Show WILLIAMSON HAS SENSE of SHAME Win WilI Stay Away Prom From the souse House Un Until Until til After His Trial MITCHELL HAS Ar AN EXCUSE MORE INDICTMENTS RETURNED YESTERDAY A I ASHINGTON Feb w VV alive John N WillIamson of Ore Oregon Oregon gon who on Saturday last was indicted by the federal grand grund ju jury at Portland Ore for alleged conspiracy to defraud the lle States of public lands said today that he should not at tend t the he sessions lons tf t the house of representatives representatives pending his trial for the of off f fence with which he Is charged Mr lr Williamson said he had high Ideals of what the house should be and believed It would be an affront to his fellow members to appear on the floor while the cloud Is hanging over oyer hUn hIm He declined to make any statement re regarding garding the Indictment against him hini Binger Bingel Herrman Mr Williamsons col league from Oregon who also has been indicted by the grand jury In tion with the land fraud castS cases has been attending the sessions of the house Since the in indictment Mitchells Explanation Senator Mitchell said today in refer reference enee ence to the published letter alleged to have been sent by the senator to his law partner JUdge A H Tanner by the hand han of his secretary H C Rob Robertson Robertson ertson Yes I sent the letter as published and the reason I think In part at least appears on its face After I had been in indicted Judge Tanner had been be n re tamed by me as my leading attorney for m my defense and he had consented to net act as s such as his letter in my pos possession session would clearly sho show Senator Fulton also had bad consented to act as his associate in m my p defense I Iwas Iwas was extremely anxious that Tanner should come here fer a consultation with Senator Fulton and m myself in re regard regard gard to my defense and the purpose of my letter was as vill appear from the letter itself to Induce him to and bring with hIm aU all of our firm finn books booksIn In order that we might be fullS a advised as to precisely what entrIes were made and by whom made Letter Was Confidential I 1 I was writing a confidential l to my retained lawyer urging an early consultation with me his bis cU cli dut nt and with his associate Senator Fulton And nd for reasons satis satisfactory factory to me when I wrote the letter And now I desired to av avoid id publicity in iii inre re to his coming hence my state statement meat ment In mJ m letter that It should be treated as entirely confidential An Another Any other questions that may be desired of me In reference to this letter or any other matter connected with m my case I will be ready to promptly prompt y answer my trial Is called The suggestion in inthe inthe the press dIspatches that I desired tilt ta talk to Tanner In regard to his testify Ing before th the grand jury Is out as It has bc been n publicly known for some time hat the grand jury would this city r a jId |