| Show J OREGON b l LAND J Jf f FRAUD CASESI f I 7 Government GOer Culled to Secure At of Senator Mitchell 11 At tit tb Trial C 0 A AI HOWE SEEMS TO BE A MYTH Home a Q the nIt Con Coti s to 9 lit laic la Him Portland Nov flay Telegram quotes 1 Henry HU sam saying United Senator John Joh JohI II I Mitchell has ham 1 refuted refused to come coin ID to tl Portland at the till rout and repeated J request tit special 11 tor la to testify In the land Iud fraud trial Senator Mitchell refusal N to dl di divulge the tb nuno name of a prominent Attorney Attar who Introduced him by letter I HI tit I t the time tint when h uter asked him to in tour urge ur Mrs aIr daunts claims before the thai theand th land band department d The Th Dh correspondence between Ally AUr Henry lien and nd Senator lena tor Mitchell a as printed 1 In n the be I is voluminous md Loll ion tl of or five 11 v telegrams m The hll first n rill I IdaM Ida Is daM cubed da Nov 21 and I Is II from flom Mr Air Henry Henryn In n It the attorney Y sets seta t forth that on hi arrival In Port In ml he found round that thiat Sin Ian Sinator n ator atop Mitchell had not nol been subpoenaed is ii he be says It Is I vitally vitali Important to 10 tono the no prosecution to show how by Senator Mitchell that Puter and de tie I to him their detain certain affidavits which the senator sent nt to Hermann with a letter urging the lb corn com to make special epochal the Ih 12 13 home homestead homestead stead referred to 10 in the tha abstract attached to the affidavit of ot Watson The Th Tb telegram is etC published concluded Without your our testimony the govern rot 1111 case may fall fail und And I urn Urge you ou tn to treed treat this thin telegram a na a subpoena und sand to tn return Immediately to 10 Portland H sac I a I witness for the Ih United States Slates This cese will not Ite he concluded con lud ed Id before the th end of ot next week Plea wile wit when you YIU Iu will start und and oblige tile The second telegram I is II from Senator Mitchell to Mr hir Henry lenry and anti under date dale of nf Nov 26 2 2 Senator Mitchell says lays Die receipt of the III telegram was waa al hi hll first intimation that lila Ills hi testimony win wita delred desired In th Ih the land had fraud case Clile Tide senator continue by b Haying that lie lieI was Wa I In Portland until Nov 16 IS arid and for tor four months month preceding and anti that hi his In l to 10 lenvi l avI was wall welt well w known for tor or a week b fuu lila his deport d urn lire lied the Ihl known that hiM It urns sees enre wn was desired h he would have ilc il cl hi hili start until after ufler iii trial ar aW h lit witH Milling and anxious to 10 Kin gite 11 till nil the In hi 11 hll knowledge would DuM tend fetid to lo fatten fasten the tile barges i tt 1 frI nn on those thOl accused Out Hut Isle his III Im Irn portent business In III getting ready fm for forthe the nf ot the senate lenah tenders tender It Im tnt Impossible possible for him to tu conic conn now r Mitchell telegram continues I 1 will here stale and the tho nt Ht torn for the defendant may laity he be h wilt wiltIng tag Ing In to lo concede hat I would xo so I it If It If Oil on the stand tand that hat the nl nf J I J Watson Watton and I A D U which were forwarded by Iy me inc l to 10 l Corn Hermann In my letter ol at March 3 1 nOI 2 were weNt handed banded me inn lurr IlIr In lit Washington by H i A D P 1 Puter on 01 about the date of or their to tl hue that Mr whom 1 I 1 hail had never Ken before to my Iny knowledge cans came I nl to lo me Ins In and asked d my In getting tUnc the 12 18 cae of or homestead referred to made mad special M At that time he h brought a 11 letter of ot Intro auction to tn m ins from ii prominent anti anil reliable attorney of or Oregon vouching for or hi lis hll reliability This Thi I my whole Information In regard to tn the h matter The Tho next day lIay Nov No M Zi Henry tele tec telegraphed graphed Senator Mitchell