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

Giles set forth in this information?
| Al said before they were pub
lished
Odd you discuss with him any
other articles that appeared in the pa
per last year before they were pub
/ lished?
| A.-No, not to my recollection.
| Q.-Did you ever write any articles
and give them to him to procure their
enthusiastically to sign them and
after he brought them back they APP
peared in the paper as contributions
1 from persons whose names were at
tached to the articles?
Al did not
Q.-You say that none of these arti i
Giles set forth in this information-that
you never discussed them with Mr.
Cruzen before publication?
| Al don't think | did any Of them
at ALL
Didn't you show him the first one
of the articles set forth here and have
him examine 1t before 1t was pub
| lished?
/ Al have no recollection OF Il; II 1
did, 1t was just merely as might any,
4 one else--not for his approval or dis
approval. or anything else. The rea-
son I hesitated here was because
have done the same thing with numer-
Gus persons; l have no recollection of
1t In this case.
Did Not Discuss Articles.
1 Q.--During the campaign, Mr.. Brox-
on, how frequently was Mr.. Cruzen in
the office?
| Al couldn't tell you that; very fire.
quently
Q.-You frequently went up to his
office, also. did you?
| A.-No, don't think / went there
| very frequently
/ Q,-When he was there, did you and
he discuss the political questions Of the
/ day?
! Ayes.
| Odd you discuss any Of the pub
lications that had appeared in your
| paper?
| A-Sometimes.
| Odd you discuss any OF these
questions-any of these articles that
are the basis of this proceeding after
they had been published?
A,-Not to my recollection.
Q.-You were both Of you quite in
terested in the campaign?
Al was
Q.-Wasn't he? Didn't he so express
himself?
Ayes, suppose
Q.-Taking a very active interest in
the success of the Progressive party?
At was not my understanding that
he was supporting the entire Progress
sive party.
Supporting President Roosevelt,
wasn't he?
Alt was my impression he was not.
Didn't you discuss with him the
Roosevelt telegram that appears in this
information?
A.-No.
Odd you ever hear him--do you
say at no time that that was published
there was any conversation between
you upon that telegram?
Al couldn't say that; don't know:
l probably talked with a number of
Cruzen somewhat.
Office Popular Place.
Odd he ever disapprove of any Of
the articles in your paper during the
campaign?
A.-Disapproye In what respect To
say they ought not be printed or to
argue or the policy or
Q.-Yes, either way?
A.-Yes, he has doubted the advisa-
bility of some of the things | have said.
Q.-Doubted them as a political ex-
pedient or in what way did he doubt
| them?
Al understand 1t as doubling the
political expedieney Of some things:
don't refer TO these political articles
because l don't know
Odd Ire ever disapprove of any of
these 81 articles that were published?
Al don't know: | wouldn't have
paid any attention II he had.
Q.-Don't you know whether he did
or not?
A.-No don't know.
Q.-You know he didn't approve of a
number OF them?
A.-Before they were written?
Cor afterward?
A.-No, I couldn't say that; don't
know.
Q.-As a matter of fact. he was there
during the campaign very frequently
while the articles were written. Mr.
Broxon?
Ayes; SO were numerous other
people; l can't distinguish, General
between what Mr.. cruzen said and 9TH
ers said.
Ole neither approved or disap-
proved or commented at all on any of
these articles which are the subject of
this proceeding
Al wouldn't put 1t SO broadly as
that; I should say have no recollec-
ton, II he did
(Witness excused1.
Bailey Quickly Excused.
o. Y. Bailey being introduced on be-
half or the defendant Gruzen. and be-
ing first duly sworn, testified as fol-