The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-20
PROSECUTION
 NEARLY ENDED
TESTIMONY ALL TAKEN IN THE eALLlNGER.PlNCHOT IN.
 VESTlGATlON
It Is Thought That Pinchot Win Prob. ably Make a Statement Before
 the Case Is Closed-cross-
 Questioning Glavis Ended.

Questioning Glavts Ended.
 Washington, Feb. l9-The case of the prosecution in the Ballmgel-Pm- chot inquiry was practically closed when the committee adjourned this afternoon until next Friday. Mr. Bran. deis stated there was some corobo ratiye evidence Eet to be produced and thar Clifford Pinchot probably would want to make a statement before he could announce that his case was ended
 Mr. Pinchot was to have taken the stand his afternoon, but could not b. found during the luncheon recess.
 The days proceedings began with the unexpected announcement that the cross-eXamination of Louis R GIavis was ended Henry NJ Hoyt. attornev general fer Poreo Rico, was called to the stand to corroborate that portion of Glayis' testimony in which he told of seeking the advice of Mir. Hoyt in Washington in May, 1909. after First Assistant Secretary of Interior Pierce had rendered an opinion. which Glavis thought would permit the Cunningham claims in Alaska to go to patent
 Mir Hoyt told of how deeply wor. ried Glavis seemed to be at this time and said that before going to Attor. ney General Wickersham he and Glav- is had discussed the advisabrity of taking the matter up directly with the president
 Mr Hoyt also testified to the good character of Glavis, stating he had known him for a number of years and he had told the attorney general that Glavis was an honorable, upright roung man.
 The only other phase of the case to which Mir How directed his testimony had to do with the Wilson coal land cases, in which he acted as special at torney for the United States,
 Glavis testified he had heard that the name of R. A Ballinger. as attor- ney for some of the Wilson claimants. had been left out Of the court record by stipulation of counsel
 MT Hoyt said it was at his per souaI suggestion and without Inc knowledge Of MT. BalIinaer that the stipulation had been entered into As a matter of fact however. MT Ballin- gers name did appear fifteen or twen.- ~ times in the testimony given
 Mr. Hoyt said a search had been made for the alleged escrow agree ment which Mir. Ballnger is said by Glayis to have drawn mp and which. according to Glavis constituted a crim- inal ac' but that if could not be found and the only evidence as to its exist ence was an informal statement by one of the witnesses who at inc time denied the existence of such an agree ment
 Tho remainder of Inc day was taken mp with the introduction Of docu- mcutary evidence by Mr Brandeis. who read such extracts as he consid- cred of peculiar interest to the com mittee.
 These consisted largely of refer ences in the agents reports to con versations, or interviews with Mir Baniuger. as commissioner of the land office on the subject of the Alaska coal mines This was done the att torney said. to show that Mir. Ballin- ger had been actively interested in these eases before he left the land office and acted as attorney gncral for som of the claimants
 He also read from a statement by H H. Schwartz, chief of the field service. that it was at Mr. Ballineer'a direction in January 1908, that tho Cunningham claims were ordered to be clearly listed for patent This or der was withdrawn after Glayis had been notified and had protested
 Mr Braudeis accompanied the into- 1 ductiOn of the documents with a sort Of summing up statement in which he said 1t was claimed Ar Ra'Hneer had