Show DEfENSE IN THE I HERMANN CASE CASEI Witnesses Take the Stand and I Flatly Contradict Evidence of the Government MRS STORY SEVER NEVER OFFERED FOR USE OF HER NAME I I Washington April 1 Binger Hermanns 4 d fonse ene upon the charge of ot destroying I records w was s begun today with the tho week of or the trial with testimony t Intended to impeach the testimony of wll i r ra for the government Ms Mrs rs Maud of Portland Ore Oreth i the th first witness for i the dc do doShe f She was called after some minor had bad been heard from AV V A and nd IrvIn Iiii witnesses i the prosecution pr Mrs Mis WU waa calculated to show errors fliP statements made for the govern goern i t it t by Honry Meldrum former surveyor or of Oregon to the effect that Mrs Mm was offered for tho tha th use her name u IL with land IanI en eni i The Th witness said she Kh Iw had never riel such uh an offer and had never seen Nn seeni i h but once nee and that was to ask r a position In his office ornee to which she sheI I 1 been recommended by Binger finger Her HerI I inn She did not get t the position B Hermann son on of the defendant ant md id the statements of ot Meldrum that ing una Hermann and Attorney Gatley had Meldrum to raIl call on Binger liar Har Harno no nu and He testified t that he heI hec c ve I address and amI of I 1 ti o telephone number officer Brennan of the local police pollee force 1 i I of directing to Galleys ros res nc nee n late on Saturday night Meldrum I I a wrong which he hc said lid was wag wasL I II L 0 him by the tM clerk of a It hotel I Wife on the Stand StandI I T tm rL Cora COM Hermann liermann wife of the de do teat last testified to letting Meldrum Mel rum into Oatley residence that same flame night and hearing a It conversation between the theL i L dit and aDd Mr Meldrum Mrs Irs Her HerT Herr T r contradicted who tesI test tes I t regarding a 11 conference she had in restaurant with the de do tnt ant said that he and andi i J Mutter Muller were dining together Mrs Irs ann said saki that a R Mr Ir Huff also was wasat nt at at the table with and ander andr 2 er r V 1 I Hermann was wa corroborated regard he the I presence of Huff at the table hible with r and 1100 by Muller who T next called H P Galley and assistant 31 et I of th the defendant gave C testimony ded dod to discredit Meldrum and Row Rowl 1 l as u witnesses This Thill testimony te related made rHade during their stay since the trial l began n Testimony of Rowland ld t T j 1 t Wl c v 1 rum to the residence ro re roII I J II to that he bP knew k w nothing against believed he was eras an hon hont t nan Ian was always on top and would out of this trial on top As to toI toT T I vs a I and Mr Gatley Galley told of a confer c f between n Rowland Attorney Worth n H nand and himself in which Rowland Ro land said the United States Stales Attorney wanted i 1 to testify that he saw Hermann liermann and andI I 1 I p I together in the Oregon surveyor t aIs rs office at trIO the time when Mays ed a map rasp made of the Blue moun that this was a d lie He 1 J he M would see them in h hI 1 before he heT hed T d ao eo testify te J L irland arland however did so testify last V 4 rerI Ml t witnesses were examined rela to the state of health of the late lateN N McKay during the spring of or i The testimony showed that Mc Ic was in feeble health This evidence T v introduced in impeach the testimony then secretary to lo Senator T hell who said Mid that McKay went out outi 1 l Senator Sentor Mitchell and obtained a pack packS g S of oC J 2 I bills an as change Tille vUIe Dodge Dod e of or Oregon who was wag an l o of Hermann in the land of and remained there during Mr s administration testified that M I J Hermann regularly bought potage postage posta e amps of him He could not say how r font nanh any but he be believed the amount aver i d 11 at least Jl 1 a month |