East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-15

Francis ]. Heney, United States
district attorney for oregon, and the
most important man In the state of
late, passed through Pendleton last
evening on his way TO Washington.
With him was another man who has
been his chief helper in the hard
fight for Justice that has been waged
for several months past w. j.
Burns, Of the United States secret
service, now a special agent of the
interior department.
The two men made an interesting
pair, and were the center of a small
group that gathered around them at
the depot. Among these were John
HALEY, Jr., A. L. Vogel, for As days
under Mr.. Heney as a grand Juryman;
Assessor Strain, Recorder Folsom, and
a representative of the East Ore
gonian.
Mr.. Henry is AN affable man though
wary and discreet. He is easy and
pleasant to talk to, and last night
was willing to say anything that he
could with propriety.
Investigating, Not Prosecuting.
Yes, l am pretty we'll satisfied
with the work as far as II has gone"
said he in response to an inquiry.
Asked whom they were after II all
were now indicted. he replied: I'VE
were not after anyone in particular
at first. We were simply there to in
vestigate and did what we found to
do. But we are not through yet, in
fact. we are now simply on the edge
of the work This grand jury cannot
finish all that there is :" be done"
Heney's attention was called by
Burns to the fact that this was the
home of the East Oregonian, and the
former Immediately drew from his
pocket an envelope. from which he
took an editorial clipped from last
Fridays issue of this paper. and
which defends the federal grand jury
on the charge of being unduly influ-
enced by Heney I'm a work of perse-
cution. Holding the paper in his
hand, he said: II would like to meet
the man who wrote that, for it hits
the nail on the head. 1t was one of
the few good things that were said
by the newspapers during the dark
times when plots were thick around
us"
There was nothing new that could
be given out, according to Mr.. Heney,
so his talk with the group that had
gathered to shake his hand was
largely of unofficial matters.
"I am now on the road to Wash
lngton to work on the Hyde-Benson
case that has been brought in Califor-
MIA. After being in Washington a
while l will return to San Francisco,
where I make my home with my sis
ter
He laughed when asked IL he would
remain as United States district attor-
ney for Oregon permanently, and
stated that he wished to vacate that
position as soon as he could do so.
He said he would return to Portland
about April /, and that before doing
so he wished to give some time to his
private business.
Evident Force and Resourcefuness,
Francis j. Heney, the man who
has brought senators and congress-
men before the bar of justice and
who has shaken the state of oregon
as It has never been shaken before, is
not particularly striking in appear
ance. He is a man OF medium build,
is smooth shaven, and has quick,
athletic move about him. He gives
one the first impression of having
great vitality. There is look on his
face that shows him to be a man of
resourcefulness and force.
Here is Sherlock Holiness" said
the district attorney, not wishing to
take all the attention of those about
him, and he introduced Mr.. Burns to
the members of the group, soon after