The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-12-13
THE INDICTMENT OF BORAH.

IS pfu spectacle which United States presents who
having been indicted for land frauds whose trial resulting in
aequttal roaring farce followed by ubaon Of free drinks in
the bars OF BOISE IN the assault the federal judiciary through
sesed national weekly become apooeist and baze
advocate OF the predatory interests and whose opened
70 the support OF the dominant that controls the Republican
party Of Idaho to its selfish and gnobe purposes
District Attorney Ruicks conduct before federal grand Jury
that indicted Senator Boah completely investigated succeed
ing grand jury who only unanimously indicated him. but re-
turned indictments against the tvs members of grand jury
who IN their Of and Friendship the senator and other
indicted men had been led making charges against Mr.
Ruick would that dupes had brought themselves
INTO the tolls Of the law their misguided efforts service to
the senator that their foolish story would be permitted obcr
W instead being eraded the world by pennyaner who for
the time being has access to the columns of journal of national
circulation
w Boah indicted because evidence before the grand
jury which indicted him deemed sufficient to justify its action
This IS only aesed by the indictment iself but is
further subsantated by the thorough open court
ana also by second grand jury of the grand Jury which
returned the Indictment He indicted charge of conspiracy
TO det1d the Of timber lands All of the men who were
indicted with him and who have been brought into court have set
up technical defense which actions fully Justify grand jury as
far their Indictment Borah was in their
company and unusy blame the grand Jury
for serving him old dog Tray true that Senator
Borah stood trial but until by pull extending clear to the
White House the district attorney who familiar with the
and the evidence aside and strangers to prosecute
is safe say that Patrick Calhoun the indicted mu-miionae
San Francisco would give half his fortune Heney
The prosecution generally first presents strongest conspiracy
charges These among the special favo and considerations
shown the He should be thankful and doubtless
As to the indictment Of former Governor Steunenbg Mr. Connolly
IN his Collier article has the fairness that this indictment
returned against John Doe and only open
at the time OF the Boah trial long after the Haywood trial had ended
Any lawyer could have informed Mr. Connolly that
returned against the deceased governor regarded
all OF the alleged conspaors of being
open o criticism in this respect the action of District Attorney Ruc
showed te appreciation OF the regard due lips
sealed IN death In the Borah trial there the
governors memory by the attorneys for the defense His transactions
with the Barber Lumber Company unnecessarily detailed
regard for the friendship existing between the defendant and
me dead governor moving the attorneys ntepose objections
the meess questioning of the prosecution The
saved his dead friend and his codefendan their rights and honor
could be jeopardzed any extent.
And Connolly adds this cncher "Out of 500 timber locations
acquired by the Barber Lumber company there proved
wrong dong IN about 20 Wrong doing proved says this apoogist
Tor the pirates who have looted Boise county her timber wealth.
And the attorney for this company through whose hands these deeds
passed was E Bora and out Of every thirteen claims
fraudulent according TO the Collier advocate It'll