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Show . WITNESS SAYS HE LIED Admits Swearing Falsely When in ( Lnnd Fraud Business. HELENA. Mont., Aug. 1 In the Federal court, beforo Judgo W. II. Hunt, today, In tho trial of E. M. Cobban, who Is charged with HUbonintlon of pcrjuryin connection with tlm-fi tlm-fi ''??d r"tr!M T-odo In western Montana hi lbW, tho stand was occupied nil day hy Albert Jemlson, who tctllled for tho Government Jemlson was originally indicted for perjury In connection with entries, but the cane aga'lnat him was nolled. Ho was ono of about eighty against whom Indlctmcnta wore returned Jemlson, on his direct examination. testMed that ho had nn agreement with Cobban to Uicato icoplo on claims who would sell to Cobban after they got title, and tho witntau was to bo paid from ?10 to J23 for locating entrymcn. He testified that he had been paid by Cobban from JSO0 to SiCW for his work On croes-oxnmlnnllon thX wltnesa wat shown an nfflda- It he had mode.ln wMch ho ' ,? wns not awaro of any acrcomcnt of any : try-man try-man or cntrywoman for whom ho was n wlt- t?.,ini vnth,h0 lc8t"ll to thu Kunu effect IIo tald ho had not told tho truth In ho ?S c tod. Won further questioning tho wiinles said ho was In tho business ",lus jnnd? tho arndavltVhlchhe k I d was "fal so that now ho hnd retired from it. |