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Show PROMISE EARLY TRIALS. I Won't So Any Belay in Cases of Mitchell and Hermann. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 21. Today's Oregonian contains .a statement from Washington to the effect that Senator Mitchell will return here to insist upon an early trial because Information has reached him that the prosecution Is In no hurry to bring him to trial and that an ofllclal very closely connected with the prosecution of the land fraud cases Wmm is said to have advised friends in this city that Senator Mitchell would not be brought to trial for at least a year. Wmm When seen by a representative of the WRm Associated Press regarding the state-ment state-ment contained In the Oregonian dls-patch, dls-patch, Francis J. Heney, who" Is pros-; ecutlng the land fraud conspiracy cases for the Government, said: 11 "If any person made such a state- WMm ment It Is utterly without foundation. 'H The prosecution refrained from caus-lng caus-lng the arrest of either Senator Mitch-ell Mitch-ell or Congressman Hermann, because -H both of them expressed anxiety to reach Washington to attend to public busl-ncss. busl-ncss. 9mm "The prosecution will urge the trial of their caseB at tho earliest day the jH court can take them up In the next term commencing April 10, 1305, and no postponement whatever will bo asked for by the Government." |