| Show CONVICTED defendants ENTER INTO COMPACT portland ore dec 19 it appears that there is considerable doubt whether United States senator john H mitchell and congressman binger hermann who are now on way from washington D C to ask the privilege of appearing before the federal grand jury in their own behalf will be gi anted their wish it is on good authority eliat these gentlemen will not be allow cl to go before the grand jury unless that body beliefs that they have evidence necessary tor tho jury to know in charging the jury today judge bellinger Bell inper stated that if persons connected with the testimony were to ask to appear in their own behalf he recommended that their request be granted but he specifically stated that this is not a legal right of such persons he added that it ifould be proper tor the jury to allow them to so appear if the jury saw alt to do so in any case it is the opinion that under no circumstances will mr match ell and mr hermann in the event of their in the jury room be permitted to tell their story according to their individual desgres they will be subjected to the same rule of proceed ure as prevails in the cases of the other wilno asea examined it waa ascertained today that on alic evening of monday dec 12 the defendants in the first case vent into con farence ft rence which lasted until late at night at that meeting were present S A D puter emma watson horace G mary E ware and perhaps D W tarpley it was argued by them they were at a disadvantage that they had been convicted with the exception of miss ware and that there was a areat deal of trouble ahead from which they saw no means of escape all these considered puter mrs watson and mckinley did not see why they should suffer in silence valle the instigators of the conspiracy rested in peace and security they thus decided to tell what they knew miss ware however held out she ind not concede that she had anything to confess she however i at last consented to go before the grand jury with whatever testimony ahe might be aba to giac in return for this it is said the defendants fend ants were assured that they could hope to receive the minimum sentence for the crimes of which they had been convicted As to the cases which were postponed it Is unlikely that the public will ever hear of them again the agreement made was commenced in its fulfillment today when S A D puter and horace G mckinley McKinl sy went before the jury and told what they knew of the frauds in which they were concerned mary E ware was in readiness to testify but was not called today clyde lloyd of eugene ore and thaddeus S potter were also witnesses today potter is an attorney in the office of F pierce mays a well known lawyer of portland |
