The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-05


said he insisted that II was not rignt ior
an emplOye of the state board 10 give m
formation that would destroy an apphca-
ton flied N the office.
| Mr.. Senior interrupted again to say he
4 believed the inquiry should be confined
| 70 the conduct of Anderson He INSISTED
the Pasc0e entry. Senator Lawrence ex-
pressed belief that the committee hd9
| a right to go into any act or the ianu
board since statehood to discover irregu-
| farities. w. ID Livingston, of counsel for
Anderson. suggested that the commlttee
| segregate the inquiry TO investigate tns
conduct OF Anderson and the geher "a
board separately. Senator smith re-
marked. with warmth. that IL the attor-
| neys would not make so many obJectlons
and arguments. but would allow the evl-
able to sift il and determine how niien
was competent as against Anderson.
Protests Anderson's Conduct
Mr.. Hall continued his testimony again.
He said he met Pascoe, and Pascoe sslu
| he had not made the homestead entry
| in his own interest On Mr. Han az
vice, earns induced Pascoe to relinquish
the entry. Mr. Hail said. but two days
| later Hall learned that desert entry
had been made on the same land py a
man whose name the witness dld no.
recall. Mr.. Hall said II had not pc en-
conteBded at the state land board oInce
| that earns entry had been forfeited, al
| though there had been some delay IN put
ting up the money He said ne tolc Mr.
Candland the manner in which the thing
| had been conducted was wrong ana
| ought not to be tolerated.; that the ooafI
| should not retain in its employ per-
this way Mr. Hall said Mr.. Candland
agreed with him that the thing was
wrong. earns did not get the land, Mr..
| Hall said
that Anderson had remarked that earns
| should not have the land. as Anderson
or a man named Thomas had written
TO GarnS inquiring as TO the character
| of the land and that earns sought to
| secure the land Anderson or Thomas had
| inquired about with a view TO purcha5-
ing it for themselves Mr. Han admitted
| that about nine months passed without
| action by earns on his application. Mr.
/ Hall explaining this delay. said earns
| had written his application In the beliet
| that the old rules, requiring smaller
payment than ct present. were still n
| force. The board accepted earns mon
| ey Mr. Hall said. and notified him to
send the difference earns then endeav-
price Mr.. Hall refused to Answer Mr..
| Seniors question. whether earns would
not have secured the land had ne put
| up the fi.lI amount. on the ground that
it was too problematic.
Questions Put to Pascoe.
Pascoe. well dressed and intelligent
looking young man, followed Mr. Han.
coe refused to answer on the ground
/ that he might incrimnate himself were;
Are you the party that made the &c
| inquishment referred to-"
did you in the month of January hand
to Harry Anderson any papers bearing
your signatuis2
Did you hand him a REIMBURSEMENT
did you receive any money from Har-
| ~ Anderson on or about Jan. IL
Did you pay any money to the Unit
ed States land office in this city on or
| about Jan. liz?
Did you have any conversation with
| Harry Anderson on or about jan u,
1912
MueiIer's Experience.
Following Pascoes refusal to give an
answer to the last question; other than
| his formal refusal, Mr.. Gustin suggested
that the examination of the witness stop.
as the witness was only exercising his
right. Chairman Hulaniski ruled that the
desired. but as it was clearly evident
that Pascoe had but one answer to re-
lease. Senator Smith let him go and
made his suggestion of possible contempt
proceedings by the senate.>
| George Mueller of Salt Lake testified
that he knew Anderson and p. A. So
rensen. Anderson's brother-in-law. He
| said he saw Anderson about July 20. 1906,
in regard to some land in Mill Creek
canyon Mueller wanted to buy to add to
| holdings he had in the neighbOrhood. He
said Anderson told him. a few days later
/ that the land was open to selection. He
said he did not tell Anderson he wanted
the land and. in fact. did not tell any
| one. except Frank b. Stephens his at
torney. and II. W. Doscher. his agent.
| He said he did not tell Anderson or So
rensen that he had bought the other land,
| known as the Lewis ranch. 10 which he
desired TO add the state land in ques-
tion-
Talks With Anderson.
&,
office a week or ten days later. and
| learned that the land was not OPEN" con-
tinued Mueller. Il spoke to Anderson
! quietly in a room by ourselves. and said
want TO make trouble. but I find your
! brother-in-law has taken this land An
derson said he would see Sorensen and
see what he could do. The next day
Anderson didn't like the judge being
there H. fact. he got quite mad and
said it was a reflection on his charac-
ter. Judge Street told him it was net
that, but he was young man and ought
to be mere careful; that he might lose
his job with the land board. and some
thing more like that. Anderson said it
| was nothing of the kind. He said he sim
| on it.
Attitude of Smith.
Mr.. Mueller. on his cross-examiuation.
said he had told Sorensen of his plan
to build summer resort, and SofeEsen
suggested a call On Anderson. He said
| Anderson assured him that lawyers could
not tell him much about the land; that
there were many little points TO it that
Anderson could tell him better than the
1 lawyers
Anderson always treated you courte-
| ousiy, didn't he2' asked Mr.. Senior,
"Oh yes said Mr. Mueller. heartily.
He wanted to see what the man was
after interiected Senator Smith.
Mr. Senior made vigorous objection
| to this remark. urging that it proved bias
on Senator Smith as a judge, and ask
/ ing that Senator Smith be prevented
from joining In a report on the in
/ duiry.
Ser ator Smith seized this objection 70
say he was not sitting as judge; that
he acted only as inquisitor for the COM
mittee. and that the other committeeman
were the judges. He said it had been
charged in the press that he was acting
| in the interest of a client and therefore.
he wanted to make it clear that he did
not sit as Judge He also sarcastically
asked Mr. Senior II he would present his
objection to the senate Mr. Senior re-
piled that he was not familiar with the
practice in such cases. but wanted 20
bring his objection before the senate