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Show TURNER TO BE CALLED Judge Landis Issues Subpoena For Former Washington Senator, Who Is Alleged to Have Advised Frost Chicago. April 2 Federal .Judge Landis, hearing the case of Albert C. Frost and four others charged with Alaskan laud frauds. toda oiMorod subpoenas issued for George Turner, fo'rutrly United Stales senator trom Washington and lor Patrick M Mullen, Mul-len, latter has testilied already hut Turner is wanted for a witness because Frost testified to being guided guid-ed to some extent by the advice of Turner as to the method of acquiring acquir-ing Alaska coal lands Judge Landis action followed the readinc today of a letter by the government, gov-ernment, in which it appeared Mr. Ti tner had been instrumental in preventing pre-venting certain eidence from coming com-ing before the federal judge in Seattle, Seat-tle, which In 1911 was investigating the alleged land frauds The letter, which was written to Mr Frost by H S. Osier, member of the firm of McCarthy, Osier, Harkin and McCourt. attorneys In Toronto was date January 9, 1911 and read: Dear Frost I have just had a conversation with Osborn, who has teen Roland and as the matter is one in which a letter ought not he produced, pro-duced, he suggests thai it 's better thai I should write ou. so that the letter might be privileged "Boland is informed from Turners office by cipher telegram today that the charges against yourself, Watson and Laberee are likely to )u brought betore the grand jury at Seattle in an earlv date The banks are en much worked up over this, as a fight of this kind might block their plans. Turner suggested that the evidence of F. H. Stewart will be necessarj in order that a bill mav be filed by a grand jur and that he had better koep him on this side of the line if possible. "Boland suggested that if you know Stewarts address you should prob-ablj prob-ablj send him such a communication as yon think wise under the circumstances. circum-stances. "We suppose here that having regarded re-garded to Turner's former negotiations negotia-tions wjth you upon this subject on behalf of Laberee. he had probably comiounication with you direct, and In cane he has not done so there ma', be some foundation for the report " According to the government Mullen, Mul-len, while employed by the government govern-ment to protect its interests, was ac-tuallv ac-tuallv interesting himself on behalf of Frost and concealing certain f3Cts from the government Mullen denied this charge when he was on the witness stand here oo |