Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-07-06
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OREGON LANDS
This Is Sensational Testimony of West
ern Witnesses in Oshkosh
Fraud Case.

OSHKOSH, Wis, June 3O-[Spe-
ciaL lin the case in the United States
court this morning against five Oshkosh
capitalists, charged with being impli-
Gated in Oregon land frauds sensational
testimony was introduced by several
witnesses trCm Oregon.
The case opened at 10 O'Clock before
Court Commissioner Mcdonald. Henry
J. Cole of Jackson. Ore; Jefferson How
ard of Ashland. Ore. and Butler Hell
man, also of Ashland, Ore, testified
Their testimony was at the instigatIou
Of Sumner Parker of Oregon, who was
Indicted with the defendants.
Paid for Entries.
They entered government timber land
with the intention of disposing of them
to i company which. they teSrl-
fed. was supposed was the Osh-
kosh Land and Timber company
They said further thar each of them
was to receive the sum Of 500 for SO
entering the land, and they declared that
their expenses were paid, rs they sup
posed. by Mr.. Parker.
Mr.. Cole and Mr.. Howard said that
they received checks under this agree
meut signed By Joseph Black, who - one
of the Shawano men indicted and
the third man received his check, he sad.
from Mir. Parker.
Wives Received Money.
Howard and Holman testified that
their wives also entered timber lands in
the same manner and were to receive
$500 each for SO doing. This afternoon
the case will be resumed and
it il expected that one Of the Wit
nesses will be Sumner Parker, who it is
claimed is here to testify Tor the gov
ernmellt. 1t is understood he will turn
states evidence. He has not as yet APP
peared III the ease.
DeaiaIs Eiade May 81.
The Oshkosh defendants are: Leander
Choate, Benjamin Doughty. James
Doughty. James Bray and Thomas DAILY.
At d preliminary hearing held on May
31st it developed that Mr.. DAILY and MIR.
Ch0ate were the managers III fact OF the
company named 1T that time.
Mr. DAILY denied that the company had
had any negotiations with anybody for
the purchase of lands in Oregon in 1902,
and 1903. He also denied that John {.
Black. Joseph Black, and Augustus An
derson of Shawano had any connection
whatever with the Oshkosh Land and
Timber company. during those years. Mr.,
DAILY fatty denied that the company had
entered into Il conspiracy to detraud the
government in land transactions.
The Oregon lands owned by the COM
pany are located in Klamath county, out
Mr. DAILY then stated that none of the
lands described in the Indictment were
owned by the company He further teS-
titled that the company had never at
tempted TO purchase the lands III the dis
trict covered by the indictment.
Never Paid Parker.
He also stated that nobody i'll Oregon
had authority to act for the company III
purchasing lands. He only knew by
uearing Of the connection of the Blacks
aud Anderson with Oregon land 9ur-
chases. He denied that the OSHKOSH
Land and Timber company had any
thing To do with L check paid by Joseph
Black 10 John Million or that the COM
pany had ever paid John or Joseph Black
any money or given other valuable e0u-
sideGation for transaction in purcb2s-
ing lands Mr. DAILY admitted knowing
the Blacks and Anderson. but said ne
was not aware that they did business
under Il firm name.
Mr. Daily denied that the company had
ever supplied Sumner \. Parker with
money for land purchases. Neither had
money been paid to the Blacks, James
H Driscoll or anybody else. he said.
August Anderson. Joseph Black and
john Black of Sawano were discharged
last week. 1t is said that they viii DC
rearreSted now.