Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-21

! He brought in several among whom
lwere johnson and Luckenbach. Hoge
was so successful that he was offered
50 for each one be 60, as soon as Nil.
Ter got his fee Of s25 and $40 more
on final proof. Then others were en-.
gagged to rustic, among them David II.
win. a cousin Of the other Irwin, and
Solomon Landers. Hoge did good
business and was paid in all about 800.
He acted as the legal adviser and
quieted the feal of some of the timid
ones. who wanted to be shown.
Then Luckenbach suspected some.
thing and told Miller his scheme was
fake and that the company was a
bogus one. He was Ter in on the plot
and informed by Miller that in the
absence of Kincart, who was then
away, he might take his place and
share the spoils. The new man hust.
led hard and added several more vic.
tins. Miller was still on the stand
when the court Adjourned at noon.
Just before the trial opened yester.
day afternoon, Flank E. Kincart, one
of the defendants, changed his plea
20 guilty. This was a severe Jolt to
the defense, coming as it did immed.
lately before Henry w. Milld. an.
other Of the defendants went on the
witness stand and told the story of
the conspiracy formed in the first
place between himself and Kinca7t.
and then carried to Charles Nickel.
Miller detailed how he and Kincart
talked the matter over at MYRTLE
Creek and agreed that they would
fom a deal to flch sucke~ of locating
fees, The scheme was that Miller would
represent himself as the agent of
bogus concern called by the high
sounding title "The Emmettsburg of
New Zealand Company" Kincart wa.
to be the official cruiser. Miller was
70 tep'esent that his company wanted
% buy Southern Oregon timber land.
II" confessed that there was no such
company and that all they expected
to get was the locators' fees. Con.
tracts to be signed up between the
company and the suckers were ar.
ranged.
Then they looked the field over for
suckers as Miller frankly STYLED their
intended victims. Readily the town
OF Piaeer was agreed upon as lust the
place and a trip was made there 10 he.
GIN wo-k, Dr. Give Major was agree |
upon as q sort of bellwether on the
'neo'y that il they could get him in.
tereSied 'll the rest would bite 90
Miller said. They saw DR.. Major and
'hen went to Medfo.tl where tbev met
NlcAell and arranged with him n n.
vide the sPoils received from pph,;c.
lions Of land notices. Nickcll. 50 Nn. |
,'' ''S med agreed TO print all the
bogus contracts they wanted witbort
cost Miles was still on the stonSi
when court adjourned.
The following jury wa, emnana,,.5
within an hour yesterday afterpoo,
ai'eF Judge Hunt had ordered the |
q lI'a. TO proceed, regardless of Martin
g. Hoge's weak back.
Charles G Bradley, merchant. Port.
hndi NJ, F. Dawson, farmer. A,h,rr.
y y,.,, u1',cs hryAendan, farmer, North
i"mhLli William Beard. farmer O,s,
s'n Ciiyi Alfred simpkins. farmey
rPHns N'll"yi HenS Boge, farme,
= = rp''n'as'on; :, H. KOpf, bookkeene-
0'Iandi Milton Damon, farmer. po,t'
'ln'' Newton BransOn, farmer, Bens.
,,s"' r. c. AppesOn, banker Ma.
, Ninnville; Philip A. Graves. farm.
Liberal. A''raer'
- AFTER the jury had been selestas n
h0ge withdrew his application q.
and appeared TO bavs =,
,I0'' completely recovered from n.
before. 'ne DAY