Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-18
MITCHELL Will ANSWER
SENATOR SAYS nlS ACCUSERS
HAVE NO HONEST CHARGE
puN,us ANY COMPLETELY WHAT.
tvtR WITH LAND FRAUDS,
MA a,pr OF tNu
AFFAIR,

SnWhNho iWNshl, jan lan"lI any
body says that ruicr ever paid me any
money IN connection with land mat,
terN, ~ anything else he IN u a-==-=
| liar"
THIS statement wpa made by Sonn,
tor John Mitchell Ut orcpon, ~ he
poancd through spokane On route TO
Wenhlngton last nlRht A brief tclr,
grnm which he received before he az,
rived here informed him VI his lndIct.
Wcnl hut he was unncUunlnied with
the details NJ u until informed by u 10.
porter upon hB arrival, Regarding
hln connection with the alleged con
nnlrnry, Senator Mitchell made the FOL.
loving statement,
| " never Nw rulor IN my llfc until
| be- called on me IN Wilmington with
y letter Ut Introduction from w. T.,
Mays, u trloud NJ mine IN Portland,
IN helping him before the Land once
! did what I have done Tor n thousand
ether citizens ~ OREGON he told mo
he had been employed by Mrs, Wat
iOn, M recall " nov, ~ look Into hVr
matters Tor hor Never In tho aIght
rHl degree was the matter NJ uOmpOn,
rnlloh mentioned between pulor ana
| myself,
" nm ~ innocent ~ u hnho unborn
VI any completely IN any land frauds
w oregon Or elsewhere assert In
illo most positive terms that II must
bo based upon The testimony " self
confessed ana convicted land thlcyoa
hnd porJurora, who have been offered
Immunity IN rapo lh0y meet Tho vim
dlrllyo desire " Secretary llitChc0cl
pnd his agents who, by their tciI
mohy Involve me ana others IN tho
| frauds
"fho prosecuting oincorr. Francis ],
Honey, llllcd The newspapers " the
United States with press dispatches
from Portland ton days before ~.
Grand Jury met, 10 The offocl that
was Involved IN the land frauds, 1
Immediately lot Washington for Port.
land 10 answer any charges mnds
against mo by tho Grand Jury, ana |
wired Honey that desired the priv.
lego " going before tho Grand Jury
| 10 UUuWpp my 1lurupH uuaInHI nan I'M
my arrIynl in poriiand , mad a ATM"
jor roo,,o1, NJ ,ho foro,na, "t ,ho nrana
Jury,
~ woa ioId bv I,.,.v ,h,, oo,,.
On Loror, ,Lo uy,nd NV ~, ,,. a,s
' penraDco there ! was told by IIcncy
that no evidence had been submitted
10 tbo Iury npaInu ma ,hnn s.id
TINT N there waa mn cb.r,o a,ains,
ma IN nnaw., I w.s an, ,o.dy y. .,,,,
mil 10 an examination Th,s d,d ~,
tyo boura ma n bnIf ma a,swa,a,
| promDtIy ojI auonIons I w,a ma,
advised aa 10 what The chsrpo againI
me- was, although I aaa,ire1 ,be iu,v
Iual vas ,..gv .,a ,,,,,,, 's
| syDr my other aueatIopa which .,,i",
Jlsusy or nuy nembc, nj ,ha ,,,v
might wish 10 oaIt mo anal .snojaiIy
d 1 desire Tho Duylloae M auSverlny
any charges TINT might he p,ado
lalaIust me by any wIinesg
"JIaylup bosn assured ,ho, nm s,o,
eyIdsDrs. nm 10 Inn, date bad room
submitted, 1 remained In p.r,I.,a ,or
four days, bu,. recolyInv mn wo,d
either from JIeuoy or Tho Grand .Iurv
The latter body being in seaslon ~,
the time, I Iefi pouiana In, evsnin,
Tor my place of amy In washine,on
m an Indictment has been ,n,nrnsa
bgalnst me, I nm preDored m moe, 4,
before n trial Iu,y ,nmedi,,,Iv .,a
IN this copnedIoo, 4 defy ubo oroaa'
outing on,cer 10 produce agalns, me
ope particle of .yIdenre wouhv NJ q
moments belief which In anv man,
ner, properly or crlmlueIIy, eoun@c,s
mo win any land f,aud -, v,,h .,v