THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 1903.
EARS (ID
Judge Webster Closes Argu
ment ' for Defense--Jury
May Ketlre fQr Verdict To
; '; riI&ht-Probal)ly. No De
cision Till Tomorrow;
John H. Hall will perhaps know the
' verdict of the Jury which- hu for three
weeks been listening, to the trial pf . the
' consdracy chine against him some
time tonight or tomorrow, Tbla morn
Inn Judge Webster continued his argu
ment for the defense, closing; during the
early afternoon. Mr. Heney at once be
gan his closing address, and will finish
by the time, the court takes Its after
noon adjournment.
According to the program. Judge Hunt
rill call the Jury together again after
dinner, and a short time after S o clock
Vlli call the. Jury together aga
.. llnnr. and a short time after I
tonight will deliver his charge .and
Mace the case In the handa of the 11
, inen for their consideration.
Consider Ytralct.
1 If It Is possible for the Jury to agree
en a verdict during the eariy nour ol
- the evening It ia probable that the court
win remain reaay to receive tne report.
However, should the agreement be de
layed beyond 10 or 11 o'clock, it is
probable that the member of the Jury
, will be taken to their quarters to re
sume their deliberation during nne
morning.
Kail Was Doing Duty.
Judge Webster continued during the
forenoon with his plea for the. defense,
and made a atrona- and earnest appeal
to the Jury In behalf of Ms client. He
went over the evidence pleve by piece.
Showing rrom It -tnat tnere was no in
tent on the part of Mr. Hall to violate
the law or to countenance its violation,
while on the other hand he argued from
the letters of Mr. Hall and from his ac
tions during that time tnat ne was aoing
what he. could to bring violators of the
law to book. Stelwer and his associate
a well as the others called to his atten
tion.
- Judge Beads tetters.
Judge Webster read the letters written
to Putnam, the roan who complained
against the stelwer renees, ana arguea
from that that it had been the intention
-of Mr. Hall to prosecute the Stelwer
h company. The directions given Putnam
or now to proceed, tne instructions ror
film to prepare an affidavit setting out
f the violation of the law charged wer
f'Olnted to as showing the desire or Hall
o bring suit against the company.
Could Have Sidetracked Agents.
The subsequent turning of the case
ever to Loomls, then to Stratford and
last of all to Dixon, all special agents of
the general land office, was slso. urged
as showing that Hall had tried to brine
the company Into court. It was argued
bv Judge Webster that If Hall had not
desired to prosecute Stelwer and his
friends he would not have sent the
special agonts Into Wheeler county to
make an Investigation of the fences, but
would have detailed them peremptorily
Into other sections of the state where
there were likewise violations of the
Ibm. orlil.h Vi.,il Kaon nallAt t . i tliA nttan.
b tlon of the district attorney's office.
I "If Hall was In this conspiracy and
I did all these things to bring his fellow-
ennanlrators into oourt. as u is mown
by the evidence of the government.it-
Solr n Ola, men ne was mum buu.ijcij
lax in his aid or tne conspiracy,- was
the way Judge Webster put his argu
ment. . M A
"Here Is the man who has agreed to
keep- the fenoe up. according to the ar
gument of the government, continued
Judge Webster, "who ia writing to Strat
ford and others urging them to go out
and make an lirvcstlffalion, ana taae
thru fences down if It Is found that
they are as complained about. Here is
a man writing to Stratford and telling
him 'Will you go to Fossil and look up
some violations of the law by fencing
public lanrt. Putnam can tell you wno
It Is that Is keplng the fences up.'" .
rences Had Gate;
' Putnam 1 bv his own testimony, the
speaker said, had showed that 'the fences
were provided with gates so that the
people could pass through, and the only
profllDition- was mac no mine couiu n
run on the land. This admission in it
self ought to bring a verdict for .the de
fendant. Judge Webster contended, be
cause it was charged in the indictment
that the defendant was guilty of a con
spiracy to keep the fences up to ob
struct a free access to and passage
across the lands, Homing was said
about cattle.
. "Never, at any time or In any manner
or with any one, had Hall entered Into
an agreement to keep up these fences.
and the evidence doe not show one lit'
tie Indication that he had ever done sue
a thins." tiro-aH Jinlifn Webster.
