Show governments CASE IN THE LAND FRAUDS portland ore july 12 A mass of documentary evidence was introduced today in the trial of congressman Wllliam son and biggs and van gesner charged with complicity in the oregon land frauds correspondence between boggsi as united states commissioner at and J P lucas then register of the dalles land office showed that biggs hal sent in all the applications tor the timber entry men that he asked to have the final receipts all sent to him and that van gesner had written the checks which were enclosed in payment of the various entry men on final proof these checks aggregating over the introduction of a mass of documentary evidence and tho identification of it by witnesses continued in the afternoon session of court at the conclusion mr heney an the government rested its case nur documents introduced consisted of entries of public land which th government contends were tor tha benefit of the firm of Wllliam son gesner relinquishment of claims wera filed just prior to the time that the indictments against Wll Hamson ncr and biggs were returned and letters of marion bigga relative to entries or relinquishment of public land tomorrow the defense will begin its examination of witnesses geele sweden july 18 emperor william and prince von buelow the imperial chancellor have arrived here on board the imperial yacht they will meet king oscar to morrow |