The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-20
FEDERAL GRAND JURY BEGINS WORK
Every Land District in Oregon Will investigated and
Evidence of Corruption of SeRsatiOHa! Nature
is Promised

there is considerable doubt whether uit-
Ell states Senator John II. Mitchell and
Congressman Bin2er Hermann, who are
now on their way from Washington. -.
fore the federal grand jury in their own
behalf, VIII be granted their wish.
IL is stated on good authority that these
gentlemen will not be allowed to so be-
fore the grand jury unless that body be-
heVes that they have evidence necessary
for the jury TO know
Have No Legal Right.
In charging the jury today Judge Bel
linger statCd that if persons connected
with the testimony were to ask Is appear
N their own behalf he recommended thdt
their request be granted. but he Spe-
cillCa.ly stated that this is not a legal
right vi Sucn persons tic added that n
wound be proper tor the Jury TO allow
them to so appear if the jury saw lit 10
90 SO. II the jury Is at doubt on any
testimony. or IL the evidence Is such that
il VIII admit of an explanation, then The
gentlemen VIII be called by the Jurymen.
but II. on the other hand. the testimony
is deflnitc and certain. and II there Is no
need for explanation on the part OF Sen
atUr Mitchell and Mir. Hermann. or II II
is 4 statement of fact that IS being tie
batcd and the admission of the gentle
men would encrUach upon the prerOg-
dtiveS OF the trial jury, then the prlNI-
legc 10 appear VIII be denied In any
case, II is The opinion that under no cir
NnnlSIdHDeS WEI the OAllCIdlSs III AAAN event
OF their being allowed in the jury room.
be permitted TO tell their story according
10 their individual desires. They Will be
subjected 10 the same rule of procedure
as prevails in the cases of the other wit
nesses examined.
Why They Confessed.
The reason for the postponement of the
second conspiracy cases on trial has be
come apparent. II was ascertained today
that on the evening OF Monday, Dec. J.,
the defendants IL the first case went
into conference. which lasted until late at
A. d. Puter. Emma l.. Watson. Horace
G.. Mckinley, Marie J.. Ware and perhaps
ID. w. 1rapiey. 1t was argued by them
that they were at a disadvantage; thar
they had been convicted, with the eXcep-
ton of Miss Ware, and that there was
great deal of trouble ahead from when
they saw no means Of escape. Al these
things considered. Puter, Mrs. Watson
and Mckinley AID not see why they
should suffer in silence while the lnStI-
gators OF the conspiracy rested in peace
and security. They then decided TO tell
what they knew. Miss Ware. however,
held ori She did not conceGe that she
had anything To confess. She however,
al last consented 20 go before the grand
jury with whatever testimony she might
be able to give.
Minimum Sentence
In return for this. it is said. the de-
fonda nts were assured that they could
hope TO receive the minimum sentence for
the crimes OF which they mad been con-
vtcted
AS 10 the cases which were postponed.
IL is unlikely that the public viii ever
hear of them again. The agreement made
was being carried out today when > A
ID. Puter and Horace G.. Mckinley went
before the jury and told what they knew
of the frauds in which they were con-
csrned.
Marie Ware was in readiness TO tes-
tify. but was not called today. clyde
Lloyd Of Eugene Ore. and Thaddeus y
pbtter eyrt also witnesses today Potter
is an attorney in the office of f. t1erce
News we'll karwnn .wys OF Portland