Show IDAHO mAHO TIMBER CLAIM FRAUDS Letters Written by William Sweet Put in Evidence by bythe bythe bythe the Government NAME MENTIONED SENATOR NOT YET DIRECTLY CONNECTED Boise Ida Sept 27 Half a score of letters which the government attorneys In the trial of Senator William E Borah declare go to show the complicity of for former former former mer Governor Frank Prank in the alleged Idaho timber land fraud conspiracy acy ac were introduced in evidence late to today today today day and read to the jury The letters were written by William Sweet one of the indicted men who it is reported will take the stand as a witness for the United States The documents were wore produced by byJ J H Richards the local attorney to whom they were written and who acted as legal adviser to Sweet Had Faith in Most of the he letters were dated from New York and Boston and several of them were wore replies to letters or telegrams urging him to return to Idaho I cant cantsee cantsee cantsee see why I should come back unless it is in regard to Umber timber and that is all in inthe Inthe inthe the governors hands wrote Sweet in one of his notes Then he proceeded As Asto Asto Asto to the money coming to me put it in the bank I have absolute faith in the tho gov governor governor governor He came to my m assistance and arid helped mo rue out of a mess I never ought to have ave got in I dont know what I would have done if it been for the governor Appearance of Inspector In another letter Sweet gave the amounts he was in on the timber Umber deal The total was about including a note signed by himself and Gover Governor Governor Governor nor Shortly after this Sweet wrote to his attorney that he had read in the papers of a timber inspector being sent Bent to Idaho and added The Tho governor has written to tu me to como come home If there Is anything wrong and you and the gov governor governor governor cant protect me I dont see what good I could do If It nothing is wrong I Isee IBee Isee see Bee no reason why I should return at this time Under date of March 81 51 1902 Sweet wrote to Richards Everything seems to be all right on the timber deal The governor has got some of his friends to put up security for for tor six months to give us time to make a deal Had Doubts About the Governor About a month later however Sweet wrote in different vein as follows I 1 Iam Iam am awfully disturbed about that timber transaction I fear I signed papers that I ought not to have signed and to make it complete you ou used the power of at I terney and put the money out of my hands and I a scratch of a pen from After he got me signed up good he quit me and turned his attention to you with the power you held on me and I never heard from you OU or him about the money mane I wrote to him ten days das ago to put in bank for tor forme torme forrae me rae I have not heard a word from him I for a month and I am worrying w and can only say Sa too many cooks spoil the broth every time on me I am done up In a ahole ahole ahole I hole as far as my Idaho interests are arc concerned and everything is in the gov governors goVernors governors hands and by law he can hold me for all time to come If he is absolutely absolutely absolutely honest I am all right if not I r am all wrong Dont you ou say one word to anyone about this A few days later Sweet wrote that he ha felt better as had put the in bank for him Wanted Help Senator name was drawn into the case for the first time Just before adjournment when Henry S Worthman nother local attorney took the stand and produced more letters from William Sweet Soot In one letter to Worthman he lie wrote Richards used his power of at at attorney attorney attorney torney to turn all my money monC over overto overto overto to and it is like pulling A d t cat through a stocking to get it back backI I I wish you OU would see W WI V E Borah about I this and get him to make a little tittle state statement statement ment meat of the th governors governors obligation to me He Is the governors attorney but is a It gentleman and knows a lit tit little tittle littie tle tie statement is only fair to me Tell him I the scratch of a pen from to fo show that he has hIlS 0 of my money mane He said the copy of our agreement was lost Opinion of Kinkaid The other letters referred to a settle settlement settlement ment meat between and Sweet and the closing up of their partnership the articles of which were placed in evidence I The partnership papers were identified yesterday es a They The state the purpose of Ui th firm of Sweet to acquire hold and ash timber lands Sweet wanted to release him from all ob obligations obligations as to any of the specula speculations speculations speculations but to assure him a share in any deal with The Barber and Moon interests While carrying this negotiation negotiation negotiation tion Sweet SW ct declared was trifling with him Is he in hiding or out of the stated stat he wrote to Worthman Get Orel Borah Bomb or ar r Kinkaid to tell you where he is but as to Kinkaid I believe that man would skin himself if he find anybody else to Worthman testified that he went to see Borah and urged him to get berg to put some money in bank for tor Sweet Campbell Kept Out OutA A B Campbell the millionaire mine owner of Spokane Wash ash but formerly of Wallace ce Ida was the last witness of the day da He told of having talked to about the plan of at going into the timber land business Campbell said he introduced the former governor to Albert E Palmer who in turn introduced him to James T Barber 0 and Sumner G Moon of Eau Enu Claire Continued on Page 2 IDAHO TIMBER I CLAIM FRAUDS Continued from Page P 1 I Wis wrote to Campbell from Eau EnU Ea U Claire saying he had closed the deal with the Barber people and the let letter letter I ter tar was las read In evidence The governor I thanked Campbell for having put him In I touch with the Wisconsin Interests Camp Campbell Campbell Campbell bell said he was sought as a partner In Inthe Inthe inthe the deal but instead of going in turned the matter over to Palmer Judge Whitson announced d again today that the testimony concerning bergs relations with Palmer Sweet and the others and the dealings of ot Kinkaid Wells and Pritchard with the dummy dumm en who have taken the stand and sworn they got from Wells Yells or Kinkaid the money with which to prove up their claims was being admitted with the un nfl understanding that it was the governments purpose ultimately to connect Ji It i Borah with the conspiracy now proved That certainly certain Is our Intention de declared declared dared Special Prosecutor Rush |