The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-02
DEFENSE IN THE
HERMANN CASE
Witnesses Take the Stand and
FIatIy Contradict Evidence
of the Government.
MRS. SlLVERSTEIN'S STORY
NEVER OFFERED $500 FOR USE
OF HER NAME.
MRS. SlLVERSTEIN'S STORY

Washington. April 1.-Binser HERMANN
defense upon the charge Of destroying
pubIic records was begun today with the
eighth week OF the trial with testimony
intended to impeach the testimony OF wit
nesses for the government.
Mrs. Maud Silverstein Of Portland. Ore
WAS the first witness caued I0- the de-
Tense. She was called after some minor
testimony had been heard from w. A.
Richards ana Irwin Rlttenhaus, witnesses
Tor the prosecution Mrs. Silyerstein's
testimony was calculated 10 show errors
I'm the statements made for the govern
1nout by Henry Meldrum, former survey or
general Of Oregon, TO the effect that Mrs.
Silyersteiu was offered 500 for the use
81 her name IN Connection with land en-
tries The witness said she had never
received such an offer and had never seen
Medium but once, and that was to ask
for a position III MS Office to which she
had been recommended by BinEer Her
mann She did not get the position.
= r. Hermann son of the defendant,
denied the statements of Meldrum that
Young Hermann and Attorney Galley had
invited Meldrum TO call on Biuger Har-
mann and Galley. He testified that he
gave Galley Meidrums address and Of
flee telephone number.
Officer Brennan OF the local police force
Told Of directing Medium to Gatley's res
idence late on Saturday night. Meldrum
had wrong address which. he said, was
given him by the clerk Of a hotel.
Wife on the Stand.
Mrs. Cora Hermann. wife of the de-
PENDANT. testified to letting MeldTum into
The Galley residence that same night and
0VerhcarinE a converse ton between the
defendant and Mr.. Medium. Mrs. Her
mann contrddicted Rittenhaus. who tes-
titled regarding a conference she had in
a Portland restaurant with the de-
fcndant. Rittenhaus said that he and
r.
Hermann said that a Mr.. Huff also was
present at the table with Rittenhaus aud
Muller.
Mrs Hermann was corroborated regard
irg the presence of Huff al the table with
Muller and Rittenhaus. by Muller. who
Was next called.
II. p. Galley. son-in-law and assistant
counsel of the defendant, gave testimony
intended TO discredit Medium and Row
land as witnesses. This testimony related
To statements made during their stay
here since the trial began.
Testimony of Rowland.
MeIdrum. the witness said, told the de-
PENDANT and himself during the visit of
Medium to the Galley residence re-
frrred to. that he knew nothing against
the defendant believed he was an hon
est man. was always on top and would
come out Of this trial on top. As to
Rowland, Mr. Galley told of a confer
cnce between Rowland, Attorney Worth
llElDL dlu lllil0flLs III Nllltu LNON ldilu Sctlu
that the United States Attorney wanted
him 10 testify that he saw Hermann and
MAYS together in the Oregon surveyor
generals office 1t the time when Mays
ordered a map made of the Blue noun
tain section. that this was q d lie
and he would see them in HI before he
would so testify
Rowland. however, did so testify last
week
Several witnesses were examined Tela-
tive 10 the state of health of the late
Nathaniel Mckay during the spring of
13i-. The testimony showed that Nc
Kay was in feeble health. This evidence
was introduced in impeach the testimony
Of Robertson. then secretary to Senator
Mitchell who said that Mckay went out
for Senator Mitchell and obtained a pack
age Of 81 bills as change.
Oryille Dodge of Oregon, who was an
ap1ointee Of Hermann i'm the land Of
flee and remained there during Mr..
HeTmann's administration. testified that
Mr.. Hermann regularly bought postage
stamps of him. He could not say how
many. but he believed the amount aver
aged at least 81 a month.