OCR Text |
Show I Hermann Trial DragB. ! PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 21. The trial of Ringer Hermann, former congressman from this Male, and commissioner of tho general land ofllce, proceeded slowly today. to-day. The tlmo largely was consumed with tho reading of letters which were a part of the evidence against Hermann at the trials which took place In Washington Washing-ton and which the prosecution contends show that the commissioner iad knowledge knowl-edge of the Inner workings of tho land fraud operations In this state and in California. |