EGON CITY ENTEEPEISE
THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. a"
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 1908.
ESTABLISHED 1889.
MR. HENEY
TELLS HOW
LAND FRAUD CASES CAN BE
STOPPED, IF OFFICIALS
WISH IT DONE.
STILL STEALING LAND
But tht Conspirators Are Mor Cau
tious Easy to Stop It If Dis
trict Attorney la In
Earnest.
l.ii ml frauds an gilng I" Oregon
HOW III!' Sllllie UH ever, Ulllt lilt' whole
H It I . tll'OMI'I'Ullllll Clf tltllll grafter llH
not iii is I (ho land thieves better, but
liiin made tlii'iu more careful.
Such won tli" assertion made by
Francis J. Heney during a recess In
tin' lntt-.Ma'H conspiracy trial In tin'
Federal Court. Tin' declaration of
Heney mum the outcome of a riort of
thti trlul of John II. Hull it ml F.dwln
Mays In I lie papers. The report stat
i'i (lint while Heney has made u strong
ciihii uKUliixt th' Itutte Cri'i'k ljmd,
Livestock h Lumber Company uml
had shown (hut the company unlaw
fully fenced government land, hired
people tu tit Id' (ij) homesteads fraudu
lently ami Unit tho company had re
tarded settlement uml t h rtat'tn the
small cattlemen, th' prosecution, thus
fur, had fulled Id connect Hull and
Mays In th' conspiracy of W. W. Stel
wit, II II. H.-ndrlcks und C. II Ziich
ary, owners of tho Butte Creek Com
IHitiy. Ib-tiey contends thitt under the law
lin has produced enough evidence
against Hull und Mays to convict
thi'in dozens of times; tlmt It Im suffi
cient to prove that Hull, a United
State District Attorney, and Maya,
ax IiIm assistant, kiH'W of the land
grabbing of the company and fulled to
proHecute,
"Hull knew of rondltlotiH In the Fos
all country, knew of the unlawful fenc
ing and for five year Ire had grand
Juries twlcw a year before which he
could have brought the matter, but
he neglected to do ao," Mitld Ih'tiey.
"When I'utiinm and othcj stockmen
laid Hie farts before Hull. Inatead of
acting he mtgget'ri Investigation by
the Interior Department, Now, there
Is nothing In comnion between the In
terior department and the Department
of JiiHtlre. The special agents of the
IjuhI Office could obtuln no evidence
which Hull hud tmt received from
Putnam und the rent, who were pro
testing UKuhiHt the Imlidoxitig tactlcu
of the Butte Creek people. All I Io.ll
bad to do wiih to lo as I did, send for
rutnutn. get a Hat of witnesses from
blm, subpoena them, take them before
the grand Jury and Indict the bunch.
1 'til mitn sent Hull a Hut of the Gov
ernment lund Involved and also a lint
of witnesses. At the time these let
tern were received, the grand Jury
wns In session, and Hull did not act,
nor for the yenra following, when he
bud the grand Jury twice annually.
What more proof la wanted? It ian't
essential to show t lint there wiih an
understanding or agreement between
Hull and the company that be would
let them, aloneit la sufficient to
prove that he knew and did not act.
It" could help Just an much by keep
ing his hand off and not bothering
them.
"I'm not Haying Hint we will not con
nect Hall cloHer before we get through,
but I Hay that we have brought blm
pretty close already. Tho teHtlmony
in Htrong.
"And what have these land prosecu
tions amounted to, any way? Practic
ally nothing. They have not made
I, people good, but have mad" them mure
careful. There In lund stealing going
on In Oregon now as much an ever. It
lan't to be atopped by prosecuting en
trymen. Tho only way to atop land
frauds In thU timber country la to
get after the United States Commis
HlonerH und the Receivers and Regis
ters of the lnnd offices. Those are
tin! men who nro responsible for the
land grnft which flourishes so freely,
and If I was located here permanently
na Dlntrlct Attorney, Instead of jiiHt
temporarily, I would break up the land
frnuilH effectively,
"This Is bow It Is possible to tell
whether a homestead la being taken
up properly or through fraud It is
only necessary to look at tho nnswers
to questions (! and 7 on tho final proof.
The first asks, 'Hnve you lived on
tho claim continuously? Answer, yes.'
