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Show Demurrers Filed in Land Fraud Cases All Matters at Issue Will Come Up for Hearing Monday Technicalities Techni-calities Urged. PORTLAND, nr. April 15.-ln the United States District court today Congressman Con-gressman J. A. Williamson AIM demurrers demur-rers In connection with the two Indictments Indict-ments returned against him by the recent Federal grand Jury, while his partner. Dr Van Gessner, and ex-I'nlted State 'Vimmlsslonrr Marion R. Biggs entered entered pleas In abatement. Alt the matters mat-ters at Issue will come up for a hearing Monday, April IT Indictment Against Williamson. On Indictment aernlnst Mr Williamson was brought under Sertlon fCu of the revised re-vised Ft.iint, - u ir as returned February i?. last, and accuses him. In conjunction with United 8tatee Senator Mitchell, Congressman Con-gressman Blngermann and others, of having conspired to defraud the Government Govern-ment out of a portion of Its public lands In conn, ft Ion with rin alleged attempt to secure the establishment of the Blue Mountain forest reserve In eastern Oregon. Ore-gon. Fail to Describe Land. Williamson demurs on the grounds thnt the character of the ssllesjed fraud is not specifically stated nnd that the Indictments Indict-ments railed to describe the land as to which the fraud Is alleged to have been perpetrated. Practlcnllv the same form of demurrer Is employe.) by Mr. Williamson In his reply re-ply to the Investment returned February 11 accusing him of subornation of perjury. Gessner and UlcKfl In their plea In abatement, attack the qualification Of the Jury which Indicted them. Wanted Large Sheep Range. Williamson, together with his partner, Dr Gessner, and Marlon D. BlggS, former I'nltcd Stater; Commissioner, were In-dicled In-dicled February 11 for subornation of perjury. It being charged that they induced in-duced a number of persons to locate Government Gov-ernment lands In behalf of Williamson nnd Gessner. who own an Immense sheep ranee in eastern Oregon, Biggs took tho affidavits of the alleged fraudulent entry-men. |