' The speaker In speaking of the charge
made by, the government, .that Hall had
ueiayea trial or the bteiwer case xor
lone narlori of time turned his guns on
tha nroatwuttnn. Itaalf and charged that
dosens of cases had been brought three
or mora vaara aro and had been allow
to laps and lag without attention by
the prosecution while the men under In
dlctment rested under the contamtnat
Ing shadow of crime charged against
mom,. ... - - ,j
'.t . ?.wtet Peals. !
Going further he contended that th
government although It had proven
wholesale frauds in the Puter deals and
others had mader.no steps to cancel the
fatents Illegally secured to government
and although years had passed.
"I am not saying that Mr. Heney
should have brought these actions," said
Judge Webster, "but I am saying that
such delay proves that Hall's delay In
the one case cannot be "urged against
him -as a crime., I know a you all do
mat air. uenev is an energetic, oiiicei
snd a hard worker, yet these cases hav
lapsed or lagged without action twin
taken to recover to tne government ai.
tbla land Illeaally gained." '
Judge Webster then turned
to th
! ft. He
Burke-Goalln deal and spoks of
contended that Senator Fulton had done
nothing In that case except to try to
protect his clients as any lawyer would.
He argued that Mr. Hall had been
moved to proceed with mercy because
ne Knew Burxe ana tits parent wno naa
been kind to him. ' He contended that
the people of the state or of the country
would rather have a man a a prosecut
ing officer who was guided by "the
quality of mercy" than a men who
would drag all comer into the courts
Irrespective of .condition or circum
stance.
The Brownell evidence and that riven
or Hendrlck. Bteiwer. Zachary and oth
era of those resting unoer Indictment
wer taken un by the sneaker. He
called attention to tne ract tnat they,
aome of them, had been convloted ei
heinous crimes, and yet were coming
Into court as government witnesses with
tne expectation and tne promts or con
(deration. He called up the Hendricks
caae, showed that Hendrlck had been
convicted of subornation of oerlurv and
men naa come into court unoer tne ex
pectation of practical Immunity at the
hand of the government. In thla re
gard he called to mind the letter writ
fen by Mr. Heney to Bristol on August
a i ana i i,it, u i .. a
the Hendrlck case and In which the
prosecutor said to Mr. Bristol:
Heney to Bristol
I have been thinking over tha mat
ter of the sentence which H. H. Hen
dricks ought to receive in the case In
which ha was convicted for subornation
of perjury, and I believe that an ex
ample ought to be made of him, as it is
a most flagrant case, and perjury and
subornation of perjury ha become o
common that thev are an absolute men
ace to the administration of Justice In
the federal courts In Oregon. I wish
rou would tell Judge Hunt for me that
hope the case has Impressed him In
tne same way tnat it naa me, and that
he will deem It consistent with his duty
to Impose the maximum punishment
which Is prescribed by the statutes. I
think that a sentence of Imprisonment
for five years at hard labor In the Hen-
ncks case would have a most whole
some effeot, and that It would have a
strong tendency to stop the perjury and
subornation of perjury which ha be
come so common."
Sorenson and the others of his class
were taken up and discussed and at the
conclusion Judge Webster paid an elo
quent tribute to the work done by Mr.
Hail during his seven years' adminis
tration of the office. He dwelt on the
long delay of his trial after he had
been Indicted and pleaded with the Jury
to give him what reparation possible by
veroict wnicn would wipe away tne
stain which had rested upon his name
nee tne long past date or hi indict
ment
Mr. Heney began hi closing argu
ment as oon as Judge Webster had
inlshed. He will not leave for Ran
Francisco tonight as had been intended,
but will remain In Portland for at least
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a picked as the state's second choice.
At Walla Walla he occupies the same
placa 8eattle picks Taft with La Fol
lette as a second choice. Spokane is
registered as for Taft. In Washington
the La Follette strength arises natural
ly as a result of the existing war be
tween the lumbermen and the Hill and
Harrlman railroads.
The La Follette sentiment In Oregon
Is confined to Union and Baker coun
ties and finds its source in the same
spring hatred for Harrlman. Some
what peculiarly La Follette ha been
settled upon In these strongly anti
railroad centers as the Republican who
can carry the fight against the roads
to its-most successful conclusion; this
despite the fact that neither Hughes nor
Taft have ever been accused of any
particular fondness for the traction
magnates or their methods. Apparently,
the La Follette boom is local In each
case, although there were rumors of the
organization of a La Follette bureau
In Seattle some time ago.
