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

Q.-Where do you reside?
A.-Boise Idaho.
Q.-How long have you resided here
Al have resided here this last time
about six years; little over six years
Q.-What has been your business or
occupation during most OF the time?
A.-Managing editor of The Evening
Capital News.
Odd you occupy that position
during the months of October and No
vember of the present year?
Ayes, sir.
Q.--Do you know during this period
Of time, October and November, who
controlled and dictated the policy of
The Evening Capital News?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-Who was It. or do you care to
say?
Al did
Q.-You have read this information,
Mr.. Broxon. which has been filed
against yourself and one r. S. Sheri-
dan, have you?
Ayes.
Cruzen Not in Control.
Q.-Charging the three of you with
being responsible for the publication of
certain articles set forth as exhibits Of
this information and in 1t?
Ayes
Q.-The information charges in the
third paragraph that r. S. Sheridan,
as business manager of The Capital
News aforesaid, and In his capacity as
such owner and business manager, in
conjunction with defendants Broxon
and Cruzen, has. as plaintiff is in
formed and believes, and therefore al
leges, controlled and dictated the poll
cy of said Evening Capital News
aforesaid and has, as aforesaid, COM
manded, controlled, governed and die
tated the matter which has appeared
in said newspaper during the time he
has acted as such owner and business
manager. | will ask you on behalf of
the defendant Cruzen, whether or not
he had any part, or had anything to do
with controlling the policy, or dictat-
ing the policy Of The Evening Capital
News, or did he ever command or at
tempt to control and dictate any of the
matters which appeared therein, dur
ing the months of say September, Oc-
tober and November OF the present
year,
Ale did not
Q-In your capacity as managing
editor OF the Evening Capital News,
was it your business and duty to look
over the editorials and matters appear
Ing in the paper prior to their publ
cation?
Ayes.
ON regard to all these articles
- %, "
exhibits thereto attached, did A. r.
Cruzen ever dictate or cause to be die
tated publishing any of these articles
Ale did not; had nothing to do
with it.
Of he had. would you have
known 1t?
Al would.
Odd he ever talk to you or consult
with you in regard to the publication
or the writing OF any of the articles
which have appeared set forth in the
information. or as exhibits prior TO
the time they were published?
Ale did not.
Friendly, That Was ALL
Q--Has he ever. TO your knowledge,
eounselled, or advised. or aided. or
allotted. any person or persons IN the
writing of any of those editorials. or
advocated the publishing of any Of
them IN the Evening Capital News.
as set forth In this information, to your
A.--Not any one who had anything
TO do with the publication.
Q-I am asking If defendant Cruzen
ever advised or encouraged the pub
fishing or the writing of any OF these
articles which appear here?
A-No.
Q.-What was your relation to A. r.
cruzen during the period of time-this
period Of time, one OF friendship, or
otherwise? Friendly TO you?
Avery friendly; yes, sir.
Q.-You We're working together, TO
certain extent. In politics?
A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you agree altogether on the
matter of the political policy which your
paper would follow. or did YOU disagree
IN number Of cases?
Al don't know as we talked at any
time about the policy Of the paper;
we talked about the policy Of the ae-
lions we would take in relation to poll
tics: we didn't agree In that.
Q.-Belie1e YOU stated the control Of
the policy of the paper and dictation
of its editorial policy was not CON
trolled or influenced in any manner or
extent by Mr.. Gruzen?
Alt was not,
In Harmony With Owner.
Cross examination by Attorney Cen
raj McDougall:
Q.-You say. Mr.. Broxon, that you
We're entirely responsible for the publi-
cation Of those articles2
Am what respect, Mr., MeDougaf2
As far as their authority was con
cerned and their being sent to the
press and publication. l am RESPONSE
bic, yes. don't own the paper.
DO You own any interest IN the
paper?
A-No
Q,-What is your relation to that
paper, Mr.. Broxon: are you salaried?
A.--Yes. sir.