit to Washington Was
Most Satisfactory.

United States District Attorney y.
NJ. Ruick of Idaho, who is popularly
credited with having secured the indict-
ment of Senator w. +. Borah on a
charge of completely in the alleged Ida
ho land frauds, was in Salt Lake Thurs
day night on his way home to Boise
from the national capital. With great
courtesy, but exceeding firmness, Mr..
Ruick declined to discuss the rumored
indictment of Senator Borah, or to al
firm or deny that such an Indictment
had been returned by the Federal grand
jury,
"Senator Borah himself is credited
with having expressed belief that he
was lndicted,' - said Mr.. Ruick, "but /
am not in position to discuss the mat
ter, The Boise Statesman published a
purported Washington dispatch, in
which l was quoted as intending to
prosecute Mr.. Borab, but that dispatch
did not contain syllable of truth.
gave out no interviews TO anybody
while / was in Washington, nor did /
discuss Idaho matters with anybody
WHO ulu ldIk IOT
Mr.. Ruick admitted that several in
dictments were returned by the recent
Federal grand jury, but declined TO say
when these indictments would be made
public. The Boise term of the Federal
court, he said, had been adjourned until
June. and the next regular term com
mences in September,
He Wasn't Called Down,
"Were You summoned to Washington
to be reprimanded or rcbuked as to any
of your official acts?'' Mr. Ruick was
asked, the question being prompted by
tho Tumor circulated by Senator Bo-
rah S friends that Mr.. Ruick was In dis
favor with the department of Justice.
Ono, sir, I was not, replied Mr..
Ruick with emphasis "While the
grand Jury was in session ] received a
dispatch from Attorney. General Bona
parte concerning Idaho matters. and the
dispatch closed by asking me to re-
port in person to him as soon as the
state of public business would permit.
In response to that telegram l went to
Washington as soon as ] could get
away. ] had two interviews with Mr.
Bonaparte and two with President
Roosevelt. All of those interviews were
satisfactory to me, though You can read
lily understand that l cannot disclose
the nature of them. ! was neither crit
iciscd nor rcprimanded, however.
Will Hold His Job.
''Is there any truth in the report that
you Will resign as district attorney to
accept position as special prosecutor
for tho Government in land fraud
cascs?' was asked.
81 anticipate no change in my pres
ent position, was Mr.. Ruick s an
swer. 81 do not expect to be made a
special prosecutor, nor do | expect that
any special prosecutor will be sent to
Idaho, Certainly, none will be sent un-
less | ask for it, and / do not antici-
pate asking for it.
Asked if he was personal enemy of
Senator Borah, Mr.. Ruck replied:
$50 far as I know, the relations be-
tween Senator Borah and myself are
cordial. 1t is true that I have not
drilled with the Borah men in the Re-
publican party. There were other men
in the ranks of the party whose eleva-
ton to the Senate, ! favored rather
than the elevation of Mr.. Borah. | said
so frankly to Mr.. Borah himself; but
as to personal feeling or political malice
toward him, | do not entertain any in
the slightest degree.
Miners Took No Part.
"Djd the Western Federation of Min
eIs nave any Part III lnnuenclng any
action of the recent Federal grand
jurys' was asked.
Not the slightest III the world" " re-
piled Mr.. Ruick, with emphasis. "Such
a report is ridiculous. &"
1t will be recalled that friends Of Sen
ator Borah at the time he expressed the
belief that he had been indicted, init
mated that the Indictment had been
procured by the Western Federation of
Miners because Mr.. Borah is assistant
counsel for the State in the Mover
Haywood Pettibone murder case. This.
and the charge that Mr., Borah was be-
ing prosecuted by Mr.. Ruick, were given
wide publicity.
Mr., Ruick said that he had called
twice upon Senator w. B. Heyburn
while he was in the east, and that Sen.
ator Hepburn, while he had been very
Ill, was improving rapidly. He also
Washington