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Show CONSPIRATORS PLEAD GUILTY; GO TO JAIL Boise. Fob. 2S. The famous conspiracy con-spiracy ci of Lon-: valley came 'to r. sudden termination toda, when five of the six defendants stood before Judge Frank S. Dietrich In the federal court and entered pleas of guilty. Tboy were fined $100 each and sentonted to Berve ten days In the Ada county Jail. The light sentence was the result of the willingness of the defendants, C. W. Blaokwell. Otto CIcso. .1. W.'IIard-ing, W.'IIard-ing, William Wookie aud Thomas Ko-penhauer. Ko-penhauer. to make a clean brqaat of th,e affair. . w Benjamin Eul.'n, the sixth allojieri cpu- spirator and classed by the govern 'H mont as the ringleader in tho conenlr H acv, Is determined to fight th0-charRl.' 1 in the Indictment, but tho government H bellovcs ho also will confess, In view H of the determination of hl3 compaa- tH Jons to throw themselves on the mor- !l of thc court. H Early in 1910 evidence was placed ll In tho hands of government officials iH showing that a band ot settlers in ll Long valloy had formed a vigilance il commlttco and waited upon Carl Boyer 'H nnd his attorney, H. F. Irwin, domand- i jH Ing they abandon contest proceeding!! ill against Alvln M. Close and leave tho lll valley within twenty-four hours. Thoy fll wore wnrncd that It they did not make Jll their departure by that time thov ' ol would be tarred and feathered.' Thev Hl woro also written threatening letters ll containing tho same warnings. Qoye- Jtl and Irwin fled In terror. fll The government presented the ovl- ,' fl dertce to a grand jury last sprlng'and 4 1 indicted thirty-five members of Oio JJH vlgllanco commltteo. These indict- ments were later quashed. Tho gov- eminent then secured tho indictment jl of tho six ringleaders and they' word ' H tried and tho jury disagreed. Doter- ' IH mined to prosccuto tho defendants, tho ' government elected to try them. again but live of them broke down and con' fesscd. Tho sentence passed on them . also deprives them of their- ciflzen- ftH H |