The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-03
BvRcH Outlines CASE


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/ This Is the Palmer group OF land
In the Boise Basin. An order cam
holding up entries OF stone--and tim
Der lands which lasted for year
when the land passed ttssa AZ provid
ed, A man Sharp came from tn,
state OF Washington rs a secret aeen
and attached some OF the entries
which were held for cancellation fol
fraud. They appeared and were rep
resented by-worthman. a Boise Mt,
torney. Gage appeared for the gov,
ernment. Workman objected 70
Cage and an adjournment was taken
and Workman disappeared from the
case and Martin appeared for the en-
trymen to carry the case through the
courts for them. The entrymen lost
their eases and Martin procured re-.
linqnishments and had relatives OF
his take up three claims and Wells
found another nne 10 take the fourth
claim and they we're finally trans.
ferred 10 the Barber Lumber com
pany.
Stennenbern communicated with
Campbell and then sharp receive a
letter from United states senator
Foster. OF Washington askinr him 10
90 and see Campbell Sharp went
and Campbell told him Steunenbere
was interested and sharp ought not
TO press the cases. Sharp returned
and Borah asked him what was going
To be done aboat the timber cases,
wanting TO know u they were to be
pushed. Borah also went 10 the 10.
ceiser Of the land Office In the even.
Inv OF one day and vas Informed that
the entries we're fraudulent aud he
went away.
The" the Barber Lumber company
was organized. They sent repre-
sentative and pritchard was added
to the conspiracy 70 act M notary
public.
They began looking about for tim
Der In another section and Stennen-
berg acted as agent with hank &c.
count with which TO pay for the new
entries.
Horace Rand, OF Burlington, Ia,
took the place OF Palmer ~ dummy
trustee 10 receive the deeds which
we're again found In the hands OF W.
y, Borah, This was the second
group.
The thirst grew Tor land and a new
section Of line timber was surveyed.
Idaho had quantity If selections %
be made, and Governor Morrison isled
on the timber Just surveyed. This
did not meet the approval OF the con.
spifators. ana Boiah waited on Nor
rison To learn what lands we're 70 lac
selected by Idaho, and signillet his
eispleasuro that the state should die
on them.
Morrison let the otter members OF
the land board know Two weeks lie.
fore the state intended To Gle. and
these same lands were placed ia the
hands OF the agent, Iioseiy, and he
was instructed 10 confer wit W. r.
Borah.
He said that n or 10 entrymen
lined up az the Boise land Office walt.
ing over sunday and ali their entries
we're written out by kinkaid, one az
them overlapping the states selec.
lions. These lands were placed In
the hands OF Genrge II. Long IN
dummy trustee, again passlnI
through the hands Of W. ". Borah
and again recorded by him IN Boise
county. That Long merely loaned
hts name 10 the eonspiiators; that
be never knew Borah, never saw any
papers and never bad anything 10 do
with u nor received any money, but
a year later transferred the title 10
the Barber Lumber company. The
anal certificates we're presented by
John ]. Blake. q clerk fof ", T..
Borah.
lie said IL would be shown that
Steuuenberg received someih ming over
$40. 600 fer his services and expenses
and that lie drew from the hank ac-
count ~ the conspiracy IN agent
and that he had N his attorney ".
r. Borah.
Thus. he said. all the deeds ~ the
three entries made 20 The thres dun.
my trustees ioaDd-tbeir way, through
W. f. Rorall ann the deeds from the
three dummy trustees 10 the nnfi9er
Lumber company, all found their way
the hands OF ". Y. isorah.
The statement. lie said. merely
touched the--essential features aud be
rouid not possibly 40 into tIse details
for lack % time
He required an hour 10 making
this oiitline Of thr government case
when Rush asked an intermixslon of
10 minutes in which TO bring in the
record alsd the recess was declared.
AT the conclusion u the time for
recess Judge whitson ANNOUNCED that
hearing of the case would be
postponed until tonsorros 70 permit
.ts attorneys 20 yet the records tn
.hspe lie said they would efoeeed
II once Ia bear further evidence on /
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