Show williamson indictments ARE VALID portland ore july 13 arguments of counsel began today in the trial of congressman Will lamson and J van gessner charged with subornation of perjury in connection with the land frauds in this state attorney bennett tor the defense charged that the indictment was detective in that it did not sufficiently state the crime charged and he maintained that the government had tailed to prove a conspiracy i among the defendants to suborn perjury united states district attorney heney for the prosecution declared that the guilt of teiei defendants had been positively established he insisted that the association of congressman Will lamson with the other defendants had been reached and that there was ample evidence of his complicity in the conspiracy alleged at the conclusion of mr deneys argument judge dehaven ruled that sufficient evidence of an incriminating nature bad been produced by the to warrant the case going to the jury and the defense could not at this time attack the validity of the indictments he therefore ordered the defense to proceed judge stated that the defense was not ready and requested a continuance until tomorrow morning when the introduction of evidence will begin |