The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-22
PERRIN TRIAL
RUSHED INTO
PUBLIC GAZE
Attorney General Ordered to
Send Facts Relating to the
Prosecution to Senate.
ROOSEVELT DESIRED
DEFENDANT INDICTED
vsTHoDs OF LAST AOMlNIsTRA-
TON IN LAND FRAUD CASES
TO BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT,


1900: I: :: = :: :. :. :. = :. :. :: =
. Baltimore. June 1.-Charles J. =
. Bonsuarte. former attorney gen. =
: s-sI was tonight made fully ac- =
J. euaiuted with the Associated Press -
d 5ispatches from Washington say =
q: ing that Attorney General Wicker =
. shaw has been ordered to send to =
i the senate the facts relating TO the =
. prosecution of DIT. +. b. Perrin of =
= Williams. Ariz. Mr.. BOnaparte =
& positively declined TO make any =
3 statement whatever touching the =
9 case.
Washington. June 21.-Attorney Cen
srsI Wickersham. by an order adopted
tU fine senate committee on judiciary
TODAY is commanded to send 20 the SEN
are an the facts i'm his possession relat-
inc TO the prosecution of DIT. Z. 3.
perrin OF Williams ATiz., on the charge
conspiracy TO defraUd the government
In the California land cases.
This data was sealed by Attorney
General Bonaparte and the packages.
which were left i'm the files of the de-
usrtment Of justice, were marked con
fdeutial
Several days ago members Of the
subcommittee considering the reap
pofutment of Robert T. Devln for
United States attorney for the North
ern district of California, obtained some
information regarding these packages
and required Mr.. Wickersham to send
them 90 the senate. He declined to do
so because of the Endorsement on the
packages, which, he said. had been
H.r.. 4 /
which he desired 10 respect. The order
20 send the data to the senate commit
Zee was made so as to relieve the attor-
uey general of responsibility in the mat
SER
Criticism Of Devlin.
Confirmation of the reappOintment OF
Nr Devlin who was nominated on
March 30 last, has been opposed because
0f criticism of his course in conducting
the Perrin case, The subcommittee in
y5Uigating the Devlin nomination is
composed of Senators Piles, BOrah and
Oyerman- Ii was brought out during
one OF their sessions that a report had
been made 20 the department of Justice
1y W. r. Harr, formerly a special at
t0mey 10 land fraud cases, and now an
assistant 10 the attorney general. bear
ing directly on the cases in which Per
r0 was involved. Perrin was con-
v.c'ed. but on an appeal the case was
reversed and remauded for retriaL It
Was said that the conviction had been
obtained by reason of perjured testi-
mony given by witness named c. P.
Smell, who had been in PERKINS, en-
Toy.
The chief criticism of District Attor-
rey Devlin Is that he has declined TO
no.le PROSE- the case. although the Harr
report declares such action should be
taken Mr.. Devlin has been condemned
also for his failure 10 secure the con-
Neuon of Smell on d charge of perjury.
Sealed Packages Opened.
Some of the judiciary committee
members went to the department of
Justice and i'm their presence Attorney
General Wickersham opened the sealed
packages and permitted the senators TO
examine The report made by Mr.. Harr
Ihey were not shown any of the CORE
s7o0cence which passed between the
apartment of justice and Mr.. Devlin.
lt Was brought out before the sub
committee today that the Harr report
declares PERKINS, conviction was pro-
cured by methods which could not be
approved by the department of Justice.
Mf. Harr gave the details OF the indict-
henJ or Perrin, which he attributed TO
a statement made by W. ]. Burns a
'ated States secret service operative.
whose services were loaned TO Francis
d. Heney IN gathering evidence in tim
oeT fraud cases
ms statement which was made to
't grand jury, was that he lBurnsN
.4l come from Oyster Bay and he knew
y MA, PRESIDENT Roosevelt desired to have
.--i.A indicted. The subcommittee
discussed the Harr report. Senator 10
ran criticised the action and declared
ms colleagues that it was evident
...a- Ar Bonaparre did not want 10
'a The line recommended bv
HaTr which called for dismissal
t.'-77anss against Perrin and the
luton nj Smell on q charge Of per
.--s- Al. Borah insisted that the ras-
TOT Mr. Bonaparte's failure IN act
should be- given.
pee. a response has been received
An Attorney General Wickersham TO
~, o'o7I made today. a session of the
-, sT-''-.lIiee VIII be held. and il is
.lrIe t1at the committee may INQUIRE
-,s.. ''5 mods resorted TO by the depart
49, 'I Justice under the Roosevelt
I,,..5....3's-rauon IN gathering evidence in
"'l maud cases.