that the il d dt ale t attorney refused refund to mini the truth of ot the statement contained In the senators senator ator telegram of the rt day y before Mr Henry bleary Aid uld that tt It was wat d air not ot until after aUff en tor that it WM was IV discovered how bow Weil nt gnat the Ihl Importance Mr lr Lr Mitchell con COli testimony wita The TIll message In etudes What wu WIS wa the tl U mans naw of ci Hi the attorney Puter the letter of or Intro who gave lave and andam ant come Will you iou to you tit Mitchell re Senator flu seine am liar lay statement th that tilted with willi the lie l wee wan unable to Lo come COllie to Oregon at till this line IT 17 1 The lad bait t message m o a aa dated Nov No that Mr Senator Henry Mitchell Tied had neglected to give of ot the attorney who gave pv the th name him of Introduction Mr ir Lr the tit letter luler henry Henr asked ked that lilt the tile name tit be emit so If that the he m mey anAY y have him for tor fora tora a witness TIlE THE TIE MYTHICAL Portland Or Dr N Nov v Oe A Howe is ii I a R myth n n K by tile the 0 H alleged JI of ot t about the III Iy hey ey W to bring bril abut t sectIons tn In tn II It HV saven P quarter toI for tor forlie forthe range 7 east t by lot the lie right of ot lieu thue thu them Item lore ion In II the thit thiat leu hands band Horace of ot alleged ae I 1 7 Pj t of ot II u uIl lot for an all the tho request to und that I lands tIn to 10 the tho 0 rp Howe hiI Il aijI did riot not Howe Hoe was unknown o Wi of f of ot effort the trend ruttiest It was etor I IR of the government on the part o lt th during the forenoon tort nol pillion eslon tn of the land today 11 It W tV Montagu deputy county lerk derk under W V X 14 of If I 1 1111 from fain Juh II lP in to 0 JulY l 19 ij tc d i ith t th hia t In hI Ii a ca ft u t ti to ii i l hIl ii the I ii a or f w N M i Ia to a 1111 t proofs ami 1111 III II ii I Ii ila I a 1 II I I nl ngia The ud mi ira 11 1 tb hi ground that Uia such a aright I right dow does tint riot obtain under the law hue it l in iii 1 l but hul ut I hi murt 1111 nun a I t 1 I I I is teat lei 1 I of t I Iho I ha hat t It K 1 Hunt Mt I I i I 1 I I Up ill II 1 I on 01 the government exhibit and ami ani said Id that tha h b be uP the Uie e seal oal 11 on each ech wai wea Wil that Hint of o Ln it all lio that tbt hu be hail had hll Puter Put known for tr a long Ions time cr n for lor ti his year M Md aad ld Dan Da W Tarp Tarpley Tar Icy ley Mn Mrs N I U Ie I Watson Watton Vat and 11 Miss MII Wire Ware W I tor tot Mm aim About Abolt f t It 11 hi township 11 I I 1 luth real 11 7 t sia Mt tr In I to Lo the filings filing and I nl potent patents fl Nt oT i n r he Ild said t thai hit 1 I Ithe II the summer tl ot I Mr Tarpley tul talked tithe Illk d to him In r I to tU the Ih land lands landIn In nT I ll and Mid i about abut th Northern Puma a mot most mOt of th this lands land landl slid and an that l f tha lt business buln of ot locating did not to much any ar mote more mr c I then bitt called lila Ida h attention to town township to 1 ship nT it which w WI was fl won scala In to lo b b be opened for tor settlement le lie said Hid Id h Ire ht see me Inc mI again aln about It and Md two IWO tor or Ot three th weeks week later late laterI I 1 saw law lW tta Mr lr I Ta and possibly Me Mc McKin inley Kin ami SUIt 1 1 WI Walked around town tOWI talk talkIng lug Ing II aCor In I general He lie I sug li gaited st d alt paper poper made out and sent mint nt in without the homestead IT ll themselves being IR i fel n by the of foist who 10 made mad out the tl papers paper pl I re rl refuted reft Me ft ed to te have m anything to do with wih such uch sucha a II scheme He lie J d he knew ti Ime some om people who hud had hl Iv on th Ut the land In 17 before the wee wan w cr created teU and nd I 1 said laid that If It they Ire had hd a o or m a I till tt title I 1 would tax take tal their proofs rt m were w taken liken ten Mr lr n Id paId ld tb Ut feel tf and