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Show I GOVERNMENT'S SIDE OF CASE. Prosecution Reveals Its Charges Against Senator Borah of Idaho. Ilolse, Idaho. Tho government has revealed Its charges In tho case of United States Senator llorah, charged with timber land fraud. The Jury was completed at the morning bossIoii on Tuesday, and during tho nfternoon Judgo JI. C. Ilurch of Detroit, .Mich., special nsBltnnt to tho attorney general, gen-eral, raado tho opening statement of tho prosecution. He arraigned the-late the-late Governor Frank 8teunenberg aa tho central figure In tho alleged conspiracy con-spiracy by which It Is claimed that i moro than 17.000 acres of virgin for est lands, thick with towering pines, camo fraudulently Into the possession , of the Jinrber Lumbor company, a I Wisconsin corporation operating u plant in this city. ; Mr. Ilurch connected Senator llorah with tho laud troiiBiictlons only as attorney, at-torney, (list for Steunenberg, nnd then for tho lumber concern. Ho declared that Senator llorah Interested hlmsoir I in all matters having nn outward bear ing on tho lands claimed by 'dummy" entrymen, turned over to "dummy" trustees and by them deeded over to tho Harbor company. |