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Show j - f X . . .... ; i ,....., . L -i.-i . .... J., oi.x I ' - r. Or.. July 8. Compared to the 1 ; i ,-ad In the rt rut trial rf Vn"' 1 : Senator Julin IT. Mitchell, the . i. . !i began : -fsterday of Congressman 3' ' i N. Williamson. Dr. Van Cesartar. Marion 1 i an J other, charied with conspiring: to " :1 th Government of Its pubtio domain, i 1 little attention. The ( pr.x-i.cieil i i ..Mo -. " t y. thi ) 'ry - i- 1 .... i ma opr-u.i.K L . 1 1 .-; 1 1 1 in.i In to .How the examination of one iiniti r court ail."iirnt. I nlt.1 Mnia IXMrlct Attorney Honey Mated In n s or...i,u,af ari;uin-nt that tne Cve t ! J '" . ..r, to u nw .-,t v. HlliiMcvia mil me om- r U' f -K:fli;i Iih 1 ' u-re.t into a. c-e.-r- Hcy to M.inirn l'K) pemin ann raue tl i 11- lew i y to ootain from iha Hovf "'inr-t val-uhi. val-uhi. w land In eastern r.iton. 'i ..e i . strict Atti iney Hated (hat or thexa 1". forty-four hail v-curd th.'lr rln.lin, ar.d that th other aie.,i ,. ti-nlln jit the tinia the lndlct-Xne'i lndlct-Xne'i were, returned. 11. S. AVilaon. attorney f,,r th, defen.'ants, asr!ted ihnt the' had been no ettn. iracjr. Ho Mated (Hat s lllnnneon and (Iwimr are In the cattle-railing tmnlnesn. and that In order to aecure paaiurage for. their atock they had offered to adanc the money to 8-U!era to coma Into the country and t tifi ciaiina. Ha asaerted, that tha defeiulaeta had l men niorlKaxea on the proeeny ar l 1h,i rlorina; the time that the iiaiema were (.enmna' H van axreed that th CetoaJaatl ah juld ha tlia riKht of paaturac. H atated that no atrementa had been mada which CAmnelied patentees to turn oer their claim to Williamson and Ueasner, and that the detemlanta exerted tio claim of owner-ahip owner-ahip after the raturn of their money. He" stated that on aeveral occaaiona 'W'llllamaon and Oaaaner had Imught land from theaa patentee pat-entee claltnajita after patanta had been la-sued, la-sued, but ha aald that theaa had been entirely aeparata tranaactiona not connected with the advancing of money to the claimants. Campbell Duncan, tha first wltneaa for the Government, stated, that ha had been told by Marlon Birrs that Gesaner wanted lajid, and. If he-- would jo on a claim and secure the patent to It. Williamson and Oe saner would advance the necessary money. In the neighborhood neigh-borhood of 1400, and that when the claim was patented they would pay him . m0 tor his claim. , 1 . ' Ducrsti taatlfled that ha had arrecd gn(l that Williamson and Gesaner selected the land, advanced the money, and that he gave a mortgage on It for $400, and when the tlma came to patent they 'paid hint in the neighborhood neigh-borhood of $100. i - . When Duncan's examination was concluded court was adjourned until tomorrow. , |