The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-11-27
MADE A FEEBLE EFFORT

Last week an officer murdered Shelley and only
febbe effort made capture the murdere The officers
themselves have gained the reputation of seldom cap
anybody but law abiding citizens who would become
ugitves from justice, and bootggrs who bytheway carry
TASKS instead of guns
According to the undspud testimony given in court recently
the sheriff gives money freely varying from
hundred dollars each for booegger but did offer reward
of any sum for the apprehension of the murderers
Not at all Consistent
The sheriff probably had authority offer reward for
the capture of the murdrers but he could have gotten all the
commissioners by telephone few minutes and put up them.
1t he did they have turned down. but only few months
they appropriated thousand dollars the sheriff
for money he claimed have expended getting evidence against
boogg and they do know yet how he the money
whether he spent all They admitted that they had
the expense bill for the money claimed have been
expended should have been file with the clerk has been
demanded many times and existence has been studous
concealed
Conceaing the Facts and Methods s.a'
Conealng such document from the whole public might
warranted under conditions, but conceag from the
records and after the all closed warranted under
circumstances Conceang from the commissioners
circumstance and the fact that the commissioners do
make demand for it, further suspicious circumstance In
of of the other transactions of the board and the sheriff
and the county attorney which have been brought light very
few people except those the ring feel degree of confidence
the way the contingent fund.- handled in this county
Methods Coming to Light
If the testimony of the sherifs hired witnesses true the
sheriff will be asking for another appropriation for the fund
pay up what he has been expanding the past few months
catch booegge and in of the rapdwanng confidence of
the public that official looks plain that there may be trouble
ahead There is growing disgust against the people acting
through official to employ to commit crime IN order
criminals may be found and connected with criminal
the county the Bettement league using money hire
go booteggng, tempting men or trapping men
who addicted the drink habit and then prosecuting them and
accepting their money fines and turning into the treasury they
taking the position degree taken under
the license system The people have always charged
that when license money accepted by the government the
people became partners the crime of the liquor business and that
reasoning good Then how much forcby must it
home anyone who puts up money for official booeggng and
betrays and then them the bar of justice 1t
repusve every of justice leads the wrong directions
it destroys respect for the laws and the courts
On Position Unchanged
This paper has always been advocate of temperance and
yet and uphos law and order every respect would
stand by and the county the open saloon without
fight but wish it understood that way responsible
for do endorse the methods employed recently deal with
the problem has been dealt with by the county We think
time for the city busy and its officials
administer cean evenhanded justice which booegge will
respect and which the people will not be ashamed Of