The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-29
SAYS TAFT DID NOT
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IN CLAWS CASE
Attorney Brandeis Charges That I'M
portant Documents Were Omitted
From Record Upon Which Pres.
ident Exonerated Ballinger.
CLAWS Continues Testimony and
Tells How He Investigated
Cunningham Claims.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga charge
made by counsel l.. r. CLAWS that i'm
portant documents were omitted from
the record upon which President Taft
based his exoneration OF Secretary
Ballinger, was the most interesting
development ut yesterdays session of
the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional
Investigation.
Attorney Brandeis, presented a long
list of the alleged omitted letters, tele-
grams, affidavits and other material
declared To be in the files OF the in
terror department, which he asked to
have produced.
That Secretary Ballinger, while COM
missioner of the land office, had more
than the formal knowledge" OF the
Cunningham cases, as stated by the
Encouragement and was, in fact, full
ly acquainted with the whole matter,
was the point on which Brandeis at
tempted to introduce his new evi-
6ence. In securing letters which he
claimed tended to indicate Ballinger's
intimate familiarity with the cases,
Brandeis hopes to establish the falsity
OF Acknowledgement Wickersham's de-
auctions that the present secretary
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CLAWS, who continued on the stand
all day, testified exhaustively regard
ing the Cunningham cases.
Offers Long List of Papers.
When CLAWS resumed the stand his
counsel, Attorney Brandeis. presented
To the committee a long list OF docu-
ments and papers which he desired TO
have introduced in the evidence. In
response 10 Brandeis reference TO
Judge Hanfords decision at Seattle
on Wednesday in the Wilson coal
claims, Senator Nelson said he had
wired for a full copy of
tie opinion.
During the morning session, sub
penas for the following persons were
requested by Claws counsel TO give
Testimony regarding the Cunningham
and the Wilson claim cases:
Special Agent Horace T. Jones. of
Portland, Ore; Arthur r. Boman,
Cheyenne. Wyo.; and Andrew Ken
nedy, Seattle. Wash; Henry NJ. Hoyt,
now Encouragement OF Porto Rico;
and p. @. Richardson, Seattle.
The committee also was requested
TO secure several hundred letters, tele-
grams and documents barring on these
cases an blending to substantiate
Claws testimony.
The name of Henry NJ. Hoyt was
again brought into the case by CLAWS
shortly after resuming his testimony.
He said he discussed several matters
in connection with the Wilson coal
cases and the Davis statement,
brought out In the hearing Wednes-
day. with Hoyt.
The witness produced a draft of a
letter written by himself to II. H.
then chief of the field divi-
sion of the general land office, in
which he expressed concern over the
Alaskan coal situation.
CLAWS said he was urged to take up
this situation with Secretary Garfield
direct, by Hoyt. but did not care to,
not knowing him we'll
Needs skiIlful Treatment"
More letters which passed between
CLAWS and Dennet, then assistant com
missioner of the land office, and
Schwartz were then introduced in evil
dence. In one of these Dennet sug-
gested that CLAWS write a personal
letter to Schwartz outlining his views
on the Alaskan situation. II said,
I'VE feel this needs skillful treat
ment."
CLAWS said that after letters were
received he was ordered to Washing
ton.
Brandels then went into long ex-
PLANTATION of the correspondence that
passed between land officers and it's
agents in the field regarding the coal
claims.
He cited passages in the record in
the case--the papers transmitted TO
the senate by Attorney-General Wisk-
rsham In presenting his decision ON
the CLAWS charges-a book OF S07
pages.
Brandeis explained that he desired
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