Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24

me; said how was the circulation 60
ing on he said Increasing like everv-
thing"
Q.-You didn't answer my question,
Mr. Cruzen. Did you make a state
mcnt in the Idanha hotel to ANYBODY
that you had doubled the subscriptions
in Fremont and Nez Perez counties,
since the first of the year?
Mr., F'raser--Objected to as improper
cross examination. 1t wasn't gone into
on the examination in chief 1t isn't any
question he was asked.
Chief JUSTICE don't think the ques
tion is hardly proper. general.
General McDougall:
Q.-Have you taken any interest
toward securing the increased circu-
lation in those two counties7
A.-No, l did not do anything, my
self; only know what Sheridan would
tell me.
| Q.-You heard read the names OF
the witnesses this morning subpoenaed
here?
Al didn't get to hear them; don't
know who they are.
q. (handing witness paper)--I will
ask you to look over that list, and state
whether or not you are acquainted
with all the gentlemen whose names
appear on this subpoena?
- Al know who they are when I see
them; l think | know them all.
Counsel Clash.
Q.-Have you discussed this matter
of the ownership ard control of the
Capital News during the last year with
these gentlemen?
A-Oh, anything might have been
said in this fight
| Dwell, now, that II not answering
my question. Mr.. Cruzen. Have you
said anything to them?
Mr.. F'raser-Objected to as not prop
er cross examination. 1t is part Of
their case in chief.
Attorney General am asking him
4 if he has discussed the political issues
/ Of the campaign with the very wit
! nesses whose names were referred to
! in the subpoena this morning; he says
he may have said anything to anybody
Chief Justice--If you are laying the
| foundation for Impeachment. there are
some facts which would be material.
Attorney general--This question was
1 preliminary merely.
| Witness--You mean If had talked
politics to them fellows?
Q-Yes.
| A-Let me see that again, please,
/ can ] name them as ! go down?
Q--Yes.
Al don't think Timothy Regan.
ever did and as far as Brady Is con-
cerned, | didn't see him but once in q
while: we talk politics when we get
| together, no question about that. There
! is Governor Gooding. he talked poll
tics all the time. George Green--if that
is George Green in the bank. l don't
think him and | have conversed about
anything, If | remember: there is Mt
/ BARBER wonder IL that is the Ameri :
| can Falls Barber?
Chew About Anything.
| Q-Yes
! Ave just chew about everything
any old thing Frank Hunt don't
/ know whether | seen him in the cam
| paign or not.
| Q-Have you seen him Just after the
campaign-afte the election?
A.-Yes, You bet I was mad at him,
too; | seen him after the campaign
! Wait until | look a the rest Of them.
want to see. o. V. Allen-we were
pretty hot several times. VIII Rey-
nolds--I might have talked about
! things-I don't know what 1t would
! be- William Krull--he run for assess
| or-all that | ever talked to him about
| In this campaign, he wanted me to help
him during the campaign. l don't re-
member ever talking to Jack McDeYitt.
/ Pete Davis, / used to go over after him
| for putting some ------ In the news
! papers. always thought he was the
! fellow that roasted us SO. that Is what
talked TO him about. Leo Falk,
don't know what l talked with him
| about: / live at his house.
Q-Right now, who did you mean
when you stated that man that roast
| ed us so much 2" Who was it,
| A-0nr legislative ticket. where my
whole attention was directed in this
campaign; let everything else go for
| the legislative ticket, he was all the
| time picking al us.
Q-You We're not one of the legisla-
| tive ticket
A-No, That was my interest in
winning II had given UP Taft;
Roosevelt wasn't In it; the house would
hing to do was to work cts see the
other names.
On the conversation YOU had with
these gentlemen. you stated IN reply
ito Mr. Fraser,s question, that you
! might have told them anything. and
probably did make these statemtnts
set out in this stipulation
Al don't remember those specific
things. l don't know. though. if 1t
come up in the right way. l would be
] in the state of mind to make some of
them.
Twitted Great Deal.
Q.-You don't deny. though. that you
Imade statements to number OF them
| that You controlled the political poll
| ey of this paper, do you. Mr. Gruzen
Al might have done 1t.
| Dwell, didn't YOU; don't you know
you did 1t?
| A-No, | don't know that part of 1t.
O-Isn,t IL a fact that you held your