Show LUMBER MEN ESCAPE AIE l Oshkosh Capitalists Not Nit In Involved Involved In- In I voWed in Oregon Land I Frauds Oshkosh Wis Is June 30 Benjamin Benjamin Doughty Dought James Dou Doughty James Jame M. M 1 Bray Br Thomas Thoma Daly Leander Choate Oshkosh capitalists accused of land frauds in Oregon were this afternoon discharged after an da al-da day all hearing United States Slates Commissioner McDonald holding that the evidence was not conclusive con con- elusive enough to warrant holding the defendants ts for I trial rIal The examination of the lie defendants began this morning Henry K g. Cole Jefferson JetTerson Howard and Butler Buller Buter F F. H lidman Helman lid Hel- l- l man of Ashland Ashlan Ore testified the they hey had hal been members member of a party part of land- land seekers and had hall filed Hied Hed entries on land that was described In the Indictment In The They stated that Sumner Parker al also o of Ashland Ore hail had told them tile the they were expected to convey con this land taken b by warranty deed and were to receive each ech from an nn Oshkosh lumber company which was wa to get the land The witnesses testified as to money received for their Individual transactions ti-ansac- ti The checks were signed b by Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph Blac Black one of the Shawano men maca under indictment U. U S. S COlli Commissioner Implicated E. E W SV Jones United States Stales special agent stated that he lie was present when ithen Howard Houard made the at nt Ashland Sumner Parker testified he lie had spout spent six years eais clearing timber limber timberlands lands that hunt Black and An Anderson er on were wera In Ashland in 1 1902 and I 1 1903 He said saul Joseph Black told him hint that lint the people who tiled flied ell land entries s were to make mako 1 conveyance ance and received At that time he lie took a party parly of sixteen Cole Cole Howard and others to lo time the land anti and all al made entries but did not go on the land Jand Parker denied de tie- nied having any connection with the lie Oshkosh Land Imd and Timber company at it this thi time or since except to look titer after aler trespass anti and tire ilie lre on tho lie timber Parker refused to answer Incriminating questions upon the Iho advice of the tho court Ourt and refused ed to say who paid the tho expenses of the party to file Je the en- en vies ries Later pushed hard by Mr lr lieu Hen he lie salt said sid that United States Slates Com Com- Hammack now dead hall had furnished d the money for fO the expense and ind for fOl each filing I |