The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-09
ANOTHER FISH
IN THE DRAGNET
Indictment Returned Against Mitch
ellis Law Partner.
PERJURY is THE CHARGE
ALLEGED EFFORT TO SHIELD
THE SENATOR.
y ORTLAND. orc. AZ. s.-Judge a.

~ ORTLAND. Ore, Feb. S.-Judge Al
bert H. Tanner. law partner of
United States Senator John II.
Mitchell, and one of the most prominent
attorneys and citizens of Portland, was
indicted today by the federal grand
jury on a charge of perjury alleged to
have been committed on Jan. 81 last.
While before the grand jury as a Wit
ness, in relation to the alleged dealings
of Senator Mitchell with Frederick \.
kribs. a land Spectator.
AT the same time this indictment
was returned, three others were also
reported to the court, one against Ham
ilton H, Hendricks, an officer of the
Butte Creek Land & LivestOc1sS Lum-
Der company, for subOrnatiOn Of per-
jury; enc against State Senator George
G Brownell, in amendment of the in
dictment returned week ago and the
last against Henry Medium, eX- United
States surveyor general Of Oregon.
George Waggoner, his chief clerk; Da-
vid W. Kinnaird examiner of surveys;
Rufus 3 Moore, a surveyor. and John
w. Hamaker and Frank J. Van Win
I kle. notaries public. for conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Case Against Tanner.
The Indictment of Judge Tanner
brings before the public with uneXpeCt-
tofore entirely unconnected by rumor or
fact with the land frauds cases now
being investigated.
1t is alleged in the indictment that
Judge Tanner. while a witness before
the grand jury OF Jan. 81. 1905, said
that the firm of Mitchell & Tanner had
received moneys and other compensd-
ton for work done for Frederick \
Kribs in expediting lands through the
general land Office and passing them to
patent. but that of this money Senator
Mitchell had not received any part for
himself This the government thinks IS
untrue. and it Will attempt TO prove
that Senator Mitchell did receive
money. placed to his account by Judge
| Tanner at the expiration of each month
It is further alleged that Judge Tan
Qer testified that the Office had net
| kept any books of account showing
/ what portions of such money had been
| received by Senator Mitchell, when in
/ fact such accounts had been kept and
were then in existence
Partnership Agreement.
Another charge against Judge Tan
| ner by the Indictment in his testimony
| in regard to a copartnership agree
] ment which is dated March 3. 1901. One
| provision is TO the effect that if any
| legal business is undertaken by the
| firm. in the absence Of Senator Mitchell
| in Washington. which would not be IL
| keeping with the obligations of the
! government. then all fees from such
work should go to Judge Tanner
| II is alleged in the Indictment that
| this document was not written and
| signed on March 5. 1901. as, ACCORDING
TO the testimony of Judge Tanner be
| fore the grand jury. but that it was
| written by a clerk in the Office OF
| Mitchell & Tanner during the recent
| visit of Senator Mitchell to the city.
| Subornation Of Perjury.
| The indictment Of Hamilton II Hen
| bricks. secretary and treasurer of the
! Butte Greek Land, Livestock & Lum-
| Der company of The DalleS. was due &C
| subOrnatiOn of perjury alleged to have
been accomplished on Jan. Is. 1905
| 1t is alleged in the indictment thai
| Hendricks procured George w Hawks
| and Clyde Brown in Wheeler county e
| appear before the grand jury jan ,
| last and swear that they had taken VI
| Il portion of land in Wheeler county 70.
their own use. and not with the view OF
| transferring il. Medium ct al. are in
| dicted for having entered into a con
| spiracy on or about April IS, 1902 tC
| defraud the government by fraudulen
| surveys.
1t is alleged in this indictment thai
| the defendants took advantage of the
| fact that there had been filed in the
| office of the general surveyor a number
! of false and forged applications pur
porting to be from bona fide settlers
| that the lands upon which they weT,
| living be surveyed. but it is alleged
that the defendants knew that the
| lands were arid and uninhabited.
The fourth indictment, that agains
| George c. Brownell, was amendatoT,
to the Indictment returned last weel
against Brownell accusing him o
sUbOrnatiOn of perjury.