Williams news., 1907-10-12
A COMMUNICATION
(Continued from last issue)

Benson. and having waited for him to make some tffort under it to reimburse him for the $3O,OOO worth of scrip that he had obtained from him, Mir. Perrin began to doubt Benson's financial responsi- bility to make good. He therefore took all of his papers and agree ments to Francis J. Heney. then assistant United States district attorney. and advised with him as to what had hest be done. He left copies of all these papers with Mr Heney. and, az was developed at the recent trial. it was from MT. Heney's office that the government obtained copies of the agreement upon which this indictment is based. Was this the act of guilty man. of co-conspirator, to place within the hands of the prosecution every scintilla of evidence against himself2 Has human nature SO changed since the immortal Shake speare's time. that
 "Crime though it hath no tongue
 Speaks with most miraculous organ"
 through the lips and voluntary actions of him whom you would convict?
 Again: Shortly thereafter. MT George w. Hunt, member of the United States secret service. came to the town of Willia ms to inter- view Mir. Perrin with reference to the Benson transaction. After MT. Hunt had explained his mission, Mir. Perrin called me into the room. and in Mir. Hunts presence requested me to take Mir Hunt to the office and show him every contract, check. paper and hook ir his possession. and if he desired copies of any or all of them. to have the same. made for him. which | did. MT. Hunt remained in 9WilHam ams several days going over this data, and when he left. re- marked to me: "I find nothing whatever of a eliminating nature connecting Mir. Perrin with this matter. About all I make out of it is that Benson got his finger in Perrin'a eye to the extent of bout $3O.OOO"; and that is the truth, the whole truth, and notkirg but the truth. Mir. Perrin has never obtained one single acre of land under these agreements. and what is more. he never will. .
 In the meanwhile. MT. Henev had advised Mr. Perrin to bring suit against Benson, provided he could find any property helongirg to Benson upon which he could have an attachment issued. and or acconnt nf his official position advised Nr Perrin to employ Mir Floyd Clark an attorney of New York. which was done. and a retaining fee of. ] think. $50. was raid Mir Clark. Shortly thereafter I learned that the Aztec Land & Cattle romranv would relinquish some Ia nd to the government al Flagstaff in exchan nge for scrip, in which scrip Benson would have 2 fina ncial interest. l went to Flag, staff about the time the land was -elinnnished. and on inquiry oi MT. Hihben. who was then county recorder. learned that accompany. ing the relinquishments was ar assignment of the whole of tht scrip to a certain bank in Portland Oregon. Previous to this we hac advised Mr. Clark of the proposed relinquishment and of Mir. Ben. sons supposed interest in it, anc Mr. Clark had prepared the com plaint in a suit against Bensor and forwarded the same to Mir Perrin, which he swore 10. anc returned to MT. Clark. After learned of the assignment of the scrip to the Portland bank, MT Perrin notified MT. Clark of tn, fact. and the suit was withdrawn Was this the act of guilty man of co-conspirator? If E. B Perrin was engaged in a conspirsc, to obtain fraudulent title to lands what earthly reason or right har he to sue a CO conspirator for good honest coin, of the realm that h. had paid Benson under tha "conspiracy"? Could he hope, i guilty of conspiracy with Bensor to obtain fraudulent title to thes' lands. that the fact of his gull
 would not be evinced when thi
 suit, growing out of the very con tract upon which his alleged gull
 is based, was heard in open court
 During. all this time the lawyer c. P. Shell, has been busy. H. , has learned that the contract witt Benson, and which he advised Mir Perrin to sign. is illegal. He hal