I sent lent the he t papers paper lo to o the he 11 land lud I The l for tor or person who did Id not appear J I 1 rt said Mid I would not nol make them out and Mr 1 McKinley Mid Il he would g Jt get t their nt signatures I 1 did id not nl know ln any of ot those thOM thO who appeared before me In except anY sa they Ut were Introduced by byr Mr r MckInley As near nar U I can ca remember ber her Mr y had hd nothing to do tin with Tle thin thir at ail aU au I 1 Administered the oath oth to each one 0 who ho appeared before me meTho nm m Tho TOH Those who api ared before me were A o m Thomas Thomae homa A Petti lethI Pett Zens K IC Je Imd K Nelll Nellie Nele Backus and Alexander tfx lder J Those ThOM ToN who did nut not appear were Wt Matt Mat Mattli B S I towel IwI William Chris Chrt Christie ChrIstie tie te it G Joint John Jol F l Foster James Jamea JamNA JamesA A Taylor Tylor Albert O 0 0 Austin and anal John I I sent off Me the lint drat papers and the did not appear continued the lie witness but Mr sir r McKinley paid pid th Ih the few fees After I 1 did that hit tha It IL did not spent w that I could ruie fUle and I f thought I f could rold not get fet out of at It I to so 1 I sent the thu Ihl thereal rest real 11 All Mi 1 of the Ihl papers paper paP were fully spade mudo out and ali he lie 11 w fAi to 10 bring brilA the up to 10 swear wear to 10 them but hut he said cold It would b b be all 11 right I never lv r saw lW any Y of if those thos thO who did not nol appear before me ma Ie hut but whose when whO papers I sent ht In My 1 ly PP on the papers paper that they appeared appl before me nie etc ell wea WIt true rue mid said hub tho witness us tie 11 he h the tha words word wor that Ite directly direct Iv him with wILls wih the alleged Now Mr Ir Montague asked Dint Atty Aty Hull who wl paid 1811 Tl hi for or Ihn tim public ll n of o the In to tar tl the I N Mr Ml paul 1160 10 ld and olk t l clerks lerK fe tf feral ami K G for lo lion ia tho Ilso At Al thin tile point HIP UI tim witness 1111 wi was 1 u a I I III while whit It 1 wa WA was ruled nu ns out hy b l Judge 11 letner el I Infer wn was n a Il receipt fo ni ronCy ml l him hll hv hy O n 1 H Mi us u it I lart of lt the Ite fern fees tt for tor th thi work performed Did DI McKinley em ever leave kave any pa p pew peTS It with alibi 11 yuu you aiM 1 Mr Ir Henry lenry re to timing the questioning tT Yea Te tI tome n of ot thai I bl d d were let lef with me in for tr safe tafe keeping They rh w war r made Ild out a ni to 10 the Ihl descriptIon bu but without th the signature ot of the or at the Why Wh MB Ial tam the Ule no nol onT Oil he would put tint tinton on later Inter rl the this II H said Mid he tie was u it notary Later he tool them out nf ot the tle sate a fe saying laying he lie h wu II going to of ot the tile land lent lentas Was nil as Pillar Puter over ever mentioned In th connection 1 sail said that In the other othe linda land Inter Puter had hail put puL up nit money mont and that tha he Ill wa vai going to 10 procure leeds deeds fo for tor him Did you ever see lite ee Puter In Albany About the time the UIA patent patents wen wart flied filed said salil Id Mr Montague Voter puter CItRIC Into IntI the n WH WI In III regard r lIard to the land linus Ho lie ake me tile It If hi ha had received pa patents tell In to 10 the thi lands I 1 naked asked him If It 1 J hail Imd coming out nut of the th land and anti he auld that it had halt been n it big blA ig expense X pen and thai be he lId iId not know The witness testified lo tu to having ha Mrs Mr Ir WIon at al the Wine same time lit JIll had hRIt been Introduced to her by b Puter Wa Vaa there ever el anything said nt Rb nato to 10 what you ou was wat at to receive out of or tin tHu ti deal degl questioned tile the lawyer laTer At tho tue time lime the tilIng filing were Mr Montague It lt was said that If It they could buy the land lands cheap rhea and anil soil sell them for more I should have han a II share In