The second Is, 'How long at any time,
If at nil, have you been absent from
tho elulm, nnd for what, reason? An
swer, About six months for tho pur
pose of mnklng a living.' When you
see those answers it is a cinch that
It Is a fraudulent claim,
"Now, who Is to atop this? Tho
Heglstrur and Receiver of the Land
Olllco nnd the United States Commis
sioners. Tho law provides that these
officers shnll orally cross-examine the
applicants to satisfy themselves that
tho claim Is legitimate and In com
pliance with the provlsons of the stat
utes, The Department even .sends
special agents to han gnround the land
office to examine the entrymen when
they come In to mnke final proof to
boo that everything Is right, and prop
er, hut the land grabbers have had
many business, dealings with (these
special agents. There was Krlfts, for
Instulice, who bribed every Ugent he
cume In contact with, except one, and
us bo pnlil tlii-iii In checks, bo has the
evidence uguliist them yet, for he still
retains the checks,
"So, It Is apparent, that the only way
to atop the frauds Is to start where It
can Im stopped, with the Receiver,
Registrar and the United Stale Com
missioners. They have the power to
prevent the land grubbing If they will
perform their duty, Hut tilings will
continue lot they uro now and have
been in the puHt and the land looting
will flourish until some day an Attor
ney General arises who will Instruct
the District Attorneys In the West
where the land Is being atolen, to pros
ecute the Registrar, Receivers and
Couiiiilssloners who accept such final
filings, If was District Attorney I
would send word to these officers that
I would hold them strictly accountable
to the law for their duties, and the
minute I saw a hoim-Hli-ml proof with
answer to question i and 7 as I have
described. I would Indict them. Then,
if political pull was such that I could
not prosecute them, through the In
terference and Influence of United
State Senators, the Attorneydeneral
und tho President, I would get out,
but In doing so I would show up the
mutter to the public and place the re
NiHitiHlblllty right at the bead.
"Tbl Is the only way. that the land
grubbing can be prevented."
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
BY AMERICAN PEOPLE
NEVERTHELESS, WE ARE WASTE
FUL NATION, PRODIGAL OF
NATURE'S 0IFT8.
The United States has astounded
tho world by It spectaculur rapidity
of development. We came Into the
sisterhood of nations an evangel of
liberty and a herald of better days to
the nations. Put we are the Spend
thrift, the Waster, the Ne'er-do-Well
of nations. Beginning In modern time
with Incomparably rich natural re
sources, we have ravaged a continent
of Its wood, and coal, and Iron, and
wo smilingly face the exhaustion of
our bunk account In these things like
a Isiy In the midst of his sowing of
wild oats. Our forests are gone. The
scattered fragments left will disappear
In 20 years. The pinch of exhausting
coal fields has begun; and the best au
thorities are computing the time of
the end of our supply, trying to deter
mine whether It will be our children
or our grand children who will have
to face a future without coall We have
vast reserves of water-power, coal,
Iron, and lands callable of reclamation
nnd reforestation, but we seem to have
no adequate conception of our duties
toward them, to ourselves, our coun
try or posterity. Our soli Is being
washed away into the rivers, and by
them carried to the sea, and our honsl
ed fertility of soli Is thereby being
lessened year by year; but the Irre
parable drain Is Ignored. Our neglect
Is almost equal to our active wants.
The vast potentialities of our water
ways in bearing commerce and In fur
nishing power have been neglected.
Hut a new era seems dnwnlng. Presi
dent RiHisevelt Is bringing these mat
ters Into the field of practical states
manship. The Inland Waterways
Commission has been constituted by
him as a great ngency for pointing out
these national dangers and co-ordinating
the iiovcrnmcntal plans for con
serving our national resources. In
constructive ntntesmanshlp, the work
outlined rises to the most exalted
plane. It demands the attention of
every American. On Its success de
pend the future, We must make the
most of what Is left of our once great
estate; wo must atop waste; we must
keep our natural resources from the
grnsp of monopoly, or we may sink to
n status of commercial and national
Inferiority and subordination. Read
era' Magazine,
WANT PULLMAN
RATES REDUCED
Cleorge II. Iiftus, of St. Paul, accom
panied by Senutor La Follette, has
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission a petition asking for a
reduction of 25 per cent In the lower
berth rates of the Pullman Company,
and the fixing of rates for upper
berths at one-half the lower-berth
rate. The reduction is asked on 'all
Interstate business throughout the
United States.
