The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-27
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

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by grand jury charging him with CRIME Whne the
case against Senator Borat was being tried
Senator Borah was acquitted and Judge winston
Notwithstanding the findings of the grand jury IN
regard to- Mr.. Ruick, in which they completely ex-
onerated him. took occasion to further DeSmlrch ana
discredit Mr.. Ruick. Senator Borah stood trial
alone. After the acquttal, Judge Whitson, III
most remarkable court delivery, dismissed the in
dictments against Frank Martin and the other de-
PENDANTS.
President Roosevelt and the Washington authorl-
ties, evidently fearing some criticism, and having
been led to believe that these charges against Frank
Martin and the others implicated in timber frauds
could not be sustained, ordered that the evidence
against them be resubmtted to a new grand jury.
Notwithstanding the fact that United States At
torney Ruick had been completely exonerated and
indicated, President Roosevelt did not allow him to
participate at all in the proceedings had before the
grand jury The department sent from Wash
ington to Boise two clerks from the department of
justice totally incompetent and untitled to perform
the duties which properly belonged to the United
States Attorney for Idaho.
Notwithstanding this handicap, the new grand
jury, on the evidence submitted, reindcted Frank
Martin and number of others charged with de-
frauding the government by entering into conspr-
aces to steal timber land 1t is we'll to bear in mind
when reciting the facts that the grand jury which
re-ndicted Frank Martin and the others for timber
frauds sworn and empane1ed before it was
known that the department intended resubmit the
evidence to it.
Frank Martin is under indictment a second
time with the other alleged land thieves and the
cases Of those convicted of timber frauds in north
Idaho and who under sentence of the
court are pending motion of appeal
t. H.
welt has been mised or that he joins with Senator
Borah in the determination that the facts in regard
to the timber frauds in Idaho shall not be disclosed
Everybody in Idaho knows full we'll that it is the in
tention of President Roosevelt that Frank Martin
and his pals shall not be fairly tried and that the
people of the United States and the people of Idaho
shall never ascertain the facts in regard to the
timber frauds of the Barber Lumber company In
order to reach this result and prevent disclosure of
the facts duplicity hypocrisy and downright treach-
cry have been practiced by one or both of the sena
tors from Idaho.
Information comes from Bingham county, which is
positive. Idaho Falls, in that county, is the home
of Marshal Rounds He is held in the highest es-
TEEN by all the citizens of that section They are
very resenfu of the ndignity which has been placed
upon him
Blacktoot, III Bingham county, is the home of Mr.
" L. I1arSDrougn MI HanSbrough is praCticing
attorney and active republican. man of the high
est character and standing, who has the respect
and confidence of all the citizens of that section Mr.
Hansbrough promised the appointment of United
States attorney by both of the United States sena
tors. Mr.. Borah carried lengthy correspondence
with Mr.. Hansbrough in addition to having promised
him absolutely and unequivocay in the presence of
strong mutual friends that he should have this ap-
Dointment
Mr.. Hansbrough is an honest, open upright fear
less man and as United States attorney would have