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Show AFTER THE BIG FISH So District Attorney Hencyj Says in the Land Fraud Cases. 4 PORTLAND, Or.. Aug. 1. In the trial o Williamson, Gessner and Biggs yesterdiff, j Williamson's nephew, Ernest Starr, test-j , fled that there had been an understanding', between Gessner and himself that GesdtL ner should pay J500 for Starrs claim whffkl he secured patent from the GovernmeHtT j Starr Is the witness who surrenderetHl Saturday after being pursued into the mountains east of Eugene, .Or. In the course of his testimony he stated that h left Portland so quickly after giving evl-f dence at the previous trial, partly because! he wished to escape again testifying against his uncle. Dr. Gessner was recalled to deny Starr's testimony, and Marion Biggs verified veri-fied testimony previously given, after , which Prosecutor Heney began his arguments argu-ments for the Government. Mr. Heney's argument was masterly and direct. At times he grew caustic, especially when he alluded to Congressman Congress-man Williamson as the archconspirator, and accused him of having planned tha whole scheme. Mr. Heney continued: "It has been intimated In this trial that) I am after the big fish and not the little! ones, and let me says that while I am. United States Attorney in Oregon I shall keep after the big fish. The purpose of tLese prosecutions is to deter others. Da you accomplish this by catching the little lit-tle fellow who took the bribe and let the millionaire . briber go? I tell you that the imprisdnoment of one of the million-: aire bribe-givers has a more deterrent ef feet than sending to . Jail of some poop legislator who is induced by his poverty to take the bribe. We wilt keep after the big 'fish until every pole, line and bit of tackle in the Government box la broken. We propose to make an example of the people who have been at the head) of this graft and stop it." . At the conclusion of the District Attorney's At-torney's epcech court was adjourned until tomorrow, when the argument for the de-. tense will be commenced. |