Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-24

IallmaQge, OF Cn1cdgo, MEMBER
of the Tallmadge Southwestern
Land company on the charge Of
subornation of perjury Tall
madge was released on $4,000
bond.
Portland, Ore, June %. = On the
day that marked the seyentieth mile
stone of his journey through life, his
face blanched with beads of perspira-
ton glistening on his forehead, with
hands clasping and unclasping, John
H. Mitchell, senior United States SEN
ator from Oregon yesterday listened
to the testimony of Judge Tanner, his
lifelong friend and law partner in the
land fraud case.
Judge Tanner was not less white
or less agitated and throughout his
testimony he spoke hesitatingly and
falteringly and SO low hat the ticking
of the courtroom clock was audible
throughout his testimony. When court
adjourned for the day Judge Tanner
was still on the stand and today he
was recalled to continue his testi-
mony.
Witness Identifies Checks.
Judge Tanner identified checks paid
by Frederick A. Krebs to Tanner and
letters that passed between himself
and Senator Mitchell elative to their
practices before the land department.
Letters, showing that Mitchell received
each month his shave Of the firms
earnings, which was oneshalf of the
net receipts and that the money paid
| by Krebs to Tanner entered into the
funds divided at the end Of each
month, were offered in evidence.
A letter from Mitchell to Tanner
showing that he received upon his own
request copy of the firms books,
showing all receipts and how secured
during the senator's stay in Washing
ton, was an exhibit.
District Attorney Heney questioned
Judge tanner as to his trip to meet
Senator Mitchell in December last,
when the senator was returning to
Portland a short time prior to his first
indictment
Judge Tanner told of having re-
ceived telegram from the senator
asking him to come as far as Kalama
1 Wash, to meet him. The judge had
taken the trip, and had met the sena
tor on the train with Binger Hermann
and Frank c. Baker, chairman of the
republican state central committee
| The senator, he said, was eager fol
land fraud news and asked him If there
was any danger of the government
agents having had access to the books
of the firm. Mr.. Mitchell expressed
said the witness, deep concern about
the entries and transactions the firm
had had with Kribs.
Would Destroy Books.
The following day, Judge Tame,
testified the senator went to the Office
and in company with him (Tanner)
4 looked over the books, page by page
Mitchell expressed surprise at the wa.
the entries had been made and de
/. manded that the old books be destroy
ed saying the entries in regard t.
Krebs' transactions would not only in
dict but would convict him if they fel
into the hands Of the government
Judge Tanner testified that he ha,
!, told the senator that though it woul,
Inecessitate perjury, and that he neve
, had done such thing in his life, h
, would stand by his partner and d.
, what he could to help him. He ha
agreed to destroy the books if neces
sary. and had called the senator's al
tention to the clause in the partner
ship agreements by which the senate
was to receive all the fees for wor
t done before the departments. He ha
changed them and the new agree
ments had been dated back to Marc
III, 1901 the same as the original an
! had been signed by both
. The subsequent letters passing be
: tween the two men also were entere
, in evidence as tending to show sti
: further the knowledg of the defendan
that he had been, violating the law.