The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-11-05


:. describing an unsatisfactory juror wa
= to designate him as "s-n of a b-h,
q and lists are checked as "S. B." IS. B.,
Il etc. Attached to the Polk county lis
found among Burns papers is sill
G bearing the following endorsement
Pat Macarthur checked all on thu
B Polk county list who were good
checked X on said list for SIS O
b-s."
, To quote again:
} 1T is impracticable to 60 into all the
details of the corroborating evidence
on this point, but if there were any
doubt regarding Burns connection
with the affair and what he actually
accomplished, it would seem to be
set at rest by his own telegram in
cipher to Mr.. w. A. Hitchcock, the then
secretary to the Hon. E. A. Hitchcock
at that time secretary of the interior,
on August II, 1905, the very date the
jury box was filled and on which the
grand jury was drawn. The depart
ment has this original telegram. 1t
reads as follows:
| Jury commissioners cleaned out old
box from which trial jurors were Sc
lected and put in 600 names, every one
Of which was investigated before they
were placed in the box This conf
DENTAL"
In addition to this an affidavit was
received on the 18th instant from C. n.
Macarthur, who was one of Burns
agents in the field and afterwards
speaker of the house of representatives
OF Oregon. Mr.. Macarthur makes a
complete disclosure of the whole stu
alton which leaves no possible ground
for doubt. Among other things he
(the jury box was filled August IT,
1900, Burns telephoned him that he
wished to see him at the district at
torney's office, and while there, and in
the presence of Francis ]. Heney,
Burns handed him typewriter list
and said, as nearly as Mr.. Macarthur
can remember: Here, Mac, is list
Of prospective jurors from several
counties. Take it and weed out the
SIS of BIS who will not vote for con-
viction, and return it to me as soon as
possible, for we are going to make
up a new jury box, and we want to be |
sure that no mans name goes into the |
box unless we know that he will con-
Wet, for by Cd, we are going to get |
Williamson this time, you can bet your |
sweet life, and we will send this whole |
id outfit to Jail where they belong. |
them this time" Mr.. Macarthur states |
that he became indignant and told |
Burns that such methods as he pro-
posed were altogether improper and
that no self-respecting man could be a
party to them, and Burns replied: ANY
are justifiab1e in dealing with
these SIS of b-s" He states further
that on or about September l, 1907
he met Burns and the latter said to
him: We'll, Mac, we weeded out the
SIS Of BIS; at least l think we did,
and we will get" Williamson by this
Tine, and by Cd, we will get the
whole id crowd. Old Sladen kicked
ike hi because my men worked the !
lists over before they went to the jury
but it didn't do the old {
;-n Of b-h any good and the cor
ected lists went in anyhow"
"Mr. Macarthur, it is to be remem- It
'ered, was one of Burns agents and t
furnished many of the reports which
re on file in the department. He
laims, however, that he did so with
reat reluctance and under duress. and
fter much persuasion. Ele does not
tate the nature of the duress, EIt v
m informed is wiling to do so If you r
lsist." C
The report from which these excerpts 6
re made is signed by George W. Wick N
rsham, attorney general of the United fl
tates. 1t was printed in the Seattle c.
lines by the expressed permission of
resident Taft.
1t is a moving picture" OF real
nd fraud and of Detective Burns
lrt in it. 1t is moving, but it moves
en- to disgust m