The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-04-03
BALL|NGER
PROTESTS
Secretary of Interior Declares At
torney Has No Right to
! Control Evidence.
DECLARES WILL SUE
COLLIER WEEKLY
Testimony at Inquiry Says Magazine
Sought to Purchase Facts
a., Against Official.

WASHINGTON, April 2-Secretary
OF the Interior Ballingcr mas protested
10 the congressional committee inyes.
tlgating the interior department and
the forestry service against the de-
mands OF Attorney Bran6eIs for rec
ords OF his department as @an obliquo
attempt TO control the manner in
which the evidence ! shall present
shall be introduced
Under date of March 20, Mr.. Bal
lImger wrote to Chairman Nelson, stat
ing that the requests OF Mr.. BrandeIs
for papers since the inquiry began
have been so numerous an6 exten-
sive as TO result in great Tnconyc-
nience and expense"
That which may be described as
the prosecution In theSo proceedings
has now rested" continued Mr. Bal
linger. and evidence is now being iu.
troduccd by counsel representing me.
From this statement il Is OBVIOUS that
the demands OF Mr.. BrandeiS can no
longer be regarded as in furtneranco
OF proper inquest, but as being mace
as mere fishing process.
"AS the prosecution has rested and
as all papers heretofore called Tor
have been furnished IL Is respectfully
submitted that demands upon this de.
partment for records made hereafter
should not be allowed unIess a they
relate 10 some matters To which toc
evidence now being presented In my
behalf relates, and which records have
not heretofore been presented, (2) or
the nature OF the evidence desired 10
be set out, together with a statement
OF what the records will so snow, and
the names of the informanIs upon
whom the applicant relies for inlorna-
tion TO support the demands so made"
A further protest IS made by Mr.
Ballinger In g. letter under date of
March 81. in response TO Mr.. Bran
deis' request for aft1davits In the pos.
session of chief of field division Chris
teDsen
Il repeat that in these applications
made now. when the evidence of the
prosecution has closed and ours has
been entered upon. see nothing else
than an oblique attempt 10 control
the manner in which the evidence
shall be introduced or course,
stand ready, insofar as possible. to
comply with all orders OF the commit
tee, made after matters 10 which |
have referred have been made the
subject OF consideration.
The most startling feature OF to-
days session was the declaration By
H. K. Love, formerly n special agent
OF the land Office. while under cross
examination by Attorney Brandeis,
that John w Dudley, former register
of the land Office at Juneau. Alaska.
had told him in Juneau last February
that an agent OF Golfers Weekly had
intimated 10 him that ut would be
worth from $4,000 to $4,000 to him.
TO come 10 Washington 20 testify
The committee appeared so anxious
10 ascertain whether any improper at
tempt to influence testimony mad been
nude that 1t was decided to subpoena
Mr.. Dudley to tell what he knows.
WILL SUE GOLFERS.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-"If they
think they can attack me with I'M
punity they are mistaken" said Rich,
ard A. Ballinger, secretary of the In
terror today. referring TO the publica-
tions concerning him which are ap-
pearing In Golfers Weekly.
He announced cmphatically that
he proposed to bring them to Justice
in Que time"
While Mr.. BalliIger would not in.
dicate when or in what form proceed
ings in law would be instituted against
the periodical, ho said IL he lived long
enough IL would Suffer all the penal.
lies the law will warrant"