The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
BALLINGER AS ATTORNEY
evidence to Show That he Was In
tcrested in Land Cases.

terested in Land Cases.
washington. D. c., February a.
THE case for the prosecution in the
Ballinger- Pinchot inquiry has pract-
cany closed. When the committee ao-
iourned this afternoon until FRIDAY
next, Mr.. Brandeis stated that there
was some corrohorative evidence yet
70 he produced, and that Clifford
pinchot probably would want to make
n statement before nc could announce
that his case was ended. Mr.. Pinchol
was to have taken the stand inns al
ternoon. hut could not be found during
the luncheon recess
albright Young Man"
The days proceedings began VIII
the unexpected announcement Una, liie
c,,uss-examinatio of Louis r. Claws
80 ended. Henry NJ. Hoyt. Attorney
osaEeral for Porto RICO, was calleu ~
TIE stand to corroborate that portion
az Glavis's testimony in which ne toiu
az seeking the advice of Mr.. Hoyt Ia
washington in May, 1909. fter FIRST
Assistant Secretary of the lhterio,
pierce had rendered an opinion, whlch
CLAWS thought would permit the Gun
ntnrham claims in Alaska 10 go ~
patent. Mr.. Hoyt told OF no" acepis
worried CLAWS seemed to be a. W.
t,me and said that before going 20
a
claws had discussed the advisaplllty
M taking the matter up directly Win
president. Mr.. Hoyt also testlfieu
70 the coed character of CLAWS, say
ir'e he had known him for number
nj years. and that he had told the At
torney General that CLAW. was an
honorable, UPRIGHT young man.
The only other phase of the case 10
which Mr. Hoyt directed his testimony
ha6 to do with the Wilson coal lanes
cases, in which he acted as speciai d.
torney for the United States, CLAWS
testified that he had heard that th'
,ame Of r. A. Ballinger. as attorney
for some OF the Wilson claimants, hat
been left out OF the court record W
stimulation of counsel. Mr.. loyt sai'
Il was at his personal suggestion, am
without the knowledge of Mr., Balm
ger, that the stipulation had neen en-
tered into. AS matter OF tact' now
ever. Mr.. Baliinger's name did appea
afteen or twenty times In the tesN
rno..y given. Mr.. Hoyt said scare
had been made for the alleged escfo
agreement, which Mr.. Ballinger Is sal
nv Claws to have drawn up. ar
which. according to CLAWS. constitute
!. criminal act, but that 1t could n
he found. and the only evidence as
i+s existence was an informal sta'
nent by one of the witnesses, WI"
the trial denied the existence OF su
an agreement
Bnliinrer ns Attorney.
rhe remainder of the day
taken up with the introduction .
documentary evidence by Mr.. Brand'
Who read such extracts as he cons
cred Of peculiar interest to the co
rnittee. These consisted largely of 7
erences In the agents reports to G.
versations or interviews with Mr. q
linger. as Commissioner Of the Il
once. on the subject of the Aiasi
coal claims
This was done. the attorney said
show that Mr. Balirger had been
lively interested IN these cases eet
he left the Land Once and acted
attorney for some of the claimants,
also read from statement BY II.
Schwartz chief OF the field serv
that IT was at Mr. Rnl'in@er's direct
In January. in 1905, that the Cpnni
rpm claims were ORDERED TO be Gle
listed for patent, Th's order :
Withdrawn after CLAWS hnd besn
tilted and had protested Mr. Brant
accompanied the introduction of
documents with sort OF summing
statement, In which he said Iii
claimed Mr., Balllnger mad acted o