Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-29
A NEW PHASE IN
LAND FRAUD CASES
CONSIDERATIONS ARE EXPOSED,
0hlinal Patents introduced a PrcI'
" Chain Of Evidence Woven by
District Attorney

Portland Or nov 2s-A new
phase developed today 90 the TRIAL OF
ihe land fraud cases lt brought into
the case the name Of George A. Howe
10 whom was decided soyu OF The al
legged bogus homestead titles. Further
documentary evidence brought to light
that Howe had ln turn decided TO Hor-
ace @. Mckinley a tract OF land in Sec
ton IS south range , east.
Dist Atty Han announced to the
court that the government would prove
that Howe is In reality one OF the con-
spirators under another name.
a, s. Dresser. register OF the oregon
city land office, produced the original
patents Issued in the cases of Matte ).
lowell William Mclaughlin a. o.
Austin j. r. Foster James Wakefield
Christie H. Langham and James A..
Taylor and o certified COPY OF @ deed
10 George a. Howe from William Me-
Laughlln.
Upon objection by the defense Mr..
Hall said that ho wished to show by
The introduction Of the deeds from the
seven hOmcstoaderB whose patents had
just been offered 500 evidence that the
claims had all been transferred TO
Howe, who was fictitious person
by this testimony" said mr. Hall
II will show these conspirators under
another name The court admitted
The evidence
AS the next link Do he chain the
prosecution introduced "a deed from
George A. Howe to Horace G.. McKin-
ley which was witnessed by Dan w.
Tarpey and transferred part of the
lana acquired under The preceding
transaction.
In explaining this move. the prosecu-
ton showed that It would prove that
he land secured from the government
W township II south range 7 east. had
been at last relnqulshed again to the
government and land Of value taken I'm
lcu had been secured bv the transac-
ton. Mr. Han, in explaining the point.
said I'VE do not intend 10 allege that
the government was deirauded except
nv township Il south OF range z east
We will show that they decided these
lands from n fictitious person and 9TH
ers 10 fictitious person. by means Of
which ownership To- other property was
gained'
You can show. said tho court, I'm
ruling ON the objection, that the gov
arnment was defrauded IN township II
south range Z east II YOU can show
that these lands were sold for cash you
might show conspiracy to defraud the
government
j. n Booth OF Roseburg, receiver OF
NE Roseburg land Office Identified pa
pers submitted by the prosecution az
Am application NJ GEORGE A Rowe FOR
selection Of lieu land from base IN
township II south OF range Z, These
papers were also identified by Special
Inspector a, b. Green and II j. Cole-
man and George r. OGDEN, land Office
clerks.
Miss Ella Wyman testified that she
was the proprietor Of small hotel ON
Dearborn avenue I'm Chicago. She knew
both puter and Mrs Watson who came
10 her hotel March 80 and asked for
rooms u asked them for references
and they said they had just reached
he city and could not give any They
gave their names as Mr.. and Mrs. Pot
Ter aud he said he was IN the mining
business. They remained until the
morning OF April 2 when Capt Porter
lf the secret service called and arrest
ID Mrs Potter"
Evidence described the manner of ape
prehengon and arrest " Puter and
Mrs Watson by the United States se-
.ret service was introduced
TO TESTIFY IN LAND FRAUD
CASES.
Portland. or. Nov 2S--W William 4,
Richards. commissioner OF the general
and Office arrived here today 70 testify
In the land frauds case OF the govern
nent against $. A. ID Puter. Horace G.
Mckinley and others Gov Richards
declined to be interviewed upon the
purpose OF his visit here Il is expected
he wlll go on the witness stand tomor-
row.