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Show EGCLES ARRIVES TO FACE JIIEIIS Ogden MiHioiraire TteueliesPort-Jand: TteueliesPort-Jand: Summoned to Answer j Cons pi nicy Charges. DOES NOT TALK MUCH: IS READY TO GIVE BOND . Declines to Make Explicit State-men State-men t Until After Consulting Consult-ing His Attorney. Special to The Tribune. PORTLAND, Or,. March 11. David Eccles. the only official of the Oregon Lumber company named in the secrot indictment in-dictment returned by tho federal grand Jury on Thursday of last week, yesterday morning gave the promise of Grunt Geddes of Baker City that he would voluntarily vol-untarily appear here and give bond to answer the charges. Mr. Kcoles arrived about u o'clock on a late train over the O. II. Ss N. lines, lie was met at the Central station by an automobile In charge of his brother. William Wil-liam II- JSccles of Hood River, and Gram Geddes and whirled away to the office of his attorney. Zcra Snow, at the corner of Second and Stark streets. After a short conference with tho lawyer, law-yer, the Ogden millionaire lumberman and sugar king called up tho office of United States Marshal P.eed over the telephone and advised that official of his presence Mr. lSecles remained in the offices of the attorney until after 0 o'clock, when he went to the Oregon hotel, where he joined the family of his brother. Ecclcs Makes Statement. When Import uned for a statement as to his position conecrnins: the charge that he had become a member of a conspiracy to defraud the United States of an Immense rniantitv of timber loud in Baker county, through the use of entrymeii who pro-vlouslv pro-vlouslv contracted to sell the land and for whose claims tho Oregon Lumber company and the Bumpier Valley Railroad company arc alleged to have furnished the money. Mr. Eceles said: "I will not he In a position to make Continued on Pago Two. ECCLES ARRIVES TO FACE INDICTMENT Continued from Pago One. any statement for tho benoMt of tho public pub-lic until I have had time to go over the entire situation with Mr. Snow. Ho hns not received a copy of tho indictment indict-ment as yet, and c arc in the dark as to tho exact terms of the charges against me. "I will appear tomorrow for tho purpose pur-pose of giving bond In whatever sum tho court may deem lit to tlx. but at this time no arrangements have been made among my friends who may wish to do mo that service. "I received notlco of the indictment at my homo In Ogden, Utah, last Thursday Thurs-day night and at once wired Mr. Snow that I would loavc on Saturday night for Portland, arriving Monday morning. The programme was carried out with the exception ex-ception of the Into arrival of 'the trnlnr for which I am not responsible. 1 stopped one day in Baker City to look after business busi-ness interests. Will Depend On Attorney. "I shall stay hero such tlmo as may be necessary to get our side of the controversy con-troversy in motion, but am unable to say what Mr. Snow may deem advisable. I have a good many interests, and, of course, Intrust them to a good many men. 1 don't know what some of them may have done. All of the men Indicted have been, or are, employees of tho Oregon Ore-gon Lumber company. Some of them may own stock In the company. I am sure Mr. Geddcs does." David Ecclcs has never been placed under un-der arrest, largoly because of tho assurance assur-ance given by his Baker City manager. Grant Geddcs. When the Indictment was tiled by the grand jury. Marshal Itced telephoned to Mr! Geddcs at the Imperial hotel. Geddcs Immediately called at the federal building and furnished bond. While in the office of tho United States marshal, the Baker City man was Informed In-formed that David Ecclcs would bo arrested ar-rested at his Utah home, and Mr. Geddcs at onco entered a protest against bringing bring-ing tho distinguished citizen of Utah lo Portland under arrest. He offered a. bond for his appearance when wanted, which was refused. Then an arrangement was perfected whereby Mr. Ecclcs should bo notllled to come to the coust. |
