Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-31 | Page 2 | Oregon Land Fraud Cases

OREGON LAND FRAUD CASES. TJ. S. Attorney Holds Decision in Benson Ben-son Case Differs From Oregon. PORTLAND, Or., July 30. United States Circuit Judge Lacombo's decision, handed oown In New York, to tho offect that the Indictment against John A. Benson of San Francisco falls to set forth facts tending to show conspiracy to commit an ofTenso against or defraud the United States, Involves no principles of Federal law affecting tho McKlnlcy-Warc-Putcr land fraud cases now pending In tho local United States court, according to United States District Attorney John H. Call. The Government's attorney holds that there is n material difference between tho Benson-Hyde-Dlmond cases and those implicating im-plicating McKlnley and others. In the cases pending trial here tho method meth-od used is alleged to be that dummies were employed, but their forged nnd fraudulent flllrigB wero made directly upon Government land and tho Government lost tho land, receiving In return nothing but tho filing fees. In those cases tho State's Interests were not involved, as Is claimed In the Benson-Hyde cases.