The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-05-28
ABSOLUTE PROOF.
The Indictment Charge Against Henry
Blakely Boomerang.
(From Albany Democrat.)

reference to the indictment of Henry
Blakely twenty-five years ago, SO long
ago as to make reference to the matter
ridiculous as a political weapon. The
last sentence in the following letter Of
the county clerk will express every
true citizens feelings in the matter:
PENDLEToN, May 81, 1896.
DEAR SIR
Mr.. w. M. Blakely was in my office
this morning and left with me and for
my attention your letter of the 18th
inst.
Pursuant to your request and under
his direction l have procured from the
clerk of of circuit court for this county
certified copies of the indictment
against Henry Blakely an others re-
turned in 1871 and certified copy Of
the order Of the court dismissing it as
to all the defendants, also certified
copy of the Indictment returned during
the same year against James w. Fem,
alias William Butch, together with a
certified copy of the judgment and
sentence of the court sending him TO
the pen for two years on the plea Of
guilty"
You will observe that this James w .
Fem, was the only witness that APP
peared or testified before the grand
Jury in the cause where the indiet-
ment was returned against Henry
Blakely, ct al.
| l also enclose you affidavit of VIM.
Blakely, covering the other mat
ters contained in your letter.
Twill be glad to furnish you any
other information that you may need
and that I can get in regard to this
matter, and hope that you will lie able
to use this as serviceable boomerang,
against the contemplate mud wallow-
ers who would try to use anything of
this kind as political ammunition.
Yours very Truly.
A. D. STILLMAN.
MAY TERM, 1871, CIRCUIT COURT, lsT
| JUDICIAL DAY THE 1ST.
| The Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Umatilla
met this lst day Of May, A, D., 1871,
in the Court house in Pendleton, in
said county, there were PRESENT.
L L Macarthur, Sole Judge,
w B Lasswell, District Attorney,
Jas N Moore, Clerk,
OF Thomson, Sheriff.
Due proclamation Of the opening of
court having been made, the following
proceedings were had:-On the 9th
day of may, 1871, being the 9th judicial
day of said term
State of Oregon Plaintiff !
vs.
James w Fem, indicted
under the name Of VIM
Butch, Defendant
This day this cause came on for hear
ing and for passing judgment against
the defendant, and said defendant
having heretofore plead guilty and
this time having been fixed for the
passing of sentence law. 1t is ordered
and adjudged that the defendant,
James w Fem indicted under the
name of William Butch be imprisoned
and confined in the penitentiary of the
State of Oregon, for the space. Of two
years, and that the State Of Oregon
have judgment for Its costs and dis
bursments herein sustained and that
execution issue therefor.
(K) L L MACARTHUR,
Judge.
STaan loo1s4z of GaHaSs' OF 1SSrln1A, IS.
/, B S Burroughs,
County Clerk of the County Of Una
tiIla, State of Oregon, and ex.officio
Clerk Of the Circuit Court, do hereby
certify the foregoing to be true copy
Of the Journal Entry and Judgment
entered in the above-entitled action
and recorded in Book A of Journal of
said Court, at pages 558 and Of the
whole thereof, as said entry of judg-
ment now appears on record and in
my custody.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said Court, this 2lst day of May, A. D.,
1896.
BE BURROUGHS, Clerk,
BY T ] LAMBIRTH, Deputy.
SWORN STATEMENT OF WIN. BLAKELEY
State Of Oregon,
Umatilla county,
], VIM. Blakley, being first duly
sworn depose and say, that ] am and
have, been for the last 2s years, a resi-
dent of Umatilla county and State Of
Oregon.
That the Indictment found in the
Circuit court of the State of Oregon,
for Umatilla county, in the year 1871
against Henry Blakely was procured
by false testimony and under misap-
prehsnslon Of The tAetaj that tho saia