BepUsa to Queries.
Replies to the query Whst is the I hv a e-ood mareln. but sentiment may
.nepuoncan senumeni in your section i turn in favor or tne latter.
(Continued from Page One.)
quivering form prostrate before the
wheels of the Taft Juggernaut in order
that full Justice may be done to the
Independence of his pdlltlcs. Senator
Heyburn of Idaho, while for Knox, will
not ungraciously oppose the wishes of
his Taft enthused constituents.
In California the sentiment for the
large girthed secretary of war developed
to an extent that it threatens to displace
the records of the Golden state In every-
llilno. fi-ntn MrthnnnlrMtA AfanirM
California's 10 delerates and the six
delegates from Idaho will be for Taft,
barring always the proverbial political
hoodoo "the unexpected."
Washington and Oregon.
The battle ground, if there Is! arolna
to be any battle ground, will be con
fined within the boundaries of the
states of 'Washington and Orea-on. And
even in these states, while there Is a
pronounced sentiment for Hughes In
certain sections and a streak of chlv-
alric loyalty to La Follette, Republican
opinion apparently has gathered about
the Ohloan.
In Washington, the storm center of
the Hughes boom Is about Belllngham.
At Tacoma the governor of New York
In regard to a presidential candidate T
were received as follows:
Idaho Boise Capital News. Boise,
Idaho: The Idaho state delegation will
be ror Tart. The entire Republican or
ganlzation with the exception of Sena
tor Heyburn is in line for him. Hey'
burn, while favoring Knox, will not
oppose the Btate convention instructing
tne aeiegates ror Tare
Washington Seattle Star, Seattle.
Wahlngton: Taft has been In the lead
in this section, but there Is a rising La
f ollette sentiment rortlfled by the lum
ber interests, who are fast approaching
war to tne rinisn witn tne railroads.
Believe the state delegation will go first
ror Tart ana second ror v& r ouette.
Times, Tacoma: The sentlmentriiere
seems to be for Taft with Hughes as a
propaoie second cnoice.
American, Belllngham: Strong Hughes
sentiment in northwestern Washington.
The two daily papers in Bellinicham
have declared for .him and the leading
Kepunitcan aauy or SKagit county flies
his name at Its masthead. Conserva
tive Republicans, of all classes are for
Hughes. A for the state at large, the
contest win oe between Hughes and
Tart witn tne outcome still uncertain.
Statesman, Walla Walla: The Repub
licans or soutneastern wasnington al
most without exception are for Taft,
with Hughes second choice. In a pinch
It would be close. Senator Ankeny
states Washington delegation will be
for Taft
Spokane Press, Spokane: Republican
sentiment here for Taft, with Roose
veu out of the race.
Oregon La Grande, Oregon, Observ
er: The general sentiment here Is for
Senator La Follette, with Hughes as sec
ond choice. Little Taft talk beard.
East Oregonlon, Pendleton: Republi
can sentiment divided In Umatilla
county, but Taft seems to be strongest
presidential candidate after Roosevelt.
If delegation Is Instructed will perhaps
be for Taft.
Baker Cty Herald: Sentiment in
Oregon is undoubtedly for Taft. Hughes
and La Follette have friends but Taft
sentiment is general here.
California Los Angeles Record: Sen
timent here favors Talt. Present in
dications Judged by local sentiment are
that the state delegation will be for
Taft
Los Angeles News: Republican en
tlment in lower California i over
whelming for Taft.
Stockton Record: Taft.
Fresno Tribune: This is an anti-
Herrin atronghold. Taft leads Hughes
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Oakland Inauirer: Taft. Lincoln-
Roosevelt league is behind him In this
state. The Republican machine la op
posed to Roosevelt's policy and hence
opposed to Taft. California Is for
Roosevelt and will help elect htm.
Berkeley Gazette: Sentiment here
overwhelmingly for Taft.
Sacramento Star: As far as can be
learned California will send a solid Taft
delegation. Convention leaders say
there will not even be a discussion. The
whole state is lined up for the Roose
velt candidate.
Xoosevelt Sentiment.
