Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-02

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the government We're then made in the
hotel of the senator, and it is alleged
that Senator Mitchell dictated. the pa
pers to his own stenographer, and had
them delivered to Mr.. Putter as finish
ed. The affidavits, which it is assert
3D. certified to the settlement of the
land and it's cultivation, and he char
acter of the persons making the filing
We're then, SO the government will at
tempt to prove. taken to Mr. Hermann,
who, it Is alleged, took them under con-
sideration.
On March 6, 1902, the government AL
leges Mr.. Hermann wrote a letter to
Senator Mitchell, stating that he had
expedited the claims as pc: his re-
quest. This is the letter which was
introduced in the first trial and over
the Identification of which both Sena-
tor Mitchell and Mr.. Hermann We're
in doubt, and the letter which Com
| missioner w. A. Richards made his trip
to Portland from Washington to iden-
tify. This letter said that Mr.. Her
mann had expedited the claims and
| that the clerk of the division would
take the claims under consideration.
This, it is understood, was done.
and on the following day the clerk rec
commended that they be returned to tho
local land office at Oregon City for
| further proof and investigation. The
clerk recommended, it is stated, that
| the entries seemed to be fraudulent,
and not according to law. These were
| the Davis lands in which it is alleged
| W. N. Davis of Albany and others
! were interested.
| The Government Action.
The government will try to show that
when Loomis received this money he
wrote another letter to Hermann ask
! ing that something be done in the ex-
petition of the land cases or at least
that they should be consid ered. 1t Is
alleged here a report was sent to Her
mann, calling attention to the alleged
Loomis and Davis letter and asking
that the lands be considered, but adj
hitting that the laws had not been OBJ
served.
| The report was dated March z, but
March 6, Mr.. Hermann lad ordered
the claims expedited. When he saw the
report made by Ogden, however. 1t is
said he hesitated, and when Puttsr
came to see him, it is alleged, he told
Putter that he thought the alleged
matter looked pretty bad and that he
was afraid the claims would have to go
back to the Oregon offices for further
investigation. Mr.. Putter, by this
time, had expended, it is alleged, about
| $4,000 on the deal, and when he was
told this, it is said, he went back to
| Mitchell 1t is said he told the SEN
ator that his influence WAS necessary
to influence Hermann to put lands
thru. 1t is added that he told the
senator that if the claims went back
to Oregon they would be lost to him
and all Of the money he had put into
them would be gone. At his time, the
government will attempt to prove, Mr..
Putter laid two 1000 bills on the table
in front of the senator. ard it will also
try to prove that he told Mitchell to
/ take them.
The senator, it is alleged, did not
wish to take all of the money, and, 1t
is said, pushed one Of the bills back.
but the government asser:s that Putter
insisted that $4,000 was not too much,
and that the money was taken by the
senator. The government will offer
evidence that Senator Mitchell told
him he would do the bes'. he could for
| him.