the profit W v I Ir Hammer county count clerk of ot Linn county In 1901 1903 corroborated the leRU testimony mony mon of ot hi lila deputy depot In lii regard to tin thus of ot the He lie had seen about aboul the office with Mon MOil Montague talCUt tague and Imd had noticed them In the tho private tate Rte and the vault He lie II hall had seen macit luter Puter and nil tAli In the theoflice On ill the I Judge JudICI PIPeS Pipe II tot for the th fIrst Hum In iii the cane vase hoed the hand of ot the prosecution but th glImpse was wai light hight lie Ie drew lire from train the witness the fact that W V W Hanks flanks a deputy In Mr Ir om had bad accompanied Col oi A H n titian Greene special pedal inspector to 10 hit hIs hi Latin farm neat Haystack ck and had hall l him of or com corn complicity complicity with the th conspirators In this He Ue elicited the that Hunks had ha l not believed hU hili denials umi onri hUll hud threatened him IlIn to force Coree him to tell what he knew Hammer tiM hail made mode a statement which he had hall signed trial end which wat wai a produced In Itt court The Tho ho court sustained u the prosecution In objection c clion lion tion to in the course courle e of ot examination bUt hue allowed the tile witness to tell what ha hall hail happened at tat the Interview nother Another senna t Ion Was wai the testimony of lit Ml Miss II Ida McCoy who connected c cA CA A attorney for cr Marie Ware t with time the changing of ot the name In tho George Geore A Pope lope abstract Miss Mill Me Mc fc Coy oy I II the stenographer In the tt cf CJ thin the Linn County Abstract company Slip Ith lit testified that she had known Mi Mc inlay and hall had done work for him Hh Il remembered remt he furnished abstracts f fr r the Graham Thompson null and Hi we claims Miss MI II McCoy said laid tao Inn uio was wan ordered and dolly i rd l to At the time of o dr tie it had hall the name nitric of ot McKinley aa RII hiving been b n the one nn no ordered It When wa was It changed A short time after altar Mr Ml came caine camer r I In iM i had hAtI the name of ot McKInie i a li 11 d i ix d to 10 that of or Hwe Was Wall iM it the lawyer Iwer now In III tho thoY thom ho hoY m Y s said cald the It WIt was he lie hei lieI i MM itI Inspector Green Oreen was Val called i Frank H n with tho tire II 1 t KC rl gai conspiracy lie He told of having KM hI t to the office of ot Mr fr I t h havIng a Ing Ine Pertly partly prepared n R t ti i iii h the doctor teas rUI to lo have signed In fri to 10 his hll timber claim He lie WAX was interrupted ted by tile loe noon hour and ond Ota cot complete the paper aper anti and when aft asked to have luave the tM Mr ill the defendant refused to anything to do with them John P It formerly r r t tot of ot the th National bank of or thin this city and a handwriting expert by aid ahl of or enlarged of or the nip taken from the honda bonds film filed with the Ibl court ourt ax as a II standard compared rl th the of ot S tI 3 A t D Puter luler Frank H If Marie Murin Was 1111 1 I ii W IV l Iy Icy y O I I and romma I hi found round in III the tue original it Ii it I h of or tu UIt tui lie lieI i in iii J i v t lama IUt I to 10 0 Mr Mi Mitt Mar Mitta a ui I 11 II t i i U iii I I ni II I re of 01 Wilson In III Ui ti Willel case tal aIa h hid had d been written by b Hun II II i jl In the A ease cat ca and und the tho lorg 1 Usa th III signatureS signature of o Ur bam ann and wore M re matte made by seine nom one with the tho I handwriting of or Ml MI Miss McCoy as ma a Ulan Stan tan dard This Thi via wai wa also alo true In th the turn tar of hdward flees Hee Ne In III till the case TIll rite le r A Howe How signature Will wan WillIn In Mr Marshall opinion of ot character to La the time writing of ot Horace 0 O 1 sail anil M the prosecution claim It ItU iii U II adduci further proof that It WaR wan forged by b Th Phi Por lor Porter tar ter and aim lemMa signature so III Mr r Skew saId laid were wre beyond a |
