The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-02-12
GOVERNOR AND GLEASON
NO LONGER WORK
IN HARMONY
Editor Caldwell Tribune.

Editor Caldwell Tribune
Johnny Seawell and | have been
sleuthing around Boise during the
past ten days. We are both on the
payroll of the governor. Johnny gets
his instructions from Nose, himself,
while mine come in a roundabout
way. Johnny is watching the legisla-
ture and grand jury. | am watching
Gleason. We compare notes and
make joint report.
The Trail of the Gamblers.
Johnny informs me that at the last
session of the board Of directors of
the grand jury which consists OF
BroNon, Givcns, Nose, Raglan and
Judge Davis, il was decided to investi-
gate the gamblers of high degree. 1t
seems that a number of our prominent
and substantial men have been con
Quoting little game of draw during
the East year. AS these gentlemen
have never taken kindly to Nose they
are of course subject to investigation
by the personally conducted grand
jury of this county. | went out to
the penitentiary on instructions from
Johnny to get one of the victims to
squeal He refused to cough up but
we are on the track and it will be but
a short time before we will be able
to scure evidence sufficient to indict
We don't care for anything except
the indictment. CONJUNCTION in court
is matter of indifference to me,
Johnny, Givens and Nose. ! told
Givens that we could not secure evil
dencc to convict. He informed me
hnf l,a Il IY,'t l, =
Mr.. Givens is simply doing the work
OF Nose. 1t may be that in time the
governor can return the favor You
realize that Lore is now serving time
in the penitentiary. Another Owens
was also convicted. He has appealed.
1t may be that he too will become a
guest Of Warden Snooke. In case he
does it is we'll to have a friend in the
governors Office. Johnny and me
Givens are not overlooking any bets
these days.
Governor Doesn't Like Gleason
You should have been present at
the night session of the counsel Of
state when Nose expressed himself
on the reports Gleason is making.
Earlier in the day he told the state
DO"i VI VI NAdllllllClS lldl dlGdSOn was
doing no good and should be taken
off the payroll At the night session
referred to he said in effect:
IL am here, understand, to get the
raskels out, to clean the statehousc
from cellar to garnet. | must yank
them all out so that there wont b,
one left to tell the tale, understand
Tbs man Gleason, understand, amt
helping me bit. What is the use
understand, of me hiring him when
he amt getting the raskels, under.
stand. A pretty figger | cut, under
stand, when we don't get no raskels.
don't care for no reports on them
what amt done nothing. want
reports. on the raskels, understand. the
raskels in the state house or else |
VIII be relegated to the rear under
stand. 1t costs So 10000, understand
every time the sun rises, understand
and every time the sun sets, under
stand, | have to yank out a raskeI
Here | am elected governor un-
dSerstand, elected governor last
November by the people of Idaho, un
derstand and here is this man Glea-
son understand, who don't know his
business which is to make reports
which Will show up the raskels. What
use am | here, when | amt no more
use than a last years birdsnest? And
here is Charley Broxon my private
secretary and he gets into row
with Henry Dorman, understand. and
he shows that am as big a liar as
ne is, understand, by showing that he
IS the governor and | am Charley
BroNon. | amt never been Charley
Broxon or the Capital News
When ! fixed Charley Broxon, un-
derstand, | wanted him to be ON the
Job, understand and tell the people
about the raskels and how was
yanking them out and here he wont
let me yank them out understand but
politely asks them to resign and they
wont do it, understand. | am getting
SICK to the stomach of the whole out
TT and ! think will yank out the
Capital News which is commencing
to think it is the Governor, the Cover.