Mr. Loft us represents the Minnesota
Shippers' Association, which started
tho prlvute-car Investigation two years
ago, and ho has had the advice aniij
the support of Mr. La Follette. The
petition avers that the Pullman Com
pany bus invested $28,000,000, while
It is capitalized for $125,000,000, and
its net earnings are approximately 20
per cent per annum on capitalization
In addition to a surplus, nnd that each
car, accepting the com puny 'a estimate
of its i'ot, pays for Itself every two
yearsf
The world's production of gold was
$125,000,000 lost year and continues
to climb. A hundred veara ago the
yield was $12,000,000. Eight years ago
It was 202,000,000, The world's stock
of gold has doubled since 1893. In
recent years the line of profit in
working gold 'ores has been lowered
from $14 to $2. The output Is practic
ally sure to go on Increasing.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
CHAUTAUQUA FOR 1908
Best Program Ever Presented Being Arranged
For Secretary Cross Pulling Hard
for Success in July
Secretary Harvey Cross, of tho Wll
lametto Valley Chautauqua, is bending
every effort to make the coming Chau
tauqua meeting in July the best In
the history of tho association. Under
his cji-eful tnunugemeut thw associa
tion was enabled to pull Itself out of
debt at tlx- past Hesslon, and no time
In the history of tho organization has
the outlook been so bright.
The fl rut year or two of such an or
ganization there Is considerable reve
nue which cornea as the outcome of
its novelty. Following those years
come two or three In which the ftaal
bllity of the project must be demon
strated In order to win friends. If
these yenrs of "experiment" are safely
passed, there Is every hope that the
organization may live for years. The
crucial period of the Willamette Chau
tauqua seems to have been passed In
safety, and now that the organization
Is on a sound financial basis, Secre
tary Croh Is In a position to reach out
after better things than the society
hns felt In the past It could afford.
The features contracted for the
July meeting are above the overage
for the ears passed, and several oth
ers that Secretary Cross expects to
engage are likewise of that character.
"The best the society can afford," Is
the motto for 1908. and Secretary
Cross will atretch tho financial lines
as far a he dare in making contracts
for good things to appear on the ros
trum atj the July meet.
Frldily afternoon of last week a
meeting of, the Imard of directors was
held and a careful revision made of
the work so far accomplished by Sec
retary Cross. Principal among the
good things arranged for we find the
following:
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi.
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
ENDORSES BRYAN AND SETS THE
DATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met In Portland Saturday and
decided to choose the four Democratic
electors for the Presidential election
by primary on April 1 next. It was
also decided to hold the Democratic
State convention In Portland June 1G
for the purpose of choosing eight dele
gates and eight alternates to the Dem
ocratic National convention which
meets In Denver July 7, and to con
form and ratify the election of the
Democratic electors chosen at tho
primaries.
The direct primary law was henrtl
ly endorsed and Mr. Ilryan also en
dorsed by a rousing vote, in which
was expressed the confidence reposed
In him and a demand made for his
nomination for President at the com
ing National convention.
The coming State Convention will
consist of one delegate at large from
each county, and one delegate for
each 250 votes or fraction thereof cast
at the 1 900 election. This will make a
convention of 215 members, and will
be apportioned by counties as follows:
Paker 10, Benton 5, Clackamas 9, Clat
sop C, Columbia 4, Coos 5, Crook 4,
Curry 2, Douglass 9, Gilliam 2. Grant
4, Harney 3, Jackson 7, Josephine 4.
Klamath 3, Lake 3, Lane 11, Lincoln
3, Malheur 4. Marlon 13, Morrow 3,
Multonomah 38, Polk 6, Sherman 3,
Tillamook 3, Umatilla 8. Union 7, Wal
lowa 4, Wasco 7, Washington 7, Whee
ler 2. Yamhill 7.
The Dickens club was entertained
Monday night by Miss Myrtle Buchan
an. Miss Buchanan's home was pret
tily decorated with evergreens nnd
wild grape and bright-colored shades
on the electroliers. The early part of
the evening was devoted to tho read
ing of "David Copperfleld," which tho
club has taken up for the winter's
reading. After an hour had passed
In tho reading of this book refresh
ments were served, followed by bridge,
In which Mrs. Theodore W. Clark won
the first prize end Mrs. Max Bollaeli
the second prize,
Mr. and Mrs. O. Tonkin, of Willam
ette, were surprised by a number of
young folks Saturday evening. Cha
rades and other games were played
until a late hour. Refreshments were
served. Thoso present were: T. J.
