The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-05-01
CONSPIRACY OF TWENTY.THREE


prosecute, and the punishment that
ought to be meeted out to employees
and attaches of public institutions
who sought to whitewash or shield
guilty parties.
Sheriff Jones made trip to Boise
that week, made some investigation
of Nellie Rays story, was advised by
the county attorney of Ada county
that he had no case, but he proceeded
as if he had, and on his arrival at
Blackfoot with the girl, who claimed
to have been wronged, presumably
after a conference with County At
torney Good and after imparting this
information to him, warrant was
issued for the editor of the Republi-
can, and the town was secured in
an endeayor to find him. Mr.. Trego
had been at the office all day and was
at his home all evening, not knowing
that anybody wanted him. Sheriff
oohoo IOoh lilo UPS llOHl ~ L.
Brown to the effect that Trego was
in hiding and was preparing to make
his getaway on the evening train.
Finally one of the officers went to
the editors home and found him and
his wife tinkering with some flower
pots and house plants in the kitchen
Sheriff Jones went on with his search
about town, and among other places,
searched the Republican office from
the editorial room to the toilet, salts
fled that Trego was in hiding some
place because his informant Brown
had told him that Trego was not at
home.
When Trego was at the court house
arranging for bail bond, the officer
acting upon Browns suggestions fol-
lowed Trego each time he went to the
telephone to "see that he did not
kill himself or break and run" Trego
demanded hearing that night or the
next day. The prosecution was for
staving it off few days.
Trego's paper had been printed and
mailed that evening and it carried a
news item which was entirely true
then and it is entirely true now only
1t is a year old. The community did
not believe it then, and we are re-
peating 1t at this time to give them
a chance to see whether they believe
1t now. A large part of the COM
munity became very much excited
soon after reading it a year ago and
we reproduce it with no little curl
osity to see If they are similarly af-
fected this spring. 1t read like this:
"BlackfOot Girl to Boise
Nellie Ray, who has had a home
at Sagehurst the past three years and
who answered to the name of Nellie
Trego during that time, went to Boise,
Monday night, in company with field
agent Katherine Hummer.
1t was arranged some time ago
that the state should again take
charge of Nellie and find her a home
on farm which was considered bet
ter for one of her disposition than
ahome in town."
On Tuesday of this week Mr.. and
Mrs. Trego again paid visit to the
high school together, and on this oc-
casion studied the work of the man
ual training department. He didn't
attend the meeting of the church
board Monday evening as he did a
year ago, but he has solved the puz-
zle of why they acted as they did on
that occasion. Some of the false and
damaging SANDER used to try to ruin
him originated with or was circulated
by men and women who sat in that
meeting. The girl question has been
studied more carefully by number
of people of Blackfoot during the
year, and is better understood now
than it was year ago, and on this
the anniversary of the beginning of
the prosecution of that case If anyone
wants to find Mr.. Trego he is adj
vised to hunt at the Republican office
until the mailing is done and after
that time to ring at the front door
of Sagehurst. It will not be neces-
sary to hunt for him in anybody's
clubhouse.