The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-10
ALL MAKING MERRY !!
Acquittal Of Senator Borah
Greatly Please the People
Of Capital City.


Senator Williame 4. Horah tonieh
was acquitted of the charge OF con.
spring 10 defraud the government
out OF valuable Idaho timber lands.
The ease WAS Submitted without ar.
gument ON the part OF the defense
and the Jury was out Just long enoueh h
10 take one ballot. The verdict was
greeted by cheers and applause
which the court officials made no er-
fort TO restrain. This demonstration
In the court room served only as a
beginning. AS soon AS the news
reached the outside, bells we're rune
and the city fire department made a
spectacular run through the prin-
cipal streets. stopping eventually at
the ldanha hotel, where senator
Borah. surrounded ts. several hun
dred OF his fellow citizens, was
escorted.
A brass hand appeared as II 10y
magic and the senator reached the
hotel steps played Hail To the
Chief, The streets about the hotel
were blocked by the cheering throng.
whose shouts mingled with the
screech OF the nIe engine whistles
and clang OF trolley car bells. Sena.
tor Borah thanked his hearers for
their demonstration and the conf.
dence they had reposed In him
Throughout the trial
Senator Rorah held ain impromptu
reception In the court loom and an.
either in the LOBBY OF the hotel where
he was cailea upon for u speech
Wherever he went during tie even
ing he VAS eheeied and congratu,
lated, the verdict apparently being d
mo popular ole throughout thu
community.
Events moved fast on this the last
day OF the trial. When court met IN
the morning Judge Whitson an,
nonnced that he would oserruule the
motion OF tle defense Tor an instruct,
ed verdict OF not guilty.
Senator Bolah .thereupon took the
stand In his own behalf and gave hii
explanation OF the matters which
the government attorneys urged a,
tending to connect him with an al
legged conspiracy. His testimony was
a denial OF any knowledge Of iraGd
and h.ief. clcar-cu, statement Of
all his acts rs general counsel .or the
Barber Lumber company, The sena
tor WAS efoss-examined al soms
length and as soon MS this was oyel
the defense rested. There being M
evidence To reDut, the government
also eto ed and argument was begun
alter the luncheon recess.
| Special Assistant Attorney Genera
II. r. Rush, Of Omaha opened 70
the government and when he hat
concluded a two.hom address. the de
Tense announced that no argument
would be made on behalf OF Senate
| Eorah,
| ttbbh Ht9SsNhtftlt GhN FtNotatht
Judge were surprised by this NOV,
and the latter ordered recess OF al
hour In which TO prepare his instruc
lions. In these be told the juror
that circumstances depended upon :,
connect an accused person with
conspiracy must point exclusively 3,
guilt. III they were consistent witt
innocence Il was the duty OF the Inr,
to acQuit. A conviction. JuGg,
Whitson declared, could not be foun,
upon suspicious circumstances. l
was not sufficient, the court hello
that a man should be shown to hay
corruptly engaged In IL, and Ia hay
had guilty knowledge OF Its object.
Judge Whitson urged The Jurors no
to he swayed or Influenced by the dc
PENDANTS high station, but In Jndg
him 10 the light OF the law, whicI
recognized no degree, high or low.
The jury was out fourteen minutes
During this time 40 one left tn
court room. verdict OF not guilt
having been freely predicted aud e,
pected after very brief deliberatior
AS soon as the words mot guilty
fell from the lips OF the clerk III
cheering broke forth. At It's conclt
sion the judge lightly reprimsnde
the auditors for improper conduct.
,
but said b@would not attempt
punish any one for contempt
At tile ldsnba hotel demonstrate
Senator Borab vas introduced 1
. James II. Hawley, his leading couI
sci. Mr. lIa~leY declared the indie
ment and trial OF senator Borah {
'sihe fimsy evidence" brought b
foie the Jury was 'the most dam
lable outrage and iniquity ever pe
> pet-ated In the guise OF justice.
He was loudly cheefed.