The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

could be done to the lands unless some
action would be taken which would
make the Transaction of record IN the
somce Puter then got into hack, it
Is alleged, and went to the hotel of
Senator Mitchell, the Dewey house,
and told him of the alleged converse
5t1on with Binger Hermann. The fa-
nous Puter-W Watson affidavits, accord
ing to the government, were then made
in the hotel of the senator, and it Is
alleged that Senator Mitchell dictated
the papers to his own stenographer
and had them delivered ton ter
as finished. The affidayits, which, tt
is asserted, told of the setti dement, of
the land, its cultivati tion and the char
zacter Of the persons making the fl-
ings were then, SO the government will
attempt to prove, taken to Mr.. Her
mann, who, it is alleged, took them
under consideration.
Hermann's Letter to Mitchell
On March s, 1902, the government
alleges, Mr.. Hermann wrote letter
to Senator MITCHELL stating that he
had expedited the claims as per his
request This is the letter which was
+ introduced in the first trial and over
the Identification of which both Sem
ator Mitchell and Mr.. Hermann were
in doubt. 1t is also the letter which
Commissioner w. A. Richards made
his trip to Portland from Washington
to identity. This letter stated that
Mr.. Hermann had expedited the claims
and that the clerk of the division
would take the claims under eonsid-
Grafton and make an examination of
them. This. it is alleged, was done,
and on the following day the clerk
recommended that they be returned
to the local land office at Oregon CITY
e, Tor further proof and Investigation.
The clerk reported, it is stated.
that the entries seemed to be fraudu-
lent and not according to law. These
We're the Davis lands, in which 1t is
alleged, w. N. Davis, of Albany, and
others were interested.
District Attorney Is Removed
WASHINGTON, D. c. Dec. 81
President Roosevelt today directed the
removal from Office of John H. Hail..
United States district attorney for Or.
egon. Mr. Hall has been prosecuting
ofiicer@of the government in the land
fraud cases and the removal is made
in connection with Them The an
nouncement was made by Attorney
General Moody. He declined to say
what tsscharges, if any, had been made
against Hall, but added that for the
good of the service it was believed hest
to dispense with him, particularly in
connection with the land fraud cases.
Mr.. Hall was indorsed for reap
polntment by Senator Mitchell and
Representative Hermann The presi-
dent took no action on this recon-
mendation. The conduct of the dis
trict attorneys office at Portland has
been inquired into by the government
representatives and reports on the fact
adduced have been transmitted here.
The reports aHege that there has been
obstruction Of Justice; that certain
prominent men have been shielded and
that attempts have been made to pre-
vent certain parties giving evidence in
the land fraud cases.
Oliver E. Hagin, of Chicago, special
assistant attorney of the department
of Justice, has been sent to Oregon to
assist in the prosecution of the land
fraud cases.
Hall is Astonished
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 31.-When
United States District Attorney Hall
was shown the dispatch from WASH
1ngton announcing the action of the
president in removing him from Office |
he was thunderstruck He had no .in-
formation from Washington that the |
blow was to fall and condemned several |
ofhcers of the government in strong
terms. denouncing his removal as an |
act Of personal enemies Later Mr.. |
Hall made the following statement
IF it is true that the president has |
removed me, L have no knowledpa Of
what promDted hin, to taLo tS,is - /
tion. + have not been advised Of tha
nature of arly charges aptainst mo. -
intend to go to the hotton,. If. +f;S af-
fair and have no faar h,,tStl,ot-I 20,
convince any fair man that r l,s,s :,
er been glliitv s,f eanv oct ruhi1o =, ee
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