The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-31
Schenck Wants to Know
Caldwell. Idaho, Aug. rs. 1917
Editor of The Tribune,


Caldwell, Idaho. Aug. 2S. 1907.
Editor OF The Tribune.
Dear Sir:
notice the communica : OF
.creeory" in the Caldwell N. ~ OF
the 21st ints and in addressing the
people of the county l will reply,
or rather refer to it. Yes; / referred
to the expei Sc to the people In my
letter as tha. ] find is generally the
best way % reach them. had some-
thing to say about the evidence as
we'll. 1--WE have Especial for this
case) prosecution officers to whom
large salaries are paid az experts In
their line, and experts they are" Cd
cor should he, and the best judge
as to whether q conviction Is posi-
BILE under the evidence in their pos
session." Then Gregory" jumps to
the conclusion that it is not warrant
ed by this concluding paragraph Of
my address O the people. II had
any eviuent that would help the
state ] @olid gladly furnish 1t, but
have not; not! Therefore, I have
kept out What I referred to, II
true, and ! rave no doubt Of it, is
itself sufficient reason why there
should be 20 further punishment It
all. II ".i,egory" is willing to know
what il. W, heen told and will come
to me IL. Schenck, this being
my real l.: ueD, at Room No. P. O.
building, aidwell, Idaho, I will tell
him, but will not tell the name of
my informant. l said did not dare
to put 1t In print, and "Gregor, "
should ia !, my word for that.
have give, my name. He can find
me.
While am writing I might say a
word as to our expert prosecutors
Chen Gregory speaks Of IAN in
dicted person"). Now let US see:
how Is 1t about Borah? Indicted as
a timber I ief, as 1t seems to be well
understood. The administration did
not dare TO try him for fear of kill
ing his i-',,.ence before the jury and
as likely ~ not put him out entire
ly. (The Silver tongued orator.
All / have to say of Mr.. Hawley is
this: In his reference to the late
ex-Gover, or David H. Waite Bloody
Brides" lie was called. It was the
law and order peopll that gave Mr..
Waite Thu r:me Does Mr.. Hawley,
or do the people generally know
what Mr.. Waite said tn We him the
name Of Bloody Bridles?" He said
at is better, far better, that we ride
through blood to our horses brides
than we surrender our liberty" Ia
there anything wrong about that?
! was personally acquainted with
Mr.. Wai.e He was at least some
thing of a man, and the only man OF
his aga that was never turned down
In q case that he took to the supreme
courts, and It was sal of him when
he died and one of the brightest at
torneys Ia Denver, an ex-Supreme
Judge. Hslieve: His knowledge OF
the law was fully equal to the SUI
IRENE bench" Cal that be said OF
Mr.. HaIley?
AS time rolls on and l read 80
much about the great murder trial OF
VIM. ID. Haywood, the charge of the
Judge. tn verdict Of the jury,
that the neople OF Caldwell would
have taken care of them II the jury
had not. that Judge Wood was
bought: then the fact that the gov
ernor openly condemned the men be-
fore the tria; in his message to the
legislature, and the president OF the
United States even took hand In
the condemnation before the trial
and SO many papers now while say.
ing that the verdict was according
to the evidence yet say that "Or.
chard's testimony was not shaken. u
Now let the people OF Canyon
county see about this; we are more
interested than anyone else. The
deed was committed here and our
County Attorney should be at the
head of tn prosecution. 1t Is a Can
yon county case.
Orchard said he was employed by
the officer of the federation of mi
ners to kill Steunenberg and do many
other like deeds. that he was to have
all the money he wanted. that he
need not take very much at any time
as he couli get more when he want