Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-28
FIXING FRAUD
ON SENATOR
B0RAH
DAMAGING LETTERS
PRODUCED IN COURT
Documents Read to Jury Show
Connection Of Murdered Gov
ernof With Alleged Ffaudu-
lent Idaho Transactions,

Boise, Idaho. Sept. 27.-Half a
score of letters which the government
attorneys in the trial of Senator Bo-
rah declared go to show the compile
ity of former Governor Steunenberg
IN the alleged Idaho timber land
fraud conspiracy. were offered in evil
dence today and read to the jury.
The letters were written by William
Sweet, one of the indicted men, who,
IL is reported, will take the stand as
a witness for the United States The
documents were produced by j. H.
Richards a local attorney, to whom
they were written, and who acted as
legal adviser to Sweet. Most of the
letters We're dated from New York
and Boston ana several of them were
replies to letters or kilograms urging
him tn return to Idaho
II can't see why l should return
to Idaho. | can't see why | should
come back unless IT is in regard to
the timber, and that is all in the gov
ernOr's hands" wrote Sweet in one of
his notes. Then proceeding, 'As
money is coming tD me, put it in the
bank. | have absolute faith in the
governor He came TO my assistance
and helped me out Of bad mess, |
never ought 10 have gotten in. | don't
hIlbW what / WOulO nave NOne II II
hadn't been for him"
In another letter Sweet gave the
amount he was i'm on the timbeV
deal. The total amount was about
$4,000, including a $500 note sign
ed by himself and Steunenberg.
Senator Borah's name was dragged
into the case here for the first time
Just before adjournment when II. s.
Workman, another local attorney,
took the stand and produced more
letters from Sweet. In one letter to
Workman he wrote
Richards used his power of attor-
ney to turn all my money $4,000.
over TO Steunenberg, and It is like
pulling a cat through a stocking to
',r' 80 bach | wish ygn soul. sec
Rorah about this and get him To make
n settlement statement of the gover-
nor's obligation to me. He is the
governors attorney, but is a first class
gentleman and knows a little state
ment is only fair to me. Tell him |
haven't a scratch of a pen from Steun-
enberg to show that he has $4,000
OF my money. He said the copy Of our
agreement was lost
A. B. Campbell, a millionaire, of
Spokane, Wash, said he was intro
duced James T. Barber and Sumner
G.. Moon. of Eau Claire Wis. The
governor thanked Campbell for hav-
ing put him in touch with the Wis
consin interests.
Several dummy entrymen," who
made deeds conveying the title to
their lands to George 5. Long, were
examined at the morning session in
order to get the deeds in evidence.
These deeds all bear endorsement as
having ben recorded at the requst of
w Z. Porah. The entrymen making
them declared that they paid nothing
for recording the deeds, authorized no
one to pay fees for them, never em-
ployed an agent or attorney, and new
er even saw the patents issued to them
by the land office at Washington.
The entrymen examined today all
declared that they got their mo ey
through former state Senator John
Kinkead Borah's counsel continued
the policy of not putting the alle yed
dummies" under cross examination.