The San Francisco call., 1905-02-14
FEDERAL JURY
TAKES A REST
AdjOurns After Returning
More Indictments Against
Mitchell and Many Others

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 13.-The
Federal Grand Jury, from which so
many Of the prominent men of the
State have received unenviable notice,
has separated until the word of Dis
trict Attorney Heney shall call the
members together again on April 1.
To-day, just before adjournment,
the jury returned the long-ex-
pected indictment dealing with
the Blue Mountain reserve and the al
legged frauds the Government claims
were attempted to be perpetrated by
its creation. In the Indictment are i'm
plicated John II. Mitchell, Binger Her
mann, John n. Williamson, Frank
Pierce Mays, w. n. Jones and George
Sorenson. The charge is that the de-,
PENDANTS attempted to defraud the
Government of the United States of
the possession and use of and title to
100000 acres of land situated in vari-
Gus States and Territories of the ma
tion of a total value of more than 49,
000 00O
The adjournment of the jury to-day
is to enable Heney to go to Washing
ton for the purpose of arguing q mo-
ton for writ of habeas corpus in the
Hyde Edmond case, before the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
city about a month. On his return it
is believed he will reconvene the Grand
Jury, and that the session which will
follow will be as productive Of impor-
tant indictments as the one which has
just passed.
The most interesting indictment re-
turned during the present session Of
the Federal Jury is the accusation Of
former United States District Attorney
.IOhn Hall. " a a T.
who for several weeks last fall was
acting division paymaster of the Unit
ed States army in this city and who
was recently cashiered for embezzle-
ment; John Cordano, formerly one Of
Sheriff Words deputies: ex-District
Attorney Charles F. Lord; ]. H.
Hutchings, a lawyer, and John North
rup, one of the members of the jury
which disagreed in the United States
Government against George Sorenson,
who was tried on a charge Of attempt
ing to bribe Hail. All the accused re-
side in this city.
The Indictment charges that between
December 16. 1904, and January 9, 1905,
the defendants violated the Federal
statute which makes it a crime to en-
deavor to influence, intimidate or inn
pede an officer of United States court
in the discharge of his duty. Specifi-
cally, 1t charges these persons with
having entered into a conspiracy to
blacken the character Of United States
District Attorney F. J. Heney by cir
culating reports which connected He
ney's name with that of Marie L.
Ware, one Of the defendants in the
first land frauds case, and having cir
culated these, and by inducing the Dis
trict Attorney of Multnomah County.
Ore, to begin a criminal action against
Heney on the strength Of this trumped-
up scandal.
The purpose Of this alleged conspir-
acy, according to the Indictment. was
to bring Heney into disfavor with the
Department of Justice at Washington
and ultimately cause his removal from
office.
A subpoena duces tecum issued at the
United States District Court was
served to-day on Judge A. H. Tanner.
United States Senator John MitchelPs 3
law partner, directing him to produce
all the correspondence between him
and Senator Mitchell relative to Fred
erfck r. Krfbs, for whom 1t is alleged
the firm of Mitchell & Tanner acted as
attorneys. and for receiving an alleged
bribe from whom Mitchell was indicted
by the Federal Grand Jury February 8.
Judge Tanner at once obeyed the writ
and the correspondence Is now in the
hands Of the court