Roosevelt sentiment Is go strong in
Oregon that the rank and file of Re-
ublican voters in the state have oeen
nclined to accept Taft as Roosevelt's
chosen successor. It Is probably . true
that Taft Is still the choice of the de
cided maiorlty of the Republican voters
of Oregon. Of late, however, there has
been a notable increase of sentiment In
favo of Hughes, and this Is especially
observable in Multnomah county. In
some of the Willamette valley counties
and In some parts of eastern Oregon
which have suffered from the niggardly
nollrv of the Harrlman lines, there la
a strong disposition to turn to La Fol
lette. who is regarded as a pronounced
antl-ratlroad candidate.
There Is much uncertainty as to the
complexion of the state's delegation to
the Republican national convention.
Bourne will undoubtedly make a stron
effort to secure a delegation pledgei
to vote for Roosevelt Prominent party
leaders express the opinion that in this
effort Senator ourne will be unsuc
cessful. It may be doubted whether
Senator Fulton will attempt to exert
any particular Influence upon the dele
gations attitude, as ne naa troubles
enough of his own.
A number of the men formerly con
spicuous in the Republican machine are
loudly In favor of Taft, perhaps believ
ing that in thus backing Roosevelt's
candidate they will aid their own re
turn to power. Some shrewd observers
predict however, that the delegation
will not be pledged to any of the presi
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HITCHCOCK WITH TAFT.
Assistant Postmaster-General to Be
Secretary's Campaign Manager.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 7 It was authori
tatively stated today that First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock has
accepted the position of eastern and
southern campaign manager of Secre
tary Taft's boom for the presidential
nomination.
Hitchcock will resign his position
with the government in a few days and
be succeeded by Charles P. Oranfield,
of Lincoln, Missouri, who 1 at present
his confidential clerk.
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DENIAL IS LACKING
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Attorney Manning toward tha Oregon
Trust & Savings bank.
Two days ago Expert Accountant Fer
guson stated $hat several week woAild
be required by him and. his assistant
to complete their investigation of the
bank, it is now said that Mr. Manning
will not continue the investigation a
day. after tha new directory of the bank
has been selected and approved by the
court
Eas Deterrent Effect
. It Is conceded -that this Is an accom
modation on the part of Mr. Manning,
but the main factor in tne situation is
tha influence, that continued Invest!
tiona of the old bank have upon
work of securing the best board of di
rectors for the new one. The mere men
tion of "investigation" rn . connection
with a bank is always a deterrent In
any effort to enlist substantial business
men in its behalf.
Despite this handicap, Mr. Reed is
making progress, and It is believed that
within ths next few days th new board
of directors will be completed, satis
factorily to the court and that tha
doors of a strong. new bank will swing
open In Portland.-. ' .
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CEAZY POLICEMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
(United Pnh Leaaed Wire.)
Alameda, Cal, Feb, 7. Mentally de
ranged from a beating received - five
year ago while acting as a policeman.
In San Francisco, Joseph MarstoA early
this morning blew out hi brains after
twice trying to murder Mr. Annie
Thonagle, his landlady. . . .
Marston had no quarrel 'with Mrs.
Thonagle. but on reaching home at 1
o'clock this morning he awoke her, drew
a revolver and snapped It twice at her.
As she fled he rushed to the basement,
where he fired a shot Into his own head,
dying Instantly. , v -
National Bank at Milton.
(Special Dispatch to Th Journal.) '.i.
. Hilton, Or., Fen. 7. Milton "Is oon
to have a bank, to be known a th
First National bank of Hilton. Appli
cation for a charter has been made-to
the comptroller of the currency at
Washington by J, U Slam, W. H. btesn.
Jf. H. Hall an Hlrbr Ham. ? -m,.
ltnl w"itakJt,h lace f the pflvat,
bank of 8,'U'Elam and will materia II v
strengthen, the banking Interests "th Is
t Steam Plowi fn Beet Fields.
. La Grande, Or , Feb. T. The Amalga
mated Sugar company -may purcnm
two modern steara plowing marhfne t r
use in the Grand Ronde valley tei-t
culture. These plow can turn on ai
average SO acre of land ch day, kj i
do it much better than under tt v :
plow ystem. , Betier crop result t,ia
.Tomorrow and Monday will pM!v'r
be th last day for Ofionxint m
Aide gas billa Portland Oas tutua.
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