The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-02
Madison's statement he was willing to al
low the record to stand.
Fight in Committed

| Madison's statement he was willing to al
| low the record To stand.
| Fight i'll Committee.
Senator Fletcher moved that Dr. Gra-
| hams motion be amended to read that
tho chairmans remark did not reflect the
| Views OF the committee.
| Representative OlInsted moved that the
whole matter be laid on the table.
4 roll call was demanded on this mo-
| ton and the motion was adopted by
| vote OF six TO three.
The ayes were Senators Sutherland and
Purcell, and Representatives Mccall.
| Denoy and Madison, The noes were SEN
ator Fletcher and Representatives James
and Graham.
Mr.. Brandeis here read to the witness
a paragraph from Attorney General Wick
| the CLAWS charges. in which he declared,
although CLAWS was informed that Grim
inal proceedings must be begun before
| the May grand jury, 1905, he took no
steps whatever TO bring these prosecu-
lions. The attorney demanded to know II
that was true.
'"rhe May date Is a mistake. informed
Davis and Jones that the matter must
| be taken up before the July grand jury.
| The statement otherwise Is true. except
| that Jones came to me with some scatter
| ing affldavits.
The attorney and the witness got into
heated argument as to what constituted
a step" in criminal prosecution. MIR.
TODD said a step was a movement for
.'But IT might be a backward move
| ment," suggested Mr.. Brandels.
1T might be. Mr.. Todd Insisted he
never had conference with either CLAWS
or Jones.
dered by the land office to let go OF the
| Alaska matters on May 2, 1908, and to
devote his time to the Oregon land
| cases?"
81 have heard So"
| Mr.. Brandeis attacked the witness from
| ir>op
| but Mr.. Todd answered ountly and In
manner which seemed TO irritate the at
| torney.
Mr.. Todd testified as to the Wilson land
| cases. in which he appeared prosecu-
| tor, that there never was an escrow
agreement drawn up In this case so far
| as the record showed.
CLAWS had testified he had been told
that Ballinger had drawn up such an
| agreement and that fraud Of n gross ma
ture was involved in the transaction
Deeds Ballinger Drew.
Mr.. Todd said the escrow agreement in
Ballinger did draw up deeds for two OF
the claimants. So far as he knew that
was his only connection with the case.
| Mr.. Brandeis put the two deeds In evil
dence They bore dates OF August, 1902
Mr. Brandeis said he would undertake
to show that Attorney General Wicker
on which to base his criticism Of Claws
for procrastinatlon and alleged failure
to bring criminal prosecutions.
Mr.. Todd said he knew OF no agree
ment by which Mr. Balinger's name was
to be left out OF the Wilson Coal COM
pany cases. AS q matter OF fact, Bal
! linger's name did appear several times in
Mr.. Todd admitted that he had taken
an interest in the proceedings before the
| committee and that his interest was ia
| yorable to Mr.. Ballinger. He said his in
serest had been aroused by the statement
In a paper that certain records in his Of
fee had been changed. He examined the
records and found the charge was false.
AS TO the letters alleged TO have been
concealed by Claws. Mr.. Todd said he
did not consider the evidence against
Claws sufficient to warrant prosecution
and SO wrote the attorney general.
Mr.. Vcrtrees read from n statement by
Commissioner bennett telegram from
Commlssioner bennett bearing date in
must begin the following month, He read
this In justification OF Attorney General
Wickersham statement as 10 the pre-
sentation OF testimony In May; 1908 and
10 contradict Mr.. Brandcis The latter.
however. said he had mentioned this fact.
IL failed to catch that part of your
statement" said Mr.. Vcrtrees. amid
laughter
I Mr.. Todd was then excused.
Was Love III the Gane7
II. K. Love was called. He formerly
was a special agent of the land Office,
working in Alaska. He is now United
states m0rshal Tor the Third district oil
Alaska. IT is claimed In behalf of Mr.
Bnllinger that he was acting on the re-
ports of Love I'm ordering the Cunningham
claims clear listed in January. 1908.
Prior to meeting Louis r. Claws In
Seattle in July. 1907. Mr.. Love said he
had already made favorable reports 10
the register and receiver OF the land Of
fce at Juneau on thirty out of thirty
three Cunningham claims
Mr.. Vertrees read to the witness a
, statement by Special Agent Jones that
/ Love had said he was under obligations
TO a number OF Alaska claimants because
OF his candidacy for United States mar
shaI and that he was very anxious to be
, released OF investigating all the Alaska
claims.
t ''That statement is absolutely false
said Mr.. Love.
: The witness said ne had told Jones he
was candidate for marshal and would
be glad 10 be out OF the interior depart
f. ment. He had asked. Just sixty days be-
. fore Jones had reported the alleged con-
versation, to be transferred TO Seattle
/ during the winter In order to better In
vestigato the coal claimants. PRACTICAL,
{ all OF whom lived In the states. lie de-
, clared his obligations to H. r, Hartman
one OF the claimants. were entirely OF z
, personal character for services the Har-