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Show ISI BORAH ilfpS PART mells Prosecutors .for MSmenfc It Is Time to iKnnect Up Case. mn WILL BE jwJNTRODUOE RECORDS E Shows Borah Took sRnterest in Certain !Kntested Claims. Ktd Press. da., Sept. 30. Federal Judge Bho is presiding at the trial Sstatcs Senator W. E. Borah, fe prosecution today that the Bached the point where some roonnocting the defendant on She alleged Idaho land fraud Smiist be presented, liatitude has been allowed pred the court, "in the pros-testimony pros-testimony here on the prom-fee prom-fee defendant would be c'on-t c'on-t the alleged conspiracy. But Rime when the court has to K order of proof. Beginning porning you will confine your So the defendant 'on trial." PProduco the Eecords. Brneys ror the Government, fethfs suggestion, said they f. in evuienco tomorrow the fatbe County Clerk '3 office fit scores of timber deeds had Bed to record at the request Borah. "We thought that te, conceded when we allowed itheniselves to go into evi ffiaiit protest," put in Mr. yief counsel for tho defense, iSso billing to admit that: brah was general counsel for Lumber company during the red 03 the indictment." tf of the prosecution said he $ county records in evidence, 'Of the admissions of the do- Phitson's notification to tho icamc at tho conclusion of ; )riy of the Government 's two ptnnt witnesses. It gave an iraation of the status of tho at Senator Borah which be-significant be-significant when Prosecutor td tonight that the Govern-c Govern-c undoubtedly would be con-oirrow. con-oirrow. ight Delay in Trial, (went on this afternoon after Jmcnt Of tho morning' session '(the illness of one of the ck was thought for a time to & nature as to cause a serious ie conclusion of the case, imony again had to do, largc-ho largc-ho actions of former Gov-nnenberg Gov-nnenberg in land dealings, lawley piotostcd against wiling wil-ing nflowed to givo couver-tu couver-tu Steuucnberg, saying they ring on Senator Borah's case ?only "to blacken the nicm-an nicm-an who cannot answer." lieat incident of the day was G. Chapman, general man-fe man-fe Barber Lumber company, .to the stand as a governess, govern-ess, Mr. Chapman brought is and much correspondence, 'government desired, but re-t;blauk re-t;blauk to produce the eom-iqunt eom-iqunt books showing tho aid for timber lands and to 0 declared the information in the books could not na-ttry na-ttry in the matter on trial, t tend to incriminate Chup-tn Chup-tn officer and stockholder 111 ffy. The matter of requiring to produce the books went 'gumcnt tomorrow. Chapman vcounBcl and Senator Borah's )ok no part in the coutro- Important "Witnesses. i; important witnesses of the !E. E. Garrett, rcccivor at land office, and L. L. Sharp. agent of the General Land twos sent to Idaho by former imissioner TJingcr Hermann, lid that Borah came to his eycuing and asked regarding stcd land claims, aH to wheth-$ wheth-$ were to bo had on them, ted to him that the claims and told him he had better rnands out of them," said U this time the Barber Lum-hy Lum-hy was not a party of rec-icases. rec-icases. bo special agent, said he was .-to Borah in the hitter's of-ceiver of-ceiver Garrett. He talked to or in a gcuural way about 1 of persons living near the Lqs that the lauds contained mineral deposits and should 'on ior the lumber that was icro was also a charge that -F claims were not in good !ltei 13ora came to his of-iRtCd of-iRtCd wll:it lie intended to do .lin contested- claims. Sharp KMie protests wore to be pushed Xfe walked out. He could not f?11.)',?! the conversations with iKil'0XV'nation Sharp aaid he ,1 -wth many lawyers about ,1F frauds; said it was nothing Wo be consulted by lawvors at IPytlmt he knew Senator Borah K.;ropresentntivc of the Jlarbor ?on,pany and that there was Kfa ,D0t if. Senator Borah ilM.l!lm "e w-is anxious to pro-comI,""r pro-comI,""r aRainst fraud- |