Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-05
pAsCOE DECLINES
TO ANSWER QUERY
He Passes Back Defiance to the
State Senate Probing
Committee.
LAND BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Witnesses Relate circumstances Cover
ing Alleged shady Transactions Con-
ncctcd With Andcrsons Career.

'pid you IN the month of January
hand Harry Anderson any papeys with
your signature attachedl
VT refuse TO answer"
The question was put ny Senator
Rcnner X Smith, speaking rs special
attorney for the senate committee prob
INK the land board proceedings with the
view of suhsisntiating or disproving
certain allegations OF fraud made open
iy on The senate floor by Senrcr X.
Smith The answer came from Archie
Pascoe, salesman employed at Gray
Bros store
To pass back defiance 20 tho state
senate which asks questions clothed
with authority as a source Of law was
an unusual proceeding, but not single
senator moved his position in the slight
est.
How shall We proceed 10 punish the
wItness?' asked Smith.
Il suggest that we determine thai
matter In executive session came in
calm tones between puffs OF cigar
smoke from Senator Lawrence, while
Huianiski. the senate veteran in point
OF years. sat unmoved between the two
senators.
cali the next Witness he said. and
you consider yourself under subpoena
10 again appear before this committee"
This was addressed to young Pascoe,
who sat at the other end of the eon-
rnittee table. apparently rather proud
OF his display of nerve. and not In the
least embarrassed while he passed the
senatorial questions back to the COM
.mittee He was advised by Frank j.
Gustin, an attorney. 10 80 answer, ana
Gustin afterwards left the courtroom
with him. What punishment the SEN
ate will mote out has not yet been de-
cided.
The witnesses before the senate COM
mittee We're ". C.. Hall. George Mueller.
W. II. Doscher and MIR, Pascoe. Mr..
Hall, who was the first one called. had
handled the earns land entry which
had been intercepted by the Pascoo
homestead entry. M
He narrated the circumstances, some
of them were admitted by T. W. SEN
ior. attorney for Anderson who then
sought to shut of the testimony but
his effort failed. Later he had tin
with senator Renner X Smith IN which
smith declared he was there to ask
questions, while the other two scna-
tors we're TO formulate the report and
make their conclusion as TO the guilt
OF Anderson
HALLS STORY.
Mr. Hall testified that he had visit
40 q. q a In n
and found that Pascoe had home,
steHded the earns land. Here Senior
admitted this together with Harry S.
Anderson's Interest In this Pascos en-
try, Mr.. Hall on being allowed to
continue, said that he had returned
to the land board where he had talked
TO Mr.. Candland and Mr.. Dixon. tell
ing them the Pascoe entry was in An
derson's hand writing according to in
formation received by him He asked
for the substantlation of this. and
Anderson was called in. He admitted
having prepared the application for
the Pascoe entry
Anderson interrupted In an attempt
to get a ruling that would make the
committee a trial court. and hound
by laws OF evidence which II has not
been following. HI was told with
some warmth by Senator Smith that
tections and let tho testimony get
into the record. the committee could
easily determine what was competent
against Anderson
Mr. Hall went on with his testimony
telling OF visit to Pascoe and OF ad-
missions by Pascoe that he had not
filed In his own interests, and OF his
agreement TO relin1uish the filing Two
days after PascoO relinquished some
ono else filed desert entry. He told
Mr., Candland about this, and said
the manner In which tho thing was
conducted was wrong and ought not
10 be tolerated man should not be
retained on the land board who would
give out Information, he testified that
he had declared TO Mr. Candland and
further testified that Mr., CandIand
had agreed with him
After the unsuccessful effort to Sc
cure testimony from Mr. Pascoe. Geo.
Mueller WAS nut on the stand. Hc
told OF his experience IN lnquiring
shout piece Of land, finding II omen.
and then finding IL suddenly occupied
before his papers We're perfected Re
told of his acqualntanceship with r.
"A. sorensen and Harry Anderson. his
brother-in-law. the way In which Sor-
cnson fled on land that Muller had
indicated he wanted, and Of his con-