Gary, A. Ross, L, Capon, P. Barnes,
J. Ream, W. Krietzer, M. Young, E.
Young. L. Conklin. J. Roddy, II. Her
dim', II, Pollock, II. Waldron, K. Ba
ker, O. Tonken, R. Shipley, Mrs. L.
Capen, B. Capon, Laura Baker, Mrs.
Barnes, Nora Ream, Mrs. Krietzer,
Miss Conklin, Miss Hodge, Mary Mar
grave, Mrs. Berdlne, Mlna Rodney,
Laura Blllgsen, Mrs. Beryl Tongen,
Mlas Sheperd.
Democratic Leader of the House of
Representatives; Dr. Kdwin Bouthers,
Dr. Ira Landreth, president of Bel
mont College, of Nashville, Tenn.; Al
fred Montgomery, the farmer painter;
Dr. Robert Mclntyre, of Los Angeles,
who will deliver his lecture on Abra
ham Lincoln on patriotic day. Nego
tiations are pending for the engage
ment of Leonora M. Lake, a noted
Catholic woman and lecturer. Rev.
Maurice Penfleld Slkes, of Franklin,
Pa., will probably be engaged for a
lecture and sermon, and will occupy
the pulpit of Dr. J. Whltcomb Rrough
er, of Portland, at the White Temple,
during the summer.
Special days will be held during the
assembly, as follows: Patriotic,
grange, Oregon City, Portland and W.
C. T. U.
The forenoon classes will be en
larged for the next session, and will
embrace classes In music. United
States history, elocution, physical cul
ture, domestic science, literature and
Wide. It Is possible that classes n
kindergarten, forestry, birds and biol
ogy will be added.
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. Jessie Honey man, presi
dent of the State Board of the Voung
Women's Christian Association, of
Portland, were up to attend, the meet
ing and through their efforts a tent
dormitory for young ladies In attend
ance at Chautauqua will be estab
lished. It Is also possible that the
Y. W, C. A. win assume charge of the
Chautauqua restaurant and operate a
school of domestic science In connec
tion. The baseball appropriation for 1908
will be $500, the same as for several
years past.
CONGRESSMAN
SHY AT WISE LAW
TOO MANY OF THEM TARRED
WITH CROOKED-PRACTICE
STICK.
What can the people of the United
States expect from Its officials when
its members In Congress play with the
bill to provide for punishment for mal
feasance In office and for crookedness
In securing and retaining office? It
looks as if Congress was in league to
protect Its "frlends,"If one does not
go further and claim that it Is simply
protecting itself. Concerning the
tactics adopted by Congress In deal
ing with legislation of this character,
a dispatch from Washington says:
A complete change of front was ex
hlblted by the majority in the House
of Representatives yesterday In the
consideration of the bill to codify
and revise the penal laws of the Unit
ed States. The pacific spirit displayed
by the committee on revision of laws
toward the close of Wednesday's ses
slon, when It appeared as though the
several amendments strengthening
certain provlsons of the bill regarding
corruption In the appointment of per
sons to public offices would be adopt
ed, bad vanished today, and Instead
every Inch of ground was fought over
to keep amendments out of the bill.
When adjournment was taken, only
six additional pages had been disposed
of and but one or two verbal amend
ments by tho committee had been in
serted.
At the outset of the debate. Hard-
wick, of Georgia, offered a substitute
for the Williams amendment, pending
yesterday when the House adjourned.
regarding payments to any person for
his' indorsement or assistance In se
curing appointments to office. The
substitute, while differing In phrase
ology from the Williams amendment,
arrives at the same end, except that
It disqualifies from any office of trust
or profit .under the Government all
persons receiving such pay.
Hardwlck said that for five years
efforts had been mode to enact such
legislation and that a few years ago
a tumultuous scandal had occurred in
his own district in Georgia In connec
tion with some postofflce appoint
ments. He challenged any one to op
pose his substitute on its merits.
The challenge was accepted by
Gardner, of Massachusetts, who main
tained that any one who came to
Washington with his expenses paid to
Interest himself In behalf of some ap
pointment would violate tho law. He
said he was tired of humbug legisla
tion and Inquired:
"Do you think we can square our
selves with our constituents by legis
lation like that, by pretending to vir
tue, when there is not a man within
the sound of my voice that cannot
evade these statutes if he ha3 a mind
to? You may be able to catch an
unfortunate member of the House or
Senate some time who has not covered
his tracks properly."
