Show EVIDENCE IN LAND FRAUDS IN MONTANA helena mont aug 9 in the trial of R M cobban in the united states court charged with subornation of perjury in connection with timber land entries congressman joseph 61 alx on of montana was put on the stand today to impeach the testimony of chauncey Y graswold chief witness for the government graswold has testified in the trial that before ha signed an affidavit which was riven to special agent evley of the interior department part ment and on which taft prosecution Is based ba had submitted th affidavit to mr daxon and the latter had advised him to sign it mr dix testified today that graswold never told him of or showed him the affidavit and he had given him no advice about it he said graswold had asked him to take a civil case against cobban and he had declined as he was to attend a session of the legislature and could not attend to business this conversation occurred in december and it was the following april when affidavit was made all the evidence in the case was concluded today and the defense to put in the record in the case of united states against clark which has been decided against the government judge hunt took the offer under consideration case will go to i the jury fridae |