Show NEW NW NEWIN N W TESTIMONY IN LAND fRAUD CASES CAS S Hearing in the coal land fraud cases which have been on at tho federal court for several months was resumed this morning mornin before Master in Chancery Lewis T Two TO O m weeks eks ago the tho hearing hearin was WM adjourned to allow tho the summoning of now witnesses It was wan brought out in this mornings morning's session that the Brothers and others who acted as dummies for the Pleasant Valley Vaney Coal company in filing entries upon called ep-called o agriculture lan land and then turning it over to the tho company com corn pany a as mineral tracts had been heen pai paid 1 by hy means of a cashiers cashier's check by bv tho the McCornick Banking company compan McCornick nn and S. S A. A Whitney cashier of the bank were called to tho the stand today to identify identity the tha check for 45 which was paid to the local lana land office for tho the lands in Question Six or seven even other witnesses who admitted themselves to have acted as dummies for the company compan testified this mornin morning By the tho testimony of and the tho Tidwells it was proven that every overy cent paid for agriculture land had come from the coffers of tho the company and tho the connections of tho inon in inthe the case consisted of merely signing their names to the tho dee deeds s for which they vero were paid 50 each cach The Tho check for or 50 was paid by William II n. Bird land attorney for the tho Pleasant Plea Valley Vancy company and was payment pay ment mont for about fourteen claims supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be bo agriculture lands Each claim cost the |