Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-08
HENEY CONCENTRATES
FIRE ON WILLIAMSON.

Portland. or. Sept. FOLLOWING up
the lire Of testimony begun last night
as the result ~ an intimatiOn by Judge
Hunt in the federal district court thal
the prosecution must prove Congress-
nsn j. n. Wlliamson's connection with
the Blue Mountain forest reserve case
or the court would feel constrained 10
take the case from ,he jury so far as
Williamson was concerned. the govern
ment today concentrated It's fire upon
Mr.. Williamson.
II had been Prosecutor Heney's eX-
pressed intention. because OF William
sons previous conviction for land fraud,
10 attempt TO show only that William
son was sucffiiently involved 50 as TO
complete the alleged conspiracy. From
the statement OF Judge Hunt last night
Il was evident that this had not, In ths
opinion Of the court, been made sum-
clently clear and consequently Mr.
Heney today announced that he would
prove the case from ttDnning to
end" as though Williamson were him
sell on trial.
The testimony today followed the
line of that OF Dr. Smith. who last night
declared he was inyeigled by William
son into buying an interest I'm certih-
Gates for l3000 acres Of school land ~
ing adjacent to the proposed reserve.
and which Williamson declared would
afterwards be included IN the reserve.
Evidence was also adduced that the
men who the government Is attempting
TO prove were Williamson's agents Sc
cured fraudulent applications for school
lands and that Williamson himself
urged one Of the applicants To relin-
quish his claim because 'the old man
Cmeanlng Secy. of the Interior Hitch
cock was mad.
one Of these witnesses, j. W Hop
kins. who formerly lived at Prineyille,
Crook county, Or. but who now resides
al Las Vegas. Nye county. New, tesu-
fed AT the morning session that the
certificate transferred by Williamson 10
DR.. Smith had been Acknowledged IN
blank. At the afternoon session Hop
k,ns went directly back on this state
ment In an instant Hopkins became
the target for merciless tongue lash
ing from MIR. Heney. The prosecutor
not only accused the recalcitrant on
giving false testimony. but charged nun
also with having gone direct from the
United states district attorneys once
TO the presence OF Or. Van Gesner,
Willlamson's partner. during the noon
recess. and this Hopkins was reluctant
Is forced 10 admit when confronted
with the facts Under the constant
prodding he finally gave IN and practiN
ally admitted that he had purposely re-
turned evasye answers to Mr.. Heneys
questions.
with the witnesses offered today the
prosecution rested and In order 10 give
the defense a little time, Judge Hunt
decided TO adjourn court until tomor-
row.
After the adjournment Of court Hop
klns was arrested by United States
Marshal Reed on a bench warrant IS
sued by Judge Hunt appears that
Hopkins is under indictment IN what Is
known as the Michigan case" which
charges conspiracy TO fraudulently ac-
quire title TO about $1,000 acres Of gov
eminent land In Crook. Lake. Harvey.
Wheeler and other counties OF Oregon.
United States Atty. Bristol has been
on the lookout Tor Hopkins ever since
the indictment was returned against
him, May Of this year. but he had left
Prineyille and was secluded on the des-
ert az Las Vegas when brought here on
subpoena.