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Show ! REVEALING ROTTENNESS OF THE LAND FRAUDS i Prosecution of Hyde-Bensoii-Di- iiiojirf-ScIineidcr Cases Is j Making Progress. ' WASHINGTON, April 24 The prosecution prose-cution reached a progressive stage today In tho Hydc-Bensun-DJmond-Schnolder land fraud cases wliwi J. Burns, a aecret service agent, who took a lending part In unearthing tho scandal, was called In advance of the time set for him to appear, ap-pear, In order to Introduce ovJdcnco of lb& confessions mado by Joost Schneider with reference to Hydo and Bonson. Justice Jus-tice Stafford ruled on a vital point when he told tho Jury that Burns's testimony was to be regarded only as against Schneider. Tho court rulod that It must first bo established that Sehnelder knew that school lands obtained by him for Hyde were to bo used as a basis of cx-chango cx-chango for other lands. "Schnolder said he had made millionaires million-aires out of Uydo and Benson, H testified Burun, "nnd that ho had been treated badly, lie said ho was the outside man nnd had got school lands both In Oregon and California. He gave tho tUlo3 of many fraudulent entries." Rofors to Confession. Burns told of the roltorntlon of the confession contaluod In tho llolslnger report, re-port, embracing statements made- by Schneider. He Identified a letter from Henry P. Dlmond and Frederick A. Hyde relative to conditions In the land office In this city Bubsepient to Socrotary TIltchcock'H suspension of public land entries en-tries In California and Oregon. Other points In Burns's testimony ro-latod ro-latod to an interview between Burns, J. Knox Corbott and Joost Schneider t Tucson, Arls, Burns said Schneider ncS mlttcd to him that he had written letters to Commissioner Bluger Hermann of the land office exposing tho transactions of Hyde, Dlmond and Benson. Burns stated that Schneider admitted tho truth of the statements made In tho report of Spcclnl Agent Holsinger, and said further that he had turned against Hydo because the latter refuse to give him his promised share of tho profits In the lieu lands. Schneider, It was also testified, admitted ho had been connected with Hydo and Benson In tholr lieu land operations from 1S07 to Doecmber. 1001. The confession as to certain transactions was offered by the Government to show that certain matters In which Schneider was Interested Interest-ed were brought within tho three-year period prior to the finding of tho Indictments. Indict-ments. J. Knox .Corbott, postmaster at Tucson. Ariz., corroborated the testimony of Burns. David S. steams, notary public of Portland. Port-land. Or., tosillled to having attached his Jurat to school land applications and assignments of "dummies" that were brought to him by Schncldw In 18S9. |