Show HEY URN ENTERS DENIAL BOISE Ida Feb 7 Senator Senator Weldon Weldon Wel Wel- don B. B Heyburn Reyburn whoso whose name has persistently persistently per per- been drawn into the alleged Land grab rab and charged with acting as counsel for the claimants for which services he lie was to tobe be given certain coal lands vigorously takes exception to these insinuations and in an all open letter written to a local evening paper and p published Saturday night he lie says says- he lie was not line has not Dot been nor would he be attorney for Cunning ham The Idaho senior senator takes the press of the country to task for misrepresenting misrepresenting misrepresenting resenting him hint rind and refers to their remarks remarks re reo re- re marks in this connection as ill na tom tom-cd s. s This is probably the most outspoken letter Senator HeV Hey burn has ever written in in regard to the Cunningham case He lie claims that his professional connections with Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham were wera antagonistic Senator Heyburn says in part I never ne was Cunninghams Cunningham's attorney in the matter at all and never knew until a certain date that he considered considered considered consid consid- ered that I was or wOl would d be As soon as that fact was brought to my knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- knowledge edge I immediately wrote him hima a a. letter which was placed in evidence at the theSe Se Seattle hearing and of which the newspaper world had full knowledge in in which in the most positive terms 1 stated that I was not had not been or would not be his attorney Of course i T could not know what memorandum Mr Cunningham had bad made in his journal journaL jour journal nal based upon his expectations or hopes but in view or of the time fact tact that it takes two to make a bargain I think it cannot be claimed with any degree I of honesty whatever that I ever accepted accept accept- ed any employment or acted as attorney for Mr Cunnin Cunningham ham in in coal matters My professional connection with Mr Cunningham for many years was TIme The newspapers have full information in in- formation in regard to this matter but buta a few disreputable papers and journals have seen fit to publish the Cunnin Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham memorandum in in regard i to my employment employment em em- and have refrained from or declined to publish my refusal to be employed Some Somo of these papers and magazines would like to be di dignified as grand juries and c compel mo me to plead to their indictment I will plead to any responsible indictment but not to any irresponsible or natured ill s of any any- magazines nes I I notice that it is either cither long dis tance abuse or ionise behind a It mask mask mask- badges of cowardice the cowardice the best hest answer to 10 which is contempt Very truly trimly yours W B. B UI HEYBURN |