Payne, of New York, urged that the
Williams amendment and Hardwlck
substitute be voted down. He wanted
the committee on Judiciary carefully
to consider such propositions before
they are enacted into law.
Williams retorted that Payne and
other Republicans had made a party
question out of the amendment and
substitute, whereas it was not a party
question, but one dealing with corrup
tion. He was aiming at real crime
and, if the amendment was not satis
factory to the Republicans, "then, In
God's name," he said, "draw one for
yourselves."
The original section was amended,
on a motion of Burke, Pensylvanla,
so as to apply the penalty Imposed
by section 114 only to those cases
where purchase and sale of Indorse
ments or support for office affects
"appointive" offices.
An amendment In the shape of a
new section was offered by Gaines,
Tennessee, designed to prevent lobby
ing before Congress. The amendment
was lost.
An amendment by Ansberry, Ohio,
was sought to prohibit any Senator or
member acting as an officer, director,
attorney, counsel or agent of any com
pany or corporation engaged In Inter
state transportation, was lost
The Randall amendment, which went
over from yesterday and which prohib
its the giving of transportation to
Senators and members by public-serving
corporations and the acceptance of
same again went over until tomorrow.
HANGS HIMSELF
AT HIS HOTEL
FAMILY TROUBLE DRIVES HARRY
STEVENS TO THE' TAKIWG
OF HIS LIFE.
Harry Stevens committed suicide
Sunday night In a room In the Bruns
wick Hotel by hanging himself to the
upper hinge In the door to his room.
He was not found until afternoon Mon
day, and had been dead probably 12
hours. Coroner Holman took charge
of the remains, which were removed
to the morgue, and an Inquest held,
the jury rendering a verdict that Ste
vens had taken his life while under
stress of temporary mental aberration.
Stevens was 53 years of age, and
came to Oregon City about 10 years
ago, and until last week had lived
with his wife on the hill. Last Satur
day he engaged a room at the Bruns
wick Hotel.
On Sunday he procured a bottle of
chlrrofom liniment, which he took to
his room, and drank about one-third
of the preparation, dulling his sens!
bilitles. He then calmly made a
double half-hitch about the upper
hinge on the door with a stout shawl
strap and fastened the other end
around his neck and sank down on
the floor and was shortly strangled.
W. H. Sllcox, proprietor of the ho
tel, became alarmed because Stevens
did not appear, and went to the room
and tried to gain admittance, but the
door was locked and there was no re
sponse to his repeated knocking, so
he mounted to the skylight and saw
the body of Stevens lying In a corner
of the room. He called In Sheriff
Beatie, who, accompanied by Dr.
Carll. made an examination and tele
phoned to Coroner Holman.
Stevens Is said to have worried con
siderably over domestic trouble in his
home. Last Saturday he "purchased
the Buckles place at Willamette from
Mrs. Ellen Buckles, agreeing to pay
$750. He paid $500 cash, and also
took a bill of sale for the furniture of
the house.
The unfortunate man was employed
In the carpenter shop of the Willam
ette Pulp & Paper Company, and was
highly respected by his employers
and associates. He was a prominent
member of Willamette Falls Camp,
No. 148, Woodmen of the World, and
only last month retired from the po
sition of consul of the camp. He car
ried $1000 insurance In that order.
Stevens is survived by a widow and
four children by a former marriage.
HUNDRED GUESTS
WITNESS MARRIAGE
Sunday afternoon friends of Benja
min 1 Beard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Beard, of Maple Lane, and Miss
Elesa Vegellus, daughter of John Vege
Uus, witnessed the marriage of this
happy couple at Knapp's Hall. The
half was decorated for the occasion.
The bride was handsomely gowned
in cream silk serge, and was attended
by Miss Tillle Dickel, of Portland, as
maid of honor, and Miss Ina Hunton,
of Portland, as bridesmaid. The best
man was Lambert Beard, brother of
the groom, who was also attended by
William Vegellus, brother of the
bride. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. S. Bollinger, pastor of the,
Highland Congregational church, of
Portland.
A special term of the Circuit Court
for Benton county was held at Cor
vallls Monday by Judge Harris. Ben
ton has a reputation of holding short
court terms, but this one beats all
former records. It lasted only 20 min
utes. It took the place of the regular
term, which was due to be held In
November, but was put out of com
mission by the bank holidays. The
next regular term convenes the fourth
Monday in March. 1
Lewis Kroschol, of Albany, convict
ed last Thursday of selling liquor In
violation of the local option liquor law,
was sentenced by Justice Porter to
pay a fine of $400 and serve 30 days
In the county jail. , ,
DRAWING
THE COILS
MORE CLOSELY AROUND THE
LAND FRAUD CONSPIRATORS,
13 MR. HENEY.
PUTS IT UP TO HALL
In a Way Likely to Secure Conviction.
