Arizona republican., 1910-01-13
THE MOTIVE
 OF HERMANN For Part He Took In The
 Alleged Conspiracy WANTED 10 BE SENATOR
And Needed Support of Mays and Others Who Were Members of Legis- lature, According to a Statement of Heney.

Portland. Ore, Jan. Eve do not expect to prove that Ringer Hermann got any school lands. or otherwise profited financially by the creation of this reserve; we do expect to show that Mir. Hermann was a receptive candidate for United States senator had his lightning rod out We ex- pect to show, also, that Mays Nvas a state senator, that Jones and Smith were members of the state assembly and that Hermann wanted the sup port of these three prominent poli- ticians in the furtherance of his po- litical ambitions
 This. said Francis J. Heney. senior counsel for the prosecution. during his opening statement today, was the motive which the government would attempt to prove induced MT Her mann to become a party to the all legged conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment of d part of the public do- main.
 The Hermann trial made rapid strides today. The opening arguments had been completed at noon and six witnesses had been examined when court adjourned
 MT. Heney said that a conspiracy had existed to- form the Blue noun tain reserve, that Hermann had par ticipated in it. that he aided and abetted the alleged conspiracy. even giving out advance information con- corning it and expediting the with drawal of lands at the behest of Franklin Pierce May. who already has beeh convicted upon this indict- ment.
 A $. Worthington of Washington. D. C.. for the defense. declared that there was nothing in Binger Her mann's career as commissioner of the general land office that could not bear the strongest light. and that his client had called attention to frauds that were being perpetrated under the lieu law. ,and had taken every measure to prevent them. He said in general that so far as the crea- ton of the Blue mountain reserve was concerned, Hermann's acts were solely of a routine nature.
 The government began the intro- duction of it's testimony directly after Col Warrington had finished. the most important witness of the day being Henry Meldrum, former sur veyor general of oregon.
 The testimony of several witnesses was introduced to show the char acter of the land embraced in the reserve, and Henry Meldrum was called. Objection was made to Mel drum testifying because he had never been restored to. citizenship after having served a term in prison in connection with alleged irregularities in the administration of the office of surveyor general A telegram from Washington was introduced showing that the president was about to re- store Meldrum to citizenship, and he was permitted to testify.
 Meldrum described the meeting be- tween Mays and Hermann. which oc- cured in his office in Portland in September, 1901. when. the govern ment charges. the alleged conspiracy was formed, and of a conversation which the witness testified he had with Hermann a few days later. Dur ing this conversation Meldrum swore that Hermann suggested to him that he raise money and take up some of the school lands within the borders of the proposed reserve.
 Captain Salmon B. 0rmsby, former superintendent of forestry reserve, who approved the location of the Blue mountain reserve, and who during the trial of Franklin P. Mays and others under this indictment confessed that he received two sections of school land for fixing the boundaries as de-1 sired bv Mays and his friends was on the stand when court adjourned.