Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-01-04
EDITORS FINED
FOR CONTEMPT
r. s. Sheridan and c. o. Broxon Of
Capital News Found Guilty
and Given 10 Days and
$500.O0 Each


managing editor Of the same publ
cation, and A. r. Cruzen, alleged con-
troller of its political policies, were
adjudged in contempt OF the supreme
court yesterday and each sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and undergo a
term of 10 days Imprisonment in the
county jail Of Ada county for the Of
tense.
In addition the defendant Cruzen
was ordered to pay the costs incurr-
red in the prosecution of the con-
tempt cases, which amount to about
$3.50.
Thirty days We're given the de-
PENDANTS in which to pay the fines
assessed and the costs of the case,
but their term of Imprisonment be-
gan Immediately. !
Sheriff Roberts of Ada county, with
two deputies, took the prisoners in
charge Immediately after the SEN
tence had been pronounced by Chief
Justice Stewart, and incarcerated
them in the county Jail. They occu-
py the same cells as were occupied
by Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
during the dynamite trials" which
attracted countrywide attention.
After the sentence had been pro-
nounced, Chief Justice Stewart called
upon Sheriff Roberts and his depu-
ties to come within the bar of the
court Only the sheriff appeared,
and the court formally turned the
prisoners into his custody. A. A.
Fraser, attorney for Cruzen, asked
permission that his client be not in
carcerated until o'clock in the ey-
ening. The court instructed the
sheriff to take the prisoners to their
homes or their places of business,
If they desired to go there.
"Mr. Sheriff. said the chief JUS
tice, "the court reposes confidence in
you. You will take charge Of these
prisoners and the clerk will give you
the commitment which is your au-
thority for placing them in Jail. Do
not grant these prisoners any more
liberties than you do the ordinary
prisoner in your jail, and do not i'm
pose any more restrictions upon them
than you impose upon the ordinary
prisoner"
The sentence of the court was re-
ceived stolidly by the defendants
After Justice Sullivan, who read the
chief opinion Of the court, had fin
ished, Justice Ailshie delivered an
opinion in which he dissented from
the findings of the majority of the
court regarding the guilt OF the de-
fendant, Cruzen, and the amount Of
punishment which should be inflicted
upon the defendants, sentence was
pronounced Each defendant was
called upon to stand up before the
bar of the court and the chief jus
tice propounded the question, Have
you any legal reason why sentence
should not be pronounced at this
time?" The defendants, Cruzen and
Sheridan, said they had no reason,
but the defendant, Broxon, said, 81
have no reason which would be con-
sidered legal by this court"
The main opinion of the court was
written by Justice Sullivan and con-
tains approximately $4,000 words or
about rs columns Of newspaper
space.
In addition to this the separate
opinion of Justice Ailshie contains
approximately about 2100 words, or
two columns of newspaper space. To
print the opinion Of the court in full
would require about four pages Of
solid matter in The Statesman. Ow-
ing to the extreme length Of the
opinion only an abstract Of the find
ings of the court are given. The op-
inion of the court recites the COM
plaint filed by the attorney general
and the various pleadings which were
intewosed by the defendants during
the time that the case was pending
before the supreme court.
In many places the language Of the
decision is forceful and comment is
made ON what the supreme court
terms yellow journalism, muckrak-
ing and dynamiting.'
The large crowd present in the su-
preme courtroom when the opinion
of the court was read, was awed In
many Instances by the references
made to the agitation which has been
going on over the country with ref
erence to the constitution OF the
United States and of the several