Show iIi OBJECTIONS BY DEFENSE i Former ormer Private Secretary of Con Congressman Congressman I gressman Hermann on fl Stand Washington Feb 27 On the re reI I 1 I i of the trial of o I Hermann l ermann of Oregon today for the nl al 11 1 l gt l destruction of at public records I i while he W H commissioner of the tho gen general tt oral eral land office Elliott G Howe Howl for formerly foro I o I t merly private secretary to Commission Commissioner I 81 M t er or Hermann was wa recalled to the stand A 1 I Letters were submitted to him by b Die Dis District triot Attorney Baker for or Identification I and amI for determination as to the tho manner I in which they thAY y were handled In the of ot office otI i I r I flee fice Objection was wis made by hy counsel i for fur the Uie defendant to the introduction of 1 matte matters of ot this tills kind unless it could be c shown that the letters were among I I tho thoe e which W were eN copied In the tho letter letterpress letterpress press book alleged to have been de do destroyed doI If I I 1 by bv Hermann 1 I 1 Statement by 4 After questioning Mr r Hoi ah at nt consid conid considerable con conidI I 1 I erable length 1 as to the details of at the 1 in Ira Commissioner Hermann office and andas andi I l i as itS to who his callers caller were well Mr Wor Wort or orI I i t counsel for the defense in a ab b statement to the tho court raid aid he would I tl fi f show If if tr permitted to do I so o that it had hadI I J h I been b en a custom for years for l 4 each commissioner on going out of office of Ice i I to tl take with him his personal person letter pra I books except in one instance when they i ii f i inadvertently advertentlY were left behind and sub subsequently j f w were n sent to the tho th outgoing com coat commissioner 1 j missioner lIe He maintained that the t e con com II 1 r hall hail a right to dispose of the thee e looks as nil he ho saw fit tit fitI fitI i I i I District Attorn Baker that j I Commissioner Hermanns letter press I books differed l materially mat from those of ot 1 his hill hI predecessors I I Mr Ir r Hough was on the stand for tor so fOral eral hours but nothing of ot particular iu I J developed develop I I |