Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-02-22
ROBNETT TELLS
OF LAND FRAUDS
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the preference right to buy any of
the claims that you may have under
control.
The witness stated he had gone to
Pierce City with Hester and that
they had placed squatters on two
claims to hold them, pending the fl
Ing of the plats OF the survey and
the time when the land would be-
come subject to entry under the tim
Der and stone act.
Robnett stated he had overheard
several conversations regarding the
entry made by Rowland A. Lamdin.
IF you remember the first CONVEX
satlon, state what It was" George
says, coming into WINS private OF.
fee, VIII, | think we can get Lam
din, brother of Billy Lamdin, to
file on a timber claim for 500 and
he will be in here in the next few
days, to see us about It. And VIII
said, George, do you think he is all
right? And he says, Certainly he
is all right. He'll come through all
right. He needs the money"
Lamden called al the bank In pur-
suance of his agreement and OF that
time the witness said: II heard
George ask Lamdin II he was salts
fled with 800 and he said, yes. He
says, I will be ready to go at any
time, and George says. we will let
you know in few days. | will see
Bill Dryer and let you know when
he Will take you up.
Got Money from the Bank.
Regarding the entry OF Fred scha.
effer, who had been employed as a
janitor at the bank at the time OF
making his filing. Robnett was ask
ed:
DO you know where Schaeffer re-
ceived the money to pay for the
land?" Why. he received 1t from
the bank; Kester handed him the
money"
Robnett stated that he had over
heard a conversation regarding two
entrymen, Roos and Hutchins. II
heard Kester and Kettenbach say
that the entrymen could be secured
for $3.50 each" he said.
VIII Wildenthaler was another or
the prospective entrymen named by
the witness whom Kester had declar-
ed was all right He had, he said,
on various occasions heard converse
lions about the l. r. Cornell entry.
both before the entry was made and
afterwards. when Hester asserted to
kettenbach that Cornell was trying
to hold them up.
Heard Entrynlen Discussed.
Robnett testified that on many oc.
casions he had overheard conversa-
lions between the defendants about |
jackson o'Keefe, who had first been
met by Kester at Asotin, WASH, and
who brought the news to Kettenbach
that o'Keefe had some of his
friends whom he would like to place
on timber entries and thus take up
some of his Indebtedness at the bank.
Two of these, who, 1t is alleged, made
entries on land which lately passed
into the hands of the defendants.
were the Taylor boys, nephews of
o'Keefe.
Attorney Tannahlll, late in the
Day, took up the cross examination
of the witness, who was on the stand
when an adjournment was taken.
No Promise Of Immunity.
The defense sought to show that
Robnett had turned states evidence
lnder promise Of immunity, but the
witness flatly denied this although
he admitted that he expected better
treatment at the hands OF the pros
'cution as a result OF his testimony.
Robnett admitted under fire that
he was under indictment for CON
'piracy, perjury and for embezzle-
nent of $4,000 from the Lewiston
bank. He stated he first
ried to change his story from testi-
nony given at the former trials af-
or conference with Special Agents
Watts and Smith of the department
u justice, They had advised him
hey could not promise him immunity
rom prosecution on the embezzle.
nent charge or other cases, he said,
nut assured him that matters would
y imparttally presented before the
rand jury regarding the defalea-
ions and all the facts would be
hown.
Up until August 10. 1903, Attor- |
ey nannahlll was Rohnett's counsel
nd since that TINA AFitaa . TuA.. |