Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-17
TO JURY NEXT FRIDAY
End of Trial of Binger Hermann
in Sight.
FINAL TESTIMONY TODAY
Discussion of Prayers for Instructions
to Jury.
TIME ALLOTTED FOR ARGUMENTS
Oregonian Makes Statement as to Con-
yersation at Residence of Defend
ants Son-in-Law
FINAL TESTIMONY TODAY
TIME ALLOTTED FOR ARGUMENTS

The trial OF former Representative Bin
ger Hermann on the charge of destroying
thirty-five letter-press copy books Of the
records of the general land office. SO far
as the hearing of witnesses is concerned
was concluded today. Arguments in con
necton with prayers for Instructions tn the
jury consumed most of the time Of the
court, the jury being excused Willie tb.
matter In question was under consideration
BY agreement of counsel each side will re
quire one full court day for 2anal are1l-
ments. SO that the case will go to the jury
Friday afternoon.
H. L. Patterson. another Oregonian
was the first witness called this morning
He was Intercepted at length regarding
conversation alleged by the defense To-
have occurred at the home of H. Prescott
Galley. son-in-law and Junior counsel
for Mr.. Hermann. between Henry Me-
drum. former surveyor general of ORE
gon. and Mr. Hermann ana Mr.. Galley
Numerous statements said To have
been made by Medium. and quoted par
ticularly in their testimony by Hermann
and Mrs. Hermann. We're referred To Pat
terson for his version. The defendant
and his wife declared Medium said the
government wanted him to swear that
Hermann was present IN the Portland
surveyors office at an interview with
i. F. Mays but Medium wouldn't do #.
because 1T was a lie.
Word Lie" Not Used.
Patterson asserted the word lie" was not
used.
When you and Medium were leaving
Mr.. Gatley's house that night did Medium
say to Mr.. Galley and Mr. Hermann, 'You
can all go to bed and rest easily az far as
Henry Medium is concerned, because he
will not swear to a lie?' United Stat,
Ra kar Slral i,,r
testimony of Mr.. Galley.
1t was not quite that way. Patterson
answered. Medium said, You can all
go to bed and rest easily far as Henry
Meldrum is concerned, because he will not
testify, and 1t was Meldrums intention At
that time to refuse to go on the stand.
In cross-examnation Mr.. northngton
asked Patterson: 'Will you DENY on vnur
OATH that Medium said the government
wanted him to testify Hermann was at the,
conference in Meldrum's Office in Portland
In September. 1902. and engaged with Mays
In inspection of map of the then pro-
posed Blue Mountain reserve. but he would
not do it because it was a lie?'
Medium did not make such state
ment,' Patterson declared
Irwin Rittenhouse was recalled as a wit
ness in rebuttal of the statement of Nj.
Hermann chat Elliott p. Hough pres
ent in restaurant in Portland during an
interview between Hermann and Kitten
house. Witness declared Hough was not
present Mr.. Rittenhouse also said while
he a clerk in division a general land
office. he referred each month to the letter
books kept in Commissioner Hermanns
Office in preparing monthly reports.
Government Rests.
The government rested in rebuttai shortly
before IL o'clock.
Samuel f. Tatum colored. formerly con-
| nected with the Dewey Hotel. produced 4.
journal kept at the hotel in 1902 lie was
called by he in,
was taken over the testimony yesterday
OF Harry {. Robertson, Senator Mitcleus
former secretary. Mr.. Robertson had as
serted Senator Mitchell occupied three
rooms at the hotel Tatum declared the
senator had only two rooms The journal
! showing Mr.. Mitchell paid 500 per month.
was introduced in evidence Tatum WAS
ordered to produce another book known as
the transient ledger to show who occr-
pied the other room of the suite during
March. 1902 With the exception of this
additional bit of testimony both sides rested
at ii: 40 o'clock this morning and the fury
was excused temporarily until Tatum's re-
turn The discussion over the form OF
prayers Tor instruction by the court to
the jury consumed the balance of
the morning session and practically all OF
the afternoon. Justice Stafford's ruling az
to which prayers should be admitted Will
be given when arguments are concluded
Samuel Tatum, returning to the court
room with the transient ledger of the
Dewey Hotel, testified he could find no rec
ord showing the name Of the occupant OF
the room adjoining Senator MitcheIIs suite
In 1902. That closed the testimony in the
case.
Last Witness Yesterday.
The precise place where S. A. d. Puter
obtained the two 81 900 bills he said he gave
to Senator Mitchell was again the subject
OF controversy yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Puter being recalled by the prosecution.
notwithstanding kilograms from Milwaukee
and Chicago banks tracing several drafts
futer stuck to his story that he got six or
eight such bills from a Milwaukee bank
Puter was the last witness before adj
1ournment yesterday.
Hotel Arrivals.
Raleigh-John Stevens. Jacksonville. Fla:
w. c. Sampson. Philadelphia; Q. w. Booth.
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