Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24
telling them what wasn't true /

A political stunt.
Q.-What do you mean by political
stunt?
A.-Well I was Just getting all the
water on my wheel l could on my side.
Q.-Will you explain what yor mean
by getting water on your wheel?
Al wanted to get all the votes I
could for the crowd l was for.
| Off you made that statement, was
It true or false?
Alt was a political statement
| Q.-You won't say on oath it wasn't
true. when You made that statement?
| A.-Of course, / realize how this is
as / say; OF course-you know with
politics, II you tell everything you
know, you would be In weak position;
you might put 1t down / didn't tell the
truth.
Had No Recollection.
Off you made this statement to
Folsom, Cavaney and number of 9TH
ers-candidates In this campaign-I
wish you would tell me whether or not
that was true or false; the statement Is
this: That during the primary cam
paign ending July. 1912. defendant
Cruzen told to a number of candidates
and other persons that he controlled
the political policies of the paper and
that 1t would only support such persons
as he recommended and that nothing
of political nature or OF their candi-
dacy would be published In the paper
during the campaign that wasn't
eountenanced and approved by him ?"t
| A.-What was the names OF the gem
tlemen. please?
| Q.-Folsom, Cavaney and others. If
you made that statement to those gem
tlemen, was it true or false?
/ A.-Well, If l made that statement
and 1 did make 1t, for I have no recol-
lection of that statement: they were
on the other side.
Q.-Answer my question
Chief Justice: I think you can an
swer and then make your explanation
Al don't remember ever talking to
them, although | might; you see
Mr.. Fraser; If you made the state
ment, was 1t true or false?
A-Why, it wasn't true; it was Just
politics.
Off you made all or any of those
statements which 1t Is stipulated these
gentlemen named VIII testify to, were
any of those statements true or were
they false?
Mr.. Fraser: Object to the form OF
the question; the witness can't an
swer; IL he Will confine 1t to the state
ment In regard to the control of the
paper.
Chief Justice 1t is little general
In its character. Objection sustained.
| Just Good Friends.
| Off you made any statement then
to any of these witnesses named In
| this information to the effect that you
owned or controlled tho Capital News,
was that statement true or false?
A.--Well. cannot feel that I made
any such statement; 1t would not be
true.
Q.-You did have considerable influ-
ence with the editor of the Capital
| News?
A.--No, I didn't have; we were good
friends; / didn't have much influence;
] just good friends-like you have around
with some other fellows.
Odd you go to their office fire.
quently during the campaign?
A-Well. not usually frequent l
don't know what you call frequent
Q.-How often did you go there7
Al would likely drop In there
twice q week
Odd you go into the editorial
room7
A.-No. never was back In there
but two or three times, hardly ever
back there.
Q--You sent for Mr.. Sheridan to
come over to your office?
Ale may have come over there a
few times. not many times.
Q.-Eyer telephone for him to come
over7
A.--oh. yes: I have had things-I
have teiephoned for him to come over.
| Q.-Ever telephone for Mr.. Broxon
and have him come over?
A.-Two or three times, I remember
telephoning Mr. Broxon. I know II has
been two or three times
(Which one OF these defendants
did you discuss these political matters
over With, Mr. Sheridan or Broxon?
Al always talked more with Mr..
Sheridan; never talked much with Mr.
Broxon.
Q.-Yau know that Broxon run--con-
trolled the paper. didn't you--the po-
itical, the policy of IT?
Al never-I always thought until
recently that Mr.. Sheridan paid more
attention to the editorial part than he
did; l never knew he didn't.
Friendly to News.
Q.-Yon know now though that Mr.
Broxon--
Ale swore so right here today.
Q.--All the time that you have been
having relations with the Capital News,
you have been going to Sheridan?
Al talked more to him; l looked
j iinor1 him the nronrinfnr