Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-11-04 | Page 8 | Must Give up Books Taken from Lyman

MUST GIVE UP BOOKS TAKEN FROM LYMAN LOS ANGELES i Nov No 4 Books 4 Books and pa papers papers papers pa- pa pers seized by government a agents ente from the offices of ot Dr Pr John Grant Lyman Panama Panama Pan Pan- ama land promoter on trial on charges charKes of or frau fraudulent us use IS of or the malls man were produced produced pro pro- In the federal court In III obedience to an order of or Judge Juds-e Olin Wellborn ell born Lyman's attorney recently made a R. formal formal for for- mal demand for tor tho documents urging that the government go virtually had stolen I them from his client as they had bad been taken from his offices here n. n few da days before the tIme promoter was arrested in San Francisco In 1911 Without the documents Lyman declared his ability to defend himself was wag nullified fled fied but with them ho f said ld ho he expected no difficulty in proving himself Innocent Edward A. A Began Regan special government nt prosecutor argued vainly that tha l the government got gov O was entitled to obtain evidence In nn any nn way that It could This Tills contention was U at ut first supported by y the court ourt but after taking Ch the qU question under advisement advise advise- ment the tho contrary ruling was made