Testimony Points to Collusion
Between Officials and the
Land Grabbers.
Shortly before court adjourned
Thursday afternoon, W. W. Stelwer,
president of the Butte Creek Land,
Livestock Sc. Lumber Company, plead
ed guilty to the conspiracy Indictment
and was Immediately called by Heney
as a witness for the Government
against his co-defendants, Hall and
Mays. Stelwer related the substance
of a conversation be bad with Hall In
Portland in 1900, when the District
Attorney told Stelwer that it would
probably be necessary for hlra (Hall)
to prosecute the Butte Creek Company
for maintaining unlawful fences.
Steiwer's confession and his appear
ance as a witness for the prosecution
Is another move by Heney by which
the Government expects convincingly
to fasten the conspiracy charge against
both Hall and Mays. The alleged con
spiracy has been proved against Stel
wer, Hendricks and Zachary, officers
of the Butte Creek Company, but the
testimony of three witnesses is relied
on by the Government further to asso
ciate Hall and Mays In that conspi
racy. While the testimony of Hen
dricks was material to the prosecu
tion's case, Stelwer Is considered a
more Important witness, since it is
expected to show by him that Hall
declined to prosecute Stelwer and his
associates in consideration of a po
litical obligation to Stelwer.
There is a rumor that Heney will
call Franklin Pierce Mays as a wit
ness further to strengthen the Gov
ernment's case against Hall. Mays I
a brother of Edwin Mays', one of the
defendants, and was attorney for the
Butte Creek Company. It Is under
stood that should be be called he will
testify that he interceded with Hall
and requested that Stelwer be not
prosecuted for maintaining unlawful
fences.
Stelwer and Mays will be the last
Important witnesses for the Govern
ment, and Heney expects to close his
case either today or Saturday.
If Senator Fulton Is to be connected
In an unfavorable way with any phase
of the alleged conspiracy, the threat
ened disclosure by Heney will proba
bly develop at today's session in the
examination of Stelwer and Mays,
should the latter be called. Heney,
It is believed, expects to make good
on his implied charges against Sena
tor Fulton of improper official conduct
by securing the admission from Stel
wer that Fulton had knowledge of the
understanding between Hall and Stel
wer and was a party to that agree
ment which involved Steiwer's vote
for Fulton for United States Senator.
By the same witness testimony is ex
pected to show that Fulton not only
knew of the immunity from prosecu
tion Steiwer and his association were
enjoying, but that he was a more act
ive party to the compact, In that he
exerted his Influence with Hall to
bring a civil and not a criminal suit .
against the officers of the Butte Creek
Company when Hall was forced to act.
It was nearly 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, following the examination
of C. B. Zachary, that Heney called
W. T. Steiwer. Entering the court
room, Mr. Steiwer walked to the desk
of Clerk J. A. Sladen and entered a
plea of guilty and then was sworn as
a witness for the Government. Mr.
Steiwer said that he first met Hall in
the summer or fall of 1900, when he
called at the District Attorney's office
in the Federal building. After having
introduced himself, the witness said
ho told Hall that he understood that
some complaints had been made
against the Butte Creek Company for
maintaining unlawful fences.
"Mr. Hall then showed me the com
plait of E. A. Putnam." testified Mr.
Stelwer, "and told me that if the mat
ter was put to him right, he would
have to take some action. Hall re
ferred to the Putnam complaint and
sfaid that If Putnam employed an at
torney and properly presented his case
he, Hall, would be obliged to proceed
against the Butte Creek Company and
its officers."
While on the stand yesterday Hen
dricks made unfavorable disclosures
against C. E. Loomis, a special agent,
who was shown to have "stood in"
with the Butte Creek Company, al
though knowing the generally fraudu
lent character of Its operations, both
in inclosing public land and In In
ducing settlers to illegally file on Gov
ernment land which was afterwards
acquired by the company for its own
use and benefit.
It was also while Hendricks was
testifying that a copy of the petition
of Wheeler County settlers to Blnger
Hermann demanding an Investigation
of alleged unlawful fences in Wheeler
county by EilwJW, Dixon, a tecla'
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