The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-27
DupliCity and Favoritism.

nlOVal OF United States Attorney Ku1ck and United
States Marshal Rounds considered the as
founding that transaction becomes Duphcity and
treachery and violated obligations the part of the
Idaho senators, part of the episode.
When considers the appointment of Mr.. Lin
genfelter as United States attorney and S. L. Hold
gin as United States marshal the palmer the intent
of the entire transaction becomes Certain ndivid-
uals in north Idaho were indicted for land frauds,
tried and convicted Mr. Ruick and Mr.. Rounds con-
Quoted these trials. w. E. Borah practicing at
torney Of Idaho the attorney for the defend
ants.
Before the north Idaho land fraud cases actually
came to trial Mr. Borah was elected United States
for Idaho. Owing to personal considerations
pressure of business, and perhaps on account of
tain future happenings to himself not then known
the public, he gave up his connection with these
north Idaho land fraud cases
Up to this time the department of justice and the
authorities at Washington had been very determined
in their prosecution of those guilty of timber frauds
in Idaho. Mr.. Roosevelt was making great capital
out of his activity in these directions in Oregon,
Colorado and Idaho.
Mr.. Borah blossomed out and became a full grown
advocate of Mr. Roosevelt and very fulsome in praise
of all of the Roosevetian policies, as he was
elected to the United States senate. Senator Hey
burn did not approve of all of the policies all
the acts of President Roosevelt and had taken public
occasion in many instances to say so.
The trial of the north Idaho timber fraud cases
was had after Mr. Borah was elected United States
SENATOR and convictions secured and the defendants
sentenced to Jail An appeal taken in their cases
which is pending.
After their conviction and with the full knowledge
and and under the instructions of the depart
ment at Washington United States Attorney Ruick
proceeded in1be in The dctric
The United States grand jury found a number of in
dictments, among others one against United States
Senator Borah
The astounding chain of events which has since
followed and which will startle the entire country be-
fore the end comes there and then had its beginning
Senator Borah assistant counsel for the state
of Idaho in the prosecution of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone President Roosevelt caused the post
ponement of the trial of Senator Borah and the
others who indicted with him. for several
months, in order that Senator Borah might partic-
ipate in the prosecution of Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone. After the trials were concluded Mr.
Ruick was set aside United States attorney and
was discredited in every way by President Roosevelt
Trumpet up charges made against him, that he
had secured the indictment of Senator Borah for
personal political considerations
Some grand jurors who had participated in the in
dictment of Senator Borah were induced to make
afidavits rejecting United States Attorney Ruick
1t was shown that one at least of these afidavits
there being three in all was made in the office and
in the presence of Senator Borah Officers of the
department of justice, none of whom lived in Idaho
were sent to Boise to conduct the trial against Sen
ator Borah and to investigate the conduct of Mr.
Ruick. grand jury called. The charges
against Ruick were submitted to it. Mr.. Ruick was
completely exonerated, and the former grand jury
men who had made these affidavits against him were
indicted by this grand jury for perjury
An outside United States Judge was brouobt IN to