Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-25
SENATOR BROwNtIl CLEARED

missed. This act toward BroWneli
is no surprise, since II has long been
known Heney would not prosecute
the former political dictator Of
clackamas county, the first announce
ment TO this effect being published in
the Telegram.
In his telegram, which by the
way was sent to w. G. Bristol two
weeks ago. Heney says that Brow
nell Is entitled to this action on ae-
count Of evidence which he has Sc
cured for the government in one
case and testimony which he has
already given on behalf Of the gov
ernment in another case. and by ev-
idence which he has promised TO give
whenever called upon TO do 80 in 9th
er cases"
Brownell was indicted for subor-
nation OF perjury In regard to field
notes on a surveying contract Dur
ing the John H. Hall trial, when
Brownell testified, II was the desire
rof Heney to place ex-United states
SuFveyor-General Henry Meldrum on
the stand to testify that ne had
forged Brownell's name 10 the field
notes. AS Meldrum is now serving
sentence at McNeIll's Island, he
was not permitted 10 go on the stand
and make his confession. In pri-
vate, however, Meldrum confessed to
Heney. and Brownell has written
confession. Brownell has been ur-
der indictment for three years, ana
the cloud which hung over him
eliminated him from the political
field in the county In which he for
merly controlled.
This is the telegram which Heney
sent Bristol March II, from San
Francisco:
"Attorney-General Bonaparte has
authorized me 10 dlsmies both lndict-
ments for subornation OF perjury
now pending against Brownell. II II
deem II advisable. Please make mo-
tion in my name and by authority
OF this telegram In the court In which
said indictments are pending. TO dis
miss each OF them. upon ground that
am satined George G. Brownell did
not write the signatures purporting
to be his in surveying contracts.
which were under investigation be-
fore grand jury when alleged subors
nation Of perjury was committed by
Brownell. and upon ground that for
this reason In my opinion would not
be possible In the subornatlon OF per
jury cases. and upon further ground
that Brownell Is entitled 60 this ac-
tion on account OF evidence which he
has secured for the government In
one case and testimony which he has
already given on behalf OF the gov
ernment IN another case. and by 9TH
er evidence which he has promised
10 give whenever called upon 20 do /
90 In other cases"
nlrowReli's Statement.
n desire 20 state that was
charged IN the Indictment with hav-
ing suborned John A. HowiaDd and
Fred Sievers on January 10. 1905,
In Oregon City. 10 90 before the fed
eral grand jury and testify relating
20 some signatures 20 field notes OF
a government survey, which APP
peared on the surface 10 have been
made before me as a notary public
The facts are that these sigma
lures were never made by Howland
and sievers. as Henry Meldrum, sur
Yeyor-genoral, has since admitted
that he made them himself and also
signed my name as a notary public
90 these field notes.
The grand jury had these two
men. Howland aud sieyers, before
Il, according 90 my Indictment. on
January i6, 1905. The indictment
charges that suborned them on
January 40. 1898. 80 there can be no
mistake that the date set up in the
Indictment meant January 10, and
no other time. ON January 3, 1905,
I called the state senate 20 order al
Salem, aud presided an day; on Jan
uary 10, In the morning. I called the
senate together and presided all that
day until 4 o'clock IN che AFTERNOON:
| was In the senate all day ON Wed
nessiay, January II. and could not
have been, as the trains thea ran. IN
Oregon City, 81 miles away. on Jan.
nary TO
The facts are, In addition. that
I have written confession signed By
John A. How'and. dated March 90.
1909, IN which he positively states