Show SHERIDAN LEAVES FR FOR Government Attorney Will Wi Present Pre Present Present sent Data in Cunningham Case Before Committee James Jame N Sheridan attorney for the thi government in the th Cunningham coa coal land conspiracy left Salt Lake yester yesterday ester esterday day for Washington WahIngton to appear before the joint investigating committee ol of o Congress which has been for weeks sifting the charges of conspiracy lodged against Richard A A Bainger formerly commissioner of the general land of office office fice and now ot the interior The appearance of Mr Sheridan he fore the te congressional committee will wUl willbe wilbe be in a measure to explain his work won in the Cunningham CunnIngha cases since he took tool charge for the government last la t August Augusi AugustIn In an Inquiry which reached from ron Alaska to Seattle Washington Paris and Rome Rom In falling failing to make as a strong a case as had been promised against Secretary Ballinger the Giavis Interests interest who brought the charges charge against the secretary of the interior have claimed that the government was va represented by an incompetent competent I man In Ir seeking evidence against agaInst the chief and an that tant the evidence evidence has not been properly presented Following the recent action acton of the committee now Investigating the thc charges of ot Glavis against his former chief cief Sheridan will be given an opportunity to appear before the committee to defend his course His hi appearance before the committee will wU be one of the most important items In the inquiry except for the testimony of the principals prIncIpals pals and it I will wl have considerable ble boar beaz boR ing tag upon the ultimate ruling of the committee Mr Sheridan was a classmate of John Jensen Jensn assistant county attorney y of Salt Lake county at George Wash Washington Washington Washington ington university and was a guest of Mr Jensen for a short time in Salt Sal Lake following the hearing in the Cunningham Cunningha eases cases here last week week Work is Concluded With Wih the conclusion of the evidence In Salt Sal Lake which marks the tho last lat chapter in the governments investigation tion ton of the Cunningham charges both Mr Sheridan and W V G McGee cGee have concluded conclude their work Mr lIr Sheridan for Washington yesterday to appear before the congressional investigating investigating committee and Mr McGee special examiner in the land office will leave for Washington today It I is now a matter mater of considerable discussion Just jut what will wi be done with the findings of the governments agents agent and the testimony which they the have taken during the months of In Inquiry InqUiry Inquiry Into the Alaskan coal fraud cases The custom in the land office has been ben for these disputes to come before some agent of the department for decision declaron but It is than I more pos possible possible possible sible that the whole mater will wUl be laid before one of the chiefs In some other department of the government per perhaps haps Imps the law branch and a decision handed down This step may be taken because of the Intense feeling which has haa been aroused through the investigation Invest Investigation gation gaton and charges chare made against the secretary of the interior If the matter mater were laid lad before a man in this depart department department department ment and it I were held that the charges against the chief had not been proven roven the charge would naturally be made that this was done to whitewash the chief of the department But if the matter mater is taken out of the hands of the general land office a precedent will wili wU be established In this work work Owing to the session of the commit committee tee Lee In Salt alt Lake last week there will willbe wU willie be ie much local Interest In the appear appearance appearance ance of Mr Sheridan Sherdan before the con congressional gressional committee as soon as he returns to Washington and also In the ultimate decision in regard to the charges against Secretary Ballinger by former ormer subordinates |