Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-10-21 | Page 12 | 'Stolen Evidence" Question is Raised

STOLEN EVIDENCE QUESTION IS RAISED LOS ANGELES Cal Cat Oct 21 Whether documents alleged to have bave ben bon virtually stolen by government a agents could be consi considered ored as evidence against the defendant was the problem presented to tho United States district court here today by attorneys for Dr John Grant Lyman charged with having havin used the mails to defraud in conn connection t on with lan land deals at Panama Tho The papers were confiscated by bJ- gov government nt agents when Lyman's office I here was raided shortly before his bis ar ar- ar- ar rest Edward A A. A Re Regan legan nn special prosecutor prose prose- prosecutor I contended vj vigorously that the government o had a legal right to make mako use uso of any c evidence it might obtain nail and Judge Jude Wellborn was expected to rulo rule on the I point at tho the con conclusion lusion o of tho the argument