The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-29

to PREJUDICE me without giving an oppor-
turity to be heard If the Information
reaching me that letters were actually
written to him against me were true To
this letter Senator Warren replied very
courteously, later sending another letter.
Waits Till After Election.
Some thine after this second letter 1
received a request from Senator Warren
TO meet him at his hotel in Denver. met
the senator at the Oxford hotel some time
in June or May. 1904, the particular date
| cannot now staIe but at that interview
Senator Warren made no direct request
that i should not prosecute the investga-
ton from personal considerations, but he
pointed out the danger of making an en-
envy of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany in Wyoming elections, and stated
that Senator Clarks reelection might pc
Jeopardized if the enmity of the Union
Pacific Railroad company should be IN
CURED. ! told the senator that an 1nVes-
LEGATION in Wyoming which would make
disclosures upon the ground would not
take place until after election, but that |
would investigate the matter TO the best
of my ability on the ground in wyoming
as soon as the election was over
Takes the Long Jump.
About three months after my interview
with Senator Warren I was transferred
from Denver to Los Angeles. CAL, dis-
lance of about 200 miles from the state
of Wyoming and away from the seat of
my operations. This transfer was made
at a time. when l had completed all of
my arrangements and perfected my de-
tails to institute and carry on rigid IN
vestigations in RoUtt county. Colorado.
Immediately adjoining the operations sup
posed to be had in Wyoming and which
investigations in ROutt county would nat
uraIly have lead me into the discovery of
the operations in the adjoining state of
Wyoming.
Finds 1t Uphill Work.
after NV transfer to Los Angeles the
contemplated reoI ganiZation of the special
agents of the land office TOOK place. Sew
cral promotions were made. L had head
ed the list of the special agents for mer-
it | was not promoted. From the time
of my removal from Denver to Los An
geles my work was and always has been
criticized and obstacles were placed in my
way to obtain efficient means to conduct
and perform the tasks allotted to me as
special agent 10 the extent even that my
request for information upon official Ie-
Ultimate subjects connected with my work
were completely ignored by the commits
sioner of the general land office.
No Hurry in Wyoming.
In October of 1904 I was subpoenaed as
witness in the United States district
court at Denver While in Denver on that
trouble was brewing for me because of
what was denOmlnated my interference in
the Wyoming cases. l learned from
O'Brien that Senator Warren would be in
Denver shortly. On December 5, 1904 |
met Senator Warren at the Hotel oxford.
l told him that / had heard efforts were
being made TO injure me officially. The
senator said he was not interested in
that Mr.. OBrien had anything to do with
T. Senator Warren then told me that
the general land office would not hurry
the Wyoming land cases and that of
I tn
self about them.
Destroy the Affidavits.
He then produced from his pocket
copies of my letters addressed to the COM
missioner relative to the Wyoming cases
which | had been investigating. | identi-
fled these as copies of my letters because
of the fact that the senator held three
press copy letters in front of him upon
the table and read out of them extracts
Vhich ] recognized in substance and be
licVed them to have been copies of my
letters to the commissioner. 1t was on
the occasion of my trip to Washington
between Dec. 5 and Is 1904. that / saw
g. F. Pollock. chief of division P. ut
Washington, and asked him what to do
With the affidavits containing the infor-
nation about these coal land frauds and
he then and there told me TO either send
the affidavits to him or destroy them
Gets Official Backing.
A telegram which the witness said he
had received Tuesday night was also in
trOduced. This follows:
Portland. Ore, Nov 81. 19O6-Your mes
sage received. Wire me without DELAY
whether you gave testimony concerning
every point mentioned in your long at
fidavit dated Nov. 10. Also state exactly
what portions of your evidence were al
lowed to stand and why certain parts
were ruled out? This is important Also
advise me if it is advisable for you to re-
main there even three days longer Do
not fail to answer this telegram imme-
diately upon its receipt and make your
answer as long as necessary The secre-
tary expects good results from your evil
dence before the commission. Fail in
nothing.
(Signedl F. B. NEWHAUSEN
Special Inspector Interior Dept.