The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
Weekly Paper w illing
to Give Thousands
for Testimony.
NEW SENSATION
is GIVEN BIRTH
Effort Made to Bring ousted
Register Of Land Office to
Wa 5 hington to Testify
Against Ballinger-Com-
nittee Shows Interest in
Latest Revelation.

Washington. D. c.. April "A new
sensation was sprung soon after the
BallingerP Pinchot inquiry wa resumed |
this morning. Attorney Brandels ut |
once launched into tho cross examina-
ton Of Love. Mr.. Love told of meet
ing John W. Dudley. former Register
of the Land Office. at juneau. Alaska, |
last February in a. Juneau hotel. He /
said he had been .let out" of his Of |
fee, and Golfers Weekly had inti- ,
mated TO him that 1T would be worth |
from $1,000 to $4,000 for him to go !
to Washington to testify.
DO you mean that the weekly meant |
to brbe him?" asked Mr.. Madison, OF |
the committee.
no, not to bribe him. but to pay
him." replied the witness.
..You draw whole lot finer distinc-
tions than / have been able to do"
retorted Mr.. Madison.
The committee betrayed great In
| terest In the incident, and pressed Mr..
Love for details of the meeting The
witness said. no saw Mr.. Dudley for
not more than three minutes. and that
Dudley had said that he wanted to go
to Washington to testify for the other
| side" He said Dudley wanted him to
| tell Mr.. Ballinger of this offer. and
| that he had not accepted IT. But that
| he desired to testify for the other
| side"
Mr. Love said he did not tell Mr.
I Ballinger because he thought perhaps
| alr. Dudley had put the wrong con-
| struction on the remark OF the week
1 iy's agent He said Mr.. Dudley didn't
| tell him the name of the agent.
do You think the weekly wanted
| Dudley TO come here to tell the truth?"
asked Mr.. Graham DemocraD.
Most assuredly.'' replied the wit
| ness
Mr.. Love said Dudley had expressed
| the intention of going to Washington
to clear his record with the depart
| ment since he had heen dismissed The
| committee decided by unanimous vote
| to subpoena Mr.. Dudley, who. the wit
! ness said, was engaged in business at
juneau.
HnlllnSer Protests
Secretary OF the Interior Ballinger
has protested to the congressional
committee Investigating the Interior
Department and the Forestry Service
against the demands OF Attorney
J Brandeis for records of his department.
as IAN oblique attempt 70 control the
manner in which the evidence l shall
| present shall be introduced
/ Under date of March 90 MIR. Ballinger
that the requests of Mr. Brandeis, for
papers since the inquiry began have
been so numerous and extensive as
to result In great inconve nience ana m
scribed as the prosecution in these
| proceedings has now rested continues
Mr.. Ballingcr, and evidence is now
| being introduced by counsel represent
| obvious that the demands of Mr. Bran
deis can no longer be regarded as in
the furtherance OF a proper inquiry.
but as being made as mere 'iishing'
! process.
"As the prosecution has rested. and
as all papers heretofore called for
I have been furnished. 1t Is respectfully
| submitted that demands upon this de-
| partment for records made hereafter
| should not be allowed unless O) they
! relate TO some matter to which the
] evidence now being presen ted In my
| behalf relates and which records have
not heretofore been presented: (2) or
! the nature Of the evidence desired to
be set out. together, with a statement
| of what the records will show and
| the names OF the informants upon
whom the applicant relies for nfor-
nation to support the demands so
| made
A further protest is made by Mr.
| Ballinger, In a letter under date of
/ March 81. in response to Mr.. Brandeis's
request for ahidavits in possession of
! Chief of Ficld Division christensen.
I II rel peat that in these applications
/ made Tow when the evidence of the
i prosecution has closed and ours has
| been entered upon. I sec nothing else
/ than an oblinne attempt to control the
| manner in which the evidence 7 shall
! present shall be introduced. OF course.
/ / stand ready, in so far as possible, to
I comply with all orders of tho commit
! tee made after matters to which l.
have referred have been made the sub
! ject of considerations"