The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-29
MITCHELL HAD A
TALK WITH JURY
BI1ger Hermann kIs1 Given the
Opportunity Asked.
WHAT WAS SAID is A SECRET
NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES WERE
GRANTED.
WHAT WAS SAID is A SECRET

! u ORILAND. Ore. Dec 2S-Bent with
his more than three score years and
ten. and leaning upon the arm of his
law partner, the white-haired senior SEN
ator from Oregon. John II. Mitchell, who
Tor the better part Of a quarter of a
/ century has represented his state in the
federal congress. today went into the gov
ernments inquisitOrial chamber TO tell
what be knew concerning frauds which
the government he has served so long
oeheVes have been perpetTated upon it in
the ACQUISITION OF its public lands
Tired and careWOrn be came from the
Jury room az the neon hour. only to re-
turn in the afternoon. Later. when the
senator let the court house. apparently
| nervous and worried. il was stated that
the investigation, so far as MIR. Mitchell
was concerned, had ended
Nothing Leaked Out
What transpired in that chamber is I'M
/ known further than that Mr.. Mitchell
went INTO IL with no more favor than
/ would nave been extended the humblest
1 citizen of his country. Neither his re-
quest that he be confronted with any tes-
timony that the government may have
ttUuud 20 MS detriment nor th2t he be
I furnished with the names OF his alleged
I accusers. was granted. Whether he was
allowed TO make any eXCul1atOry state
ment is not known. The jury is sworn
TO secrecy. Messrs. Heney and Hall. the
governments attorneys refusing TO make
any statement whatever of what
transpired. and Mr. Mitchell. the only
other person who knows. went directly
/ TO his apartments in the Hotel Portland
and refused absolutely TO receive callers.
Hardened Hermann
The rest OF the afternoon with the
jurors might have been a session of con-
gress for all the effect il appeared to
! nave upon Congressman Binger Hermann.
he appeared shortly after o'clock in the
afternoon and went into seclusiOn in the
I inner office of the district attorney. after
ne had greeted a few acquaintance in
, the outer office ard the hall When
! called to the jury room he shook hands
with those whom he knew I'm the corridor
and patted Mr.. Heney heartily on the
[ back When the session had closed for
/ the day Mr.. Hermann remained in the
jury room for some time, cOnversing with
MI. Heney and the jurors, among whom
! he found several whom he had known in
| various parts of the state.
The time of the jury will be taken up
I the forenoon tomorrow, but il is thought
that he viii have told his story by the
noon adjournment.
Still in the Dark
The government. so far as is known
did not Tecede from its stand announced
yesterday. to the effect that it would
neither make known its witnesses to Sen
ator Mitchell and Mr.. Hermann or tell
Z them aught of the case. In fact, it is
not thought that the testimony Of the
Mitchell or Hermann ALLEGED connection
with the land frauds has as vet been
taken up by the jury specially. Ii is
supposed that a great deal OF what has
been told Of the jurors by many of the
witnesses who have been examined prior
TO this time has had an indirect bearing
on the case. IL is thought that Senator
Mitchell and Mr.. Hermann werc given
this opportunity 10 give their testimony
and answer any questions which might be
asked by the jury, before the case itself
has been brought before il. in order to
enable the congressman TO return TO
Washington In time for the reCOnVening
of congress.
The Indicted Men.
noon have appeared and will give the
$500 bonds fixed by the court s. B.
Ormsby of Salem was given five days in
which to enter his plea and was also
allowed one day TO secure bail. In the
meantime he was released on his own
recognizance.
c. E. Loomis Of Eugene gave his bond
as required.
Mayor w. H. Davis of Albany did not
reach the city today as expected. He will
probably arrive in Portland tomorrow,
when he will give his bond.
George SorensOn is reported 10 have re-
turned TO Portland today. but has not as
Yet made mis- appearance.
AT the conclusion Of the hearing of Mr.
Hermann tomorrow IL is thought that the
government will examine Special Agent
Walk Of Washington. d. G. who has been
in Portland for month waiting to give
testimony.
city waiting TO be taken before the jury.
while /. is understood that many more
viii be brought from various parts of the
state as fast as wanted