Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-25
THE HAND OF THE KAISER.

II you think the hand OF the Kaiser
does not reach out to Shoshone to pro-
tect his friends read this story OF tho
handling OF the case OF Horace Mann.
Horace Mann was Non Partisan
league organizer working In Gooding
county. lie appeared to MI Townley's
three chief requirements fully in that
he had good rotten past was not
too honest, and was q radical. rant
ing. roaring. red card man. judged by
his talk to the Gooding county farm
era. When arrested a search OF his
belongings revealed authority from the
high ups of the league for Mann to
act an organizer There II no doubt
OF his being the authorized agent OF
the league. When confronted with the
evidence Mann confessed and his con-
fcssion was made under oath. On Oct.
1, he was brought to Shoshone by u.
4. Marshal Leroy Jones. J. X. Smead.
u. 8. Deputy District Attorney was
here In the capacity OF prosecuting at
torney. Mann was represented by an
attorney. Mann's offense being against |
the United States he was brought here !
for preliminary trial before u. s. Com
missioner Frank T. Disney. Mann |
waived HIS preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the U. y. grand jury
in the sum OF one thousand dollars and
remanded to the custody OF the II, s.
marshal, Leroy Jones, until the boz
was furnished. Apparently Marshal
Jones' turned Mann loose for on Oct z
Mann was still at large and no bond
had at that time been approved by
Commissioner Disney Later Mann
was reported To have left Goodi1g on
a train headed east II he has returned
to Gooding. or has given a bond as re-
quired, or In event OF failure to give
bond has been placed in jail by the
the Journal has been unable
TO learn or IL Thursday evening, octo-
Der "a.
on October 1, when the U. $ off,
,ials had Mann here In Shoshone the
n. s attorney, Smead. took l.. ID. Fol-
som and A. NJ Cramhlett two of the .
states witnesses. into the office OF
Commissioner Disney and put them ,
through sort OF third degree exam
nation In which he told them that the ;
Mann case was liable 20 get mixed up =
n politics before IL was over.
Attorney Smead seems to have had t"
bunch from some one higher up. y
While these two witnesses were be- u
NIX interviewed by the district attorney II
he editor OF the Journal and Marshal u
ones were standing on the sidewalk II
ear the door to MIR. Disney's office dis u
uaslng the Mann case. In the course
I the conversation Marshal Jones
lated that the prosecution could never
onvict Mann and that he doubted II
ever came TO trial. He gave as his IL
easons for his opinion that the pros III
cutting witnesses and the Gooding "
ounty council OF defense had spoiled pl
he case by giving to the public the u'
onfession OF Mann and other evidence ci
pom which they sought TO convict him 10
nd that by so doing their actions had ca
reiudiced the court and u. 5. officials ;,
favor OF Mann To such a degree that !"
would be impossible 10 convict him. 81
was suggested that his guilt or in 81
ocence were subjects for the jury TO CT
ecide and not the court officials, CO
hereupon Mr.. Jones replied that in CT
IS Judgment the case would never pl
,me TO trial or get 10 a jury w
The substance OF Mann's confession w
that he thinks the Boisheviki the IA
est form of government on the earth gr
nd he hopes to destroy this govern 10
ent and substitute the Bolshevili in VI
: stead.
Mann promulgated just such doc IN
ines as he was instructed TO promul- sn
tie by his employers. the Non Parti- 2e'
N league. He was employed because er
his ability to spread such doctrine ne
The men who employed him are the
me men who have endorsed John mi
ugent for election to the U. S. senate pr
,hn Nugent in getting that endorse VI
ent is required to sign an acceptance WI
which he agrees TO be guided IN his 90
fetal acts by the Townley outlaws. 70
Leroy Jones. the U. S. marshal, who IN
Is the foresight 10 predict such i'm ella
unity for offenders Ike Mann, owes
5 appointment to John Nugent. as
'es also Mr. Smead. the assistant dis tat
let attorney, who -sandIed the case "a
ID was 50 keen Of vision as to warn ths