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

afford to go in with US fellows; said he
would have to have that made up
have to have some assistance.
Q,-Some advertising?
A.-Yes, and so my lot was--we were
all centered in that fight; my lot was
to see two or three fellows: saw
them; did everything l could to get
business for the newspaper, paying him
back for this
Q.-For supporting you in the cam
paign. wet campaign?
Ayes.
CIT says here. when YOU went to
them, you stated as reason that you
was running the business and that such
action would be an assistance to YOU
in your business; how about that: when
you went to get advertising, you told
parties you were running the business,
/ do you remember about that?
Al don't see how the assistance in
that case would be to me-because l
was MISUNDERSTANDING would be of
assistance to me.
Q.As in having the vets to carry
the county?
Ayes. My whole thought was CEN
tered on winning
Q,--The next paragraph saws after
the election you stated to various citi-
zens If 1t had not been for the posi-
ton taken by your paper that the
county would have gone dry?
A.-So far as that Is concerned
Q.--Did you make that statement,
that If 1t hadn't been for the position
taken by your paper the county would
have gone dry?
Made Him Own II.
Al don't remember anything about
/ 1t. All summer--we first started out in
the fight in the spring; the Statesman
kept saying l owned and controlled
the paper, and kept it up and kept 1t
w until people would just say would
and l did-and put it up to me, and
put It up to me, there was no defence
to It,
Q.-They were going to make YOU
own II?
A.-Going to make me own it; every
body was jumping on me for what was
said In the newspaper. / got thorough
~ disguised. and l didn't care a euss-
| excuse me-whether l did own it; | got
worn out about It.
| Q.-You probably made the state
ment?
Al expect did. was mad enough
to make It, when they Jumped me, a
pretty sorry thing to jump on to you
| about at the time.
Q.-There are number of claims as
to statements you made to persons that
YOU was in control OF the political poll
cies of The Capital News: is that prob
49,.
q number Of times?
Afr they jumped on to me hard
enough. I probably did
Q,-What is your belief that you
did or did not?
| Alt would be about like this: II a
fellow came UP to me, kicking at me
about 1t. I might do 1t; on the other
hand, they had said 1t so much, about
what l had done. If I could get any poll
| itical pull would claim the earth in
| politics.
| Q.-You won't deny it?
A,-When they put 1t up to me
this has been mighty hot campaign
season, one thing after another; l don't
/ know all ! said.
Q.-You won't deny these allega-
tons these witnesses make?
A.-So, | don't deny them. l don't
express them as strong as any of that
might tale the inference.
| Cross examination by Attorney Cen
eral MeDougall:
Q.-Mr. Cruzen. you say, after You
finally succeeded in getting Sheridan
to get in on the wet side then YOU
had an interest in the Capital News
| Is that right?
Al didn't say I had an interest IN
the Capital News; I took an interest
| i'll it.
O. Didn't you say 50?
A.-Well, If | did. said what wasn't
true; took an interest in doing what
| he wanted us TO do in order for him
to help us.
Q.-You then became very friendly
to the Capital News?
A.-Yes, certainly; that was in our
fight.
| Q.You went to work to get them
advertising, did you?
At was Ike this
| OFF you Will answer my question.
did you proceed Immediately then to
| Capital Newsa
Al saw three IeiipWS, went Out
and saw three fellows.
Q.@Nho were they?
A.-Henry Falk Mark Jones and
Sampson, the music man.
| Odd you ask them to see anybody
else in the interest of the Capital
News2
! Al told remember particularly
! E'alk-I told him the position We were
i'll. we must win them, to get in and
help, and Sheridan felt that way,
whether 1t was right or wrong.
Odd you talk to John McDevitt
about securing advertising for the
| Capital News?
| A.-John understood about all this
the same as | did
Odd you talk to him. tell him
about 1t?
! Al told him that was what Sheri-
| dan wanted done