Ogden Sun | 1905-08-01 | Page 5 | Gessner Denies Charges

GESSNER DENIES CHARGES portland ore july 28 the defense in the case of the united states vs gessner and biggs today made a complete denial of the charges of the prosecution by putting gessner on the stand he denied ever having made ft contract with the en thymen to buy the land although he admitted loaning them monsy and eaid he had stated entry men that the claims would be worth upon final proof being completed to him the defense also tried to the testimony of the witnesses the prosecution by bringing out in the testimony given at the first trial and the one just concluded marion R united missioner miss loner was on the witness stand his afternoon followed closely his evidence in the first trial in which he disclaimed any knowledge of a conspiracy to suborn perjury in connection with the land transactions in eastern oregon ernest starr nephew of congressman J N and wanted by the prosecution as a witness in the gebiner baggs subornation of perjury case is still missing he is being sought by ten government agents in the wilds of the cascade range but has so far not been served with the subpoena U Is considered doubtful it he can apprehended ba in time to appear at the present trial